Searing cues???

I think it's a good question. And from what I've heard, Searing cues are simply amazing - the way they hit and the craftsmanship. I know many a pool players who would love to own a Searing cue! I also know that anyone that sells cues do not have DS cues in their possession for very long.
 
Searing prices

HIRUN526 said:
What's the big deal. If you like a cue and are willing to pay the price do it.
And if you don't .... don't.

Most will say the market place dictates the price on everything. Me personally I decide on what I will pay for a cue or not pay, it is totally my decision.

I am willing to invest more to own a Dennis Searing,Barry Szamboti,John Showman,Joel Hercek,South West,Ron Haley,Bob Manzino etc.

It is all personal choice my friends and there is no right or wrong on the price of a cue, only what one is willing to pay or not pay.

PS. If any of you guys that are complaining about the price of cues and just happen to have any of the cues I have mentioned please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to pay you less than the current market value.

PPSS. Dennis is blessed to be a great cue maker and there are many of us that appreciate his cues and that is why his cues command a higher price on the secondary market.
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This is the best post i've read on this subject. Let the buyer decide if the price is right for him and if one person thinks the price it too high and the next buyer says i'll take it then the cue was worth the asking price to the man that bought the cue.

James
 
Varney Cues said:
Some speak with zero knowledge. I'm not qualified to vaccum Dennis's shop.;)
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Mr Varney,

Very cool...you have a sense of humor and you showed a lot of class.

Green rep for you my friend

Scott
 
So many times it is the 10% of the cue you can't see that makes 90% of the difference.



<~~~10% + 90% = 100%.....................
 
> Here is my take on Mr. Searing.

Of the 3 cues of his I've hit balls with,(thanks again Ribdoner),ONE of them was simply amazing,oddly enough that one had a Uni-loc pin. All 3 were steel jointed,and were fairly plain 4 pointers with veneers. The other 2,were simply great players,not unlike a typical steel-jointed Scruggs,Mottey,or Black Boar. Overall,I could see no flaws in workmanship or materials in any of them. I'd have been happy to own any of them,especially the one with the blue/white veneers.

At the time,I could have gotten that cue for 1300,and still kick myself in the ass for not trying to put a deal together. Of ALL the cues I've had a chance to get in on,that one was IT. It was worth that based on playability alone.

Would I pay the kind of money the exact cue Rib had would bring if it were offered here? NO,that cue would probably bring 4k thanks to the inflated "market",and as well as it hit,it's just not "nice" enough for that kind of money,to me anyway.

Would I pay the reported 6k for the ivory-jointed one for sale here? HELL NO. I'm sure it plays well,perhaps even great,but that is a simple 4 pointer with veneers and an ivory joint. That isn't enough cue to warrant that kind of cash,at least to me. I can see the Tangerine being worth that,but hell I'm SURE Si has been offered double that for it,and he still has it. As nice of a cue as that is,that is still WAY too high. For that kind of money,I better get the Twins.

For my money,a 6k cue better have been made by someone with an Sz in their name,big-ass ivory points,and not have a useless (to me) leather wrap. Tommy D.
 
better than a searing

JoeyInCali said:
You know if I can get a cue that hits as good as a Searing for the third of the price, I'd really be interested.
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the volcanized rubber tip will get maximum english and unclog your toilet!;)
 

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JoeyInCali said:
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I don't know how people can think a cue or a maker can be hyped to Dennis's level. Are buyers that dumb or gullible?
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It's like any other specialty field of work... there are those who build to make money and then there are hobbyists who build for fun, and then there are those fanatical few who want to reinvent the wheel and simply push it over the edge and take it to the next level !

What we are ALL failing to realize is the level of quality has become the norm or accepted level of finished product... most of us will never notice the difference in .1000 of an inch but to the specialists in the industry " Cuemakers" the ones who Dennis is competing with does. he simply wants to be unsurpassed in perfection and quality... I think it's more of an obsession with him than a passion, he is very merticulous about everything and his cues are just an extension of his personality !

The whole point being is that when you buy a searing cue you are buying absolute quality and perfection, there are zero mistakes that have been covered up, he will and has scrapped many a cues nearing the finish stages for minor flaws that YOU will NEVER see !


And that is the point !!!!



Of course that's just my opinion and I could be wrong !


- Eddie
 
WheatCues said:
It's like any other specialty field of work... there are those who build to make money and then there are hobbyists who build for fun, and then there are those fanatical few who want to reinvent the wheel and simply push it over the edge and take it to the next level !

What we are ALL failing to realize is the level of quality has become the norm or accepted level of finished product... most of us will never notice the difference in .1000 of an inch but to the specialists in the industry " Cuemakers" the ones who Dennis is competing with does. he simply wants to be unsurpassed in perfection and quality... I think it's more of an obsession with him than a passion, he is very merticulous about everything and his cues are just an extension of his personality !

The whole point being is that when you buy a searing cue you are buying absolute quality and perfection, there are zero mistakes that have been covered up, he will and has scrapped many a cues nearing the finish stages for minor flaws that YOU will NEVER see !


And that is the point !!!!



Of course that's just my opinion and I could be wrong !


- Eddie
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His attention to detail is very good,and His cues are built to perfection. He is not the first or the last who will let the obsession you describe drive His work.
 
Hype cost big bucks!!!

The bottom line is that all this talk about perfection is completely ridiculous. There are more than a dozen cuemakers that make cues to the quality of Searing, if not better. No cue with 4 points, IVORY joint and a IVORY hoppe ring should bring 6k. It is ludicrous to even think it will sell for that price.

Anyone that can sell a $2000 cue for $6000 is one hell of a salesman.

JMO
 
UGA330 said:
The bottom line is that all this talk about perfection is completely ridiculous. There are more than a dozen cuemakers that make cues to the quality of Searing, if not better. No cue with 4 points, IVORY joint and a IVORY hoppe ring should bring 6k. It is ludicrous to even think it will sell for that price.

Anyone that can sell a $2000 cue for $6000 is one hell of a salesman.

JMO
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before you make statements like that,

why dont you get that dozen and inspect them with a loup and see which

ONE is left..... and please let us know your findings.
 
merylane said:
before you make statements like that,

why dont you get that dozen and inspect them with a loup and see which

ONE is left..... and please let us know your findings.
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TOUCHE'

I couldn't have been said any better than that !


- Eddie
 
Varney Cues said:
Some speak with zero knowledge. I'm not qualified to vaccum Dennis's shop.;)
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My bestest bud (Chuck B.) did hang out, sweep, vacuum and putter around Dennis's shop when he was still a Miami and southern Fla phenom.

His over the top touting of Dennis got my nose open and, in retrospect, was understated.:)
 
A plain jane or sneaky pete is all you need to have a good-hitting cue, and I've seen many that were gorgeous. Anything above that starts to be more about artistry and aesthetics. In that case, who's to say how much flawlessly executed art should command? Every day, people sit in auctions and buy paintings for many times more money than the cost of materials and the artists' labor. Dropping $6,000 on a four pointer, regardless of how flawlessly constructed, won't likely every be my cup of tea, but my feelings about pricing have no implication on the market in general.
 
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