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GlowCity Glow in The Dark Basketball for Teen Boy Glowing Red Basket Ball Light Up LED Toy for Night Ball Games Sports Stuff Gadgets for Kids Age 8 Years Old and Up

Last Updated: March 13, 2024 (Refresh Now)
7.4
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/10
Total Reviews
520
Old Reviews
409
Unverified
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Review Analysis - 85 recent, verified reviews

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Usage
 42
son, dark, grandson, basketball, ball
+98%
-2%
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" ...  Grandson loved this.  ...  "
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" ...  Ordered this for my son.  ...  "
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" ...  It was a birthday present for my 9 year old grandson.  ...  "
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" ...  Can easily see it from far away and it’s easy to find when it rolls away!  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this for a friend’s son who opened it on Xmas eve. ... He loves that he can continue to play basketball even in the dark now.  ...  "
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" ...  It was so much fun for them to play with after dark.  ...  "
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" ...  My 13 year old son loves this ball now that it gets dark early.  ...  "
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" ...  My 11 year old daughter has the soccer ball version and its great too.  ...  "
Size
 9
stay, size, inflated, air
+33%
-67%
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" ...  The ball will not stay inflated. ... Also the ball is a little heavy .  ...  "
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" ...  The plugs that cover the battery and light keep falling out!  ...  "
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" ...  We went to air it up and won’t hold air.  ...  "
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" ...  The thing keeps shutting off and then randomly turning back on  ...  "
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" ...  The second ball lights up but won't stay inflated.  ...  "
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" ...  The ball will not stay aired up.  ...  "
Marketplace
 8
return, came, ball, back, one
+38%
-63%
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" ...  Very poor quality and does not glow like in the picture.  ...  "
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" ...  My return day has already passed.  ...  "
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" ...  I emailed the company with no response.  ...  "
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" ...  The first time we sent it back because it had a hole in it so it wouldn’t even pump up. ... We couldn’t return because we bought before Christmas and the return window had closed after Christmas.  ...  "
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" ...  We returned the ball to Amazon and they sent a replacement. ... Sending the second ball back as well and giving up!  ...  "
Body
 8
basketball, size, like, grip, glows
+63%
-38%
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" ...  The light was nice and bright and he stated that it felt like a normal basketball with correct weight and size.  ...  "
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" ...  Love that it is standard size.  ...  "
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" ...  I was worried about the texture and feel of the ball but it feels like a real basketball!  ...  "
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" ...  Regular size ball.  ...  "
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" ...  They were just in a bag.  ...  "
Battery
 6
extra batteries, ball, replaced, comes, changing
+67%
-33%
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" ...  The batteries are easy to install and i havnt had to replace them yet but it comes with a battery removal tool and extra batteries.  ...  "
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" ...  It works, uses batteries quickly  ...  "
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" ...  The light is bright and it shipped with extra batteries.  ...  "
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" ...  When changing the batteries you will need to deflate the ball some as the LED/batteries are in the ball, not on the outside of it.  ...  "
Design
 5
looks, like, feels, basketball, ball
+80%
-20%
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" ...  lots of compliments.  ...  "
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" ...  At night they look TERRIFIC!  ...  "
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" ...  I was worried about the texture and feel of the ball but it feels like a real basketball!  ...  "
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" ...  It looks super cool at night.  ...  "
Marketplace / Marketplace
 4
+50%
-50%
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" ...  Very poor quality and does not glow like in the picture.  ...  "
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" ...  I emailed the company with no response.  ...  "
Features
 4
lights, work, well, still, led
+100%
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" ...  The rim lights light up well.  ...  "
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" ...  When the light was still functioning, he loved this. ... We live in the country and so not a lot of lights in our basketball area so the affect was really neat for him.  ...  "
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" ...  It has a led in it so when you bounce it the light comes on.  ...  "
Reliability
 3
months, bought
+100%
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" ...  He didn't want to play with anything else and hes still using it everyday in the back yard months later.  ...  "
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" ...  It really worked at first, and was really cool, but then it just stopped glowing after 2 days.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought for 9 year old.  ...  "
Price
 3
-100%
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" ...  Not impressed with price or quality.  ...  "
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" ...  Don’t waste your money on this item!  ...  "
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" ...  Definitely not worth the price they are asking.  ...  "
Marketplace / Returns
 3
return, ball, back, christmas
-100%
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" ...  My return day has already passed.  ...  "
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" ...  The first time we sent it back because it had a hole in it so it wouldn’t even pump up. ... We couldn’t return because we bought before Christmas and the return window had closed after Christmas.  ...  "
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" ...  We returned the ball to Amazon and they sent a replacement. ... Sending the second ball back as well and giving up!  ...  "
Comfort
 3
ball, normal, like, grip, glows
+67%
-33%
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" ...  It bounces well and you can’t tell the difference between this ball and a normal basketball, other than the glow!!!  ...  "
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" ...  I was worried about the texture and feel of the ball but it feels like a real basketball!  ...  "
Camera
 3
cool
+100%
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" ...  feels like a regular ball, very bright light,so cool at night .  ...  "

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