Does this look like a counterfeit club? Callaway Ft-i Squareway 5 wood

[linkin22luke]

Does this seem to have any sings of being a counterfeit? I know that buying clubs on eBay is a bad idea, but i am on a budget, and i need a 5 wood

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2

[B Keller]

There's only one pic but it does like my old 3 wood. It's only $65 max more to buy one you know is real though. If mine was a 5 I'd make you a deal....

[Mikedaddy316]

Looks legit, seller is very reliable so if there is an issue you can send it back.

[The Road Dog]

Just what is the problem? This store Maple Hill Discount Golf has sold over 35 thousand items using EBay. And you're asking folks on this site if they are selling Counterfeit items. Why not ask some of their customers? If you click on the number of sales next to their id it brings up their feedback page listing recent comments from their customers. You can see their EBay id and using that you can ask them if they are satisfied with their purchases. It isn't that hard to do.

Unless someone on this site has dealt with them we won't have a clue about what their reputation is.

A few weeks back I bought a Callaway driver head from a seller. His listings were over 5 thousand. Turns out the head is a legitimate Callaway item but with no serial number. Callaway told me it shouldn't have been sold for use on a course because it was part of a fitting kit. Someone sold it to this guy and he put it up on EBay. I contacted him, told him what I found and he is offering to buy it back I will ship it tomorrow. It wasn't counterfeit but I can't put a normal shaft it it. Anyway, sellers with a large number of transactions usually value their ability to sell using EBay and will not take a chance on getting barred, Like this guy they will do what it takes to keep their reputation solid. Good Luck.

[supoffset]

go to preowned callaway.com .... great deals!

[Boyder]

Yep ... http://www.callawaygolfpreowned.com is the place to go.

[HoosierGolfer]

I view on line auctions sites as cesspools so if it were my money, I would spent it at Callaway Preowned to be one hundrd percent sure it is the real deal.

[kfowler]

Just what is the problem?

While the store has great feedback, it's a legitimate question if the buyer has any doubts. If the store is selling that many clubs, I doubt they're carefully examining every club that comes through.

[Shorty]

I would be very surprised if there is such a thing as a counterfeit Callaway Squareway 5 wood.

[FHopper]

I have bought thousands of dollars worth of items on ebay, hundreds of purchases, the only problems came from misunderstandings. Ebay is an excellent place to find specific items.

[B-Con]

Funny coincidence. I was on eBay looking for FT-i fairway woods literally yesterday and saw a few, including that very one. There were two others that had the tell-tale signs of being counterfeits. Aside from being the most counterfeited brand on eBay, they were being sold with no photos by accounts with very little feedback (literally 4 to 7) with very low starting prices under the excuse that the seller "got it as a gift and just wants to sell it soon".

I notice the auction ended; it didn't go for a killer price. Did you bid?

[linkin22luke]

No i didnt get it, he was a few others up so im not in a big rush. I know Pre-Owned Callaway has them, but they are $60 more expensive, and for a broke ass college student, 60 may as well be 600000 lol

[LBlack14]

I've got a couple buddies who deal with them on a regular basis they are legit. You never answered the question, what makes you think this is counterfeit?

[spitz20]

Does this seem to have any sings of being a counterfeit? I know that buying clubs on eBay is a bad idea, but i am on a budget, and i need a 5 wood

usually if the seller has 2500+ feedback your pretty much ok..maybe message seller and request serial number..check it that way.

[B-Con]

No i didnt get it, he was a few others up so im not in a big rush. I know Pre-Owned Callaway has them, but they are $60 more expensive, and for a broke ass college student, 60 may as well be 600000 lol

The seller has a few other clubs in the 5w and 3w version, all "Buy Now" for $119. In (supposedly) new condition, $119 does indeed beat anything callawaypreowned.com offers by $60.

I don't know how much good getting a serial number will do you. I've heard that sometimes counterfeiters get ahold of a couple valid serial numbers and stamp them on the clubs they make.

[linkin22luke]

I've got a couple buddies who deal with them on a regular basis they are legit. You never answered the question, what makes you think this is counterfeit?

well normally all stock callaway clubs have plastic over the heads, why this company decided to take off the plastic is a little odd to me. It is listed as new, yet they are list price that they are selling it at is $180 cheaper than the what you would get from Callaway or any retail story that carries Callaway. Those two alone were my biggest concerns, any time u throw down $140 its good to be cautious, even if it is unnessicary. I apperciate everyones help btw, i am probably going to buy it from this seller, i think he was a few other listing up.

The seller has a few other clubs in the 5w and 3w version, all "Buy Now" for $119. In (supposedly) new condition, $119 does indeed beat anything callawaypreowned.com offers by $60.

That was another thing i was worried about, if it was really new or not. But I think most the ppl on here are right, a large store like this likes to keep a good reputation, so if i do have a problem, Im sure it was be resolved

[B-Con]

well normally all stock callaway clubs have plastic over the heads, why this company decided to take off the plastic is a little odd to me. It is listed as new, yet they are list price that they are selling it at is $180 cheaper than the what you would get from Callaway or any retail story that carries Callaway. Those two alone were my biggest concerns, any time u throw down $140 its good to be cautious, even if it is unnessicary. I apperciate everyones help btw, i am probably going to buy it from this seller, i think he was a few other listing up.

That's probably good reasoning. Just a couple negative feedbacks with complaints of having bought counterfeits could really hurt their sales, so they probably scrutinize each club as much as time permits. I check the feedback before buying, just to make sure the 1 out of 200 (or whatever ratio they're at) negative feedbacks is service related or something like that and not counterfeit related.

[linkin22luke]

That's probably good reasoning. Just a couple negative feedbacks with complaints of having bought counterfeits could really hurt their sales, so they probably scrutinize each club as much as time permits. I check the feedback before buying, just to make sure the 1 out of 200 (or whatever ratio they're at) negative feedbacks is service related or something like that and not counterfeit related.

Yea, the only negitive feedback they had for the past six months was due to the seller not being able to supply after a bidder won. Im not to worried about it anymore, I will probably buy it within the week