Monto P2 said:Just would like share views with fellow sw owners and azers.what according to you makes southwest cues what they are today
A Proud Sw owner
monchiwai said:Stop showing off! you are making me jealous!! :grin:
Congratz on winning the raffle... and the SW pics you posted were awesome! :thumbup:
Ken_4fun said:They make a good cue. But I think the deal is with them is that most people covet what they cannot have.
The rediculous wait, isnt an example of a superior product, but an example of understanding people.
For another example, CLUB 54 in New York, when they would tell most people no you cant come in. Made people want to come in more.
If Southwest would require, 25-50% down (like most cuemakers) then the list would shrink considerably. Most of the cues coming from Southwest hit the market as soon as they come to the owner. I can certainly understand it, you can turn it quickly and make a few bucks with nothing invested long term.
I have bought and sold several, and kept the best one I have ever played with. For someone that wants a good playing cue, it probably is the best bargin out there, for this reason. Buy it for 2000-2500 play with it, and then sell it for about the same amount. Most cues lose value, especially production and lesser known custom makers.
Ken
Ken,Ken_4fun said:They make a good cue. But I think the deal is with them is that most people covet what they cannot have.
The rediculous wait, isnt an example of a superior product, but an example of understanding people.
For another example, CLUB 54 in New York, when they would tell most people no you cant come in. Made people want to come in more.
If Southwest would require, 25-50% down (like most cuemakers) then the list would shrink considerably. Most of the cues coming from Southwest hit the market as soon as they come to the owner. I can certainly understand it, you can turn it quickly and make a few bucks with nothing invested long term.
I have bought and sold several, and kept the best one I have ever played with. For someone that wants a good playing cue, it probably is the best bargin out there, for this reason. Buy it for 2000-2500 play with it, and then sell it for about the same amount. Most cues lose value, especially production and lesser known custom makers.
Ken
Ken_4fun said:They make a good cue. But I think the deal is with them is that most people covet what they cannot have.
The rediculous wait, isnt an example of a superior product, but an example of understanding people.
For another example, CLUB 54 in New York, when they would tell most people no you cant come in. Made people want to come in more.
If Southwest would require, 25-50% down (like most cuemakers) then the list would shrink considerably. Most of the cues coming from Southwest hit the market as soon as they come to the owner. I can certainly understand it, you can turn it quickly and make a few bucks with nothing invested long term.
I have bought and sold several, and kept the best one I have ever played with. For someone that wants a good playing cue, it probably is the best bargin out there, for this reason. Buy it for 2000-2500 play with it, and then sell it for about the same amount. Most cues lose value, especially production and lesser known custom makers.
Ken
Damn it ... beat me to it!!!ScottR said:Well.....first off, spelling the name correctly is a great start.
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$TAKE HOR$E said:That is some very good points. I heard recently that Laurie was going to start charging A LOT more for her cues because of the people selling them for about $1000 more than they paid for them, which imo is just good business on everyones part. What I am wondering is if she raises the price on her cues how will that effect the market for them. I can understand spending X number of $$ for one if you are guranteed you can sell it for around $2500 as soon as you get it. Will people still buy them if they are $2000 or $2500 from her. If so does that mean that they will instantly go up to say $3000 or $3500 for the average 6 pointer with veneers and a bem forearm. Just curious as to what people think about this.
since that post is so recent then maybe they have already raised their prices. im glad you posted this because i had only heard this but now know it for fact.......suckershot said:FWIW, I thought I'd just seen a post where a guy had posted pics of his new SW with a picture of his invoice from them. Unless he edited the photo of the invoice, I believe the invoice amount was $2200. It was a nice cue, to be sure, but I didn't get the impression that a cue maker would charge $2200 for that cue. So maybe at SW they've already drummed up the prices.
You do bring up an excellent point about what happens to the pricing of cues from SW.
EDIT, add link to thread showing invoice amount: http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=108952
CocoboloCowboy said:A Southwest Cue is unique as it has a Sugarro Cactus engraved in it Pin. I often wonder why Southwest chose to engrave the Sugarro Cactus in it's Pin, as the Sugarro Cactus is native to the Sonora Desert of Arizona
Monto P2 said:Just would like share views with fellow sw owners and azers.what according to you makes southwest cues what they are today
A Proud Sw owner
just about a said:IT'S HIT BABY. Plain and simple.
asiasdad said:It's not entirely hit, it is STATUS. I recently sold a wonderfully hitting pre-date South West cue and elected to keep a Judd JT-4. Why? Better hit, for less money in my hands. In someone elses hands, this may not be true.