Scotty for $1900+

[The Road Dog]

Why on earth would someone bid over $1900 for a putter that isn't cast platinum and diamond encrusted??

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCOTTY-CAMERON-C...#ht_720wt_1167

[Elvisliveson]

It's a Circle T as in tour issue only. I've seen some go for 2 times that. Not worth it to me, but to a die-hard collector I could see it being so.

[The Road Dog]

Circle T, so what? They could call it anything, and make 500 of them too, why is it worth $1900+. The thing will only make a putt in the hands of a player, like 10 million other putters.

[Elvisliveson]

Circle T, so what? They could call it anything, and make 500 of them too, why is it worth $1900+. The thing will only make a putt in the hands of a player, like 10 million other putters.

You're missing the point. It's a collectible; it's not bought to make putts.

[J_Bone]

Ya, I have to agree. I'm not a collector so I don't see the point. Isn't collecting a justification for hoarding?

[Dub]

Why on earth would someone bid over $1900 for a putter that isn't cast platinum and diamond encrusted??

Because they have the means and the desire to own a tour issued putter.

Folks collect high dollar ink pens when they could write just as well using a $2 pen. Collectors love their collectables...no mysteries here.

[The Road Dog]

A high dollar pen will be made from a rare or otherwise valuable material or maybe really high dollar tolerances in production. It wouldn't be a run of the mill product with a stamp on it. And other collectibles are are valuable because they can't be duplicated even with today's technology like a Stradivarius violin. The Scotty plant can turn out these putters like cookies from the Keebler tree. Nothing said so far justifies the bid on the item.

[jlh1508]

A high dollar pen will be made from a rare or otherwise valuable material or maybe really high dollar tolerances in production. It wouldn't be a run of the mill product with a stamp on it. And other collectibles are are valuable because they can't be duplicated even with today's technology like a Stradivarius violin. The Scotty plant can turn out these putters like cookies from the Keebler tree.

In your opinion. The problem is who are you to decide what justifies how others spend there money?

[chriskzoo]

Why would someone pay millions for a piece of canvas with some paint slapped on it? Same idea.

[B-Con]

The auction still has 20+ hours left, so the price will still rise noticeably.

Just think of the golf stuff I could buy with that kind of money. I've spent less than a third of that on all my golf-related equipment to date (balls to clubs to practice gear).

[Shorty]

Just think of the golf stuff I could buy with that kind of money. I've spent less than a third of that on all my golf-related equipment to date (balls to clubs to practice gear).

People who buy these putters are not looking for an inexpensive club. Most would even admit that their decision to buy one isn't even rational. They would surely know that the putter is no "better" than most others, but the fact of the matter is that for whatever reason, these putters are collectable and people want them. I think that if someone wants to spend their money on a putter like this it is their business. The price is set by demand and supply, especially at auction, so the price it finally sells for will probably be fairer than retail for another club, irrespective of price. At least the price is set by the buyer!

[mjdallas008]

First people need to realize these clubs a re scotty cameron. not a scrubby rossa or anything. they start at 300 dollars. second every tour issued putter goes through scotty's own hands so it is a perfect club made for the best players in the world. IF you dont want the clubs go to dicks and shop for some clubs or something cuz anybody that could afford them would obviously have one.

[billysandy]

Collectors see objects they collect much differently to those who don't collect them. Where someone may say they would only pay $5 for a badge, a collector may pay $500, because this is what they like to collect, and they appreciate it differently. Anyone know of the painting that is just blue is the Tate Modern Gallery in London? I saw that a few years back and didn't understand why is was in the gallery, let alone why it is worth millions. But people see and appreciate it differently - maybe by who made it, or that it would be a nice addition to their collection.
This is the same with this putter. People wouldn't buy this to sink more putts, they don't see this as the ultimate putt maker. They may not even be buying it to putt with. Most would just buy it to look at, and perhaps swing it sometimes. I doubt most of these collectors would even hit a ball with it.
I wouldn't buy a set of Porsche wheels, because i don't have a Porsche. I am 17. But to someone who does have a Porsche, with worn out treads, they may pay thousands for the set.

[jlh1508]

First people need to realize these clubs a re scotty cameron. not a scrubby rossa or anything. they start at 300 dollars. second every tour issued putter goes through scotty's own hands so it is a perfect club made for the best players in the world. IF you dont want the clubs go to dicks and shop for some clubs or something cuz anybody that could afford them would obviously have one.

[sarcasm]this post was outstanding. Well done sir.[/sarcasm]

[leftcoastsrt04]

Ya, I have to agree. I'm not a collector so I don't see the point. Isn't collecting a justification for hoarding?

God I hope not.

[BonoVox]

Agree with the collectibility posts. Geeze I have seen some pretty outrageous (to me) things be considered collectibles and go for HUGE premiums. Beanie Babies anybody?

Regardless If you get your rocks off looking at it, there is only one or a few of them and you have the money to burn.....just do it! LOL

These fall into that category for me. Now if they were linked to a player (well known) and verified used in a competitive round (bigger the venue the better....if the player won the event even better) with a COA from say the PGA Tour, or Titileist, then I could see them going for a price like this.

[Clambake]

Ya, I have to agree. I'm not a collector so I don't see the point. Isn't collecting a justification for hoarding?

Hey, don't be so judgemental - I'll bet you are a collector, just not of rare Scotty putters. Pretty much everyone is a collector of something. Got a little stack of concert tickets in a drawer? Matchbooks from bars? Kept a foul ball you caught MLB game? Postcards from places you've visited? A series of books on a shelf? Logo balls from famous golf courses you've visited? A stack of scorecards? You're a collector. And I'll bet anything you have something in your life that qualifies. Personally, I collect rare first edition books - I have some nice Hemmingway's, Steinbeck's, etc. and yes, I can get a cheap paperback copy at Barnes & Noble or even just check them out of the library instead, but I enjoy the hunt of finding rare books in obscure little bookstores.

A hoarder is when severe additctive behavior takes over and creates different motives for collecting. A collector with an acute desire for an expanding collection combined with unleashed addictive behavior becomes a hoarder, just like someone who enjoys a nice glass of wine combined with extreme addictive behavior becomes an alcoholic. Or someone who enjoys sex combined with extreme addictive behavior becomes Tiger Woods. Or Tiger Woods without the golf game. Back to the Scotty, it isn't some run-of-the-mill Scotty mass produced putter. Scotty collectors largely divide the Scotty world into: off-the-rack (OTR) putters which are mass produced in a factory in large quantities and are of little interest to the collectors except for something they actually play; the customer putters hand built in Scotty's shop for tour players and carrying the Circle-T mark; and the garage putters which are handbuilt one-off products build by Scotty himself when he's feeling artsy. You may not understand why there is an escalating desire for these products, but try to not be so judgemental and simply recognize that these collectors do the same thing you do, just with a different product and perhaps on a different scale.

[B-Con]

People who buy these putters are not looking for an inexpensive club. Most would even admit that their decision to buy one isn't even rational. They would surely know that the putter is no "better" than most others, but the fact of the matter is that for whatever reason, these putters are collectable and people want them. I think that if someone wants to spend their money on a putter like this it is their business. The price is set by demand and supply, especially at auction, so the price it finally sells for will probably be fairer than retail for another club, irrespective of price. At least the price is set by the buyer!

I have nothing against people spending money on what they like, I just find it ironic that all my equipment spending combined wouldn't make up 1/3 of that one putter.