How does PLAY effect Cue Value

CocoboloCowboy

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I honestly do not know if this question has been asked before, but I asking it NOW.

Saw you own a fairly well in demand cue, but a fairly well in deamnd make say like SOUTHWEST. It is a 2005 Model, you have played with it a lot in the 4 years you have owned in.

Shafts are ding free, clean, and you have just put NEW TIPS on it. but Section is in LIKE NEW CONDITION.

So now you decide to SELL it, and are HONEST, and make an HONEST ASSESSMENT of what you have for sale.

How much less is it worth than say a BRAND NEW NEVER HIT SAME.

No special reason for say Southwest, it could be a Scruggs. Black Bore, McWorther, or FILL IN THE BLANK?
 
I have wondered the same thing myself. I have Schon R11 and shot with it for about 15 years before putting it up. Before storing it, I had it completely refinished and you really can't tell it's been shot with. Any insight would be great.
 
I think it would depend on how many games it has won.

If the cue has a history of losing it would lose value. :rotflmao1:
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
I honestly do not know if this question has been asked before, but I asking it NOW.

Saw you own a fairly well in demand cue, but a fairly well in deamnd make say like SOUTHWEST. It is a 2005 Model, you have played with it a lot in the 4 years you have owned in.

Shafts are ding free, clean, and you have just put NEW TIPS on it. but Section is in LIKE NEW CONDITION.

So now you decide to SELL it, and are HONEST, and make an HONEST ASSESSMENT of what you have for sale.

How much less is it worth than say a BRAND NEW NEVER HIT SAME.

No special reason for say Southwest, it could be a Scruggs. Black Bore, McWorther, or FILL IN THE BLANK?
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To me cues don't lose ANY value because of play or not being "new off the lot". They are not cars. They don't play a certain way because of how the previous owner held it or anything. I would prefer to buy a used cue. New cues may warp after some time. Typically if you get a 5 year or older cues, considering it doesn't ride in the back of your pickup, it will stay pretty much the same. Dings and scratches don't concern me on the lower end of 900 cues. When dealing with cues that have more inlay its somewhat of an issue due to you need a respected cuesmith to refinish it if wanted. I wouldn't mark down my cues if they are made by custom cue makers because there is a smaller market and if you sell one they wanted it. Some Joss and most Meucci, Viking, Cuetec, McDermott, and other mass produced cues are a dime a dozen which is why they fall in worth IMO.
 
a custom cue is just that. and if you are buying some one elses custom you should pay quite a bit less and even more if it is used. if you want to pay the same its your choice.
 
I have a 1996 Tim Scruggs cue that Mike Cochran refinished about a year ago. The cue is my player cue and i'm very particular with my cues and it absolutely looks brand new even though I play with it. I use a predator shaft on it and the original shafts still look new. If I were to try and sell it I wouldn't classify it as a well used cue.

Wood isn't new, ivory inlays or trim rings aren't new either so what's new about a pool cue is the condition of the finish and how clean and straight the shafts are. A cue can be un-played or played and still be in perfect condition if it's well cared for.

The bottom line is if you want to sell a cue it's worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I can't say my 1996 TS cue is new, but if you held it in your hands and inspected it you won't find a single defect in the cue so i'd never sell it for the price of a well used cue.

James
 
Your talking about both cues being 'used' tho , as in buying from a private owner ?

In that case I would actually pay a very slight amount more for the brand new , never hit , still in the plastic kinda thing over the played with only because I'm insanely critical and would more likely trust 'New' condition over 'Like New' unless I could see both cues in person.

But not much more.
 
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