Collection of balls

[pepenkooo]

Goodnight everybody!

Some time ago I started collecting table tennis balls , and I wonder if anyone else collections and if possible changed.








Here are my collection

 

[Lolman]

Wow that's cool

 

[pepenkooo]

Wow that's cool

thankyou Lolman! If you can help me...

 

[fanTT]

I know a table tennis enthusiast who has ~4000 balls. If you are serious I could maybe help you to reach him

 

[LucasMcCaine]

dont mean to be rude ,but is there a reason for collecting TTballs? i can understand (maybe) collecting golf balls ,maybe a hole in one ball ,or a birdie or better ball ,but why TT? again i dont mean to be disrespectful ,thank you

 

[Der_Echte]

OP has a post count of ZERO as of my post... wtf is up?

 

[Suga D]

OP has a post count of ZERO as of my post... wtf is up?

Quite strange! How is this supposed to work?

 

[Tom]

Wow awesome collection Pepenkooo!

 

[Simas]

Wow. I am not a dedicated collector, but when I buy a box of balls I put one ball into the jar for some time now, or exchange
my ball with the ball of my opponent and again into the jar. Also bought some interesting novelty balls... So i have around 70 balls, 15 of them are the 38mm

 

[Simas]

Feeling lucky -so yesterday in my club I found a 38mm!!! ball laying around. No idea how did it end up there. Maybe some old school one time players left it. SO now I have 16 38mm balls in my jar. The ball is a low end one from the unknown Vietnamese manufacturer. The rearer, the better

 

[sderyke2002]

I have a few, just thought they were interesting (one with a snowflake logo) - but 4000!!!! Oh My Goodness!!!!

 

[Simas]

I have a few, just thought they were interesting (one with a snowflake logo) - but 4000!!!! Oh My Goodness!!!!

Yes, it's hard to imagine 4000.
I have 75 different balls and it's already getting harder to get the ones I don't have (I don't buy them on purpose, I try to exchange with other players from the club..)

 

[Atas Newton]

I've still got one from late 80s to early 90s, never played, in original packaging, looks like this:

Here's a cool website with a large, well categorized collection of TT balls, made as early as 1920s! http://www.tischtennisbaelle.org/english/suche_datum2_ausgabe.php?suche_datum2=1920er

 

[Simas]

I've still got one from late 80s to early 90s, never played, in original packaging, looks like this:

Here's a cool website with a large, well categorized collection of TT balls, made as early as 1920s! http://www.tischtennisbaelle.org/english/suche_datum2_ausgabe.php?suche_datum2=1920er

This site is a treasure

 

[Loopadoop]

Do you have a 38mm Halex 3 star made in England, the best ball of the early 70's.

 

[Xylit]

But those old balls are all made of celluloid oh my god oh my god you have a huge dangerous bomb stored at home aaaaaaaaaah run

 

[Ioiettino]

when I buy a box of balls I put one ball into the jar for some time now

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15 of them are the 38mm

For "some time"?



I may still have a few at my parents' house... might have to look for them! Not even so much for collecting, as just to try what they feel like.







Also, one thing I like about TT: almost anyone can put together a great collection, based on their interests. I am sure there's lots of fun to be had in watches or cars collecting but heck, your first purchase could fund that previous guy's entire 4000-ball collection. Both are nuts in some way, of course. A good way.

 

[Simas]

Do you have a 38mm Halex 3 star made in England, the best ball of the early 70's.

No, I have these 38mm balls:
1. Vietnam 01
2. CPORT (made in Russia)
3. CPORT (made in Russia) 8 kopek
4. SHIELD -38mm (have 3 of those)
5. BERY 201
6. BERY 202
7. Nittaku
8. Butterfly
9. Kettler One Star
10. Double Circles
11. Milano (India)
12. TTC China
13. Rovera
14. Some strange plastic shit
15. 38mm no name
16. Crenpkona Vietnam

 

[Simas]

But those old balls are all made of celluloid oh my god oh my god you have a huge dangerous bomb stored at home aaaaaaaaaah run

You are freaking me out. Don't do that

Are you saying that they could self-ignite or smth?

 

[Simas]

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For "some time"?

are you saying that I should put some effort in collecting more balls or that it's time for me to retire?