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phantomoperator

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How much would you pay for a ball?
« on: August 31, 2014, 07:09:27 PM »
Hello everyone. I am doing a survey for my economics class. For my topic I have chosen bowling balls. All I need to know is at what maximum price point you would purchase a ball. We'll go ahead and assume that it is a high performance ball without drilling. Thanks everyone.

Here are your choices:

$250
$225
$200
$180
$150

All you got to do is put one of these in your reply. Thanks again!
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Perfect Approach Pro Shop

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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2014, 03:14:20 PM »
Quote from: ImBackInTheGame on September 03, 2014, 01:49:52 PM
Quote from: Perfect Approach Pro Shop on September 02, 2014, 10:29:28 AM
Expect to pay $180.00. Being a pro shop owner, most companies have MRP which sets minimum that a ball can be sold for. Getting a high performance ball at $150.00 is not likely unless it has been discontinued and MRP has been removed from it.

There are MANY "high performance" balls that are under $180.  Roto Grip sinister sell all day online for $160, Mastermind Intellect is $155.  In fact the highest price for a ball that I can find (that is not elite branded) is the Storm Crux and Zero Gravity at $165.  Remember we are talking about UNDRILLED. :)

     Read original post. Choices are $150, $180. $155 and $160 is more than $150 so I went with $180. If they sold for $149 I woulD have chosen $150. OP said to put one of his choices in reply.
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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2014, 04:59:00 PM »
$150 undrilled.
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dR3w

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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2014, 03:40:22 PM »
I'm not sure if I am understanding this correctly, or if anyone else is.  I take this to mean, that if say you went to Buddies Pro Shop, and the cheapest you could buy a bowling ball for was $250 undrilled, would you still buy one?  Assuming you couldn't find a new one anywhere else for a cheaper price.   What would be your break point between getting a ball or not getting a ball.  I think most of us would go higher, but buy them less often.

Does anyone else see it this way?
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JohnP

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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #34 on: September 06, 2014, 08:16:48 PM »
That's one reason I didn't respond, the question is too ambiguous.  The other reason is that time changes the response.  In the early 70's I can remember saying I would walk before I paid 50 cents for a gallon of gasoline!   
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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2014, 11:11:28 PM »
$180 but if it meant supporting a friend's pro shop I'd pay whatever their retail is.
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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #36 on: September 07, 2014, 12:23:19 PM »
Quote from: DP3 on September 06, 2014, 11:11:28 PM
$180 but if it meant supporting a friend's pro shop I'd pay whatever their retail is.
This.
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tuckinfenpin

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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #37 on: September 07, 2014, 01:34:28 PM »
Quote from: Impending Doom on September 07, 2014, 12:23:19 PM
Quote from: DP3 on September 06, 2014, 11:11:28 PM
$180 but if it meant supporting a friend's pro shop I'd pay whatever their retail is.
This.

I get a decent amount of stuff online. However, I also get things off the shelf from the pro shop. I know he is making a profit from the other things I take him, but I feel I need to do this as well. Off the shelf he usually gives me a good frequent buyer price that I don't ask for.
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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #38 on: September 08, 2014, 12:11:48 PM »
I've been fortunate to make enough money from bowling for it to pay for itself.

I bowl at a very competitive level, and my train of thought on each ball I have is to use it to win more than what I had spent on it (at the very least). When you start looking at things that way, it doesn't matter what the ball costs... in a twisted way; the more it costs, the more motivation for me to go out there and win. ;)

"It takes money to make money."... Why not suit yourself with some pretty cool tools  8)

Spent $360 on this, another $40-$60 to get it specifically drilled
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Re: How much would you pay for a ball?
« Reply #39 on: September 10, 2014, 10:59:49 AM »
No need to spend over 150 ( undrilled ) for a ball.  Also with the decline in opportunity to make money in tournaments, I am less inclined to buy as many balls, even at the low end of the price range as I use to. 
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