Buying cues...what's YOUR limit?

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What is the most you are willing to pay for a cue (that you intend to use)?
Please differentiate between jump, break, jump/break if you feel the need. I say "intend to use" because some people buy cues as an investment for resale later on.

I know there are cues out there worth more than $10,000 or even $20,000. I also know there are cues worth less than $20.

So, what's your limit? You don't have to divulge how much you have spent, or even list the value of the cues you already own, or have owned and sold etc. I am not interested in your personal financial situation(s).

I could not see spending more than $1,000 for a cue I plan on using regularly...ever.
Does this mean I criticize or frown upon those who do? No.
I just think of all the other things I could do with that money (vacations etc.) My personal preference.

Plus there's always the thought that someone (including myself) might damage it while at the pool room. I can't even imagine what I would feel if someone broke or nicked the shaft of a cue that cost more than $1,000!

Anyway...post away!
 
I would probably spend about $1000 maximum on a cue I planned to use on a regular basis. Although I think it's just the preference of the buyer. If you got loads of cash, why not buy a custom cue that costs over a grand? Some people probably just buy cues for the artwork, and time that goes into making a cue. Personally, I don't think you need to buy a 1500 dollar cue to get a good feedback from stroking the ball. One of my buddies had a really good saying about buying cues.
"Buying an expensive cue isn't going to help you become the next Pool God.... but it doesn't hurt to have one" :D
 
I think that's yet to be determined. If I want a Southwest, I can get one from Vince Tedesco for, IIRC, $2600 delivered. The most I've paid to date is $660 and I no longer have that cue. My first custom from Dan Janes was $260. It all depends on what you want and are willing and able to spend to get it. When and if I get back to work, I'll eventually buy another cue and retire my Dishaw but I have no idea what I would get or how much I would be willing to pay.
 
I am on the list for a SouthWest, when it arrives in about 5 years, if it is not a Cue I would Play with it, will be for sale. IndyQ has first dibs. If I own a Cue it gets played with, if I don't like the playability, it gets sold off.
 
I have played with both higher dollar cues and lower dollar cues. For me, mentally, I play better with a lower dollar cue, as a rule, simply because I tend to worry too much about 'hurting' a cue loaded with ivory inlays while playing....not to mention the constant worry of having to watch it like a hawk to guard against theft. I simply do not want the added distraction.

I have owned several cues now that were under $1K, that were simply fantastic players, and looked great too! My preference has moved to the full splice selection of cues, as I really love how they play....great solid stiff players. I would have to say that both Keith Josey and Murray Tucker are a couple of my favs...both craft a very solid playing cue, with very tight tolerances with regards to construction, and both build their own full splice blanks...which is a bit of a bonus for me. :joyful:

Lisa
 
My limit must be pretty low, I've shot with the same old Joss for over 20 years. :)

Guess I wouldn't qualify as a collector.
 
bigshooter said:
My limit must be pretty low, I've shot with the same old Joss for over 20 years. :)

Guess I wouldn't qualify as a collector.
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LoL...I'm a player, definitely NOT a collector. I always have seemed to wind up with just one cue at a time. However, since my Tucker is one of THE best playing cues I have ever had the pleasure to own, and they are harder to find than hen's teeth, I will NEVER part with it.....it's just THAT good. :yeah:

Lisa
 
inside_english said:
What is the most you are willing to pay for a cue (that you intend to use)
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Probably ~$2500, give or take. This is about the price point for a mainstream cue by a top-10 cue maker. The entry point for plain(er) cues is probably a little less, but still in the 4 figure range. Anything higher and you are looking at form over function. For "up and coming" cue makers, I would say around $1,000 is about right.

And, IMO, anything over 5 figures is a collector cue by nature.

-td
 
My limit's around $500. I definitely appreciate the beauty and craftsmanship of more elaborate and expensive cues, but as someone mentioned earlier, I don't want to have to worry about something happening to a nicer cue that I invested a lot of money in.

For $300-500, I can get a great playing sneaky pete from reputable cuemaker, and I don't have to stress (as much) about it getting dinged or stolen.

(I like less expensive, plain-looking cases too for the same reasons.)
 
I'd pay about $300.. picked up my Joss at a pawn shop for about $100 and got the z2 shaft for another $200. Figure I probably won't need anything for a while now! Maybe a jump cue, but I'd still rather be able to kick than jump, and a jump cue isn't going to cost me $300 or more. :grin:
 
With high gas prices (and still climbing) and its effect on businesses and the eco-money I would think budgets are way down. By the end of the year, I would think cue prices will come down as well...:(
 
depends on how much ive got. If i could afford it id play with a 5,000 cue. I cant so im playing with a 1000 cue. But if i could afford it i think 5k would b my limit.
 
The cue I'm playing with right now is worth $2K but I'm waiting on an ebony and ivory cue that I was quoted for $3K by the same maker. I plan on making it my player and don't see a need for ever wanting another cue. Hopefully.
 
ridewiththewind said:
However, since my Tucker is one of THE best playing cues I have ever had the pleasure to own, and they are harder to find than hen's teeth, I will NEVER part with it.....it's just THAT good. :yeah:

Lisa
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Boy, I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard that one! Or said it;)
 
$1,000 max for a player- anything more than that and I worry too much about putting a ding in it.
 
Pushout said:
Boy, I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard that one! Or said it;)
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Yeah, I know, I have said it myself once or twice. :o But since is my last cue left standing, and I really LOVE how it plays....I do not anticipate it going anywhere! Where else are you gonna find a BdR full splice? :cool:

Lisa
 
High end cues

Money is no object, provided I have enough to live and afford the cue. There is no material thing that gives me more pleasure. My most costly playing cue is around 7K and I use it whenever I want to. I work more than my share of overtime in a plastics factory to get what I want and I cut corners in other aspects of my life wherever I have to. No kids...no fancy clothes, modest home etc...
 
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i alternate between a gus / barry / BB fancy / BB 6 pointer ...

so i guess that would be $7,500 to $14,000 as my normal playing cue..
 
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