I purchased this USi Magic 8 Ball on eBay having never heard of USi, though the tagline under their logo (Making Software Simple) made it fairly clear this was a technology company.  Unfortunately, the seller had previously purchased it elsewhere themselves, so had no further details.  A press release from 2000 describes the company thusly-

USinternetworking Inc. (Nasdaq:USIX) is a leading Application Service Provider delivering e-commerce and enterprise software

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I started this website over my frustration at being unable to find a complete list of Magic 8 Balls anywhere on the internet. In my research I soon realized that a truly complete list of all Magic 8 Balls ever made is essentially impossible, but was still frustrated at the brevity and contradictory nature of the few lists I was able to find.

So now, I present to you…

Name: The Aye Ball

Release Date: Summer 2006

Brand: McDonald’s

Stock Number: Number 2 in the Pirates of the Caribbean Happy Meal Set

One of the most innovative promotional Magic 8 Ball’s I’ve discovered yet, The Aye Ball was released as a McDonald’s Happy meal toy to help promote Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest.  It’s slightly larger than the small 7 cm size…

Name: The Mystical Orb

Release Date: Unknown

Brand: Unknown

Stock Number: 279

The Mystical Orb is, by far, the most ubiquitous unofficial Magic 8 Ball in the free world today.  Alas, it is also one of the most mysterious.  Despite my best efforts I have not only been unable to discover when it was created, but I haven’t even learned who created it.  Although the box…

I’m neither a sports fan in general or a baseball fan in particular, but this Pirates Magic Baseball has still become one of my favorite promotional Magic 8 Balls.  I only wish I knew why.

I’ve been told that the Pittsburgh Pirates Magic 8 Ball was most likely a ballpark promotion in 2003 with one being given to every kid under the age of 10.  Seems likely given the…