Custom Cue Prices Today

Benelli said:
Schon is the Mercedes of the production cue world.
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Well, that’s a generalization because it has a long track record & Schon had up and downs.
It started out like a shooting star and was extraordinarily good and later on not so much so.

There are certain periods of time when Schon was absolutely top notch, like Bill Stroud was.
And of course, Bob’s cue making under his own name testifies to his truly remarkable skills.

Schon is still a name that commands attention but not nearly like when Bob Runde was there.
 
A cues worth what you’re willing to pay for it at the end of the day. I have cues I over paid for because of how well they played, you know, when that hit is just right for you. I have others I got deals on, players that just got busted and sell their cue cheap to get back on their feet or for stake money. Value like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder
 
LC3 said:
I get that, but it's still quite the comment on the cue market when their lowest-priced model, a BEM plain jane, is over $1,000.
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I'd say like most things nowadays, they are overpriced as long as people kept on buying them, they would continue to mark up the price. question now is, will there be a cue price bubble?
 
I have a general question. If you owned a cue that has significantly increased in value since acquiring the cue, and the cue maker is still active building a limited number of cues annually, does anyone think it is a cue to hang into because it should not likely drop in value. I understand no one has a crystal ball but custom cue prices have increased a lot since I last bought a cue a decade ago. A cue dealer offered a $7500 trade in when the interested buyer asked him about what my cue was worth. The buyer offered me a grand more than that but I haven’t previously thought about selling this cue because it is so darn pretty and the cue maker only builds a small number of cues annually. 10-20 years from now, would this cue have increased in value? The cue has a fancy design, looks great and actually plays even better. I do realize the future is always uncertain.
 
Bavafongoul said:
I have a general question. If you owned a cue that has significantly increased in value since acquiring the cue, and the cue maker is still active building a limited number of cues annually, does anyone think it is a cue to hang into because it should not likely drop in value. I understand no one has a crystal ball but custom cue prices have increased a lot since I last bought a cue a decade ago. A cue dealer offered a $7500 trade in when the interested buyer asked him about what my cue was worth. The buyer offered me a grand more than that but I haven’t previously thought about selling this cue because it is so darn pretty and the cue maker only builds a small number of cues annually. 10-20 years from now, would this cue have increased in value? The cue has a fancy design, looks great and actually plays even better. I do realize the future is always uncertain.
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Just post pics of your Richard Black and we can tell you what the market price would be.

Lots of RB cues changing hands right now I bought six in the past three months.
 
I used to have a Richard Black Bushka cue w/ivory joint I purchased from Cornerstone Cues I regret selling.
However, it did fund the purchase of my Scruggs cue so all in all I really couldn’t complain like I screwed up.

The cue I was referring to is a Ed Prewitt flat ivory joint. Basically if I did the deal, I’ve violated CA’s ivory ban.
However, both of us have reason to be in Las Vegas in the imminent future at the same time so it’s still legal.

My question is about future worth. Lots of people, usually the ones that don’t own an expensive cue, will tell
you the cue market is dying for high end cues. I never cared before getting this offer. My cues are for my kids.

I have more cues than than kids & grandkids combined so selling a cue wouldn’t ruin my original plan. I’d hate
to think years after I’m gone one of my children or grandkids would say, Boy, I wish dad had never sold that cue.

So I’m just checking because I don’t need the money. My IRA has increased so much the last thing I need is to
raise more cash since I have to take the minimal IRA withdrawal every year even though my IRA keeps going up.

I just don’t want to deny one of my kids, or grandkids, from inheriting a pool cue that would be more valuable than
it was right now. By that time could it become rare? I know Ed’s cue volume is limited & not a lot of flat ivory joints.

Just looking for opinions from people that have a vested interest in cue collecting or actively involved with cue sales.
The opinion of others with no skin in the game is like playing poker with chips that have no cash value whatsoever.
 
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Okay…..got my answer……spoke with some esteemed names and I’m hanging onto my Prewitt cue.

I might just put this cue in the closest after the comments I received about it. I was told its value will
only increase over time and unless I needed the money, which I really don’t, then I should hang into it.

So 25 years from now my grandson, who is only 5 yrs old, could have a valuable pool cue. There are
no guarantees in life but I think expensive custom cues will remain in vogue just like watches & guns.
 
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