Why do people come here and try to sell used cues(not collectible) for more than they cost new.I see it over and over again.I am talking about $500-2000 that are $500 or so overpriced.I am not going to name any names or cues,but I get tired of seeing cues on here that I am interested in and choke when I see the price.I read the description then look at the pictures and say to myself wow that is nice and then laugh at the price.It is too bad.I am sure others here know what i speak of.
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Maybe they think we are a bunch of saps. Not!
Nick
Maybe they think we are a bunch of saps. Not!
Nick
PoolSleuth
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Maybe they are looking for Fish, like some E-bay sellers?
Well, and this is my opinion of course, almost everybody will try to haggle the price. Everyone wants a deal, lets admit that. By "asking" for more at start, you leave yourself some room for buyers to "talk you down" and not take a substantial hit or loss on the item.
Alot of folks (Not you guys)... Don't do the leg work when buying trading selling cues . Joe blow says it's worth X dollars so by gosh it's worth that and a little more !! I've had ......."pause"......""Long pause"".......More than I can count !! People that truly believe there cue is worth hundreds/thousands of dollars when in fact it wouldn't make good firewood... Alot of poeple just don't know !!.......
Some people will always think their stuff is gold, thats the way it is. On the other hand, No matter what you ask for your price you'll always get rediculously low offers. Ask 125 for something somebody will offer you 112.50 and you pay shipping. If somebody wants more than I want to pay I don't buy it, simple. I think there's more people on here whos prices are dead on than outa line though. Ebay has really screwed up the production cue market more than anything else I think.
Andy
Andy
I generally try to price things I sell at what I think is a good price for both myself and the buyer. I tend to go a little higher since it seems that everyone wants to pay less than what you are asking for no matter what the price is. I think it's only natural to want to maximize your return on the sale.
For my ER pair that I just posted not too long ago I posted the price at what Edwin said the approximate value was when I purchased them as I have no idea what the market value is for the cues as I hadn't seen one for sale before I put my post up. Just thought I'd add in my $.02.
Zack
For my ER pair that I just posted not too long ago I posted the price at what Edwin said the approximate value was when I purchased them as I have no idea what the market value is for the cues as I hadn't seen one for sale before I put my post up. Just thought I'd add in my $.02.
Zack
PAINPOOL
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DawgAndy said:
I agree, The production cue market is screwed. E-bay has been a double edge sword! Not just cues either. These things that have been said does not include Searing,bluegrass,southwest,scruggs,mottey,james white,chudy, Etc.... and so many others. Prices here have been real competitive to any market on the right stuff in my IMO. Thanx Aaron 815-243-1101
As far as production cues Viking is the only maker that tries to cover there sellers as far as wholesale to retail (That I know of).The rest will let you sell them out of the trunk of your car. Everybody wants wholesale prices without having the store front expence ..... Last I looked there were 500 Mcdermotts on e-bay !!PAINPOOL said:
I worked for a wholesaler all through high school and a couple of years after. We imported toy trains from Germany. nice high quaility stuff. The manufactor would only sell to us and we would only sell to stores with a store front etc. Then the internet got hot (who knew it was going to be so life changing?) and we would sell to people with a vendors lisense. 1996 was it, vendors could buy pretty much at our prices through the main company and after ebay hit you would find brand new trains below our prices. McDermott is screwing itself big time. Hell alot of the stores don't even have the cue in thier hand, they order it after it sold.
Andy
Andy
DawgAndy said:
Andy, I agree with your summary here. Most production cue companies and even some custom cuemakers do little to protect the investment of their product wrt to who their 'dealers' are. That being said, McDermott does have one redeeming quality....it's allowed cornerstone to break into the cue biz. Doubt anyone has sold more than him in the last couple of years.
Sean
cueaddicts said:
OK I'll bite.. where is the redeeming quality?
JV
classiccues said:OK I'll bite.. where is the redeeming quality?
JV
apparently there are a lot of buyers for McDermotts....and guess it's redeeming for them that they have such a good salesman.
I've said it before, and I will say it again....something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. That pretty much applies with anything that is collectible, not just cues.
Yes, there are certain cuemakers' cues that seem to CONSISTENTLY hold their value, and demand..Hercek, Schick, Searing, Szamboti, and Tascarella, to name a few. (Please note that I am talking about cuemakers still alive to make cues.) Then you have the group of cuemakers that have a following...but their demand seems to fluctuate...sometimes like the weather...Lol. I am going to add Blue Grass into this group. I watch a lot of his cues, and the pricing on them is all over the map! I realize that he is 'no longer taking orders'....but he has done this before, this is nothing new. For the most part, his cues are not pulling what some would hope on the secondary market...I have been watching that here. And there is at least one 'dealer/collector' who I feel is wildly overpriced with his cues.
We players and collectors are a fickle lot. Almost lemming-like in our buying and selling of custom cues. Suddenly, you are seeing more Blue Grass cues now, than just a year ago...same for Zylr's lately. There have been others in the past, and there will be others in the future...but they seem to come in waves. It is what I call the 'Cue du Jour Syndrome'.
I like the prices posted with the ads...even if they are way out of my league, because I then have an idea of that maker's relative value on the secondary market. If you are not posting because you do not know what to ask for the cue....take the time and do the research. With that info in hand, you can then think about what you would like to get for the cue, and what YOU WOULD REALISTICALLY PAY for the same cue if you were a buyer, and if you're lucky, you may come out somewhere in between.
Lisa
Yes, there are certain cuemakers' cues that seem to CONSISTENTLY hold their value, and demand..Hercek, Schick, Searing, Szamboti, and Tascarella, to name a few. (Please note that I am talking about cuemakers still alive to make cues.) Then you have the group of cuemakers that have a following...but their demand seems to fluctuate...sometimes like the weather...Lol. I am going to add Blue Grass into this group. I watch a lot of his cues, and the pricing on them is all over the map! I realize that he is 'no longer taking orders'....but he has done this before, this is nothing new. For the most part, his cues are not pulling what some would hope on the secondary market...I have been watching that here. And there is at least one 'dealer/collector' who I feel is wildly overpriced with his cues.
We players and collectors are a fickle lot. Almost lemming-like in our buying and selling of custom cues. Suddenly, you are seeing more Blue Grass cues now, than just a year ago...same for Zylr's lately. There have been others in the past, and there will be others in the future...but they seem to come in waves. It is what I call the 'Cue du Jour Syndrome'.
I like the prices posted with the ads...even if they are way out of my league, because I then have an idea of that maker's relative value on the secondary market. If you are not posting because you do not know what to ask for the cue....take the time and do the research. With that info in hand, you can then think about what you would like to get for the cue, and what YOU WOULD REALISTICALLY PAY for the same cue if you were a buyer, and if you're lucky, you may come out somewhere in between.
Lisa
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