What is an old Ping Anser worth?

[Dartguy]

My dad showed me a new purchase yesterday. At the local Goodwill, he found a Ping Anser manganese bronze putter. The cool thing is it has the original sticker on the grip that says something like: DO NOT REMOVE UNTIL SOLD.........the grip has some small cracks in it. It must be from the 60's or early 70's and by the look of the sticker, I would say it has never been used.

What do you guys think it is worth?

He paid $4.

[blkhawk23]

Depending on the condition, typically an oln Ping Anser putter will fetch around $45-65 bucks.

[buttuh]

It's all about finding the right buyer. For something like that I'd save it for at least another generation.

[Shorty]

  Dartguy said:

What do you guys think it is worth?

You would need to let us know EXACTLY what writing is in the casting on the back. Every word of it and the positioning of those words. A photo, perhaps? It might well be a valuable putter.

Have a look here: http://www.pongman.com/archives/putters/scottsdale.html

[Danattherock]

Contact Ping with the markings on the putter and have them tell you exactly when it was made. At any rate, I would never sell it. Nice thing to keep if you ask me.

[extremeld]

Mine was nicked last year

Now i am double pissed

[DavidFehertysBike]

I also have an old anser manganese bronze, too. Actually the first putter i ever owned. Youre probably not going to get more than 100 bucks for it, even in pristine condition. Its not worth getting rid of for that price.

[lumpuckeroo]

http://valueguide.pga.com/

[goblue107501]

He got a great buy on the putter, but I don't think that it is anything special. If it was from the first run of that model back when Ping started, maybe. Definitely a putter from a different time, but I don't think it will command big bucks. I have an Anser 3 made of the magnesium bronze and it is nothing special. Great putter, but not really a collectible.

[Dartguy]

Thanks Guys,

I'll let you know what it turns out to be.

[Mr3Putt]

  Shorty said:

Have a look here:

That's a great link!

Are there pictures on that site? It looks like their should be, but this is the second computer I used to look there, and no photo's are showing.

[Dartguy]

  Mr3Putt said:

That's a great link!

Yes there are pictures.

[omnimax]

Site doesn't like Firefox.

[Mr3Putt]

  omnimax said:

Site doesn't like Firefox.

Good detective work! Never suspected my browser.

[Dartguy]

Try Opera, it's great!

[Dartguy]

OK,

Here are some pics of the old Ping. Not high quality, but they are from a phone.

What do you guys think?

[Scrape-o-TheClown]

Well it was manufactured in Phoenix so its just a regular old Anser. Great Putter though. The only ones that fetch alot of money are the Scottsdale additions. I would say you may get $40-$45 from the right person, but if it were me i would keep it.

[goblue107501]

From the looks of the grip and the imprinting on it, it won't be worth too much. The font and imprinting looks exactly like the Anser 3 that I have from the early 90's. Just a regular putter. As 'scrapeotheclown' mentioned, someone might have interest, but not as a collectable. Still a great buy though.