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Buying a putter from an ebay auction

Ed_Bighead

By Ed_Bighead
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Ed_Bighead Established Member

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I'm looking to buy and Odyssey putter from an ebay auction, but I've never done one before. I've bought stuff from ebay, but just not in an auction format. For those of you that have done it before, did you find it to be successful? The seller is 99.7% positive (it's a store) and there are several of the same putter for sale, so I'm not worried about that, but what struck me as odd are the usernames of the people who have bid on the item so far. For example:

r***1 US $20.50 n***aUS $20.00 e***v US $20.00 o***s US $0.99

The bidders for the other auctions of the same putter follow the same format, some letter followed by three asteriks and a letter or number. Is this odd? Do I have anything to worry about?

Driver: Cobra Speed Pro S X/10.5*
3W: TaylorMade Rescue
Irons: Adams Ovation 3 (4-LW)
Putter: Ping Zing 2i
Ball: Noodle + Long & SoftGlove: FootJoy SofJoyShoes: FootJoy GreenJoyShort term goals:Break 92 for 18 holesShoot 5 pars or better in one round.

Ed_Bighead Established Member

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Oh ok, good. I was totally confused by it >./emoticons/smile.png" title="Smile"/>

Driver: Cobra Speed Pro S X/10.5*
3W: TaylorMade Rescue
Irons: Adams Ovation 3 (4-LW)
Putter: Ping Zing 2i
Ball: Noodle + Long & SoftGlove: FootJoy SofJoyShoes: FootJoy GreenJoyShort term goals:Break 92 for 18 holesShoot 5 pars or better in one round.

drtbk933 Well Established Member

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Haha the first time I saw that on ebay I though a hacker or a computer was outbidding me, then I went to the FAQ's and found out that it's to hide other's identity. If you don't luck out with the putters, hit me up a pm.

Driver: Hyper X Tour 10.5* Graffalloy Prolaunch Blue Stiff Shaft
Hybrid: Acer Select 5000 16* Ping Cushin Stiff Shaft
Irons: NDS 3-PW (missing #7, replaced with clone) True Temper Uniflex SpeedStep Shaft
Wedges: Acer XK Tour 56*10 Precision Stiff Shaft, Revolution 60*10 True Temper Wedgeflex


Shindig Incredible Member

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Suggestion: decide how much you are willing to pay. Subtract shipping from that amount. Bid what is left.

eBay auctions are conducted very similar to VCG auctions. An optimal strategy in VCG auctions is to bid exactly what you're willing to pay; in this case, that means your bid is your highest willing price minus what they will charge for shipping.

If there are multiple of the item for sale, I guess you could try to actively jump around on which one to bid on, but that's a lot of work for very little payoff.

-- Michael | My swing! 

"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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CrazyHorsePete Established Member

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Make sure the photos are of the actual item and not stock photos from the manufacturer. That way you can ensure that you are not getting a knock-off.

Tour Edge Exotics XCG-V 10.5*
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Tour Edge Exotics XCG-6 #4
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wannabescratch Member

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No EBay does that to hide the identity of the people buying the product nothing to worry about.

I always wondered what they were.

In my bag:
Driver: Sumo SQ 9.5* (SQ DyMo 9.5*...coming soon)
3W: Deep Red 15* (SQ DyMo 15*...coming soon)
Irons 3-P: AP2
Wedges : 52*, 56*, 60* SV TourFlat Stick: White Hot XG #1/ g5i Craz-e (...leaving soon)Ball: Z-URC


captpat Member

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I've had much luck with 3balls.com ebay store....Great service, top brands only, and a reliable rating system.....my first post....FORE!!!!!!

TheWarHound Well Established Member

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Suggestion: decide how much you are willing to pay. Subtract shipping from that amount. Bid what is left.

+1 That is exactly how I bid!

In my Cart Bag:
Driver: R7 Draw 9*
3W: Ovation 15*
Hybrid Halo 19* 2H, Halo 22* 3H
Irons: i/3 O-Size 4-PWSW: Vokey SM 56*Putter: Anser


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