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Hoselrockets Well Established Member

Hoselrockets

Just wanted to see how many of you buy your clubs off of Ebay or prefer to spend a little more in the store? I've been buying a good amount of my equipment off Ebay. It's hard when you can save up to 50%. Thoughts?

In my bag:
MP 57's 4-PW KBS Stiff
Ping G 20 10.5* Stiff
Taylormade V Steel 3 and 5 wood

Bridgestone J33 R Hybrid 21* NV Shaft
Mizuno MP Quad Cut 52* and 56* Spinner Shafts

Scotty Cameron Newport Two TeI3

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RyderSim Member

RyderSim

I agree! I have only been scammed once on a $20 shaft and the other 30 items I bought off ebay were great. It is hard to pay that extra money to the golf store. I do buy some things from the golf store to stay in good graces with them, but clubs (other than wedges) come from Ebay.

Driver - R7 425 9.5*
3 Wood - 980 15*
Hybrid - Rescue Mid 19* & 16*
Irons - 735.CM 4-9
Wedges - 248.06, SM54.14, & SM60.08White Hot Tour #5 Ball - ProV1 XHome Course: The Island

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Hoselrockets Well Established Member

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Wedges are going to be my next purchase, why don't you buy them off ebay?

In my bag:
MP 57's 4-PW KBS Stiff
Ping G 20 10.5* Stiff
Taylormade V Steel 3 and 5 wood

Bridgestone J33 R Hybrid 21* NV Shaft
Mizuno MP Quad Cut 52* and 56* Spinner Shafts

Scotty Cameron Newport Two TeI3

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ChiChiIsMe Dedicated Member

ChiChiIsMe

My last 2 purchases have been the TST marketplace........
I've spent most of my life golfing - the rest I've just wasted.

In my bag todayâ¦.
Driver: 2009 S9-1 10.5
19d Hybrid4-SW:2008 FP 58/10 Mizuno MP T-10Putter: White Hot XG Sabertooth
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Hoselrockets Well Established Member

Hoselrockets

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marketplace??? where is that?? or what is the site? This site?

forget it I found it...LOL

In my bag:
MP 57's 4-PW KBS Stiff
Ping G 20 10.5* Stiff
Taylormade V Steel 3 and 5 wood

Bridgestone J33 R Hybrid 21* NV Shaft
Mizuno MP Quad Cut 52* and 56* Spinner Shafts

Scotty Cameron Newport Two TeI3

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eberryhill7 Well Established Member

eberryhill7

I generally buy my clubs from ebay due to the very low prices, but when I improve enough to get some players irons I am going to get fit for them.
In the blue and tan grom Bag:

Driver r7 460 10.5*
Fairway Woods '07 Burner 15* and 18*
Irons 4-PW r7 XDWedges 47*, 52*, 58* CG14,Putter TiffanyBall One Tour D
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RyderSim Member

RyderSim

Wedges are going to be my next purchase, why don't you buy them off ebay?

Because wedges get used so much that I only buy new wedges, and usually, I can get them locally at the same price after shipping as new wedges from Ebay. If I were to run across a new wedge that was for a good price, that would be another story. Good luck!

Driver - R7 425 9.5*
3 Wood - 980 15*
Hybrid - Rescue Mid 19* & 16*
Irons - 735.CM 4-9
Wedges - 248.06, SM54.14, & SM60.08White Hot Tour #5 Ball - ProV1 XHome Course: The Island

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TheThein11 Established Member

TheThein11

I got my irons off ebay and everything else is old stuff so I will be shopping there more to get woods and a driver.

In The Bag:
Driver: Big Bertha 460
3 & 5 Wood: F50.
Irons: 855S Silver Scot 3-SW.
Wedge: S2H2 60*Putter Anser 2i

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Wisco-Kid Dedicated Member

Wisco-Kid

I always buy my stuff from a golf store. I just like being able to see in person exactly what I am going to get. I also dont like the hassel of the shipping and handeling and dealing with packages showing up on my doorstep when I am not home. I dont ever buy anything that is the latest and greatest and always look for deals and closeouts or last years stuff. That stuff is usually pretty darn cheap at the golf stores anyways. I also buy alot of used clubs from golf galaxy and it is nice to be able to hit the club and get a good look of the feel before you buy it "blindly" from someone on Ebay.
"When I play with him, he talks to me on every green. He turns to me and says, 'You're away.' "
-Jimmy Demaret referring to Ben Hogan

In The Bag:
Driver: Cleveland HiBore XL (10.5 -conforming)3 Wood: MacGregor V-FOIL5 Wood: Mizuno MP-001Irons: Ben Hogan BH-5 (4-PW)Wedges:52 - Nike SV Tour56 - Cleve...
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Hoselrockets Well Established Member

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Never buy blind, I usually find a place or attend some kind of demo then purchase online.

In my bag:
MP 57's 4-PW KBS Stiff
Ping G 20 10.5* Stiff
Taylormade V Steel 3 and 5 wood

Bridgestone J33 R Hybrid 21* NV Shaft
Mizuno MP Quad Cut 52* and 56* Spinner Shafts

Scotty Cameron Newport Two TeI3

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eyedoc Member

eyedoc

I typically buy all my stuff from the local golf store. Yes it is more expensive, however I know that I am not getting any clone or being scammed. I also get to hit every club on a launch monitor to test the feel, launch, spin etc... When investing this much money in equipment, I prefer to do it only once. (buying 2 sets on ebay to find "the one" is more expensive than getting fit and paying more 1 time.)
Driver: Taylormade Tour Burner 9.5 Red Prolaunch Stiff
3 Wood/5Wood: Taylormade Tour Burner TP Stiff
Hybrid: Taylormade CGB 3i Stiff
Irons: Mizuno MX-25 Project X 5.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Oil Can 52/56Putter: Odessey 2 BallBall: Srixon Z-URS
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MrSandman Dedicated Member

MrSandman

I've had good luck with ebay.

My wedges and driver are from ebay. Irons and hybrid I bought from the store. Putter I've had forever, also bought from the store.

I'm a big fan of supporting your local pro, but sometimes ebay is easier. Big things like a set of irons, I like to get them new or from the pro. But with just a single club, especially something that can be banged up, like a wedge, I don't mind ebay (although make sure the grooves are sharp).

If the product is advertised as MINT, it is usually in good shape.

balls on ebay are a great deal.

What's in the bag
Driver: FTI
3W: 15 Degree
2H: X
4I-7I: X-188I, 9I, PW: X-Forged52 Deg: Vokey Oil Can, all rusted out56 Deg: Vokey, Chrome 60 Deg: Black PearlPutter: Catalina Two

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MrSandman Dedicated Member

MrSandman

Because wedges get used so much that I only buy new wedges, and usually, I can get them locally at the same price after shipping as new wedges from Ebay. If I were to run across a new wedge that was for a good price, that would be another story. Good luck!

I like the worn out wedge. I bought a re-grooved vokey for $30 off ebay, totally beat up, but I absolutely love it. My 60 degree hogan was bought new off ebay (still half price), and my callaway wedge was lightly used and the grooves were sharp. (I lost all 3 wedges one day and had to replace them at once, that is actually what got me started on ebay.)

I bought my driver, a Callaway square head, for $200 including shipping. Said used, but mint, so I figured why not give it a shot. Still had the stickers on it, no sign of any use at all. Great purchase in my opinion.

What's in the bag
Driver: FTI
3W: 15 Degree
2H: X
4I-7I: X-188I, 9I, PW: X-Forged52 Deg: Vokey Oil Can, all rusted out56 Deg: Vokey, Chrome 60 Deg: Black PearlPutter: Catalina Two

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MonkeyClaw Well Established Member

MonkeyClaw

How do you know if you bought a counterfeit item or not when buying from e-bay? You can't really find out until you try to get service for your club. I was thinking of going this route, then looked at the reviews of some drivers. Most of the reviews said they were cheap counterfeits.
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MrSandman Dedicated Member

MrSandman

maybe mine is a counterfeit? i guess you can't know for sure. but i had a callaway driver prior, and my new one performs more consistently than the old one, so if it is a counterfeit it is pretty good. Shaft is nice and it goes just as far as the old one.

i may be naive, but is counterfeiting really a big thing on ebay? i've never heard of anybody landing a counterfeit club.

What's in the bag
Driver: FTI
3W: 15 Degree
2H: X
4I-7I: X-188I, 9I, PW: X-Forged52 Deg: Vokey Oil Can, all rusted out56 Deg: Vokey, Chrome 60 Deg: Black PearlPutter: Catalina Two

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golf_junkie27 Great Member

golf_junkie27

For those worried about counterfeits, how do you know what you buy second hand from Golfsmith or GolfGalaxy is not?

I'm an ebay buyer. Great stuff, great prices and power sellers.

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

Ball-White and Round

 

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rssgolf Member

rssgolf

I have bought both my driver and wedges off ebay, and have had very good luck with it. I just can not justify spending more money in a golf store to get the same product. A lot of times I will go and test clubs at the golf store, but them purchase them online.

What's in my bag

Driver Dymo Squared Str8Fit 9.5
3 wood SZ 3 wood
Irons: 710 AP1Wedges: 52* oilcan, 56* oilcan spin milled Putter: Blue Chip OZ Ball: NXT

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MonkeyClaw Well Established Member

MonkeyClaw

Go to reviews.ebay.com and do a search for Callaway FT-i. You'll see lots of reviewers saying they ended up with counterfeits. I stopped looking after that, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was true with other clubs too.

Granted, if it works as good as the real thing, that's great. But you then have to ask yourself - if you knew it was counterfeit, would you have paid that much for it? (This is all without regard to the legality, of course).

This is the reason I'm avoiding the whole e-bay thing for clubs. If I'm getting a (legal) knock-off, I may was well pay the knock-off price. Unfortunately, it also makes the used market a little suspect. I wish there was a way to find out if the item is genuine or fake.
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