Help with honest opinions about the quality and value of Southeast cues by Nat Green?

[justinb386]

I am having a hard to finding very many opinions about the quality of South East (or SouthEast) cues that are/were made by Nat Green.

They very rarely come up for sale online, so where are all of them at that were made over the past 20 years (actually a little longer since he started making cues in 92).

http://bluebookofpoolcuevalues.com/Pool_Cue_Values/Pool_Cue_Manufacturer.aspx?id=SOUTH_EAST_CUES

I am very curious as to why is there no interest in South East cues?

Has not many players in the pool world never heard of the South East cues made by Nat Green?

Do any of you experts out there know if they were a production cue company (like of like with Joss cues made by Dan Janes).

Please do not ignore this post if you have an opinion about South East cues, and reply with an opinion on the quality of the cues, and if they are worth much of anything on the used market (compared to the price they originally retailed for)?

I have the Model SE-8 (pictured at the very end of their website), and it is used, and needs a refinish (because of some wear near the joint), and would really like to find out how much the cue is worth (meaning a fair price that it should sell for in todays used pool cue market).

http://www.southeastcues.com/cues.html

I will also add a picture of my South East cue.

I would really like some honest feedback about these cues (even if the feedback will not be good).

I just want to hear some honest opinions about the quality and value of the cues in general.

If anyone knows any info about my cue, then I would be very grateful to know that too.

Thanks.

 

[Ken_4fun]

Decent cues, but tough to sell. I avoid them mostly for that reason.

I like cues that I can turn quickly and has a strong demand. That isn't SE cues.

Ken

 

[justinb386]

Thanks Ken for your reply. There must be a good reason why they are tough to sell (a reason why nobody thinks they are worth much). It is either nobody has heard of them, or that they are not very good quality, or some other reason? Also, where are all of the SE cues at that were made in the last 20 years? Are most of them sitting in a clear glass case (because nobody wanted to pay their high retail prices)? I assume that not too many of them ever sold because players could get a Schon for around the same price. So are they considered by most to be production cues, or custom made cues? Thanks, and sorry for all of the questions.

Decent cues, but tough to sell. I avoid them mostly for that reason.

I like cues that I can turn quickly and has a strong demand. That isn't SE cues.

Ken

 

[victorl]

There's nothing wrong with SE cues. They make quality cues just like the hundreds of other cuemakers out there. With used cues, only the ones made by a handful of elite makers will hold their value and/or increase over time. With the economy, the current market for cues is flat and cue prices are falling, except for the very top tier of cues.
Most people order cues from cuemakers like SE because they are affordable and well-built, not for their resale value.

 

[justinb386]

Okay, but I still do not understand why they are so rarely for sale (on here, and on ebay for example). It would be nice to get an idea what the cue would sell for (like you can with a Joss or a Schon for example). I wonder where they are all at. Either they are being played with, or they just did not sell very well over the years (and are sitting in dealers cases). It would just be nice to get an idea on what my cue is worth, but can't find any info about it. I guess ebay would be my best bet if I really needed to sell it in a hurry.

There's nothing wrong with SE cues. They make quality cues just like the hundreds of other cuemakers out there. With used cues, only the ones made by a handful of elite makers will hold their value and/or increase over time. With the economy, the current market for cues is flat and cue prices are falling, except for the very top tier of cues.
Most people order cues from cuemakers like SE because they are affordable and well-built, not for their resale value.

 

[cueaddicts]

My take....he hasn't made a ton of them in total. Nearly all of them have rounded inlays (ie not sharp diamonds, points, etc) and that's one reason they don't seem to hold value well in the used market. For those reasons you probably won't see many dealers offering them. For what you can pick one up for, they are pretty decent playing cues though. Hope this helps.

 

[TNcountryboy]

I have always wondered the same thing. I have a SE cue and it plays as good as any other cue out there and I have had a lot of cues and I am not saying this because I used to work for them.

 

[Althair]

I met a elderly player who was a skill level 9 and collected mostly Muecci cues. At first he would not part with any cues, but then he was moving and agreed to let me see a few that he was willing to sell. I chose a SE Nat Green made for him. I love it. Gorgeous plain Jane Birdseye The original shaft had a slight warp and a few chips in the finish at bottom edge of butt cap. So I sent the cue to Richard J Hsu to be refinished and have a new shaft made. I'm expecting it back in a few days. Here's 3 pics--Richard sent the first two of the refinished butt. The other cue is a Kenny Koo that Richard refinished and put a stacked leather grip on. The last pic with three cues shows both cues before refinishing as well as my Richard J Hsu between them.

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[jay helfert]

I've owned a couple of Nat's cues. Good, solid cue that can be found for under $500.

 

[cubswin]

For a second I thought Justin got invited back. Then I realized it was from 2013.