BallReviews
General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: thecoinguy on February 28, 2014, 10:46:06 AM
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If you want your very own new (UNDRILLED) QUANTUM HELIX 15 Pound Bowling Ball, this very well may be your last chance. It is a touch pricey but if you have ever used one of these balls then you know that they are well worth it. Here is the link to your future bowling career (or at least to win a LOT of bets):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131127285969?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Good Luck to anyone who decides to bid and thanks for looking! 8)
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No chance... but cool ball.
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That won't sell, but it would be a cool piece to have for a collector. I liked the idea behind the Helix, but I think that I remember it just ended up being more gimmickie than anything. I was 14 or so when it came out, so I don't remember completely.
What was the original price point? $300 or so wasn't it?
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i remember the first time i seen one in a proshop i think it had a 300 or 350$ price tag on it...
the Idea behind the ball was good... but i seriously only seen 1 guy actually throw one...
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wow... no chick will ever roll up on me if she saw that ball in my bag.
I saw one person way back then who was throwing this ball. And another bowler at league was averaging 218 with a white dot.
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My driller ran the pro shop at Carolier Lanes where they just held the USBC Masters, when Walter Ray won the (I think) Johnny Petraglia Open using one of these balls. MY driller was so happy thinking he'd finally get rid of the three he had laying around for a long time. Not one of those Helixes was sold because of WRW's win.And Yes, those Quantum balls retailed for $300 back then. The Helix came out aorund Jan. 1997; the Double Helix (the one that actually worked) came out in October 1997.
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My driller ran the pro shop at Carolier Lanes where they just held the USBC Masters, when Walter Ray won the (I think) Johnny Petraglia Open using one of these balls. MY driller was so happy thinking he'd finally get rid of the three he had laying around for a long time. Not one of those Helixes was sold because of WRW's win.And Yes, those Quantum balls retailed for $300 back then. The Helix came out aorund Jan. 1997; the Double Helix (the one that actually worked) came out in October 1997.
Ahh I didn't know there was a helix and double helix. $350 for a bowling ball lol. The funny thing is you can get 3 low end balls that way outdoes the Helix and still not spend as much :)
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CrispyBrownies has a NIB double Helix. I think he wants $1000 for it though.
I suspect he will own it for a while at that price. ;D
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I just drilled a helix recently and it definatly is a ball for drier conditions this day in age.
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I just drilled a helix recently and it definatly is a ball for drier conditions this day in age.
To be honest, I don't think it was much more than that in it's "day". :)
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I had the Double Helix. Ball was great and won me a City tournament about 15 years ago.
3835
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Back in the early 2000's, I started buying these because I thought they were a cool idea and they were dirt cheap. I can remember paying $20 to $30 on eBay...that was when shipping was $12 to $15. I think I had 2 or 3 helixes and 5 or 6 of the doubles. I drilled one of the doubles for myself and remember it being a bit over/under. In the oil it would skate, but when you hit the dry, it would take off like crazy... did have a couple decent sets with it though. Ended up selling the stash a few years later for about the same as I had paid... If only I would have known... oh wait, just because they asked 7 bills, doesn't mean they will sell...
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Anyone holding onto either the Helix or Double Helix needs to be aware that the materials can and will separate... Local shop has some lighter weight one's that have split between the urethane ring and the reactive cap...
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Had one back when they came out never found a shot where it was the best option. Ended up giving it to another bowler. The Quantum I liked was the Forest green version. Sadly it is no more.
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I had a nib double helix I drilled back in 2007ish. It rolled decent. Id say its a step up from straight urethane. So obviously the ball was for drier conditions. With all of the urethane hype the past few years I could see where people would be interested in trying the ball out.
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I had a nib double helix I drilled back in 2007ish. It rolled decent. Id say its a step up from straight urethane. So obviously the ball was for drier conditions. With all of the urethane hype the past few years I could see where people would be interested in trying the ball out.
I would also, but $100 NOT for $750!!
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But you get the Track mouse pad thrown in for free!!!!
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But you get the Track mouse pad thrown in for free!!!!
OK, make it $103.95! :D
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Yes for the right price is important. I know many that would have no issue paying up to $300 for this ball. Money is relative for some people.
I sold the double helix (15lbs) used on ebay about two years ago with less then 5 games in mint condition and got almost $200 not including shipping. I paid $180 shipped out of Japan for it.
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You guys mock, lol.
I had a friend who actually bought one of these back in the day. And it just so happened that his and my spans were very close. So I had the opportunity to throw one of these. I don't think I shot under 650 with it when I threw it, lol. It just seemed to work for me....but I couldn't afford $300 for a ball back then....hell I can't afford that now even, lol. I had secretly always hoped he'd just give it to me, but hard to just give away a $300 ball. I think wound up selling it to someone....either that, or knowing him, it wound up in the river one night on the way home after league, lol.
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If you will check the listing you will find that someone has actually put in a bid on that ball....the current bid is $750.00............if you have the money so be it, but it makes me wonder if someone is paying that much just to have a museum quality display piece to showcase, or would someone really pay that much money so they could actually drill up the ball and use it?
About a year or more ago I ended up buy a used Double helix from ebay---it ended up being a 15 rather than 16(my weight), but I got it cheap --I won it for about 12 bucks--why??? because it was cracked...it had about a 6+ in crack..but I read up on how to repair a crack in a ball online, and fixed it. I purposely bought this right handed model although I am a lefty because I wanted to experiment...I had my proshop guy drill it so that It would hit most of the urethane part on the backend of the lane to try and get a tamer reaction than I was getting with most anything else at the time, and the ball was still very aggressive and much stronger than I expected it to be.
Brad
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It has a bid on it, but it won't be paid for.
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Im sure it will. 6 months no interest with paypal.
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Here's a site I came across on Facebook
http://www.bowlinggems.com (http://www.bowlinggems.com)
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$240 for a Monster Scream/R? Yes sir!
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$175 for an ultimax.....sweet. Or less then $100 on ebay. Tough choices lol
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i sold one of these nib on ebay for 450 shipped a few years back..i believe i got it for 100 shipped...so i got a pretty good return on my money. It was a light 16 but i threw 15 so i didnt drill it but i sure was tempted..