Here's some interesting trivia from Buddy's book, "Buddy Hall: Rags to Rifleman, Then What?"-
"In the 7 tournaments that he won [on the Florida tour], he used a different cue stick for each tournament. He bought a cue stick before each tournament (some were on consignment). Then, before the final match, he would ask the director to announce, "After the match, Buddy Hall will sell his cue stick to the highest bidder." After winning the tournament, he gave fans an opportunity to buy a good cue stick, and a valuable souvenir."