Which cuemakers work would be worth the most if...

I think,of the current crop of "master" cue makers, Jack Madden makes
as beautiful and hittable cue as there is anywhere at any price.
 
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Originally Posted by poolcuemaster
I'd want a Searing or a Tucker and they are AZer's to boot.--Leonard


hang-the-9 said:
you may want, but will they bring the highest price on the market? A level 1 or level 2 cue, newly made, for a $1,000 or more, can anyone command that type of price and get it or close?
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I thought the question was "Which cuemaker's work would be worth the most?" Worth (value) and price are two different things.

If a plain cue from cuemaker X was 1k, 2k or 10k and I hated the way it played then it would be worth nothing to me. Having said that, I'd want a Tucker.

I won't comment on Searing as I have never played with one.

Fats
 
BigCat said:
Tad Kohara.
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I was going to mention him since I really like the look of his plane BEM cues. Maybe someday I will have a chance to shoot with one.
 
LAlouie said:
Kershenbrock
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You and I think alike, buddy.
He was the first to come to mind to me, but I do agree that people
will buy anything from Hercek, Szamboti, or Searing.
 
well the one that I think would bring the most money and the quickest is a southwest, there plain cues go for $1500 pretty easily
 
Worth the most

hang-the-9 said:
you gave them all the same peice of plain wood to make a stick out of. No decorations to add price, just a plain stick using their standard building techniques?
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Worth the most "Plain basic cue" - There are only 5 possible choices based upon current and historical market place sales of cue makers cues:

Barry Szamboti
Dennis Searing
John Showman
Joel Hercek
Pete Tascarella

These are 5 of the 10 best cue makers in the world.


And out of these five it would be between Barry and Dennis, it's a tough call.........
 
Cuemaker Value

What makes a cue "valuable" isn't necessarily the workmanship, genius or quality that goes into its construction. The market determines its value. If it takes a decade to get a cue from a given builder, the value of the cues they are turning out will usually be quite high. Supply vs demand is a key factor.

I chose these 3 for different reasons but all have super high standards and build instant value to whatever leaves their shop:

Kersenbrock
Joel Hercek
Barry Szamboti
 
john schmidt said:
bobby hunter.i played with his cues for ten years loved it.even managed to win 30 pro events and run 400 with it.it played and looked great and hes a great guy to boot.thats mho
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I'm with John on this one.
 
this should be moved to the CUE Section of the Forum

what doyou think? Keep like ideas together.:)
 
worth the most? read the thread on hunter cues in cue review then tell me thats where you would put your money. i have a very nice hunter myself...chohans t-rex cue but the resale isnt there.if that plain searing would go for at least $3,000 then my hunter should go for $15,000 minimum. thats the market. t-rex all ivory points would be happy to get $4,000.
 
Some people are going off track a bit. The question was all things being equal ( in this case a plain cue, no inlays) which cuemaker's cue would be worth the most money. This is not asking what one or two people would pay, or if they would even like it or not. What the secondary market value is for such a cue and how it would compare to another similar cue by another maker. This is not a thread for which is better and how, etc. Purely what cuemaker is bringing the most money on the market.

I may really like cue brand x, I may feel that no other cue even comes close in quality, hit, feel, workmanship, etc. It does not change what the market value of it is. Cue brand y may get twice as much than my favorite brand x. I personally may never think that anybody in their right mind should purchase that cue at half of its market value. It does not change what the market value is. What determines that is the FACT that many other people absolutely WILL pay that much and maybe more for it.


So, if you owned a cue from 50 different cuemakers, and they were all a plain jane maple cue with a wrap, which one would sell for the most? This is the question. Not what your favorite one is, or which you would choose to play an important match and why. Or how this one has better construction than tha, etc.

Just my two cents.
 
Icon of Sin said:
S-Words...

Searing, Szamboti, Scianella, Scruggs.
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It amazes me how off base some of these people are (not you Heath - at least, not completely). It seems like so many people on here are posting reposnses of cuemakers that they like or whose cues they seem to enjoy the hit of. That is not the question being asked.

The question is, if a block of the same type of wood were given to every cuemaker out there, and each was instructed to make a plain jane cue (no frills), who's cue would be worth the most on the market?

What you have to take into account here is the SECOND-HAND market. Because A) Tony Scianella will charge $4,000 and there may be a Black Boar lover out there who will pay that! But how fast will it move if posted on eBay or AZ? As for other choices like Dennis Diekman and Bobby Hunter? They may be personal favs of some of you but if you think Bobby Hunter would fetch the same kinda money that Barry Szamboti or Dennis Searing would, you can think again!!!

Heath was on the right track. I think Dennis Searing is the obvious choice for this category as well as Barry Szamboti. Scianella and Scruggs - not so much. And I also like the earlier choice of David Kersenbrock.

So I would say the top three would be:

Searing
Szamboti
Kersenbrock

Also up there would be:

Gutierrez
Schick
Hercek
 
Drawman623 said:
Barry Szamboti
Bill Schick
Bill Stroud
Burt Spain
Burt Schrager
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This one would be a tough one to put on the list because I'm pretty sure Burton Spain stopped making cues when he died.
 
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