Bowling ball pricing?

[Jaescrub]

Also the 10-20$ more you where seeing is the cost for the inserts he always reminds us the price on the wall is for the ball and drilling but not the inserts so we always ask out the door so he quotes tax and all.

[Jaescrub]

Also the 10-20$ more you where seeing is the cost for the inserts he always reminds us the price on the wall is for the ball and drilling but not the inserts so we always ask out the door so he quotes tax and all.

[billf]

I don't have this isse being a staff member but before that...I didn't have this issue. Both of the shops I frequent and use to buy from, are the same or cheaper than on-line for the ball. $35 for fingertip drilling, $10 for finger inserts and thumb varies depending on what you use.

I still layout balls at both of these places so I'm certain about the pricing. If your shop isn't keeping specific hours, then it's not a good business for them. Either they suck at business, don't take it serious or whatever. Good luck in your search for a real pro shop and make sure they are certified. Amazingly, any person with a sign and drill press can open a pro shop.

[Greenday]

It depends on the pro shop. Really, there's very little difference in prices between bowlingball.com and my pro shop. I can just call my guy up, tell him what ball I want, and pick it up that Saturday. If I buy it on bowlingball.com, I have to wait a week to get it, then I have to wait for the next weekend for it to be drilled, add in the price of drilling it, finger tips, and thumb slug and it's the same price.

[billf]

This is actually the first time I've heard of on-line being cheaper after drilling, grips, slugs, tax, etc..

[stumblintowards100]

I've been rolling 2-3 nights a week for nearly six years now. I guess I'm fortunate that our local house has a superb Pro Shop "in-house". The owner can be a prick, but the "Pro" is awesome (of course I have spent a ton of jack with them, lol). I can count on our guy to give me spot on advice, listen to me $itch about lane conditions, and even tell from time to time to stop whining! lol. The ball pricing is a lil high, but as a small business owner myself, I prefer to support our in-house shop. It's worth the xtra $$ to me, to have a "Pro" on hand to lend a hand when I need it, and one who knows me and has never let me down.

[GoodGravy]

We only have 2 pro shops here, so you don't have a lot of choices. There is no market competition so we are all pretty much at the mercy of the pro shops. Fortunately, we still have a 'small town' mentality here so I is not as bad as it could be. The biggest problem is shipping costs KILL YOU if you order on-line! The prices are so high, it is almost laughable. Ebay stores have a few more options, but you only get good deals from the local shops if you buy their balls. The bottom line here is that you are going to spend no less than $200 for any custom drilled ball, except for plastic, which will run you about $100 with inserts.

[Jaescrub]

Bowlingballs.com has free shipping if the drilling cost is good priced that might be the way you need to go. If I got my dv8 at my local lanes or my wife's lucid it would have been 220$ + tax + inserts and that lucid would have been 249+ tax + inserts! We found the pro shop in the town over that is the same distance as our house lanes was way cheaper. But still Bowlingballs.com has been the bast bet for most of our equipment needs. Not always cheaper, but 90% of the time they are.

[classygranny]

I like supporting my local businesses for the most part - providing they have good customer service, quality products, and comparable prices.

Yesterday I picked up my RG Defiant Soul and an Ebonite Maxim. The Soul was $161.95 and bowlingballs.com had it listed at $154.95 so internet would have saved me $7. The Maxim was $49.95 and bowlingballs.com has it listed at $59.95 so it would have cost another $10. Shopping local saved me $3.

The drilling on each was the same at $40; finger grips at $10/ball (comparable) and then the expensive part - IC thumbs. Got two sets of three for a total cost of $150.

All in all, I think this is comparable in the industry. I like that I learn something new at the local shop, can ask questions, test, and try. I plan on supporting the best local ProShop in the valley as much as I can. Some of the smaller items I might purchase online, but I don't think the ProShops care about that, they just carry it to be a "complete" shop.

[Jaescrub]

O they care about the small things very much so my pro shop guy said that's the bread and butter. But your pro shop sounds like it has very good prices lucky you font forget to post up what you think of that roto grip