considering

[ghc83]

selling my no mercy beat'n...has about 15 games on it...how much do you guys think i should sell it for? i have no idea about these things..haha

[idlehourlegend]

O.k. how much did you pay total for it?, is there any damage?

[ghc83]

paid around 200 for everything...there is 2 small dings in it...nothing in the track area...even if they were i dont think it would matter..

[Hotshot]

I'll buy it if the price is right I need a heavy oil ball :D

[idlehourlegend]

Id sell it for around $90 plus shipping. depends on how good of shape its in, cant be too bad with 15 games on it.

[ghc83]

yea it has no tracks on it at all...so basically its in new condition except for the two marks on it..

[idlehourlegend]

Do it 100 plus ship if you want that you give them some moving room to make it look like they got a deal.:D

[ghc83]

cool thanks for the input guys....

[uberamd]

Not sure why $100 + SH is a good deal, online its $140 with free shipping for a NEW one. Most people would pay the extra $20 to get a new one that they don't need to plug and re-drill for their span.

[Steve1591]

Not sure why $100 + SH is a good deal, online its $140 with free shipping for a NEW one. Most people would pay the extra $20 to get a new one that they don't need to plug and re-drill for their span.

Well there are quite a few shops that will charge 40-50 to drill a ball bought online or not from them and only 20 or so to plug and redrill a ball :rolleyes:

[uberamd]

Well there are quite a few shops that will charge 40-50 to drill a ball bought online or not from them and only 20 or so to plug and redrill a ball :rolleyes:

Thats strange, one would assume the pro shop owner needs to put more effort into plugging a ball, letting it sit, then re-drilling it than he would just drilling it as in each case you are doing the same thing, drilling 3 holes but in the plug case you need to mix and pour plug material before you can drill, and remove grips. That makes no sense to me.

[Steve1591]

Thats strange, one would assume the pro shop owner needs to put more effort into plugging a ball, letting it sit, then re-drilling it than he would just drilling it as in each case you are doing the same thing, drilling 3 holes but in the plug case you need to mix and pour plug material before you can drill, and remove grips. That makes no sense to me.

Well if it makes no sense, think about it.

Online shops are barely making profits. They charge only a couple bucks over what they pay their supplier. But then again, all they have for costs are $50 a month for their hosting company. The problem is, people buy their bowling balls online, running the real shops dry, searching for business. Real shops need to pay for the space they do business out of, pay their employees, pay for machinery as well as other equipment. Its not cheap.

So if someone were to come into your shop and say id like this ball drilled up and they got it online, would you drill it for $20? Nope. You would charge more to drill it, that way they will come buy a ball from you next time, instead of ordering it online, as itll either be the same price or cheaper than ordering it.

[uberamd]

Well if it makes no sense, think about it.

Online shops are barely making profits. They charge only a couple bucks over what they pay their supplier. But then again, all they have for costs are $50 a month for their hosting company. The problem is, people buy their bowling balls online, running the real shops dry, searching for business. Real shops need to pay for the space they do business out of, pay their employees, pay for machinery as well as other equipment. Its not cheap.

So if someone were to come into your shop and say id like this ball drilled up and they got it online, would you drill it for $20? Nope. You would charge more to drill it, that way they will come buy a ball from you next time, instead of ordering it online, as itll either be the same price or cheaper than ordering it.

I understand that completely, however having said that, buying a ball from someone who is selling a used one online and going to the shop to have it drilled doesn't benefit them either... right? And they still need to take the extra time to plug it and after they plug, its the same drilling procedure as it was for the new one.

Also, I do understand pro shops have a hard time making money. But look, I can get a Bite, $130 shipped to me, $60 drilled and slugged/gripped, $190 out the door (or $200 out the door if I extend it to a 2 year warranty online for an extra $10). -or- I can pay my pro shop for the ball and drilling, which is $220, and then pay another $20+ for grips and slug, and pay $240 or more out the door. As a college student who works an entire day to earn that $50, I am going to go the less expensive route. Not to mention I am paying him $60 for 30 minutes of his time to drill a ball, so he is making quite a bit of money in a short time ($2/minute). He does a great job too, but its not like I am sending him to the poor house. I think he would gladly take my internet balls to drill over not going to him at all.

[xGatez]

Be careful not to get too many balls before you are good enough to use them though. I know that i got my three ball ways too soon and i wish i would have just gotten lessons sooner. From where your average is at i would say getting some lessons would probably be a good step forward.