Playability and Investment
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Scruggs all the way.
There are no safe investments in the cue world.
Buy the cue you like the best and enjoy it for your lifetime.
Kevin
Buy the cue you like the best and enjoy it for your lifetime.
Kevin
I would say Cog with Scruggs right there. :smile:
You are not forgotten.
Play with some of their cues and take notes about what you like from a playability stand point.
For me it's a Bender. http://immediateeffects.com/youarenotforgotten/
Play with some of their cues and take notes about what you like from a playability stand point.
For me it's a Bender. http://immediateeffects.com/youarenotforgotten/
Test hit.
Im in Sweden and can not try thise cues becous there is none around,
i have a omen that i play with and love. Just looking to trye something
else. Just curious i guess, just not intrested in loosing to much money if
i have to get rid of the cue.
Regards
BJ
Im in Sweden and can not try thise cues becous there is none around,
i have a omen that i play with and love. Just looking to trye something
else. Just curious i guess, just not intrested in loosing to much money if
i have to get rid of the cue.
Regards
BJ
Asking for opinions is a decent way to garner some info but unless you know how knowledgeable the people replying are it doesn't really do you much good. This is no shot at anyone in this thread it is just a fact that many who ask these questions seem to forget I think.
If your deciding factor between those cues in your OP is which one will not lose money when you sell it then I say it which ever one you buy at the right price in the first place. I have seen examples of each one languish on the for sale board for weeks. In the same vein examples have sold in minutes. All depends on the individual cue and the price.
If your deciding factor between those cues in your OP is which one will not lose money when you sell it then I say it which ever one you buy at the right price in the first place. I have seen examples of each one languish on the for sale board for weeks. In the same vein examples have sold in minutes. All depends on the individual cue and the price.
Buy low - sell high. Best price would be to win one in a raffle, then you will always recoup your investment.
bender or cog
Egon,
I think any of the cue makers you listed would potentially make a great playing cue and investment. However, like a few others have said, there are no guarantees when buying a cue it will hold its value. Two things that I believe will help protect your investment is:
1) Stick to the well-known cue makers. Buy the best quality you can afford. If possible buy one from the top cue makers (Gina cue, Schick, Tascarella, Barry Szamboti, Southwest, ect...);
2) Buy right. You could buy a cue from any of the cue makers you listed, but if you pay too much for the cue, you will likely lose money. I think buying right is probably more important than which cue makers you buy from. You could buy a cue from, what I will call a second tier cue maker, and still be safe if you buy right. I truly believe in the saying "there are no bad assets just bad pricing".
Now, from the list you provided, I would buy the Scruggs.
Steven
i don't think the two work together
Investment: RRSP's, Gold, Real Estate, or riskier Labour Funds or Venture Capital investments etc.
Pool Cue Playability: whatever works for you.
i just don't think that the two go hand in hand all the time, unless you're lucky. if you play well with a type of cue, you should buy it regardless of it's investment value, however this all would depend on where your priorities lie. I'd rather spend too much on a meucci that i happened to play jam up with, than shoot with a 20, 000 tasc and have people laugh in my face and give me the 7 all day.....
Investment: RRSP's, Gold, Real Estate, or riskier Labour Funds or Venture Capital investments etc.
Pool Cue Playability: whatever works for you.
i just don't think that the two go hand in hand all the time, unless you're lucky. if you play well with a type of cue, you should buy it regardless of it's investment value, however this all would depend on where your priorities lie. I'd rather spend too much on a meucci that i happened to play jam up with, than shoot with a 20, 000 tasc and have people laugh in my face and give me the 7 all day.....
Jensen
I think that you need to include Jensen cues in this tread. It is hard to go wrong with the playability and the nicer ones can be had at the same or less $$ as Schons. This is a lot of cue and work for the money and is a great value. They sell fast and seem to hold their value. Biggest thing for you to do is decide on what works for you hit and feel wise and go from there. It does not do you any good to find a killer deal on a cue that you don't care for.
I think that you need to include Jensen cues in this tread. It is hard to go wrong with the playability and the nicer ones can be had at the same or less $$ as Schons. This is a lot of cue and work for the money and is a great value. They sell fast and seem to hold their value. Biggest thing for you to do is decide on what works for you hit and feel wise and go from there. It does not do you any good to find a killer deal on a cue that you don't care for.
So, from your statement I take it you believe the only people who should buy high dollar cues are the top level players? I play with some fairly nice cues and lose quiet often. Who knows, maybe others are laughing because I'm a sucker who likes nice cues. I think Ronnie Allen said, he wished he was a sucker cause suckers always have money.
As far as investment you listed, any one of them could be a good investment at some point in time. Gold, I wouldn't buy it right now (but if you bought 4 to 5 years ago, bingo). Real Estate, yea probably a good time to start looking at some real estate, but you have to be selective. Venture Capital, you bet, great time. I'm in the banking business and travel all over the country. The venture capitalist and equity investors are setting on the sidelines right now waiting and evaluating the various investments. These guys will make huge amounts of money over the next 10 years. They will buy assets for pennies on the dollar, wait for the public opinion to change and then sell. But, you have to know what you are doing and do your home work. You can not blindly follow what others have done and think you will make money.
Many very smart and successful investors have said many times "buy low sell high". I think Mr. Buffet said buy when other want to sell. In my opinion, investors make money when they buy the assets not when they sell them.
You made the statement "unless you're lucky", it always amazes me how a lot of people think investors make money by being lucky. It takes skill and a lot of hard work. Now, I'm not saying cues are a great investment, that's something for each individual to determine. I don't buy cues as an investor, I buy cues as a collector. But, I do apply the same strategies when determining what to buy and how to buy it.
As far as a person's playing cue, I agree with you 100%. It doesn't matter if its the cheapest production cue out there or an extremely high end custom, people should play with what they like.
Respectfully,
Steven