Well I don't have them but I can set you in the right direction. Look for the ones that have international codes for Asian and Middle Eastern exchanges.
Why do many players spend more on a cue than they do for a pool table?
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Well I don't have them but I can set you in the right direction. Look for the ones that have international codes for Asian and Middle Eastern exchanges.
I am having a hard time figuring out how to spend more than $800 on cloth and rails. Not liking my chances with a table that cost less than that.
Thank you kindly.
Thinking more about this. Just to reiterate, I am wondering of the perceived value of pool sticks, er, I mean cues relative to tables.
To put some numbers to the discussion, I would pay the following for these items (all used, but it excellent condition):
Gold Crown, zero
Centennial, maybe 6 - 7 k
anniversary, maybe 4.5k - 5.5k
pool cues, up to, say $400 or so.
In 1997 after moving into a new home, I was in the market for a pool table. After considering options for used GC tables available at the time, I decided on a new 9’ AMF Grand Prix. The guy who sold me the table also sold pool cues. I made the ‘mistake’ of playing with one of the cues. Even though I was not in the market for a cue, I ended up spending almost as much for the cue as I spent on the table. I still own both. The table is very good, but the cue is still my favorite. They were worth the money.
Sure i like my 9 year old's artwork but its staying on the fridge. Im going to pay a little more the quality piece of art in my foyer or above my mantle. The same goes for cues. Artistry, quality craftsmanship, and hit are all aspects to be considered. With that, the fact that the cue isnt made in a factory by some lady who just got done *****ing at her old man the night before for having his Damn pool league night is also to be considered.
Moreover, im a handy guy, have some artistry and creativity to me, but no matter how many years it would take of me trying, id never be able to create the works of art that some of our high end cuemakers can do.
Moreover, im a handy guy, have some artistry and creativity to me, but no matter how many years it would take of me trying, id never be able to create the works of art that some of our high end cuemakers can do.
On the contrary Dean, the Diamond tables are a great investment for the money, in 5 years you might break even selling one....whereas you can only lose money on the 3 tables you already own selling them.....in 5 years, has a lot to do with how much you spend in the first place:grin:
Ibuycues' right here on AZ has enough invested in cues to fund the largest pool room in the country....and a GC1 as well:thumbup:....I've been to his house
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Ibuycues' right here on AZ has enough invested in cues to fund the largest pool room in the country....and a GC1 as well:thumbup:....I've been to his house
I've got one or two Diamonds and play with a cut house cue.
My girlfriend likes vacations more. :thumbup:
The best tables are the ones that pay you back.
For me, a good cue is more important than a good table.
I got a chance of playing well on a bad table...
...I don't like my chances of playing well with a bad cue.
...and I have played some form of Billiards in a few countries.....
...trying to get a table into your luggage is SO annoying....
I got a chance of playing well on a bad table...
...I don't like my chances of playing well with a bad cue.
...and I have played some form of Billiards in a few countries.....
...trying to get a table into your luggage is SO annoying....
A MAGIC POOL CUE confers unfailing accuracy to all of its owner's strokes, or so the owner believes, temporarily.
A pool table treats all players the same, so there is no merit in spending an excessive amount.
To quote one American billiard player:
I wonder why a man should prefer a good billiard-table to a poor one;
and why he should prefer straight cues to crooked ones;
and why he should prefer round balls to chipped ones;
and why he should prefer a level table to one that slants;
and why he should prefer responsive cushions to the dull and unresponsive kind.
I wonder at these things, because when we examine the matter we find
that the essentials involved in billiards are as competently and exhaustively
furnished by a bad billiard outfit as they are by the best one.
One of the essentials is amusement.
Very well, if there is any more amusement to be gotten out of the one outfit
than out of the other, the facts are in favor of the bad outfit.
The bad outfit will always furnish thirty per cent. more fun for the players
and for the spectators than will the good outfit.
Another essential of the game is that the outfit shall give the players full
opportunity to exercise their best skill, and display it in a way to compel the
admiration of the spectators.
Very well, the bad outfit is nothing behind the good one in this regard.
It is a difficult matter to estimate correctly the eccentricities of chipped balls
and a slanting table, and make the right allowance for them and secure a
count; the finest kind of skill is required to accomplish the satisfactory result.
Another essential of the game is that it shall add to the interest of the game
by furnishing opportunities to bet.
Very well, in this regard no good outfit can claim any advantage over a bad one.
I know, by experience, that a bad outfit is as valuable as the best one;
that an outfit that couldn't be sold at auction for seven dollars is just as valuable
for all the essentials of the game as an outfit that is worth a thousand. ...
Last winter, here in New York, I saw Hoppe and Schaefer and Sutton and
the three or four other billiard champions of world-wide fame contend
against each other, and certainly the art and science displayed were a
wonder to see; yet I saw nothing there in the way of science and art that
was more wonderful than shots which I had seen Texas Tom make on the
wavy surface of that poor old wreck in the perishing saloon at Jackass Gulch
forty years before.
Mark Twain
A pool table treats all players the same, so there is no merit in spending an excessive amount.
To quote one American billiard player:
I wonder why a man should prefer a good billiard-table to a poor one;
and why he should prefer straight cues to crooked ones;
and why he should prefer round balls to chipped ones;
and why he should prefer a level table to one that slants;
and why he should prefer responsive cushions to the dull and unresponsive kind.
I wonder at these things, because when we examine the matter we find
that the essentials involved in billiards are as competently and exhaustively
furnished by a bad billiard outfit as they are by the best one.
One of the essentials is amusement.
Very well, if there is any more amusement to be gotten out of the one outfit
than out of the other, the facts are in favor of the bad outfit.
The bad outfit will always furnish thirty per cent. more fun for the players
and for the spectators than will the good outfit.
Another essential of the game is that the outfit shall give the players full
opportunity to exercise their best skill, and display it in a way to compel the
admiration of the spectators.
Very well, the bad outfit is nothing behind the good one in this regard.
It is a difficult matter to estimate correctly the eccentricities of chipped balls
and a slanting table, and make the right allowance for them and secure a
count; the finest kind of skill is required to accomplish the satisfactory result.
Another essential of the game is that it shall add to the interest of the game
by furnishing opportunities to bet.
Very well, in this regard no good outfit can claim any advantage over a bad one.
I know, by experience, that a bad outfit is as valuable as the best one;
that an outfit that couldn't be sold at auction for seven dollars is just as valuable
for all the essentials of the game as an outfit that is worth a thousand. ...
Last winter, here in New York, I saw Hoppe and Schaefer and Sutton and
the three or four other billiard champions of world-wide fame contend
against each other, and certainly the art and science displayed were a
wonder to see; yet I saw nothing there in the way of science and art that
was more wonderful than shots which I had seen Texas Tom make on the
wavy surface of that poor old wreck in the perishing saloon at Jackass Gulch
forty years before.
Mark Twain
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My player cost more then my home table.
Truth be told, most people that hold their cues with more value than their pool table....if they even own one, is because it makes them..."one of the boyz" so to speak. A nice cue is something that can be shown off on league night, talked about like it's a piece of prized jewelry, placed in the hands of another for a fine examination. ...receiving the highest compliments of praise. ...even if the owner of that very cue....can't run a rack of 8 ball to save their life!!!!.....but, it makes them....."one of the boyz"....and a pool table is just a pool table....can't take it with you on league night, can't take it to you buddies house....and in most cases....your wife or girlfriend picked out the pool table anyway, including the color of the cloth....because it matches the decor of the room....LOL....who cares if there's even enough room around the table to play on it.....as lone as it "LOOKS" like a pool table....and didn't cost very much....because they don't know shit about them in the first place, after all. ...it's not like a finely built "pool cue".....right:thumbup:
Are we talking logic. There is none. For myself I buy something/anything because I get pleasure from it. I enjoy the ownership and the usage. Me personally I'll take the table and buy $100 and up cues because there is nothing wrong with them.
If an expensive cue means a lot to a person then there it is.
With respect, if I can rephrase the question, "Why do most buy expensive cues that cost more than pool lessons?" I get a rush helping a players in a few lessons--sometimes doubling their pocketing percentage and accuracy!
Are you sure about that?
I got my block letter Joss for $35. :smile: It may not be worth $1500, but it's a good example. I got an Abe Rich cue in a second hand shop for $3 too. I have several other examples and am still on the hunt for gold.
I am guessing you mean you would never spend over $1500 on one. Would you really pass over a golden bargain on a valuable cue? If you found a Spain cue or a Gina in a second hand shop for cheap you wouldn't buy it?
Just a thought.
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Are you sure about that?
...If you found a Spain cue or a Gina in a second hand shop for cheap you wouldn't buy it?
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I would certainly buy it. I would then promptly sell it to you guys. You guys would get to enjoy it and I would get to further fund my retirement. :wink:
Good observation. I spent money on lessons and it did help me become a better player.
Speaking of player, I can play just as well with my Players brand J/B cue as I can with any of my (or your) customs.
Now, just to show that I hope to still be part of the cue cheerleader club, check out this Hulsey cue. I think it is what you guys refer to as a "Monster"? I love this guy's creativity. I see so many South Wests and such that pretty much look all the same. this guy is doing something different for sure. I dig it. IF I were to spend YOUR money on a cue, this is what I would buy.
http://s242.photobucket.com/user/ST...JAKE HULSEY/8_zpsad3aa876.jpg.html?sort=9&o=7