Value of a Cue?

Hierovision · 2006-12-04T12:22:27+00:00

What determines the value of a cue fresh out of the cuemakers hands? Is it the quality of craftsmanship? The effort and skill put into the creation process? The experience epitomized in the finished product? The popular opinion of the cuemaker's work? What is it? I believe it's a combination of what the maker puts into the cue (materials as well as effort/experience/etc.) and how the buyers compare it to cues they've had in the past. The latter more than the former to an extent. What do you think?