Pool Ball Collecting.

[Hard Knock Cues]

I have a question about identifying balls. How does one know, if balls have higher quality? Is this even doable? At least for an amateur or someone who has no bigger knowledge of the world of billiard balls…

I got this set and the spare balls second hand:

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I am pretty certain, they are just some cheap Chinese balls. At least to 95%. But not fully, and that’s the point of my question. How do you decide if something is worth keeping, if space is not that big of an issue? As far as I am concerned, the single balls might not be. They are not even a complete set. But I have none looking like the other set. Is it worth keeping them, just for the sake of being different? Or just selling them of for 10,- second hand again?

And they look way cleaner than they really are, even though I used ball restorer and ball cleaner from Aramith. Is it even possible, to make old balls look nicer again, or is it a discoloration of the balls itself already? I am not speaking of completely white, but they still look dirty after cleaning.

I would guess you might have a little mix of aramith premier and super-pro . But it's hard to tell from the pictures and It does look like there's some other random crap balls mixed in. If You decide to get rid of them Let me know. I might be interested in picking them up to see if they complete any random incomplete ball sets that I have.

 

[Mulambo]

The set I was thinking of keeping, though I was not sure. That’s why I started this conversation here about them. I would certainly, if they happen to be Aramith. Do you think the set is at least all from one manufacturer? I put it together from some cheaper lots I bought, and they looked the same to me.

The single balls are of no interest to me, so i have no problem with parting with them…
I am from Austria/EU though, so bear this in mind if anybody wants to message me about them

 

[Hard Knock Cues]

The set I was thinking of keeping, though I was not sure. That’s why I started this conversation here about them. I would certainly, if they happen to be Aramith. Do you think the set is at least all from one manufacturer? I put it together from some cheaper lots I bought, and they looked the same to me.

The single balls are of no interest to me, so i have no problem with parting with them…
I am from Austria/EU though, so bear this in mind if anybody wants to message me about them

In order to get an idea if they're from the same manufacturer would be to weigh them. Find out if they're all within a couple grams of each other.

Yes, shipping for me would make it unfeasible as I am in the USA