I am just wondering if I am the only one this has been happening to over the years. A handful of time in the 7 or so years I have been using ebay and purchasing bowling balls, I have bought balls that were listed in my weight of 16 pounds and upon receipt of the balls discovered that they were not 16. One time a used ball listed at 16 pounds turned out to be 14 pounds and the other times it has happened they have been 15 pounders. A few years ago I purchased what was listed as a new track flare bowling ball in 16 pounds only to find out upon receiving it that it was 15...the most recent was just this past week, I bought what was listed as a used 16 pound quantum double helix and it turns out it is only 15 pounds, but I have it in the shop to be drilled anyways because it is a unique ball and should fit a need right now for me.

I can't believe all those listings have been typos...and if not I find it hard to believe that someone in possesion of a ball(assuming it is/was their ball) forgot what weight they had, or just ws too lazy to have it weighed and just guessed. I  just find these situation a little annoying.

Anyone else ever have this happen to them?

Brad

I don't buy that much on eBay but when I have all the sellers I have dealt with have been good.

That said one supposedly respected seller on BBE and here sold me a Sigma Tour that was supposedly to be a 14 but turned out to be 14 lb 14 oz. in other words a light 15.   I asked for the ball to be shipped in the original box and double boxed.  Of course it did NOT come in original box and came in a single old beat up box.  One of the worst transitions I have ever done.  In fact definitely the worst.

How to stop purchasing incorrect weights is to ALWAYS purchase in original box.  Those that don't keep their original boxes are not using their heads if they think they may resell.  Anyone that has purchased here if I was the original buyer and had ball drilled first they always have gotten the original box and double boxed in every sale.  It's how you protect your name and positive feedback.

A lot of those that sell on Ebay use a bathroom scale to weigh their ball. So being off a pound should not be suprising.