PBA is correct....if you look on eBay, there are some listed from ebonite time to time...and they're not too expensive...however they might be boring looking.
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Dizzy

I would like to see the one you got from IKEA.  Do you have a link?   I saw a really good one at Strikz in Frisco Texas.  It was made of PVC pipes.  I bought one from someone that came out of an old center.  It is a 6" long Brunswick and has 3 levels.  Cost was around $50.  Worth every cent.

Smash49
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Those are real simple to build. I don't trust any furniture coming from Ikea!!
Sorry....just personal bad experiences.

I've built two, 4-level racks which hold twenty balls apiece. Only cost me about $25 per rack, using 1x3's and 6.5 inch, to 7 inch cross pieces. I added 2x4's to the 1x3' at the base of each to give it more bottom weight and stability.

Be sure and space your cross-pieces wide enuff to accomodate each balls diameter. Used regular nails for tacking and power screws for strength connections.
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Hi Smash49,

the rack I used looks quite similar like the one in the link.

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15561&catalogId=10103&storeId=5&productId=52805&langId=-3&categoryId=15891&chosenPartNumber=S49819834

or:

http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/40128_PE133503_S3.jpg

In fact, it is made up from a rack/book shelf system and can be individualized and enlarged if necessary.

I can put 3 balls per shelf (even more when in 2 rows), and the shelf holds 6 boards for a total of 18. You also get elemenst with sides and doors for more storage space.
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They come with a kid's safety strip whcih can be attached to the wall at the rack's top.
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If you are cheap, like me, go to Target, K Mart, Wal Mart garden center. Ask for the displays that flower bulbs come in on. They are 3 or 4 shelf racks. They throw them out after the bulbs sell. Disassemble one to add boards on the shelf to make a toy/book rack for the kids (grandkids in my case) or take one board out of each shelf to make a good ball rack.

I have 6 total, 3 ball racks, one for the spinner, one storage for rags etc last for books. I also have 5 for the grandkids toys/books. One thing, they are not totally smooth, so sanding/painting is a good idea. They stand 5 ft tall, I cut them down to 3 shelves, used eatra boards on book racks, painted/stained them and they work great...

toys/books in one area..$0
balls out for display...$0
even the wife allowed one in the livingroom...priceless!

I had the paint/stain, so total cost to me, gas to go to the store to pick them up....just a suggestion. BTW, the stores throw them out when they are done so most ( all here) will let you have them if you go pick them up when they sell out of the bulbs. The distributors send them with the bulbs on them so it's not a store rack thing. Worth checking out.

Three shelf unit holds 10 balls per shelf (put a brace in the middle of each shelf) and I made 3 shelves per rack.

.sorry, can't type early mornings...need more coffee........
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