Ultimately $300 - did some work for the owner of Schon, got a cue as payment, then through a series of 2 trades, one with money added, ended up with a nice limited edition cue worth $2K or so.
Also still have my original Runde-era R6, whatever that's worth these days (paid $350 for it in 1987 with 2 shafts). Plus Break cue (about $300), Jump (Lomax, about $250), miscellaneous other stuff.
Not about the bling though for me, just happened to acquire this stuff over time. If everything was gone tomorrow and I had to do it again, just give me a solid, well weighted butt and strap my shaft of choice on it and I'd be fine, although sad...
Scott