Cheap ball on ebay

[kurmie]

already plugged BWS for 40 bucks. Not mine, just passing along the info. Wasn't sure if this needed to be in Buy/Sell/Trade since it isn't mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/16-lb-hammer-black-widow_W0QQitemZ180225869762QQihZ008QQcategoryZ2084 8QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[jackhammer]

hey i was wondering if you knew what size pin is on the ball and how the cover looks?

[kurmie]

no clue, just saw in on there while I was looking for something else.

[Street Racer]

wheres crusher? its 16lbs

[Rowdy]

That is a ball just crying out for an angle or a RICO drill. Loooooong pin in it.

[BubbaRay]

That is a ball just crying out for an angle or a RICO drill. Loooooong pin in it.


LKong pinisn't the word. The distance between the Cg and mass bias is closer. That pin must be 6 inches from Cg.

[grayfin68]

LKong pinisn't the word. The distance between the Cg and mass bias is closer. That pin must be 6 inches from Cg.

After the debacle with my Epic Battle, I'm done with buying balls on Ebay unless the ball is no longer being sold on the retail market. That ball is useless to me.

[Nor Cal Bowler]

After the debacle with my Epic Battle, I'm done with buying balls on Ebay unless the ball is no longer being sold on the retail market. That ball is useless to me.

what happened??

[grayfin68]

what happened??

Well, before I knew what "pro pin" or "pro cg" meant, I thought it was a good thing and the way the online retailers advertise it is they say it gives you more flexibility on drilling options.

I found out the hard way that it's a bunch of bullshit. My ball driller, who is also a PBA Pro, said what "pro pin" and "pro cg" means to him is "f'd up ball."

It's not technically considered a defect because some people who have enough revs can use a longer pin. However, when he drilled this ball up for me, he had to put a MASSIVE deep and wide balance hole in it to make it legal and went deep into the weight block.

The ball looks like hell because of the massive crater and doesn't work very well, so I don't use it. In fact, I should take it off my signature because I haven't used it since right after I bought it.

The other thing about buying balls online is you'll have a hard time getting warranty coverage through them, and even if you do, you'll have to do it through the mail.

Another thing is most of the Ebay retailers won't guarantee a certain length pin or top weight. A lot of them will have some choices and you can send them a note requesting specific specs but most of them don't have enough inventory to guarantee that they'll have exactly what you want.

Plus, by the time you buy the ball and pay someone to drill it for you, you're not saving much money at all. So, from now on, I'm sticking to buying from my local shop and the only exception will be if they cannot get a ball for me .

[Hotshot]

Well, before I knew what "pro pin" or "pro cg" meant, I thought it was a good thing and the way the online retailers advertise it is they say it gives you more flexibility on drilling options.

I found out the hard way that it's a bunch of bullshit. My ball driller, who is also a PBA Pro, said what "pro pin" and "pro cg" means to him is "f'd up ball."

It's not technically considered a defect because some people who have enough revs can use a longer pin. However, when he drilled this ball up for me, he had to put a MASSIVE deep and wide balance hole in it to make it legal and went deep into the weight block.

The ball looks like hell because of the massive crater and doesn't work very well, so I don't use it. In fact, I should take it off my signature because I haven't used it since right after I bought it.

The other thing about buying balls online is you'll have a hard time getting warranty coverage through them, and even if you do, you'll have to do it through the mail.

Another thing is most of the Ebay retailers won't guarantee a certain length pin or top weight. A lot of them will have some choices and you can send them a note requesting specific specs but most of them don't have enough inventory to guarantee that they'll have exactly what you want.

Plus, by the time you buy the ball and pay someone to drill it for you, you're not saving much money at all. So, from now on, I'm sticking to buying from my local shop and the only exception will be if they cannot get a ball for me .

I've always said Pro shop is the way to go!

[Thepainscoming]

I'll only buy a ball of ebay through people that don't have a store or a place that i can get an actual picture of the box and ball.