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    theres money in balls .

    I was walking my dog . And there is a park 2 blocks away where there is a tennis court where people seem to play tennis more then anything else . And when they hit the balls out of court they never go to pick them up . My puppy picked one up and brought it to me . I thought to myself i wonder if there is any value in used tennis balls ?. Nah im thinking . Sure enough i get home look on ebay and sure enough they are selling used in lots for some high dollars . I wont get rich but rome wasnt built in a day . And its something for me and my old man to do on slow days.


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    Goes to show, People will buy anything....

    Not sure? check ebay. Always worth a try

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    I acquired a few bags of used golf balls and broke them down to smaller bags and they sold like hot cakes at our yard sale.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mechanic688 View Post
    I acquired a few bags of used golf balls and broke them down to smaller bags and they sold like hot cakes at our yard sale.
    That's a great idea!
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    I know there is a guy that sells golf balls by the half dozen just outside one of the local public courses here. $8 for six balls. He gets the ones that go over a fence and into a drainage ditch across the road from one of the holes. Takes them home, cleans them and sells them.
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    Thats good to Know because one of my best friends lives off a major golf course . And Its always golf balls glore in the woods . I remember when we were kids we would always mess around with the golfers threw a bunch of balls on course . Confused them like crazy . We were young and inmature lol

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    A couple of years ago I used to collect golf balls but nobody around here bought them so I quit. Yeah there is a creek through the golf course that leads into the woods -thats where I went. You could go every week and fill a 5 gallon bucket. Sometimes a branch or something would fall across the creek and most of the balls would pile up there around 20+

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    Quote Originally Posted by scrapping4ever View Post
    A couple of years ago I used to collect golf balls but nobody around here bought them so I quit. Yeah there is a creek through the golf course that leads into the woods -thats where I went. You could go every week and fill a 5 gallon bucket. Sometimes a branch or something would fall across the creek and most of the balls would pile up there around 20+
    Perhaps you could place a floating device in the stream and check it regularly. Might add some income. Mike
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    When I was younger, my grandfather worked at a golf course, so I got to learn the game. I was allowed to keep all the balls that I found, an would sell them in the parking lot. LOL. Like a lemonade stand!

    I think I was selling them for like 6 for 3. I was young, what did I know. Easy money as I was collecting them anyway to hit off the range.

    Those things are expensive these days. I priced some a year or so back, an said to hell with it an bought 4 5 gallon buckets of them from a yard sale for a buck. lol.

    Still got'm to! Not had time to hit the course.

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    There is money in balls .... I changed my stage name to onion sack . The tips are rolling in woot .

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    Quote Originally Posted by KzScrapper View Post
    May not get rich but you won't go hungry either.
    I'm not sure tennis balls would be all that tasty?

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    Quote Originally Posted by miked View Post
    Perhaps you could place a floating device in the stream and check it regularly. Might add some income. Mike
    Someone would steal it around here

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    I am going to make mine out of tennis balls

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    I am going to make mine out of tennis balls

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sirscrapalot View Post
    When I was younger, my grandfather worked at a golf course, so I got to learn the game. I was allowed to keep all the balls that I found, an would sell them in the parking lot. LOL. Like a lemonade stand!

    I think I was selling them for like 6 for 3. I was young, what did I know. Easy money as I was collecting them anyway to hit off the range.

    Those things are expensive these days. I priced some a year or so back, an said to hell with it an bought 4 5 gallon buckets of them from a yard sale for a buck. lol.

    Still got'm to! Not had time to hit the course.

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    At a $1 you dont need a course. just tee them up off the cooler into the giant salt lake in front of your house

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    Quote Originally Posted by metalbestos View Post
    there is money in balls .... I changed my stage name to onion sack . The tips are rolling in woot .
    lmao!!!!

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    I've thought about it!

    Might just do it once the season starts to wind down. Cheaper to! No cart fee's!

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