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bcw1969

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What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« on: September 10, 2016, 08:02:30 PM »
With all the, what I would call outrageous prices being asked for these days for certain bowling balls, I was just wondering what is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?

Me, it was a Track Flare I bought last summer, there abouts.....the first one that I bought used cracked a few years ago and thought this one would be my only chance to get another one...paid 200.00 for it---if I remember right..but it was free shipping...however had I known that a couple months later , another NIB Track Flare would appear on ebay that I got for maybe 70 something I would have waited....I ended up buying that one anyways.  I paid 155 I believe for my 2nd midnight Scorcher.

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2016, 03:38:52 PM »
$246 X-Factor Reloaded

It was a decent ball.

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2016, 04:12:34 PM »
$250+ drilled with grips and thumb slug for a brand new Paradigm when they first came out...they didn't charge me tax as a bonus! lol
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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2016, 05:57:46 PM »
$300 back when Lane #1 was expensive  and sum pro shop owners charge more than others smh

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2016, 04:44:47 PM »
$250 for a Cuda/C in 1995.
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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2016, 08:53:53 PM »
Upper 200's was many moons ago when in high school saved money up to buy the quantum fire cause 1 at that point of bowling I thought pricier ball must make me better lol and 2 it looked cool.

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2016, 08:57:02 AM »
$230 for an IQ Tour Pearl.  Worth every penny.
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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2016, 07:53:11 AM »
300's for one of the quantums back in the early 90's

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #23 on: September 16, 2016, 11:05:45 AM »
361 USD.
That's 3000 NOK.
You have to keep in mind that we get more in our paycheck, sort of. Though Norway is still a damn expensive country. Don't move to it unless you're rich :P
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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2016, 01:45:04 PM »
$300 for a ball I turned right around and sold for $400

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Re: What is the most you've ever paid for a bowling ball?
« Reply #25 on: September 21, 2016, 09:39:50 AM »
I spent years trying to find the most legendary balls ever.  Now that I have them I can sell them for thousands.  But I won't.  They are priceless haha.  But for a ball without drilling, I think I paid $200 for the double helix.
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