How much are Persimmons worth?

[jd4vt1998]

I have an old Macgregor Jack Nicklaus 3 wood.  How much is a club like that worth? To my knowledge everything is original. I'm doing some research and trying to find the year and model.  I believe it is persimmon and not laminated maple because it has black stripes in the wood under the finish.  So what's a rough estimate on how much it would be worth?

P.s. its in fairly good condition, no rust or chips. only some paint wear on the bottom of the metal insert.

[David in FL]

If it's worth more than $5-$10 I'd be surprised.

No worth as a club with which to play and not a particularly rare club that I would expect to have any broad appeal to collectors.

BTW....."black stripes" tend to indicate laminated clubs.  Persimmon woods are clearly solid pieces of very dense, tightly grained wood.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by David in FL

If it's worth more than $5-$10 I'd be surprised.

No worth as a club with which to play and not a particularly rare club that I would expect to have any broad appeal to collectors.

BTW....."black stripes" tend to indicate laminated clubs.  Persimmon woods are clearly solid pieces of very dense, tightly grained wood.

A picture would be helpful. There are little "stripes" persimmon, but not black ones. I'd guess they're laminated since to my knowledge, even Jack Nicklaus didn't play "Jack Nicklaus" woods. Those were the department store woods (iirc).

[WUTiger]

IF you could find an old-time clubsmith, he might be able to refinish it for you. It would be a nice mantle-piece, if you like the history of the game.

[glock35ipsc]

I've seen them in Goodwill for $0.99.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by glock35ipsc

I've seen them in Goodwill for $0.99.

If there is enough damage (hairline cracks, repairs, chips, dried out and pieces falling off, mashed, etc) then it's basically worthless and $.99 is overpriced. If it's a desirable wood (like a Wood Bros, certain MacGregors, Powerbilts, Cleveland Classics, etc) it can be worth a bit more. Still you're always taking your chances with a used wood if looking for something to use on the course. I've been lucky with some and others have been duds - you gotta hit a few balls to be sure.