In my short time on this site I've noticed that many of you collect cues and occasionally buy and sell cues that you've acquired. So, I'm wondering if you usually get your name engraved on a cue, or is this something you'd do only for a cue that you had custom made or other special cue?
Name engraved on cue?
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I have never put my name on any of my cues.
Surprised you haven't Dean. This was not VERY common in the late 70's and 80's but it WAS done more than you think...
I think it depends on the maker... I believe it can increase some cues values because provenance can be verified. I happen to love cues made by "certain" makers that have the original owners name engraved...
I have seen a few nice cues for sale, but would not buy them just because they had a name engraved on it. Really boils down to personal preference. If you want to put your name on a cue then go for it. It may hurt resale value or make it hard to sell in the future if you ever wanted to. On the plus side, if it's a nice cue and it gets stolen, I guess having your name on it would be nice. At least it would increase the chance of recovery.
I have a Richard Black with Rex A Morrow or something like that in the forearm(haven't looked at it in like 10yrs - storage) Never bothered me.
Worse case I could say I was him, I believe he didn't play very well, so all the pool detectives wouldn't get anything on me. :grin:
Jason
Worse case I could say I was him, I believe he didn't play very well, so all the pool detectives wouldn't get anything on me. :grin:
Jason
Pawn shop richard black
This cue found its way to the local pawn shop,
Who ever the seller was offed this cue and 3 other at the same time .
The whole deal was 4 cues 2 cases which one was a George .
What ever it was worth to the original owner , by having there name engraved into the cue can reduce the value by 90% of its resale value on a quick sale .
I wouldn't want my name engraved in a cue and I am famous in my own mind
But if its your cue and you want your name on it more power to you.
I get customers who want there name in a cue I am selling them from time to time .
McDermott Star line import cues cost more then what this cue resold for...
This cue found its way to the local pawn shop,
Who ever the seller was offed this cue and 3 other at the same time .
The whole deal was 4 cues 2 cases which one was a George .
What ever it was worth to the original owner , by having there name engraved into the cue can reduce the value by 90% of its resale value on a quick sale .
I wouldn't want my name engraved in a cue and I am famous in my own mind
But if its your cue and you want your name on it more power to you.
I get customers who want there name in a cue I am selling them from time to time .
McDermott Star line import cues cost more then what this cue resold for...
I would never engrave a cue and chose not to do so when I ordered my first Palmer back in 1975, but this is a common discussion regarding Palmer and Paradise cues since many were delivered with foils embossed/printed with the original owners names.
Some consider it a detraction and (foolishly) remove the personalized foils destroying the value of the cue and others place a premium on the personalization since it adds to the history and mystique of these vintage cues.
I would trade every Palmer I own that has a generic "Original by Palmer" foil for one with the original owner's name.
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I never had it done, but not exactly against it since I'm not in the business of selling my cues.
I personally love the Palmer / Balabushka / Tad cues that have the window with the foil in it. I just think they look cool. I'd have my name put in a cue like that, but not anywhere else unless it was a dedication to me by a maker. Not that I have done anything as a player that would warrant such a tribute..... yet. But I just like the windowed butts. Big fan of Palmer cues in particular, maybe I should actually get one.
Lesh
Lesh
I had my initials engraved on my McD. D19. Wish I hadn't, not because I care about resale, but it just seems a little out of style these days. Seemed like a cool thing to do in the 80s.
I just bought a Joss Cue and Dan engraved my name on the butt cap. I don't plan on selling the cue though. Like Icon I keep the cues I buy.
r/DCP
r/DCP
Unless you are buying a cue for someone as a gift and put their name on it, getting your own name put on a cue you are building is a bit cheesy. But I also think that wearing a pool shirt to go play pool unless you are being sponsored is also cheesy. I have seen and beat quite a few players that were only decent C players that had so many Predator logos and patches on that I thought they owned the company.
Expect, one day, to recieve a cue inlayed" property of Deanoc, not to be bought or sold"
Larry
A Sense Of Pride........
Many on AZ know me to be somewhat fastidious about my pool cues and designs.
I've designed a few and was fortunate to have two great cue-makers undertake
those cues which really turned out great, at least in my opinion.
My first custom cue was made by Bob Runde back in 1985 and I had asked for my
name to go on the cue butt. Some of you may have read my story about the anguish
I needlessly caused Bob trying to build the cue exactly the way I wanted. Anyway, he
did inscribe my name as requested and added a special touch too as you can see.
Over the years, although I still appreciate what Bob inscribed, I have come to look at
it as a little over the top. Not that I intend to ever sell any of my customs but I couldn't
ever buy a cue with someone else's name on it. But like I wrote, I'm not going to sell
my cues yet I thought using your name on the cue was a bit gauche......a bit too much.
Nonetheless, the notion of personalizing the cue as mine....branding it in a way.....had a
lot of appeal, especially when the designs were 1 of a kind that I had imagined in my mind.
So Naturally I wanted to in some way distinguish my pool cues but not along the lines of the
custom design built by Bob Runde........a genuine conundrum confronted me ....what to do?
Well, I wasn't going to just have the cue built sans any personalizing so I decided to have the
cue-makers sign & date my cues and use initials for my cue butts.....a subtle, much softer look.
And if these were not my cues and I wanted to acquire them, initials like this would not be so
conspicuous as to deter me from purchasing them. So I think my approach is the best solution.
I have one other custom that was supposed to have my initials but the cue-maker in a rush to
ship before the CA ivory ban forgot to add them......the butt cap is ivory which adorns most of
the design so I am going to have to live with that sans any initials which really disappoints me.
Everyone has an opinion & many of you have had to endure hearing mine on a variety of topics.
When you spend the effort, time & money having a custom cue built exactly as you like the cue
made, identifying the cue as yours expresses a genuine sense of pride, pleasure & satisfaction.
It's like personalized plates on a collectible auto........this is mine....not anyone else's.......all mine.
Matt B.
Many on AZ know me to be somewhat fastidious about my pool cues and designs.
I've designed a few and was fortunate to have two great cue-makers undertake
those cues which really turned out great, at least in my opinion.
My first custom cue was made by Bob Runde back in 1985 and I had asked for my
name to go on the cue butt. Some of you may have read my story about the anguish
I needlessly caused Bob trying to build the cue exactly the way I wanted. Anyway, he
did inscribe my name as requested and added a special touch too as you can see.
Over the years, although I still appreciate what Bob inscribed, I have come to look at
it as a little over the top. Not that I intend to ever sell any of my customs but I couldn't
ever buy a cue with someone else's name on it. But like I wrote, I'm not going to sell
my cues yet I thought using your name on the cue was a bit gauche......a bit too much.
Nonetheless, the notion of personalizing the cue as mine....branding it in a way.....had a
lot of appeal, especially when the designs were 1 of a kind that I had imagined in my mind.
So Naturally I wanted to in some way distinguish my pool cues but not along the lines of the
custom design built by Bob Runde........a genuine conundrum confronted me ....what to do?
Well, I wasn't going to just have the cue built sans any personalizing so I decided to have the
cue-makers sign & date my cues and use initials for my cue butts.....a subtle, much softer look.
And if these were not my cues and I wanted to acquire them, initials like this would not be so
conspicuous as to deter me from purchasing them. So I think my approach is the best solution.
I have one other custom that was supposed to have my initials but the cue-maker in a rush to
ship before the CA ivory ban forgot to add them......the butt cap is ivory which adorns most of
the design so I am going to have to live with that sans any initials which really disappoints me.
Everyone has an opinion & many of you have had to endure hearing mine on a variety of topics.
When you spend the effort, time & money having a custom cue built exactly as you like the cue
made, identifying the cue as yours expresses a genuine sense of pride, pleasure & satisfaction.
It's like personalized plates on a collectible auto........this is mine....not anyone else's.......all mine.
Matt B.
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