Are remanufactured/refurbished balls ok?

[GaijinGolfer]

Today I was at Target doing some shopping and I wandered over to the sporting goods department to see what they had for golf stuff.
I noticed that they had some refurbished Titleist Pro V1s in a box of a dozen that they wanted $24 for. I seem to recall Pro V1s going for almost $50 a dozen new, so that price seemed pretty good to me.
The only downside that I could really see was that their was no warranty with them.
So, is there anything really wrong with refurbished golf balls?

[DDBowdoin]

its definately a toss up in the air...

I frequent one of those chepo depot stores and have picked up several packs, some are perfectly fine and others have been terrible... they'll feel dead and clicky

for the right price its a good gamble, sometimes its not

[GaijinGolfer]

Thats kinda what I was thinking too, I just wanted an opinion from some people who are more knowledgable than I am.
The other too, at a 36+ handicap, I kind of question if my game is at a level where I will notice a difference from a good ball to a junk ball...

[DDBowdoin]

if you lose a lot of balls buy whatever is cheapest man... nothing worse than seeing dollar signs fly into water

[atltony]

I will say though as far as used pro-v1s from retail stores I've seen...target has the highest quality, hands down. I'll occasionally buy used pro-v1s from Sports Authority (Middle quality, $20-dozen), and Academy Sports (Low-Middle quality, $30-30ct.)...but the ones for $24 at target have been re-clearcoated and look pristine, and have played true.

[cvlngineer]

I have bought used Pro V1's from an old man that sits outside of the fence on my local course. He sells them for $15 a dozen, and they have all been fine. It doesn't hurt nearly as bad when you lose them, either!

[effektz]

I'd keep them for holes that are iffy, because I do lose a lot of balls and there's nothing better than cheap golf balls, especially when you run through 'em

[Packerfan]

Most refurbished/remanufactured balls have been pulled from ponds and may have been sitting there for quite some time. This causes them to absorb some water and lose their playability. I would rather buy a new box of titleist nxt balls than spend the same price for refurbished pro-v1s for the same price. I always like to know that I am going to get the same response from every ball I hit and with refurbished balls, it is always a guessing game.