Post by: EricThomas on October 08, 2008, 09:10:36 AM
There has been speculation as to what we have up our sleeve. Well we are finally ready to let the world know.
Our new High Performance line "Bounty" will start shipping the first week of November. Features the new Double Cross core that Nick has been working feverishly on, wrapped with S77 that will produce a very aggressive downlane reaction even at 1000k Abralon. Not only is this a great ball, but we are doing something nobody in the industry has done before. Buy this ball, shoot a 300 and win money from us. See details below.
$25,000 Reward
900 Global puts up the Bounty for top bowlers and pro shops around the country. Thats right $25,000 cash, bucks, smackers, clams, greenbacks, dinero, coin, moolah, or whatever term it is you like. The fact is its up for grabs starting November 1st. Here's how it works.... Shoot a USBC sanctioned 300 game with the Bounty and receive a cut of the $25,000.
PRO SHOPS THAT DRILL A BOUNTY FOR A BOWLER THAT SHOOTS 300 WILL ALSO RECEIVE A SHARE OF THE $25,000. What's the catch? NONE!
Offer good through April 30th 2009, at which point the $25,000 will be divided up among the Pro Shops and Bounty 300 game bowlers. Go to http://www.900global.com/thebounty/ for complete details.
I know the first question. NO this is not the end of the Break series! This is a new price point. Breaks will continue.
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Post by: DP3 on October 08, 2008, 05:16:05 PM
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Post by: MC on October 08, 2008, 05:31:13 PM
When will we be able to see more on the Bounty, itself?
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Post by: mmcfarland300 on October 08, 2008, 05:31:15 PM
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its a good idea, a bit of a gimick in my book. Considering that there are about 250 3's thrown a month, the pro shops get their cut so ever 300 x's 2 = 500 and this last for 4 months......you'll get about $6.75 out of this thing.
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You must take in to account the number of people that will throw a USBC sanctioned 300 with this ball. That will narrow the results considerably. Eric how many 300's have been reported to you with the S 75 in the last 30 days?
Post by: revTrex on October 08, 2008, 05:32:27 PM
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Post by: slashrr69 on October 08, 2008, 08:04:40 PM
read the attached link.. how does it work for the guys that drill their own stuff?? thankss
Post by: mrbowlingnut on October 08, 2008, 08:12:59 PM
This tops the Sauce giveaway and puts the gauntlet even higher for the best ball company there is 900global.
Btw still loving every new ball i have from you, that Nkryption Code is just superb thanks again!!!
Post by: Xfest on October 08, 2008, 10:16:58 PM
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Post by: themagician on October 08, 2008, 10:21:24 PM
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And if you are a junior, can we just replace this with another ball in the company or scholarship money?
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As a junior it still wouldn't be legal to get a ball, but scholarship money would be. They would have to check into junior's being able to win though as I could see it getting touchy.
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Post by: J_L_B on October 08, 2008, 10:52:42 PM
Is it the letter that you receive in the mail from the USBC verifying the 300 game that you will need?
Or the application for a 300 game that you fill out the night of bowling the 300?
If it's the application that you fill out, is a copy of that ok or does it have to be the original?
If it's the letter you get in the mail, do you expect the letter to show up in the mail within the 2 weeks that you are expecting the cards to be mailed within?
Post by: themagician on October 08, 2008, 11:01:19 PM
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Or maybe we should just keep the whole junior status out of it and get some bread.
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Post by: rene- on October 09, 2008, 04:15:57 AM
Post by: EricThomas on October 09, 2008, 08:38:40 AM
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its a good idea, a bit of a gimmick in my book. Considering that there are about 250 3's thrown a month, the pro shops get their cut so ever 300 x's 2 = 500 and this last for 4 months......you'll get about $6.75 out of this thing.
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Its not a gimmick. You could win $250 a share or $10 a share we don't know yet. We will have a running tally on this that bowlers can monitor off of our website. The thing to keep in mind is we really want it to be $6.75. Shocker! We have already committed to paying out the $25K regardless of how many people do it but if it gets split that low that means alot of peeps shot a 300 with this ball. IE we made a damn good bowling ball that people are having success with. If you read the rules it clearly states that we reserve the right to ADD money to this program. Whats it worth to someone? This idea is something were excited about and its something bowlers and pro shops should be excited about. It's DIFFERENT! 4-1's and %'s off only benefit the shop guy. This program benefits bowlers and shops.
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Post by: EricThomas on October 09, 2008, 08:43:28 AM
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In the rules it says that the Pro Shop must wait until the bowler provides the USBC application letter before mailing off the redemption card.
Is it the letter that you receive in the mail from the USBC verifying the 300 game that you will need?
Or the application for a 300 game that you fill out the night of bowling the 300?
If it's the application that you fill out, is a copy of that ok or does it have to be the original?
If it's the letter you get in the mail, do you expect the letter to show up in the mail within the 2 weeks that you are expecting the cards to be mailed within?
Johnny-We will need just a copy of the application signed by the league secretary. Its faster that way. We will then post the bounty as pending until we verify it through USBC by phone call or bowl.com posting. Or the bowler could even fax a copy of the congrats letter from USBC.
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Post by: newguy on October 09, 2008, 08:59:54 AM
Edited on 10/9/2008 9:12 AM
Post by: strikealot on October 09, 2008, 09:11:17 AM
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Post by: EricThomas on October 09, 2008, 09:13:08 AM
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Edited on 10/9/2008 9:13 AM
Post by: qstick777 on October 09, 2008, 09:22:02 AM
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its a good idea, a bit of a gimick in my book. Considering that there are about 250 3's thrown a month, the pro shops get their cut so ever 300 x's 2 = 500 and this last for 4 months......you'll get about $6.75 out of this thing.
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Yeah, horrible gimmick. Better to just give away $100 gas cards, but limit it to $10 claims every 30 days!
Combine this offer with a my300club.com membership, shoot a 300 and you'll end up with some cash and a new ball!
It's probably just from all this election stuff going on, but I get a little leary when I hear money and "double cross" in the same conversation!
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Post by: jkiser01 on October 09, 2008, 09:54:05 AM
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Sorry missed yours. To claim Bounty as a driller you need to have a valid tax ID number and business license. So if your a shop operator drill and shoot a 300 you actually get 2 shares at the same time.
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Post by: rengawB on October 09, 2008, 02:26:28 PM
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Post by: tdub36tjt on October 09, 2008, 03:14:57 PM
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What if nobody shoots a 300 with it??
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Post by: slashrr69 on October 09, 2008, 03:15:38 PM
so what you are saying is if you don't have a tax # and you dont have a shop license your pretty much "SOL"... so the guys that drill their own stuff out of their homes can "not be eligible"..??!! CORRECT?? slashrr69
Post by: DP3 on October 09, 2008, 03:29:27 PM
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eric
so what you are saying is if you don't have a tax # and you dont have a shop license your pretty much "SOL"... so the guys that drill their own stuff out of their homes can "not be eligible"..??!! CORRECT?? slashrr69
Ah... the perks of being legit. LOL
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Post by: EricThomas on October 09, 2008, 03:44:30 PM
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Post by: sayitaintso on October 09, 2008, 08:19:08 PM
PS: One question for the 900 Global staff...If I bowl a 300 in a PBA Regional, do I qualify for the Bounty?... I believe they are USBC Sanctioned.
Post by: EricThomas on October 10, 2008, 08:46:37 AM
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Post by: jls on October 10, 2008, 09:56:56 AM
Now as for the basement ball drillers. This program does nothing different then any other program offered by the other ball companies. They all usually pertain to balls bought in a retail pro shop or online.
$50.00 is $50.00, that's not bad!!!! And that is based on 250, 300 games being shot. And in a certain time period with a certain brand of balls, that could be a lot. So the final payoff could be much higher.
I personnally think this is a pretty decent offer that rewards both the customer and the pro shop.
Nice job 900Global
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Post by: jls on October 10, 2008, 10:09:50 AM
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its a good idea, a bit of a gimick in my book. Considering that there are about 250 3's thrown a month, the pro shops get their cut so ever 300 x's 2 = 500 and this last for 4 months......you'll get about $6.75 out of this thing.
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Come again!!!! Are all these 300's you are talking about from one ball company?
I don't think so. Now in the time frame of this promotion along with the fact that only 300's shot using certain balls count, I seriously doubt that someone who shoots a 300 will come out with only $6.75.
This is no "GIMMICK" It's a decent promotion that rewards both the bowler and the pro shop.
An excellent idea!!!
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Post by: newguy on October 10, 2008, 03:27:02 PM
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My question is...How do you plan on regulating whether the bowler really threw the bounty all 12 frames. All someone has to do is buy a bounty throw a 300 with any ball and say they threw the bounty and they win.
Read the rule and regulations on our web site. It spells out the process to redeem.
Post by: woodzx12 on October 10, 2008, 03:51:05 PM
btw is the pitbull still coming out before spring. cant wait to get my hands on that beast. ps hope the teeth are sharp.
Post by: novawagonmaster on October 10, 2008, 04:36:14 PM
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Post by: allstarbowling-Joe on October 10, 2008, 10:23:17 PM
Excellent promotion and even better linking the bowlers with a pro shop.
900 Global understands that this is in fact a business and they support
pro shops, hence the rise in our sales this year in their equipment. Keep
supporting pro shops and having sales run thru the pro shop and you'll
continue to be one of our leading sellers in our shops in Cleveland.
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Post by: jnb300 on October 17, 2008, 01:03:09 AM
Post by: novawagonmaster on October 17, 2008, 07:42:21 AM
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ok when do they come out and how much are they and what if more than 1 person shoots 300 with the same ball my pro shop driller and myself have the same span thx joe
Punctuation is your friend.
That said, I would not even consider asking that question. Are there any honest folks left in this world, or is everyone just looking for ways to screw the system?
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Post by: newguy on October 17, 2008, 08:37:56 AM
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ok when do they come out and how much are they and what if more than 1 person shoots 300 with the same ball my pro shop driller and myself have the same span thx joe
The Box code only allows 1 Per ball, as Jon mentions, if the only goal is to screw the system than maybe we need to reconsider our promos going forward. A reward to our loyal supporters was the goal of the program. If the dissidents screw with it than the program or similar programs won't happen again. We will rely on our supports to help police it.
If Golf is a game of honor what has bowling become? It only take a few....
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Post by: jls on October 17, 2008, 09:07:42 AM
Newguy / Eric, I think you have an excellent idea here, and hope you go forward with it. It sounds like other ball companies might be worried!!!!!
And maybe they should.
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Post by: cee_dub2003 on October 17, 2008, 08:24:01 PM
Post by: Juggernaut on October 17, 2008, 08:45:02 PM
You fellows are to be commended for this effort. Anytime you go out of your way for a promotion of a product by tying it to honesty for a reward though, you have just opened pandoras box I'm afraid.
Although your intentions are good, there are just far too many dis-honest people floating around today which the words "HONOR" and "INTEGRITY" have little, if any meaning.
I feel that most of the guys on here wouldn't/won't be the problem, but, we are only a very small portion of the bowling worlds pie. Too many times have I seen bowlers bowl an honor score with a "questionable" ball, only to fill out the forms for their awards, claiming to have used an entirey different ball than the one they actually used. How are you to prove any different?
I feel that virtually anyone who has a BOUNTY in the bag will try to collect the prize for the 300, regardless of whether they used the BOUNTY to actually shoot it with or not.
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe I am far to skeptical of human nature. But, just maybe, I have observed far too many liars doing exactly what I have said and it has undermined my faith in people and their honesty.
Good luck with your promotion. May you have nothing but success.
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Post by: jls on October 18, 2008, 11:05:10 AM
Now ask yourself, is it worth getting caught cheating for $50.00 or $100.00.
First you could lose your 300 game, and who knows the USBC may ban you from tournaments. Is this worth it for $50-$100? I don't think so.
And now with so many people knowing about this deal, more will be on the watch to see if the 300's are really being shot with the ball people claim.
Newguy / Eric, I think everything will be just fine.
Sell a ton
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