A good Deal?

[motteler621]

So this golf store thats about 1 hour and 35 minutes from me has a scotty cameron studio style newport 2 putter thats used for 150.00. Its my size and she said the condition is great, no nicks. Im actually looking for a newport 2 style pre studio select model. I think 150.00 is a good price, think I should make the drive for it?

what do you guys think of the price and can you negotiate price on used clubs at stores?

[Gerald]

Sitting 3+ hours in the car for a $150 second hand putter, if she says it is good, just mailorder it if you want it, at that price you can allways sell it if you don't like it.

[motteler621]

Sitting 3+ hours in the car for a $150 second hand putter, if she says it is good, just mailorder it if you want it, at that price you can allways sell it if you don't like it.

i know the price is good, hmm maybe I could mailorder it but I was thinking I could get a good deal if I tried trading in my redwood too. Like ask them if I trade the redwood and give them 50.00? I dont know what they would say but its worth a shot. Do you guys ever wheel and deal at golf stores

[Gerald]

If you are buying new equipment, you can try to trade in your putter for $100, but at a $150 second hand putter, there is no room for adventure. They can sell the Scotty any day without a trade and they want to make a margin on the Scotty .....

[motteler621]

If you are buying new equipment, you can try to trade in your putter for $100, but at a $150 second hand putter, there is no room for adventure. They can sell the Scotty any day without a trade and they want to make a margin on the Scotty .....

true, maybe Il just have them mail it to me. Shipping would be the same as driving. Il try to work on a price over the phone.

[jamo]

Look up the Redwood's value on PGA.com. They will not give buy it from you for more value than it is worth. It just won't happen.

[motteler621]

Look up the Redwood's value on PGA.com. They will not give buy it from you for more value than it is worth. It just won't happen.

your probably right, The redwood is listed at 65 pga value, the scotty studio style newport 2 is listed at 67. hmmm Im definitly going to work the price down

actually forget it, I think I might just drive there. shipping would cost the same and I would be able to deal in person

[jamo]

your probably right, The redwood is listed at 65 pga value, the scotty studio style newport 2 is listed at 67. hmmm Im definitly going to work the price down

For the value you would buy it for in a store you need to look under the resale value, the "blue book of golf":

http://valueguide.pga.com/detail-exe...%20Newport%202 For the Scotty it is $111, and you should only expect to get $65 for the Redwood. I guess they are charging a little over value, but there is no guarantee they will come down in price because it's a Scotty, and there's a good chance someone will buy it for $150.

[motteler621]

For the value you would buy it for in a store you need to look under the resale value, the "blue book of golf":

yea on ebay they go for alot. My local golf store had the same putter for like 175 a few months and it had a quite a few nicks

[adamg]

if you make the drive you can use it right away :) i personally HATE waiting for things in the mail i'm excited for

[clubchamp]

Factor in gas on that trip and your $150 scotty suddenly doesn't look like that great of a deal to me. There's so many deals out there that I wouldn't even bother driving if they would ship it I might be interested.

[delav]

What's wrong with the redwood?

[motteler621]

well I just picked it up. It's nice, got the original cameron grip, good condition. Headcover is in perfect condition surprisinly. I talked him down to 140, so 10 off. Pretty good IMO, ebay they are expensive. Original price on it was 175, lol. Il post a pic later

[wubskis]

Didn't you pretty much just get your Redwood? I may be completely mistaken, but if you got rid of it that fast, why did you buy it in the first place? Why did you buy this Scotty Cameron now? Sounds like you have putting issues and your money would be better spent on a lesson or two than on gas money to get a new premium putter D:

[motteler621]

Didn't you pretty much

yea I got it a few months ago. I putt really good with all the putters I've had. I just like the sole of the older newport 2's, so I wanted to try it

[Danattherock]

The putter is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. I say go see it, putt with it, then decide. Not far from you and if you see it in person you will be able to make up your mind immediately. I say go for it. I have two 1995-ish Scotty newport 2 teryllium putters and they are great. $150 sounds good assuming the putter is in good shape. Lay eyes on it and see what you think.

-Dan

[motteler621]

heres a pic of it, The reason why I wanted to get the newport 2 is because its basically Titleists version of the anser 2 which was my first putter that I really liked. I got the redwood without really looking into the newport line. I can putt good with either the redwood or this newport 2. I just prefer the sole and head of the newport 2 I got over the original anser. I always said if the redwood series would of made a anser 2 then it would be perfect. Heres a couple pics. The metal is really really soft on it seems. the owner obviously took good care of it, has like 2 nicks but the metal is really soft.

[newtogolf]

Congrats, it looks in great shape. I bought the same one pre-owned from GlobalGolf. My putting has improved significantly since I switched from the Rossa Corza Ghost to it. Now if I miss it's more because I mis-read the greens than not feeling the distance.