Are Cues for Collecting or Playing?

[Nyquil]

I get the point of keeping some high end cues unchalked for maximum value down the line. With that said every cue I will ever own I will play with, but that's just me. I look at this as a hobby and not something I will make money on.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Cues are merely a tool. As such, cues are meant to be used. That means playing with them.
If you possess a collectible or highly prized cue, at least based upon your own opinion, you
should be capable of playing with the cue and not damaging or harming it any way to reduce
It’s overall value. If you keep your cues pristine, it doesn’t matter if you play with the cues. But
if you don’t, you are going to suffer the consequences when you try selling or trading the cue.

All of my cues, except for my Palmer and Schon, get played. Admittedly, some more than others.
But why order a cue to get made or bother searching for that cue maker you have in mind in the
resale market? You are buying someone’s taste in cue designs and more importantly, playing specs.
So always search for a cue that has the look and specs you otherwise might have ordered. Regardless,
after you get a cue, not playing with it seems totally absurd to me. But I suppose it’s to each their own.

 

[BC21]

Are cues for collecting or playing? Well...both, if you're a cue collector and a player.

I don't collect cues, but I do collect books. I have thousands of books, mostly for reading, but some simply for the collectibility of them.

 

[Icon of Sin]

Both.... but Ive played with all my cues at some point.

 

[GoldCrown]

Buy for playing. Buy for the fun of buying. Buy the cue because you like it. Buy to leave on the wall rack. How many cues begins a collection.. 2…3?