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General Category => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: kiefenstien on December 15, 2019, 07:52:56 AM
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Is Lane #1 making a comeback? I see they are making a Crystal Bomb.
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Did you see on USBC approval list or something? If not maybe its a test ball from back in the day. I would just be happy to see someone selling Bean's sauce again drama aside.
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I saw on Facebook that they are making a batch of the clear w/blue core spare balls (maybe for sale soon). Based on comments made by Lane #1 (on the Facebook post) it sounds like they are trying to make a comeback.
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I hope they adjust their pricing otherwise they aren't going to survive. $169+ shipping on the Crystal Diamond. I hope if they bring stuff back, its not off that price schedule. High end balls will still be $250+
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I hope they adjust their pricing otherwise they aren't going to survive. $169+ shipping on the Crystal Diamond. I hope if they bring stuff back, its not off that price schedule. High end balls will still be $250+
$169 + shipping for what amounts to a "boutique"/limited production batch is not horrible. Storm/Roto have a $129 MSRP on their clear spare balls and they are producing way more of those than Lane#1 is of the Crystal Diamond. OTB bowling charges $189 for their custom plastic balls. Lane#1 is right in the mix pricing wise.
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so are you saying that their pricing will be more in line this time possibly?
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so are you saying that their pricing will be more in line this time possibly?
Still more than everybody else. If the batches are going to be small like this then prices are for sure significantly higher.
It will be interesting to see if they can get anybody stateside to pour balls with reactive shells for them. I wouldn't call it a comeback until then.
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On Facebook Richie stated the ball would be under $200. I'm guessing $199.99
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Not made in USA for those who kinda care
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The original Crystal Diamond came from Korea
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I'm not sure any clear bowling ball can be made in the USA. Something about the materials involved being against regulations here. No idea if that's true, just what I've heard.
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Plastic bowling balls are made in Mexico or China/Korea region.
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Plastic bowling balls are made in Mexico or China/Korea region.
So it's not just the clear material then. Must be the polyester in general. Interesting.
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It's a cost thing for polyester balls. Cheaper to have them made in Asia and pay the freight than to make them here. If the plant in China could get their cover stronger there probably wouldn't be many reactive balls made here any more. Only a matter of time. They weren't far off 5 years ago.
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Plastic bowling balls are made in Mexico or China/Korea region.
EBI was the only one that made low end plastic in USA...
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It was posted the ball will be $169 plus shipping. Pre-orders will start in January.
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Here it is!
They said they should hopefully be taking orders next week.
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Here it is!
They said they should hopefully be taking orders next week.
Who is holding that ball? Must be a giant!
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$200 after tax and shipping for a spare ball. Might be a decent collector's item if brand had more goodwill.
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Widen the lanes......
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$200 after tax and shipping for a spare ball. Might be a decent collector's item if brand had more goodwill.
I have an original one, with the box. I would guess that it wouldn't sell for $200 shipped on eBay at this point.
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My PSO had a small stash (3) of the original Storm Marvel Pearl thinking he would make a 'killing"after the ball was discontinued. After the ball was re-introduced to the market, he could not get anyone to give him anything close to what he thought he would get for an original.
Risk has rewards, but also major failures.
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The main problem, at least with the original, is that the core was much smaller than the red/black versions, so the core dynamics were crippled. The clear shell magnifies how big the core looks. I love my red for really dry lanes and short sport shots, but a friend with much more hand than me bought a Crystal years ago and his would barely move. Great for an expensive, cool looking spare ball, but useless if you want it to pull double duty.
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I thought the Buzzsaw XXXL was the polyester ball people actually used to score with more than any of the clear ones.
(edit: tying into what you were saying looks like Buzzsaw had about the biggest diff of the polyesters)
R.G. / Diff.:
#14 - 2.561 / .032
#15 - 2.559 / .028
#16 - 2.557 / .024
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Those are the core numbers of the black/red/multi color swirl.
The clear is 2.665/0.010
http://123bowl.com/bowling-balls/lane-1/crystal-clear-buzzsaw/ (http://123bowl.com/bowling-balls/lane-1/crystal-clear-buzzsaw/)
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Those are the core numbers of the black/red/multi color swirl.
The clear is 2.665/0.010
http://123bowl.com/bowling-balls/lane-1/crystal-clear-buzzsaw/ (http://123bowl.com/bowling-balls/lane-1/crystal-clear-buzzsaw/)
Actually those are of the Buzzsaw XXXL. I guess maybe black red is the same?
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R.G. / Diff.:
#14 - 2.561 / .032
#15 - 2.559 / .028
#16 - 2.557 / .024
These you provided earlier are the black/red/multi color swirl XXXL because they all have the full sized core.
The numbers I provided (RG 2.665, 0.010 differential) are for the clear/crystal XXXL. I don't know if the core is smaller as I was told years ago or if they put in a less dense core. Either way the crystal doesn't have the same core dynamics as the others.
The crystal might be pretty, but it's not the ball you want if you want if you plan on using it for strikes on dry/short patterns.