I just scored on a ball that was one of my all time favorites from back in the day. I didn't expect to see one in such good shape and wasn't looking for one or it's reaction but bought it anyway. Now the question in my mind comes up,should I even use it in league?

Unless you either bought it to try to make a fast buck,
OR
you get your rocks off by staring at sitting on a shelf,
a ball is nothing if it's not used for the purpose for which it was made.
(If you had two of them, then I could see drilling one and putting one on a shelf.)

My only suggestion is that you make sure how you and your driller determine the way it should be drilled for you to get the best use from it. Just because you're not likely to find another one and 2nd drillings can look really ugly. Most people don't have an ugly "pride and joy". Good luck.

I have a couple I plan on putting holes in, but some.of them are backups. Green Mamba, Mamba Hybrid, and Look I plan on drilling. I have a second clutch Pearl and Incinerate, and snagged a bull whip SE, freight train, and solar flare at prices I couldn't pass up.

And yes, I kind of like looking at my shelf of NIBs. I'm a freak.

Funny have that same dilemma right now with the only real gem (though many would say turd) I have in this EPX T1 I picked up.  Unlike most gems this one has a decent chance of falling apart in the ball return.  Originally was going to resale it but now antsy to drill and play with.  Since its supposed to be 120 here on Monday though my common sense is telling me to wait a few months to avoid the nasty temperature extremes.  Something to look forward after our hellfire season starts winding down I suppose.  Not sure how you guys can keep NIB (spares of balls you already have aside) for years though.  A few months is tough on me.

Edit:  Couldn't resist and just got it drilled.  My pro shop guy who is amazing was laughing at how even though an amazing job was done to plug it prior but even then you could feel the plug wasn't quite flush because this ball is truly one of a kind.  Can't wait to roll it.

Not Yet!

I have a Twisted Fury Pearl, Red Death, and a Passion Lust all NIB sitting in a special place just waiting for the day.

O, I forgot I have a Vapor Zone also.

What to do......

The gem I found was a very nice looking thunderflash

Quote from: don coyote on June 16, 2017, 02:20:46 PM

Not Yet!

I have a Twisted Fury Pearl

O, I forgot I have a Vapor Zone also.

What to do......

I wish I had kept my Twisted Fury. I feel like it'd be much more useful to me now after improving as a bowler the last few years.

Always wanted a Vapor Zone or Strike Zone.

Twisted fury?? I just gave one away last week.....

I would almost give my left nut for one of these new...

Found one of these used about 3-4 months ago in 16 lbs. Gave it to my team captain who loves older balls. He can't put it down. Since February till the end of the winter season his average rose 10 pins in ALL his leagues. Yes, it is a good ball. Final proof that Mo Pinel can make a good light to medium oil ball if he tries hard enough. It's easy to make a heavy oil ball; it;s hard to make a good light oil ball.

(Kind of like the actor who says, "Drama is easy; comedy is hard.")