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i believe it
cues are like crack it seems by the amount of customs being bought and endlessly sold
and very highly priced imo
I dunno, man. Cues are cheap, imo.
For 2k, you can't get a bicycle that is pro quality.
And 2k for anything with a real motor? A lawnmower, maybe.
I dont k ow about bikes, not my bag
But i know boats
And you can get yourself a bass boat, even pontoons with 50hp motors just about anyday on Craigslist
For a stick of wood,4-500 is more than i want to spend
But ill do it lol
Down here two grande doesn't even get you a good trailer.
For 2k, you could also buy a collectible stamp........wouldn’t that be exciting?
It ain’t got nothing going for it except scarcity and when rare, also bigger $$$.
Only another stamp collector would be thrilled and cues aren’t that different.
So cue aficionados pay more for a cue, like with some stamps, but with a catch.
With a stamp, you only get to look at the darn thing....with a cue, you get to use it.
That makes it all the more worthwhile & enjoyable since cues are meant to be played.
The same underlying principle of collecting still applies........the more scare, the higher
the value & the more rare that a scarce cue or any item is, well, the value goes up more.
Like with everything, supply (cue availability) and demand (serious buyers) dictates price.
It ain’t got nothing going for it except scarcity and when rare, also bigger $$$.
Only another stamp collector would be thrilled and cues aren’t that different.
So cue aficionados pay more for a cue, like with some stamps, but with a catch.
With a stamp, you only get to look at the darn thing....with a cue, you get to use it.
That makes it all the more worthwhile & enjoyable since cues are meant to be played.
The same underlying principle of collecting still applies........the more scare, the higher
the value & the more rare that a scarce cue or any item is, well, the value goes up more.
Like with everything, supply (cue availability) and demand (serious buyers) dictates price.
Not necessarily true. Just because something is "scarce" doesn't mean it's valuable nor desirable...With some items, they must also be of impeccable quality, desirable lineage, etc.... There are many cue makers who have limited production yet their cues are not very valuable nor excessively desirable.
The same but opposite can be said for items that aren't scarce. South West cues are not scarce yet they're still very desirable AND valuable.
Why do people think their cue is worth x amount of dollars? A cue is like a car once you use it the Cue depreciates. I get a kick out of people thinking their cue is worth x amount of dollars when I can buy brand new.
If everyone felt the way you do there would never be any secondary market sales. Don't forget there is always the wait for something new, sometimes you can buy barely used and close to 95-99% and have it in a couple days instead of a couple months or years.
My Mobley was worth more than I paid for it the day Randy handed it to me. And Randy was the one who told me that. Throw in his long wait time now and it’s worth even more. So it is possible.
I dont know where you get your ideas from.
There are lots of cues that are used and cost more that they did when new...and have plenty of folks wanting to buy them.
Cars too.
I just bought a really clean, low miles, 1964 Corvair Monza convertible for ten G's and I'm thrilled to get it at that price. New it sold for under $3,000, so go figure.
To prove your point I need only one word,
FLIPPERS.
Many people buy a new cue, use it and sell it for a profit only to do it over and over again, too much fun.
Cues are a piece of working artwork and like art work it’s hard to
Figure out value
Sure Jay, but any comparable, new car, couldn't be touched for under $25 -$30,000, maybe more. You, my friend, do not subscribe to the "greater fool" syndrome. :smile:
bought one myself
I bought a Corvair Monza myself. It was turbo-charged or supercharged, I forget which. I think turbo-charged but it didn't matter, that didn't work anyway. Wasn't as much fun to drive as I had hoped and it leaked about one quart of oil an hour. I owned it less than a week. Bought it for $125, sold it for $250 so I was happy. Lost about twenty dollars worth of oil but it was worth that to drive it a few days, maybe just a day I don't remember.
Funny to think that the Corvair launched Ralph Nader's career, "Unsafe at Any Speed", and it is a tank put up beside most cars today! Don't know where his head was at but I saw a customer hit a stopped car at the end of the line at a redlight. The Corvair was going 85 and he walked away from the wreck! How many of today's cars could stand such a test?
Hu
I bought a Corvair Monza myself. It was turbo-charged or supercharged, I forget which. I think turbo-charged but it didn't matter, that didn't work anyway. Wasn't as much fun to drive as I had hoped and it leaked about one quart of oil an hour. I owned it less than a week. Bought it for $125, sold it for $250 so I was happy. Lost about twenty dollars worth of oil but it was worth that to drive it a few days, maybe just a day I don't remember.
Funny to think that the Corvair launched Ralph Nader's career, "Unsafe at Any Speed", and it is a tank put up beside most cars today! Don't know where his head was at but I saw a customer hit a stopped car at the end of the line at a redlight. The Corvair was going 85 and he walked away from the wreck! How many of today's cars could stand such a test?
Hu
They were not considered heavy cars when they were made but you are correct that by today's standards these cars were not light. My Grandpa bought one new about the time my family moved to Colorado and with the rear engine the traction in the snow was marvelous.
My Grandpa was originally from England so the engine was in the "boot" and you stored your suitcases in the "bonnet".
I’m talking about cues in general and not specifically custom cues. I see people selling production cues more than what they paid when I can buy brand new. We have this syndrome where people think their used/battle scarred cue is worth more than new.
There was a gentleman that tried to sell me his Ginacue and told me he never sells to break even. So I said ok as long as I get to hit some balls with it. That damn cue had a bunch of dings and scratches. I asked him to send it to Ernie or subtract Ernie charges to refinish and he said no. LOL
Too often than not these things are dinged up.
There was a gentleman that tried to sell me his Ginacue and told me he never sells to break even. So I said ok as long as I get to hit some balls with it. That damn cue had a bunch of dings and scratches. I asked him to send it to Ernie or subtract Ernie charges to refinish and he said no. LOL
Too often than not these things are dinged up.
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