I have a case like this. I bought it new in 1981. In 2010, I was at the Super Billiards Expo and was getting an appraisal on a Joss cue that I bought also in 1981. After looking at the cue, the man doing the appraisal asked me if I knew what the case was worth. He told me it was in the range of $300 to $500. Quite a surprise to me, I just thought it was something to store the cue. Thank you.