For the person who should have posted here, if it doesn't have a FIFA Approved logo it's not the professional version.
Well as I recall there is a Vapor ball in the same style with double-hex panelling, but it's just the cheaper version. Its a good enough ball, just won't last you as long as the expensive version.
so both vapors (cheap and expensive) have double hexagon panels. the expensive version has a fifa approved logo and the cheap one doenst?
does any1 here who have a vapor ball (that didnt come off of ebay) can confirm? update: he told me the ball had 30 panels. dont double hexagon ball have 26 panels?
you're right. I think educated guess would be that the ball on ebay is either fake or not high-end vapor
so apparently this vapor he's trying to sell have double hex but do not have a fifa approved logo. in addition, there are 30 panels on this ball instead of 26 like normal nike balls. he just tried to explain this to me by telling me each double panel counts as 2 panels...which still doesnt add up
Huh...I hope this means that the original Teamgeist is going to come down in price soon. I'd like to pick one up, but given that the surface I often play on is pretty rough, I haven't been able to convince myself to spring for a 130 dollar ball. Relating to that, does anyone know a good ball that I could find in the 50-100 dollar range that would both play nicely and hold up on a less than idea surface?
That looks like a nice ball. I think the texture might help when its wet because i played with my teamgeist in the rain the other day and it was really slippy. akirika, if you arent sure about the ball and it seems to me that your gut feeling is telling you that its a fake. Steer clear of it. I'm sure if you keep looking you'll get a decent ball. appleCORR
I keep trying to edit my former post, but I can't seem to...so pardon the repost. I didn't mean it too look like I was just commenting on the new Teamgeist (plus I have a typo). Relating to that, does anyone know a good ball that I could find in the 50-100 dollar range that would both play nicely and hold up on a less than ideal surface?
You can find Nike Aerows and Adidas Teamgeists in that range, on ebay. And you may find them on some internet shops for under $100.
Picked up last season's Aerow off Ebay for £20 which should be here sometime this week. If the guy has mis-sold me a cheaper model I'm going to hunt him down. He has good feedback and the pics and description are all definitely of the Aerow so it should be ok. I didn't used to like Nike balls but we've been playing with Aerows as our match balls and I really like them now. I've gone right off Mitre balls - we played with one a couple of weeks ago in a game and it felt terrible in comparison.
I'll have to keep my eye on Ebay. Both the Teamgeist and Aerow would hold up decently well then, even if playing on a less than ideal pitch? Thanks a lot!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nike-total-90...ryZ20863QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The answer to your prayers.. Total 90 Aerow I, in the normal color, not hi-vis for once for about $45 US + shipping. I just bought two, came out to $133 US, so it's a 2 for 1 deal. Considerably less if you live in the UK because of shipping.
Wow that is a good deal. Thanks a lot. Maybe I'll send one to my brother (who's in England right now) then have him bring it back for me.
I saw that auction and almost went for it but the hi vis one was a bit cheaper and I quite like playing with the hi vis ball. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300153996130 That's the auction I used so you can see the selller. The ball arrived yesterday and is perfect. It's the right model, brand new, in the box and was well packed.
http://www.eastbay.com/catalog/prod...br--71228/sku--10981721/id--54681/mvp--sport/ Vapor 69.99 at Eastbay