anyone know anything about bowling balls?

[beets magee]

my dad has an old faball black hammer from the '70s he wants to get rid of. apparently my dad is good friends with the guy who made them, and he actually made the first few at my dads auto shop since he didn't have anywhere else to do it. this particular ball is one of those first few. it's drilled and used, but it appears to be in decent shape. the weight is 16 lbs. i was just wondering if anyone knows what it might be worth. thanks in advance.

[wickedroller]

my dad has an old faball black hammer from the '70s he wants to get rid of. apparently my dad is good friends with the guy who made them, and he actually made the first few at my dads auto shop since he didn't have anywhere else to do it. this particular ball is one of those first few. it's drilled and used, but it appears to be in decent shape. the weight is 16 lbs. i was just wondering if anyone knows what it might be worth. thanks in advance.

If its from the 70s its made of Urathane and nobody uses urathane balls anymore. And ive never heard of a bowling ball collector so idk.

[Hilfiger1975]

Like these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FABALL-BLACK...2#ht_839wt_952

[beets magee]

yeah, mine looks like that. i don't have the box or anything though, and like i said it's drilled and used, so i don't know how much that would affect the collectible aspect. i just thought it might be worth something since it's one of the original ones that the guy made before he sold the patent and they started mass producing them. judging by the price for that one, i'd guess mine is worth a decent amount. i'll take it out to the flea market and try my luck. if that doesn't work, i'll throw it up on ebay i guess lol.

[chris025]

so whats the # on your ball then?

[beets magee]

4ub23577