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Impending Doom

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Does this ever happen to you?
« on: January 08, 2013, 12:18:54 PM »
You look in your closet, and say to yourself "Man, I am a ball HORDER!"

I just realized that I have almost as many NIB balls (7) as I do drilled pieces (11, and 2 of them are taken out of the rotation).

An intervention may be needed.

How does your ratio of NIB to drilled stack up?
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milorafferty

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 12:29:06 PM »
Closet? CLOSET??? Man, ID you are a lightweight! LOL I have a bedroom with nothing but bowling balls. Several racks to hold them so I can actually walk into the room.

NIB ratio to drilled?? Over 100 NIB and maybe 20 drilled(some bought used but I have never thrown). I have 8 that I actually use including my spare ball.

Na, I don't got no problem.  :o ;D
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Impending Doom

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 12:44:04 PM »
Dang, Milo. You are hardcore. I feel guilty that I have 7 NIB's in my closet. But to be fair, my closet is a walk in...
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Joe Cool

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 12:50:36 PM »
I give my older balls away to people that can't afford newer stuff when I buy a new ball.  I get at least 1-2 balls a year, so the "older" stuff is uaully a couple years old at most and lightly used.  It's one of many small ways I try to give back to the game and to the community.
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 12:56:49 PM »
I have 6 in rotation and 9 NIB.  Wish i had more NIB.  Always looking to pick something up new and give it a shot some day. 
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rockerbowler18

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 01:09:22 PM »
I have:

1. 5 not in the rotation (Freeze, Mission, 503C, Lanebreaker, Backlash Solid)
2. 5 in the rotation (Outburst, Lanebreaker, Avalanche Urethane, Full Swing, Spare Ball)
3. 3 NIB (SR300, Complete NV, NVD, Slingshot)
4. 3 Used and waiting to be redrilled (300A, 300C, The One)

And 1 I think I'm forgetting at the moment.
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raidernation34

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2013, 01:42:53 PM »
I have 30 drilled and 3 NIB. I used to think it was OK to buy an extra for posterity's sake but I have found that every time I went and drilled an older ball that I remembered to be " the best ball I ever owned ", it just wasn't as good as I remembered. So of my 3 NIB's 2 are current releases and 1 is a few years old( Lane #1 Chainsaw Thanks raiderh2oboy) and all will be drilled soon.
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2013, 01:55:16 PM »
I wish I just had the extra cash to get one NIB ball
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Impending Doom

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2013, 02:02:48 PM »
My pusher gets me a good deal. Out of the 7 NIB's I have, 4 came from him, 3 from other users here. Out of the 11 drilled, 9 came from him.
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2013, 03:07:14 PM »
Wow. IF you guys are married i need wives like yours.  lol I have 9 or 10 balls all drilled and my wife complains I have too many. I mainly use my Mission domination aka 250k(mine actually says domination) and my new storm iq tour pearl. I have been scoring so well with those hard to bring the others, but every now and then bring some of the other balls.
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2013, 03:12:47 PM »
Who says the wives know...? :)
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2013, 04:21:05 PM »
I've got 4 balls in rotation.

Another 3 retired and need to get rid of.

Zero NIB.
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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2013, 04:32:22 PM »
I have a friend in PA who is hoarding around 200-250 balls in his basement.  Sad part is, most of them he won't even part it.  I had to stop visiting due to heartbreak.  Stuff like seeing a Raging Red Fuze with 2 games on it and saying "Ohh....how much you want for that?  Please sell it to me!!"  "Eh.... well ya know.... I go to this tournament every year where that ball always has a good look on the fresh so I think I wanna keep it for just a little bit longer."  Scenarios like that. 

I used to be pretty bad myself.  Now I'm only down to 3 and those can be gone for a real low price :-)
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kidlost2000

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2013, 05:29:42 PM »
25-30 undrilled and 20-25 drilled. Time to get rid of a few undrilled and several drilled.
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Impending Doom

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Re: Does this ever happen to you?
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2013, 05:38:29 PM »
Is it wrong that I see very little overlap in my bag(s)? I'm actually probably ready to put my Big Heist, Titan, and Hype Urethane up for sale. Need room for my Freight Train, Black Eagle, Look, and Hook Pearl!

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