"USED BOWLING BALLS" Would you buy one?

[poflobo]

Everybody would love to have a new bowling ball. The allure of a new toy, with no holes in it, is almost too much to bear!

BUT... Do you buy used bowling balls?
Would you?
Do you think they are outdated?
Ever find a "Diamond in the rough"?

I'm curious to hear your opinions.

[Stormed1]

Depends on the ball. Many time i have had a ball that i was interested in but not sure i would match up with it. I would purchase a used ball, plug and drill it. once i threw it if i liked the reaction i would then buy a NIB and drill it. Currently i have 4 used balls in my arsenal (Break,Breaak Point,Clutch,S-75). The Break and S-75 had cut to cut spans same as i use so i just surface filled the holes to change pitches. Clutch I just had to plug thumb to shorten span. Break Point was drilled lefty so i plugged it to try out my new fit before i plug and redrill the thumbs on 11 other balls. Basicall if it has not been plugged too many times and has a pin distance or layout i like i have no problem buying and throwing a used ball

[Strike Domination]

If it's a ball I want, yes I will buy the ball used. Sometimes it's worth buying used balls to experiment with layouts and things like that.

[Stormed1]

That's why i bought my second Break Point. I was making a MAJOR change in my fit anad did not want to drill a new ball as an experiment. Shortened my span 1/8 changed pitch from 0 latweal to 1/4 left and reverse from 1/4 to 0

[JaxBowlingGuy]

Everybody would love to have a new bowling ball. The allure of a new toy, with no holes in it, is almost too much to bear!

BUT... Do you buy used bowling balls?
Would you?
Do you think they are outdated?
Ever find a "Diamond in the rough"?

I'm curious to hear your opinions.

I buy alot of single drilled used balls... i love ebay for that.. I usually get some really good deals..just takes time and some searching

[Graaille]

Of all the balls I've bought, I think less than 8 were NIB. The rest were first or even 2nd drills.

[kev3inp]

I love checking out the used balls on the rack in the pro shop. Sometimes they've got great stuff.

[gparks]

when i first got back bowling 2 years ago after a 15 year break i went used got a lane 1 cobalt bomb pearl had the thumb plugged and re spanned worked great still have it .. I have 1 new ball since and i sold it. I switched pro shops and one of the owners my same measurements so it works great i have a storm dimension 60 bucks a virtual gravity 60 bucks and just got a cell pearl . He is a pro so goes through bowling balls like i go through big macs he will let me test them before i buy so its perfect for me . me and him throw similar as well (besides he is good) so he can tell me how the ball rolls. When i got the gravity i went in to get a new jigsaw he sold me on the virtual for 140 dollars less plus it has a 300 and 800 series on it so it has history when i get better and my money gets better ill buy new but for now im happy as pie with my *junker* used balls

[mrbill]

I Find people selling used bowling balls on craig's list all the time and some times in bulk, they I forget about them, Like when I found my ICON300 particle ball, it looks 30years old and beat all to hell.
Resurface, roberts youtube wash and its my goto ball after my JigSaw... Now I might bring back my Black Rhino I rolled with 20years ago and my Radical InfernO, (Used)

[gfdengine204]

When I started league this year, I was bowling with 2 Power Groove 16 pounders, one dull, the other shiny. Decided to take a lesson (and now regularly see my coach), and he said I was probably the only bowler throwing a 16lb ball in the house. He had some Hammer Black Widow demo balls, got one with my span, and said to try it. I lift it and asked what weight was it? 15 pounds, he says. Felt like a feather compared to the PG's. I throw it, and it scatters pins all over. I'm lovin' it. Not to mention, years back, I had an old Red Hammer, and always liked it. So I am really liking this, but can't really afford a new ball. I figure I will save my shekels and get one someday, when my coach says he has a Hammer ball in the shop I can have for the cost of plug-n-drill. It ends up being a Hammer Sauce, and is an awesome ball. So awesome, in fact, one of my teammates is shedding her Hot Sauce and selling it to me for $50. Another $40 to plug and drill, and I got me a nice ball to use at my local house (it's drier than where I currently am in league, and wood lanes). Used balls can be a great deal!