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bowlallthetime

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Question about drilling costs
« on: April 28, 2009, 04:56:50 AM »
If I take a ball into a pro shop for a plug/redrill, I pay between $40-$50.  However, if I bring a brand new ball into a shop, I am charged $70 for drilling? Can someone in the pro shop business explain why it is cheaper to plug/redrill a ball?  Isn't there more work involved?  

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2009, 01:26:12 PM »
Basically, it's a service charge for buying the ball elsewhere. If the pro shop sells the ball and makes $70, he wants to make the same if you buy it somewhere else.

Blank drill prices used to be lower, but with the internet, many shops felt like they were being forced to take a pay cut when people bought balls online, so the price went up. Plug prices haven't gone up because shops didn't feel cheated in the same way.

Plug prices should be higher, I agree. But, then people would come to the forum and complain about being overcharged for plugwork that used to cost much less.

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Atochabsh

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2009, 05:03:36 PM »
Internet ball sales.  Period.
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Atochabsh

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2009, 05:04:43 PM »
Think of it as the bowling equivalent of "corkage fee".  

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another300

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2009, 05:07:57 PM »
Good thing I have a friend with his own equipment.  I wont get rapped by the pro shop.
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JOE FALCO

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2009, 05:29:13 PM »
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Think of it as the bowling equivalent of "corkage fee".  

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Re: Question about drilling costs
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2009, 06:06:38 PM »
The pro shop makes no profit off the ball and has to take responsibility for it during the drill process.  If it cracks or breaks the shop has to deal with it.  It does happen.  Installing slugs will crack a ball every once in a while.  Some distributors will take the ball in and some will not.  Some online dealers are harder to deal with than others.  If I sell a ball I know where it is coming from who to return it to if there is a problem.  One bad ball will raise the price for drilling ten.  One advantage of internet balls is that they cost no inventory dollars.  There are pluses and minuses.

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