What sets the market price for a cue?

Cueaddicts, Thanks for talking me down off the ledge by threatening my pocket book...LOL I was about to jump. I hope this thread fades away.
 
Juice said:
Yah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Awww.

I was just about to ask, how do these conversion thingies actually play? Do they play like some geezer has sawed a cheap bit of wood in half and bunged a joint in it, or do they play half decent, like?

Either way, pool is utterly crackers.
 
TheThaiger said:
Awww.

I was just about to ask, how do these conversion thingies actually play? Do they play like some geezer has sawed a cheap bit of wood in half and bunged a joint in it, or do they play half decent, like?

Either way, pool is utterly crackers.
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the one i played with was unreal.....best cue i have ever taken a shot with.....felt like an extension of my arm......way to kick the pot mark.....ps it was nice finally meeting you....mickey
 
This one played pretty sporty for being a hacked up house cue.

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Hungarian Nut said:
Please, you can not compare one of Dennis' works of art with a Dufferin Sneaky conversion. I am very informed about Mr. Searing and his cues. Are you saying a Dufferin Sneaky conversion is a $3,000 monster? And please don't give me the supply and demand bla, bla and don't say it's worth what someone will pay, yada, yada.

Your gut feel RayJay, will the market pay $3,000?

YES or NO
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Yes, and more if it was converted by others such as Kersenbrock or Balabushka or Szamboti. Searing is in this group. Its called supply and demand.
 
tattoo said:
the one i played with was unreal.....best cue i have ever taken a shot with.....felt like an extension of my arm......way to kick the pot mark.....ps it was nice finally meeting you....mickey
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Nice meeting you as well Senor...
 
mark years of building the highest quality product with the finest materials that only a few can buy....and then the years of turning the componets into the best possable cue money can buy.....even if it is only taking a standard cue that we can buy anywhere the tricks these guys do is something that very few know..years of R&D...and for that reason that is why they command such high prices.....plus supply and demand however until you swing with a searing you just cant understand it.....i love the thread mark and you bring up some good points but once you hit with one you will understand...mickey
 
Hungarian Nut said:
Funny thing is I scroll though the For Sale section all the time. And when I see a Dufferin house cue conversion done by Searing for sale for $3,000 I just laugh. I can understand the art thing but $3,000 for a sneaky pete.

I just wonder who actually buys these things?

Give me a break...

See thread below...
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I currently have a piece of Neanderthal Shit for sale on eBay $356.987. It has been tested for DNA however there is not enough left to identify a linage.

I have had a number of offers over a $100,000 which I have refused,

I Suppose my point is that no matter what price I put on something the item is only worth what some one will pay for it and that sets the future sales price within a static future.

However, prices can vary based upon supply and demand so is there ever really a way to set the price for any item at anytime or does a how much a buyer will pay on a given day?

JIMO
 
brandoncook26 said:
Market price is set by the market. I can sell a #2 pencil for $100, but if no one buys it, it's not worth that.

If there are more people willing to buy at a given price than what is available then it is worth more and vice versa for less.

If someone pays $3,000 for the Searing then it was worth that, if not then not. There is also a saturation of the market right now. Many more sellers than buyers. I have seen a lot of nice cues not selling and continually being price cut.

It seems that if you're not willing to give someone a good deal you will more than likely be keeping your stuff for now.
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What he said.

Not speaking for the guy selling the cue, but what amazes me is how americans see a price as the end all. Normally, with rationally thinking and logical people, the price you see is an opener, meaning it can down down (normally not up). This is done with houses too by the way op. I once heard a top notch negotiator say that Americans were the worst negotiators worldwide, I totally believe that... people just have such out of tune mentalities here.
 
The market price for anything is "whatever a willing buyer will pay and a willing seller will accept"
 
Thanks to all for your inputs. I'm only struggling with these Dufferin conversions for $3,000. I can believe they hit very well. But for me I would rather invest another few thousand dollars and get a brand new and complete Searing cue.

I get the marketing 101 supply / demand stuff. Mr. Searing only builds a few cues a year and the waiting list is like 10 years out for his wonderful works of art and precision instruments of play. I'm not sure I understand how he makes a decent living based on how many cues he builds per year.

I hope I haven't upset the apple cart with the cult following comment, I was really kidding after hearing "supply / demand" for the 10th time.

I want everyone to understand I would be a buyer if the right basic Searing 4 pointer comes along.:smile:
 
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