Gina Cues - Part II

Ken Barlow

Ken Barlow

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Following on from my previous post ref: Gina Cues, it seems that the general consensus is that Gina Cues rock and that Ernie is one of the best there is, if not 'thee' best, Craftsman in the business.

Moving on from this, and fully understanding that there have been previous posts about peoples opinions on cue's as an 'Investment', I would like to see what you thought about the purchase of a nice Gina Cue to add to the collection and it's potential to, at a minimum, retain it's value over time, but ideally, 'Appreciate' in value over time.

All opinions welcome.....
 
the old ones are a better play in terms of an investment-but they still arent a good investment, there are other cues that have a better upside than Ginacues.


i dont think the new cues will appericate alot anytime soon, i have one very fancy one i bought it cause i liked it not hoping to make a score,
 
Could you list what you would consider to be the top 3 cues that you believe to have a better upside than Gina Cues?
 
I wonder what Fatboy will say. For me the best investment grade new cues might be Barry Szamboti, Tad, and Perhaps Pete Tascarella. All of these would be worth MORE money the day after you pick them up.

I'm sure there are others like this also.
 
Ken Barlow said:
Could you list what you would consider to be the top 3 cues that you believe to have a better upside than Gina Cues?
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Barry S, Blackboar and Dennis Searing.
 
MrJack said:
dennis Searing,joss West,richard Black

Mr Jack
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I may be off, but from what I can tell Joss west (overall, not including the VERY high end) and Richard Black prices have been decreasing as of late.

I'll go with the following for future investment value:

Alive (top 3):

Barry Szamboti
Pete Tascarella
Dennis Searing

(next three)

Ginacue
Black Boar
Herck


Honourable mention to Sugartree. Still too new, but his cues seem to be selling at faster and increasingly higher rates every year.

Past:

Gus Szamboti
Balabushka
High end Palmers

Cheers.
 
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Ginacue: great investment

Ginacues in my opinion are an outstanding investment. I have bought and sold well over a hundred high end cues and think Gina is definitely one of the easier cues to move. I put one up for sale on here a couple of months ago. Sold it in a few hours.

I could have sold my Gina that is currently on my avatar many times over for a load of cash. But it is not for sale.

I also have a lot of calls, people asking me to help them find a nice Gina. Not sure why a couple of posts state they are slow movers or poor investments. I think they are easy movers.

But being a Gincue "nut" makes me a little partial. :D

Jimmy
 
Jimmyrayk said:
Ginacues in my opinion are an outstanding investment. I have bought and sold well over a hundred high end cues and think Gina is definitely one of the easier cues to move. I put one up for sale on here a couple of months ago. Sold it in a few hours.

I could have sold my Gina that is currently on my avatar many times over for a load of cash. But it is not for sale.

I also have a lot of calls, people asking me to help them find a nice Gina. Not sure why a couple of posts state they are slow movers or poor investments. I think they are easy movers.

But being a Gincue "nut" makes me a little partial. :D

Jimmy
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Jimmy...I'd have to agree with you, with one exception. Cue prices and demand determine everything. For many years now, the highest prices for Ginacues (like Cognoscentis) have come from Japanese buyers like Lucky.
The Japan market is sluggish these days, perhaps due to some excellent cues being manufactured in Asia. Hard to say...but I'd agree with Fatboy, that the older Ginacues have better intrinsic value than the newer ones. I have a 30 yr. old one myself.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
 
3 Investment cue picks

3 of the hottest cues for investment made by current cue makers IMO are:

Searing
Showman
B. Szamboti

These cues are hard to find and when you find one they aren't cheap. If you can get one for a fair price I don't see how you could lose a dime on any one of them and the odds of you making money are pretty good.
 
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