I have hesitated writing this and putting it on AZ for a long time now. I would be the last person to ask how much a cue is worth as in my fifty plus years of playing my most expensive was about $300.
I have been watching the prices of cues on here and other sites for years. Custom cues and top of the line production cues are worth big money nowadays. I've also seen and visited a lot of cue maker's shops with very little security and poolrooms that sold and kept high-end cues at their counters in racks or in glass cases. It's also not unusual for a small-time private collector to have $20,000 to $50,000 worth of cues in their house.
With the economy bad and still sinking fast, these cues ARE going to be targets for thieves. Most of the shops that are on property next to the house or in the basement I could be in, in less than two minutes. I know most of you are going to say, "If someone tries to rob me I'll blow his head off". We know when you're awake or sleeping. They know when your there and where and about how long you'll be if your not. Believe me it's easy pickings.
I'm far from proud of what I use to do in what seems like another life to me today. I planned and went on 96 jobs in just over 20 years. Some of the biggest were boats. We (2 of us) did one scrap yard in the late fifties where we got Aluminum and Stainless steel ingots to the tune of $32,000 profit for four hours work and a week or so of planning. Never brought a gun, never got shot at, never got busted, no one ever got hurt.
Anyway, be careful. Secure your buildings and shops better. If you have several high-end cues you have to do work on, hide them or put them in a safe when your not working on them or not there. Insurance is a must for sure. Johnnyt
I have been watching the prices of cues on here and other sites for years. Custom cues and top of the line production cues are worth big money nowadays. I've also seen and visited a lot of cue maker's shops with very little security and poolrooms that sold and kept high-end cues at their counters in racks or in glass cases. It's also not unusual for a small-time private collector to have $20,000 to $50,000 worth of cues in their house.
With the economy bad and still sinking fast, these cues ARE going to be targets for thieves. Most of the shops that are on property next to the house or in the basement I could be in, in less than two minutes. I know most of you are going to say, "If someone tries to rob me I'll blow his head off". We know when you're awake or sleeping. They know when your there and where and about how long you'll be if your not. Believe me it's easy pickings.
I'm far from proud of what I use to do in what seems like another life to me today. I planned and went on 96 jobs in just over 20 years. Some of the biggest were boats. We (2 of us) did one scrap yard in the late fifties where we got Aluminum and Stainless steel ingots to the tune of $32,000 profit for four hours work and a week or so of planning. Never brought a gun, never got shot at, never got busted, no one ever got hurt.
Anyway, be careful. Secure your buildings and shops better. If you have several high-end cues you have to do work on, hide them or put them in a safe when your not working on them or not there. Insurance is a must for sure. Johnnyt
