Maryland/Washington, DC Metro Area

Maxim - $57.95
RXS300 - $169.95
Bash - $129.95
Clash - $129.95
Fury Pearl - $204.95
Attitude Shift - $214.95
Illusion - $164.95
Total NV - $204.95
Raid - $169.95

Inserts: $8.00
Slug: $12.00
MD State Tax: 5%

I think our prices are more than fair.  If a pro shop charges more, then there must be a reason, Retail Rent space, payrolls, insurance, credit card processing fees (which can be VERY HIGH) etc.  Everything in your pro shop costs money and bowling balls aren't the only thing pro shops make money on.  When you buy a ball, the profits are spread evenly to cover the cost of the ball, rent, payroll, insurance, cc prosessing, phone/internet bill, the cost of the machinery in the pro shop, drill bits, cleaning supplies(not only for bowling balls but the shop as well), and the list goes on and on.

Plus if your pro shop has alot of experience, attends alot of seminars and clinics, those aren't free.  They can be expensive as well.  A good pro shop should operate like a good lawyer, barber, craftsman, mechanic, or any other liscensed professional.  The more knowledge and experience your shop has and shares, the more the cost should be and the more the operators deserve that cost for their decades of dedication, paid for knowledge, and experience in their craft.  

If you go to a mechanic, who do you think is going to charge more?

Mechanic A- He's in an expensive cost of living metropolis area, with many years in his trade.  He was schooled for 8 years in his trade before he even entered the business on his own and he is always up to date on the latest knowledge and equipment and has a good client base.

-or-

Mechanic B- He's in a mostly rural area or town, cheap cost of living, learned his trade from a family member, and he isn't up to date on the latest information, but he can get the job done.

.......The same should apply for a pro shop.
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-DJ Marshall
...The Twelve In a Row Pro Shop.  Hyattsville, MD
Coach: University of Maryland Baltimore County Mens Bowling

I'm not sure the prices on our new balls at our pro shop, but I do know the only balls that get even close to 200 is the Legends/Lane Masters balls because that is who sponsors the shop or whatever you would call it. I think you can get the NVS for around 190 or so. The BWP is 180 I think. The prices really aren't bad at all.

The thing I like most is that when he gets new balls in he usually drills one and throws a few games with it and then sells it used in the pro shop. He has a Total NV with maybe 15 games for $50, sold an NVS with about the same amount of games for $80 and has a Terminator for sale for $100. We have exactly the same span also so if I'm looking for a used ball I can usually talk to him or his son and find something that I need for cheap. It's really nice. He changes my inserts when he resurfaces my bals for free also, that's nice too.
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