What do you do with bowling balls no longer wanted?

[rv driver]

I've given over 40 balls to the youth program over the past 5 years or so. This summer I am bowling a challenge shot league where several of the bowlers are high school team bowlers who bowl the league to improve their games over the summer. I came upon a 13 year old bowler who averages about 200 on tough Kegel patterns. Last week I gave him a couple of balls that will help him to round out his arsenal (a Storm Marvel S and a Reign On), and this week watched him as he annihilated a 45' pattern with the Marvel S. I don't know of a better feeling than to help out a young bowler!

Getting one's back scratched by one's wife might be better...

That's a lot of balls. Good feeling, good tax write off, good philanthropy.

[rv driver]

I've done a little of all of the above. I gave the center I bowl at on Mondays 13 balls to use as house ball. More current modwls I sell on ebay or facebook stc. Plus there a couple inner city,low income high school teams that I donate balls to

That's great, Stormed!

[rv driver]

Well done RobLV1.

First, I try to trade with league members.
Second, after about a month, I try to give it away.
Third, after 2 more weeks, I will put it secretly on the house ball rack.
Last, if I forget the third option, it goes to the garbage pick up crew.

Years from now, in the far distant future, beyond Thunderdome, archaeologists and looters will discover huge caches of Michael's and Aslan's bowling balls in the landfill, scratch their heads, and wonder "just what kind of eggs did ancient Man lay, anyway?!"

[Joker]

If the ball was good I keep it and hold onto it, if the ball was mehh then i just sell it

[bowl1820]

I've give them away at the alley by putting them on the table with a for free sign on it. Usually when the high school travel league is there.

[circlecity]

Goodwill will take them.

[CaptainXeroid]

1) Craigslist or word of mouth local sale with no shipping.
2) eBay or Bowling Ball Trading Post on FB
3) Donate to bowling alley for house ball.

The only 2 balls I couldn't get anyone to 'take' was a Brunswick Fireball back in 1991 & a White Dot with about a dozen plugs...it was my experimental ball back in the short oil days. It was drilled over the label, leverage, axis, and probably something else I can't recall.

[tccstudent]

I have a bunch of balls I need to put up for sale that I dont use or want anymore just dont have the time to do it

[Mudpuppy]

I leave them at the alley when I retire them

[Jaescrub]

Speaking of older bowling balls. If any on you find a New in drilled 15# Storm Trauma hit it for me. It's the OG Trauma not the trauma ER, Recovery, ex. In fact ask around for me Thanks