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d373rm1ned Well Established Member

d373rm1ned

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Just curious if anyone has dealt with the following ebay member (here's a link to his site)

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Golf-Bal...__W0QQ_armrsZ1

I was kind of interested in buying 50 balls that were AAAA quality. Little skeptical after reading his FAQ section where it stated...

All of our balls go through a process which includes taking the outer clear coat off, cleaning, whitening, prepping and putting the clear coat back on. This sets our product apart from other companies by making all of our balls more consistent.

He does offer a 30-day money back guarantee so I might give it a go just for that reason but would like to here any input from others. Thanks.

Driver: 975D 9.5
3 Wood: 975F 14.5
2 Hybrid: 909H 19
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Danattherock Great Member

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Don't do it.

I have used Precept Laddie balls for years. They are on sale for $11 (for TWO dozen) at Amazon. I had bought some for $18/two dozen a while back. Just bought six more dozen the other day when I saw them for $11/double dozen. I think The Golf Warehouse (or Edwin Watts) has the double dozen for $19 all the time on their websites. Just incredible golf balls for that price. Soft balls, long off the tee, can't beat them for the money. Not for double the money. Links below...


http://www.amazon.com/Precept-Laddie...3422440&sr;=8-1


http://www.amazon.com/Precept-Laddie...3422440&sr;=8-4





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lumpuckeroo Great Member

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I have not bought from that particular seller but I did buy from Golfball Monster, 3 dz NXT Tour. I have played the balls and don't see any difference between them and ones right out of the box. 1 dz had logos, some of them were pretty big, 1 dz looked brand new. Doesn't answer your question, but I think it was worth my money to try the used ones.

Craig 

Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?


Rob Established Member

Rob

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Try Ultimate Sports Bargains{seller} on ebay! Bought 100 Pro V X for $95.00 with free shipping. They are almost new.Great balls!

elvis14 Well Established Member

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I have had good luck with used golf balls both from Ebay and Golfsmith. Golfsmith sells boxes of "Reloaded" NXT's for $10. The only thing that worries me about the seller you've pointed out is the process of stripping off and re-applying the clear coat. For me, I'd rather just have balls that have been found, cleaned and repackaged. It would be nice if I knew for sure that the reloaded balls weren't my own

What's in my bag?
Bigger Sticks....: Driver: ping.gif G15 9* Fairway: ping.gif 4-wood  Hybrids: 4,5  taylormade.gif Rescue Dual
Smaller Sticks...: Irons:  ping.gif G15 5-PW Wedges: titleist.gif Vokey Wedges 48, 52, 56 degree
Flatter Stick......:  odyssey.gif 2-ball putter
Not a Stick.........: Ball:  titleist.gif Dt So/Lo or NXT Tour  Bag:  taylormade.gif Catalina clicgear.gif


Bump-n-MI Dedicated Member

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There is a HUGE difference between "recycled" and "refurbished". I have and never will trust "refurbished" balls. These balls typically have their clear coat and paint stripped then reapplied and tend to be like a box of chocolate…you never know what you are going to get.

"Recycled" balls typically go through some kind of cleaning process which keeps the integrity of the ball intact. If I ever buy used "recycled" would be the only way I would go.

Remember it's what's inside that counts.

Callaway X-Hot Tour GD Tour AD DI-7 Sonartec SS-3.5 16* FTP-X Adams Idea Super S 19* Matrix Kujoh
Bridgestone J33B DG X100 Mizuno MP 53*6 Mizuno MP 56*10 WRX Sq. Gr. GTO Ported
Mizuno MP 60*6 WRX Sq. Gr. GTO Ported Odyssey White Hot Tour #5 Callaway Tourix

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