Homeless cues....

Originally Posted by poolplayer2093:

don't take my opinion on it too serious. i'm just not a ss joint fan. the cue hit nice and stiff but i didn't dig it. ss joints are like wearing condoms. sure you still get a feel for what's going on......but
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Originally Posted by guycrunch: boy, i sure hope 8-ball rat doesn't read this!!!

guy
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I just read it, Guy...and it hurt my delicate feelings. :rolleyes:

I can't agree with poolplayer2093's statement that a piloted steel joint deadens the feel of a cue...but then again, I have 3 kids...so I don't understand the "condoms" comparison, either. :thumbup::thumbup:

I say: "To each, their own." I've heard quite a few folks say that they don't like SS joints. I DO understand why...so maybe I've just been lucky with the 30+ (or so) piloted steel joint cues I've REALLY enjoyed during their stay with me.
 
when Ive flipped...

Its because-

1.) Tough economic times. Cues in a closet = $$$ that could have been in the bank.

2.) Cue hype - just wanted to see what all the hype was about.

3.) Cue upgrade- I have some decent cues to trade, but Id still have to come outta pocket for that Searing/Showman/Szamboti
 
Last year I bought over 30 cues. At first it was to fill my basement with alot of cues so anyone who came over would be inpressed with them. I like the Schon and bought a STL-09. Played well, solid built, then I bought a STL-15 for the same price and then I started to notice the imperfections on the STL-09 and on the SL-17. The SL-17 has cracked ivory, doesnt effect the play,but does the resale. Same with a Balabushka GB-06, bought real cheap, then notice the signature is rubbed off, Dont effect the play, but....
I see several cues on this forum and eBay that have been for sale several times and my two cents is that there must be some imperfections that can only be detected once you have it in your hands. Also some of the prices are high and in the economy there are always better deals to be found for those who are patient. Mitch
 
I used to buy whatever cue because I liked it at the moment.

Now I find my tastes have changed and I like to make sure if I lay the $$$ out will it be fairly easy to get back what I paid or more . If the answer isn't yes I'm probably not buying.

Matt- Haven't bought a cue since SBE and thats unusual.
 
Some people want to have owned or tried every imaginable cue. So they buy and sell cues all the time searching for the holy grail of cues. Like me for instance, I want to own one of evey Hall of Fame cuemaker. But I am starting to wonder if I should maybe "Have Owned" instead of "Own" every one, since it has become a very expensive collection process. If I went the Have Owned route I could buy much nicer cues of each maker. Photo it and sell it in time and buy another really highend one from another maker.
 
I haven't seen any of the cues I've sold come back up for sale. Three I'd like to buy back, two I think I could get back and one I've offered more than I sold it for. I sell them because I need the cash at the time, and cues are always the first thing to go with me.

I think the fancy cues, that never get played with, have to be some of the first things to go for people who stretched to get them in the first place. Other cues that get resold multiple times I think are mostly people wanting to try something out with no intent on keeping. They may sell the cue they have and then order one with the style they want if they like it.
 
lenoxmjs said:
I used to buy whatever cue because I liked it at the moment.

Now I find my tastes have changed and I like to make sure if I lay the $$$ out will it be fairly easy to get back what I paid or more . If the answer isn't yes I'm probably not buying.

Matt- Haven't bought a cue since SBE and thats unusual.
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I concur, although I'm usually not too keen on selling anything...
 
I've been a member on AZ for about 3 1/2 years and there has always been a boat load of cues for sale and during all that time there has been a lot the same cues that seem like they're always for sale. Even when the times were so called "good".

Many of them are the pedestrian cues(mass production) in the lower price ranges say under $ 1,000.00. Then you have a whole bunch of cuemakers that are pumpimg out cues that are average and sub-average in quality and have not earned the desirable status for either quality,playability and collectability or a combination of the three.(Most of them never will)

Then you have the flipper's,cue broker's that are trying to make a buck at selling cues.

Then you have cue buyers that just like to own and try different cues and the cues come and go.

Then you have the collectors that specialize in pedestrian cues,mid range cues and the collectors that specialize in the best and most sought after cues. Things change cues change etc. and these cues come on the market as well.

I believe blaming the so called economy thing on cues sales for most is overstated. It is a good rap to use in trying to buy a cue or an attampt to push cue prices down for some.


Also a lot of cues that are for sale are just run of the mill and the overall desire to own them is just not that great.

Collectable(the very best cuemakers) cues over time reach different price levels and do fluctuate. Rarity,style,craftsmanship, evolution,ownership,age,condition,name recognition and in some situations economic and/or personal situations.etc.

When you think about it...there are millions of cues out there. Taking that into consideration, I think that the enormous amount of cues that are sold on AZ,Ebay,Billiard stores, by cuemakers etc is pretty amazing.

There are always going to be homeless cues and some for good reason.

There are always going to be the special cues that are coveted and get big bucks...
 
gotta say:

i have hit very few of tascarella's cues but have seen anything amiss with any of them and would jump at the oppurtunity to buy one if i could come up with the scratch for it.a tascarella is one of a very, very short list of cues i would buy. to clarify that statement about the short list, i am fortunate to have some cues i just don't think i could part with unless in very dire straits.
 
classiccues said:
Ok.. so is it me, or do certain cues just have trouble finding homes? I see a lot of the same cues come up for sale. Does anyone have a reason, or would like to fathom a guess?

Is everyone a closet cue flipper?

Bad economy forces cue posession time to be shortened?

Upgrading collection?

Over-rated cue hype? :cool:

All of the above???

JV
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:cool: my vote.

I've gone through 43 cues in the last couple of years, and I'm grateful
for the experience, and even more grateful not to be stuck
in the damn things right now like most people who have a bunch of them.

I've regretted letting go of only a very select few:

TAD-1
Murray Tucker titlist conversion
and the Lambros that I bought from you Joe

I will order another one from Mike exactly like the one you sold
me just minus the abalone shell inlays. That cue truly was the nuts.
 
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