Pool Cues | Billiards Cues

In a sport that is highly competitive without being a contact sport, you can rest assured that pool is a heated game that requires great skill, mathematical knowledge, and a great deal of investment.  In fact, some people will spend a fortune to assure they have the best custom pool cue that money can buy.  At the same time, even some of the most expensive pool cues on the market are less than adequate and can be beat out by a less expensive pool stick in terms of quality.

Interestingly enough, the world’s most expensive pool cues come in two varieties.  The first are collectibles, made of gold and silver that are engraved and not even meant for use but only for display.  However, there are also those that are old and battered, considered to be antiques or collector’s items.  In order to better understand why these pool sticks are worth so much money, let’s look at a great degree of detail.

In terms of pool sticks meant for display only, the material from which the pool cue is created is the source of the price being asked for such a showpiece.  This would obviously not be a product of which you would want to make use, and unless you have a display case of several of such items, these expensive devices are not worth the price for show.  You may find pool cues entirely embossed in gold or silver, and you may even find full-sized pool cue replicas that are made of solid gold.  These would be rare treasures and not meant for play but still be some of the world’s most expensive pool sticks.

If you seek to buy antiques and find that sort of price, the pool stick is probably that of a well-known previous player who has retired or moved onto a different pool cue.  Some of these show pieces may be autographed, increasing the value of the trinket even further based on who had last used it and signed his or her name.  For example, if one of the pool legends such as Steve Mizerak or Luther Lassiter has signed the pool cue, it could be worth a great deal of cash.

Expensive pool cues like this are meant for collectors only and usually end up going to the highest bidder who has that kind of money to spare.  Others are displayed in museums or in pool halls of fame.