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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Scolai on December 06, 2004, 10:58:39 PM

Title: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: Scolai on December 06, 2004, 10:58:39 PM: I was at a tournament this weekend and talking to one of the guys who had to buy a new pair of shoes and replace a couple of balls because he had a two ball tote w/ a pair of shoes lifted from a tournament site.

Our center's asst. manager had a pair of shoes lifted a few weeks ago.

So how often does this happen?
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: StormStriker on December 07, 2004, 07:01:22 AM: I've been to 15 odd tourney and not heard of that happening and it has certainly never happened to me.
Must suck though.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: BOWLGNUT on December 07, 2004, 07:14:59 AM: I had three bowling balls,shoes and single bag also the double bag as well. This was back in October- the vehicle was unlock and sitting in the driveway at home.
Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: agroves on December 07, 2004, 07:15:26 AM: quote:
I was at a tournament this weekend and talking to one of the guys who had to buy a new pair of shoes and replace a couple of balls because he had a two ball tote w/ a pair of shoes lifted from a tournament site.

Our center's asst. manager had a pair of shoes lifted a few weeks ago.

So how often does this happen?
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Nut

Proud owner of a 1046/4 series courtesy of Columbia 300.

This crap happens, I always keep my equipment near me during tournaments. It may piss others off when I drag a 3 ball roller from pair to pair, but hey I now where my equipment is.

Andrew

None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free....

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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: Wylie on December 07, 2004, 07:36:13 AM: I had my accessory bag stolen from my local center, I was pissed.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: dogman666 on December 07, 2004, 07:38:13 AM: When the High Roller was at the Showboat my bag got stolen also. Was talking to some of the tourney heads and they say teenage kids use the crowded area to just walk up and out with your stuff. If you stop them they just say "Sorry, thought it was my bag". This didn't happen until bowling balls reached $200.
Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: iconbud on December 07, 2004, 08:16:36 AM: seen this happen at an Adult Junior tournament, the said he thought it was his bag.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: TheBowlingKid25 on December 07, 2004, 08:25:22 AM: Luckily this has not happened to me yet! I do tournies just about every weekend, but most of the tournies I go to, the people there are true bowlers, not just punk kids. So I am not real worried about anything getting stolen. I usually have my bag in site though, put it in the middle of the center, so I can get to it and not have to walk a mile every time I need something.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: debs130 on December 07, 2004, 08:35:22 AM: Unfortunately, this is happening more often. During tournaments, I tell my son to keep his equipment away from any exits. He's already lost his Sling Blade, but I think it was due to carelessness rather than outright theft.

Debbie
Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: Smash49 on December 07, 2004, 08:45:21 AM: 2 2 ball bags
4 balls
2 pair of shoes and a Partridge in a pear tree from the front seat of my car.

It happens around here from time to time but usually some of the stuff is recovered.

Smash49
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: Ragnar on December 07, 2004, 09:09:48 AM: I had my tape bag stolen from the local bowl. Tape, brush, ez slide, skin patch, but most of all, all my slide soles for my dexter's were taken.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: mumzie on December 07, 2004, 11:37:14 AM: I had stuff stolen from my car around 1976 or so. They had to have my 8 track player, so I guess they got the bowling balls just for kicks.

There were only 4 in the car (a LOT for those days). The bad news was that I'd ordered a pair of custom Linds - those things took MONTHS to get - they had just come in - I'd worn them once. They were stolen, too.

Linds actually rushed a replacement order for me - I got them in a couple of weeks. Never saw the equipment again, though.

I now keep a ball card with all the serial numbers. That way if they get stolen, I'll be able to at least identify them. I'd look all over ebay to find those things.
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Title: Re: Ever had your equipment stolen?
Post by: deester69 on December 07, 2004, 12:13:49 PM: I had a double bag with two balls (Columbia Vector two and a Yellow dot), an old pair of shoes, and accessories stolen out of my garage a few years back. I guess it was my own fault for leaving the garage door open all night. At least they didn't take my golf clubs or power tools.