Well, I have some bad news for you. I buy and sell a lot of cues and I think the Blue Book is more frequently listing values above current prices than below them. The fact is, $1200 cash can buy you a ton of cue in the secondhand market. A lot of people have an inflated idea of the value of their cue.

Did you think your Samsara would go up in value once it left the shop? Maybe it will in 20 years, but for now unless your cue is very special, unique, collectible, or very expensive to duplicate, I doubt it. If you have a relatively common Samsara six pointer - realistically you are looking at selling it for $700 - $1000 depending on condition.

That's not to say that Samsara's are not great and desireable cues. They are. However, you must realize that great cues depreciate less than not-so-great cues. So, while your may lose 30% of it's original cost, there are others that are losing 60%.

Chris