Advice on pricing ...

WilleeCue

WilleeCue

The Barefoot Cuemaker
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I am trying to get a handle on fairly pricing my cues.
In the past I have sold some WilleeCues for way less than I should have.
(cant recall sellin one for too much ... :D )

How about some advice on pricing.

This cue I have priced at $650.
Is that too little, too much, or about right?

Do any of you have a system for pricing a cue?

PM if you would rather not reply in public.
 
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I can't help with your pricing question, as I haven't sold any of mine yet, but just wanted to say that is a really nice looking cue! I've often wondered what a cue made of diamondwood would look like. I may try one in the near future.
Dvae
 
I can not tell you anything about your pricing, but did get to see on of your Cue recently in person. I thought the owner got too good a deal. Part of pricing is the local ecomoney where you primarly sell.

The part of the Valley of the Sun where I live is most retired folks, who think a 15 Buck Wally World Cue is the KARS PJ's.

We had one gentleman who ownd a 2500 Buck Gina he would bring down to play with on occassion, most thought he was CRAZY for owning such a Cue.
 
WilleeCue said:
I am trying to get a handle on fairly pricing my cues.
In the past I have sold some WilleeCues for way less than I should have.
(cant recall sellin one for too much ... :D )

How about some advice on pricing.

This cue I have priced at $650.
Is that too little, too much, or about right?

Do any of you have a system for pricing a cue?

PM if you would rather not reply in public.
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Beyond their utilitarian value I don't believe you have a name that will give your cues added value. They are just cues to play pool and that is about it. You are bound by the "what the market will bear". I used to go to the BCA show every year and I would actually begin to recognize the cues some cuemakers brought. Those $3500 cues become permanent fixtures in their stock because they are the only ones who think that is what they are worth. Build cues at a price you know you can get and sell them, thats why you are building cues. The first time you see a cue sell for more then you charged on the after market you will know your price will need to go up. I suspect that has not happened yet.
 
I was about to submit a post stating about the same thing. Now I don't have to. I'll just add to the theme.

A lot of it has to do with 'name recognition'. You know what you have to sell the cue for to continue doing what you're doing. Once enough of your work is 'out there' and your name is known, you can double your price and get it. No one expects you to lose money and if you do it too often, you'll soon tire of making cues.
 
macguy said:
Beyond their utilitarian value I don't believe you have a name that will give your cues added value. They are just cues to play pool and that is about it. You are bound by the "what the market will bear". I used to go to the BCA show every year and I would actually begin to recognize the cues some cuemakers brought. Those $3500 cues become permanent fixtures in their stock because they are the only ones who think that is what they are worth. Build cues at a price you know you can get and sell them, thats why you are building cues. The first time you see a cue sell for more then you charged on the after market you will know your price will need to go up. I suspect that has not happened yet.
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I find you post interesting, those Cue that seem to be in Las Vegas year after year at the BCA 8 Ball are also coming to mind.
 
Willie has made some very nice cues that I have seen exp. one in the American Indian theme that I wanted to buy for my American Indian pool playin wife and that was several years ago so he is not a newbie. Now I don't think I would honestly spend over five hundred dollars on a custom cue and not have a beautiful wood butt and forearm with veneered points or veneered boxes, and I own one of the prettiest great playing custom cues like I described that I paid that for made by Syra-Cues. Good luck with the sell Willie and if that American Indian theme cue gets traded back in on something new contact me for a quick sell.--Leonard
 
WilleeCue said:
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This cue I have priced at $650.
Is that too little, too much, or about right?

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I'm sure you are seeking insights from veteran cue makers but let me butt in as a potential buyer.

And while I think custom cues are WAY underpriced for amount of blood, tear and soul put into them ...

In my opinion, diamondwood is typically associated with a break cue that are generally priced below $300 so when I saw your cue I said to myself "interesting design but $650 for diamondwood cue?". I think it's priced a bit high for current market condition.

No disrespect intended but sharing honest opinion from a potential buyer.
 
Nice cue Willee,
Customers that buy a Custom cue from any maker are paying for this,
Your passion for wood,
Your technical experience and what you can do with wood.
Your knowledge on the overall and how you make your cues play,
Your customer service support and how you stand behind your work.
What kind of wood you use has nothing to do with the above or the market.
There are two markets out there, One market direct from the Cue maker and his Authorized dealers.
And the market from Joe slap me happy down the street.
 
i don't really know what yoru regular pricing structure is,but it does seem that the Diamond wood cues i have seen go slightly cheaper than the regular wood cues by said cuemaker.
 
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