How much did or would you pay for a case. I have seen some great looking cases here lately and wonder how much they cost. It seems like some would be more than cues.
I looked at an IB case, but he wanted $2000+ for the model I liked. I said as much on this site and John Barton emailed me saying he could make what I wanted for 25% or so. Anyway, the case JB made was way better than I expected and he really put some thought into the protection of the cues and what he came up with was perfect. It is a soft sided case and not a tube case.
I bought my case because I wanted the best protection I could get at a reasonable price. I simply cannot justify paying hundreds or thounds of $'s for a case, maybe I'm just a tight arse! Thats why I went out and bought the new Sterling Wave and paid $140 and believe it's as good at protection as anything out there. I could not be more pleased, they did a fantastic job on the interior and the outside looks great too.
How much did or would you pay for a case. I have seen some great looking cases here lately and wonder how much they cost. It seems like some would be more than cues.
i have a real problem buying any new case for this reason. i have an instroke 3x5 black cowboy. it's not tooled at all and most places sell them for around $320. i payed $225. that is right about the dealer cost. a friend of mine was managing a pool hall and gave me just about his direct dealer's cost. now i know he's not supposed to do that so i am not naming names or where he worked. i am not opposed to someone making money but a hundred bucks over what they pay for the case seems a bit much. to me that also means that instroke is producing them for a lot less than $225. now a custom case is like a custom cue. you pay for the name and the perfection of getting exactly what you want. you can't really put a price on that. it's worth what you are willing to pay. but i will have a hard time next time i need to buy a new case and have to pay for an off the shelf one.