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Open Letter to Ebay Golf ball sellers

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Lovgoel Established Member

Lovgoel

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Clearly, people have problems deciding which golf balls to play.

I think YOU can help those of us who dont have access to free golf balls by selling "sampler packs" of various balls. Consider the multitude of options this opens: the premium sampler pack (prov1/x, tour i/x, b330's, zstars) with 2-3 in each package. a corresponding value sampler pack. a Titleist sampler pack.

Just an idea. I'd like to see it happen. Anyone else?

In my Navy Hoofer:
Driver: Titleist 909D2 9.5* UST ProForce V2 X-stiff
3W: 904F 15* DG X100
Hybrid: X-Hybrid 3i Fujikura Banzai Stiff
Irons: MP-57 X200 3-PW

Wedges: Gauge Design Handmade 54* and 60*

Putter: SSB LKG Custom "Masters Edition"

Ball: Penta, Pro-v1x

Other: Pinseeker 1500 Tournament


DES NUTTZ Well Established Member

DES NUTTZ

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Clearly, people have problems deciding

I was thinking about the same thing the other day. It would be nice if they would set a price per ball (say $X per Pro V1, $X per TM TP, etc) and just let us pick how many of which balls we want to sample and make an auction for us or set up an auction for each ball and let us go in and buy whatever quantity we want and combine shipping in the end.

This would be great for buyers because we get to sample balls in order to determine the ball we want to play and then buyers could also make a profit off of selling balls individually as well.

What's In My Bag:
Driver: TaylorMade R11s 9* w/ Fujikura Motore F1
3 Wood: TaylorMade R11s w/ Mitsubishi Fubuki 
Irons: Taylormade R11
Wedges: Titleist SM4 Vokey 52.08, 56.11, 60.04 
Putter: Odyssey Metal-X #9
Ball: Taylormade Penta TP5


buttuh Established Member

buttuh

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Here's a better idea, go to lostgolfballs and buy a dozen of each of the ball that you like to try in AAA grade. Their AAA grade is extremely under rated and is a whole lot cheaper than the mint grade.

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DES NUTTZ Well Established Member

DES NUTTZ

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Here's a better idea, go to lostgolfballs and buy a dozen of each of the ball that you like to try in AAA grade. Their AAA grade is extremely under rated and is a whole lot cheaper than the mint grade.

I don't need a dozen of each and buying 1 or 2 of the 3 I want to try out would be much cheaper.

What's In My Bag:
Driver: TaylorMade R11s 9* w/ Fujikura Motore F1
3 Wood: TaylorMade R11s w/ Mitsubishi Fubuki 
Irons: Taylormade R11
Wedges: Titleist SM4 Vokey 52.08, 56.11, 60.04 
Putter: Odyssey Metal-X #9
Ball: Taylormade Penta TP5


Mr3Putt Dedicated Member

Mr3Putt

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I was thinking about the same thing the other day. It would be nice if they would set a price per ball (say $X per Pro V1, $X per TM TP, etc) and just let us pick how many of which balls we want to sample and make an auction for us or set up an auction for each ball and let us go in and buy whatever quantity we want and combine shipping in the end.

As an Ebay seller, I think that proposition would be a nightmare. You would have to charge about $4 per ball to make any kind of profit.

Ebay is pricing themselves out of the market for smaller sellers. The fees are getting ridiculous. Is 1 or 2 balls enough to really run a ball through the paces?

shades9323 Great Member

shades9323

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Can't you guys buy a sleeve of balls from you local proshops? Or do yours only sell full dozens?

clearwaterms Great Member

clearwaterms

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another idea is contact the seller directly. reach out to the seller, and offer to pay a few $$$ more for a sample pack. If alot of people post on this thread that they are interested then maybe you could link this thread to the seller.

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water


87vert Established Member

87vert

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Can't you guys buy a sleeve of balls from you local proshops? Or do yours only sell full dozens?

I've only really seen dozens. Every now and then I will find a 2 ball sleeve of Nikes.

In my Staff bag:
Bazooka HP-5 Driver 460cc
Bazooka OS HP-5 3/5 Woods
Jmax QL Irons 5-PW (Graphite Stiff Shafts)
X-tour Gap Wedge 52* X-tour Sand Wedge 56* Lob Wedge 60* Rossa Daytona 1 Putter


lumpuckeroo Great Member

lumpuckeroo

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Golf Galaxy and Golf Discount have sleeves of balls that you can purchase. I did that this year, bought a sleeve of Pro V1, Pro V1x, B300-RX to try. I have also seen sleeves on sale on eBay.

Craig 

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?


Chief Broom Great Member

Chief Broom

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Can't you guys buy a sleeve of balls from you local proshops? Or do yours only sell full dozens?

A local golf shop where I live sells individual sleeves of balls from all the balls they sell. They also sell them for 1/4 of the price they sell the full dozen (which they already sell for a nice discount over retail). This to me is a really great service and I'll buy a sleeve of a ball to test them out before committing for the whole dozen.

Nike Vapor Speed driver 12* stock regular shaft
Nike Machspeed 4W 17*, 7W 21* stock stiff shafts
Ping i10 irons 4-9, PW, UW, SW, LW AWT stiff flex
Titleist SC Kombi 35"; Srixon Z Star XV tour yellow

Clicgear 3.0; Sun Mountain Four 5


YZINGERR Member

YZINGERR

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As an Ebay seller, I think that proposition would be a nightmare. You would have to charge about $4 per ball to make any kind of profit.

Thank you, eBay IS GETTING RIDICULOUS!

I was asked:
"What is your handicap?"
I replied:
"Golfing is my handicap!"


Gambler Member

Gambler

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If you think it is a good idea, you could just buy a dozen of each and resell the sampler packs for a profit.

'08 Tour Burner
CGB Max 3W
R7 Draw 3H
CCI Forged 4-PW
GigaGolf 50°, 56°, 60° Newport Detour 2.5


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