Snowy Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 As is perhaps kind of obvious given the fact that I only pop up here a few times every so often, I only come when I find something interesting while out in the bushes or when I have a question. I have several questions today. My first one is a general statement more than a question, but to the person I will most likely never meet, and who will for sure never see this, I would like to say thank you for making my day on Thursday with a shot that you probably took many years ago, and which I assume was an accident. Being completely obsessed with bears and having found a yellow ball with a little bear on it, well that was just amazing, so thank you person I will never meet. Now for the actual questions. I would like to start my own small business sometime soon, and the only way I can currently see of making any money towards that is selling found golf balls, one, how should I distinguish which ones are worth more than others, and two, what price would be deemed reasonable for however many balls? And just a last quick question, what kind of animal would hoard golf balls in the ground? I went out Thursday to an area I have been to many times before, and must have found about twenty or so balls all roughly in a five to ten foot radius, all buried in a quite large mound of dirt. I went back yesterday to this same place, and in that one five to ten foot radius at diffrent levels in the soil, I pulled out one hundred and fourteen balls, all equally filthy, and some covered in clay (Clay is a pain to get off balls, cannot recommend). I only got half way through digging when my alarm to go home went off which was annoying. I suspect that through the rest of the area would be the same, and I intend to go back very soon to test that theory. So to summarise, what kind of animal hoards balls completely unharmed in a very close radius, in incredibly large numbers, and if not an animal, how is this possible? I found at least one ball dated 2002 by a captain, and the course shut five years ago in March, so these balls have been sitting for a very long time completely covered in dirt and not at all obvious from an outside perspective. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated, since as much as I love to have found this, it seems qeird they were in such an insane amount. GaDawg 1 Quote Link to comment
silver & black Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 You will have a lot of competition from the already established companies in the "lost/found" golf ball market. Unless you can find enough balls and supply your local players, I think you will find it a hard road to travel. GaDawg 1 Quote Link to comment
RickK Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Near me is the company Lost Golf Balls .com. According to their website, minimum they will buy from you is 1000 if you contact them, otherwise minimum is 5000. GaDawg 1 Quote WITB Driver - Taylormade M6 3wd - Taylormade RBZ Hybrids - Taylormade RBZ Irons - Taylormade RSi1 Putter - Macgregor Smoothie Link to comment
Snowy Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 On 2/7/2022 at 11:04 PM, RickK said: Near me is the company Lost Golf Balls .com. According to their website, minimum they will buy from you is 1000 if you contact them, otherwise minimum is 5000. Sorry I only just saw this. Thank you. That gives me a figure to work with. Quote Link to comment
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