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Golf clubs on Ebay

  • 24-07-2007 04:45PM
    #1
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭


    I just bought a Driver on Ebay and was telling a mate who told me never to buy there as you either get a fake or they are Crap, Has any one any experience.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    This was posted a wee while back...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055109326


  • #3
    golfpaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 188 ✭✭golfpaul


    dunser wrote:
    I just bought a Driver on Ebay and was telling a mate who told me never to buy there as you either get a fake or they are Crap, Has any one any experience.

    Thanks
    I've bought loads of clubs on ebay, usually about 40-50% off the prices here. Just make sure that the seller has been trading for a while with a good positive feedback. Stick to the ebay stores and you shouldn't get caught out. Also watch out for tax at customs.


  • #4
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Has anyone ever got conned or had fakes shipped, What do you do then


  • #5
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Try not buy from China or Korea, lots of fakes. I know a guy who got stung with a fake set of callaway x-18's. Also there is one UK based guy that seems to have every club under the sun listed but doesn't accept paypal which I find strange


  • #6
    Irish Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,178 ✭✭✭Irish Wolf


    This was also posted a wee while back...

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055097175

    Just be mindful of the person's feedback rating - and ask them as many questions about the item as possible to try and catch out a possible faker... if it's not as described when it arrives then there are methods for conflict resolution - but thankfully I've never had to go down that route purchasing a variety of items on ebay.

    I'd agree with Onkle - if the person doesn't acept Paypal it could be fishy - also don't use Western Union to "buy" the item, also if the item contains an email address to contact "off ebay", be very careful of this, as it could well be a hijacked account...


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  • #7
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    I'm looking for clubs myself at the moment and a few I keep coming across are keeping the item description private in feedback which again i find strange


  • #8
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    I usually tend to stick to second hand stuff on ebay as you know what you're getting. If buying new, ask for a close-up pic of the serial number. If a club doesn't have a serial number then its fake. You can check the serial number they give you with the manufacturers website also.


  • #9
    wanabe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 368 ✭✭wanabe


    I've bought several clubs too! even got 1 from austrailia, so far so good!!!


  • #10
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    I am buying from Ebay Store, so you think this is ok then. Paypal too. DO you have any comeback


  • #11
    Sandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Sandwich


    Any views on this one :

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/TaylorMade-r7-SuperQuad-driver-10-5-degree-stiff_W0QQitemZ220133856105QQihZ012QQcategoryZ115280QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Same seller has had several for sale recently. Seems to go for about half the best retail shop price.


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  • #12
    extopia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭extopia


    DId you send the seller a message and ask? It looks genuine, just a guy selling some stuff.


  • #13
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,800 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    Sandwich wrote:
    Any views on this one :

    http://cgi.ebay.ie/TaylorMade-r7-SuperQuad-driver-10-5-degree-stiff_W0QQitemZ220133856105QQihZ012QQcategoryZ115280QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    Same seller has had several for sale recently. Seems to go for about half the best retail shop price.

    Steer clear... I'm not the highest bidder or anything.. I swear;)


  • #14
    HappyGillmor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭HappyGillmor


    ...I do have a Callaway Great Big Bertha that i am not good enough to hit that has a stiff shaft. It was only bought last November and is (I think) still the latest model (although not the square headed one!). If you are interested let me know. I'd say you would need to be playing off under ten to be able to hit this boy well. I switched to a friends Taylor Made R5 with a medium shaft that suits me much better.

    As for EBay, i do know someone who bought a wedge and he very happy. Think they are genuine if you buy in the right place....


  • #15
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Well My Club arrived Today Taylor Made R7 Superquad, I bought it to Club Pro who though it was fine until he comparded it to one in his shop, they were slight differences, It has serial number and Garuentee Card, The Labels were in Asian. He tried it a few times and he seemed to think it felt like real deal. He has taken the serial number and is going to ring Taylor made and see if it is so. Heres hoping ,,, any comments


  • #16
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    what were the differences? usually US to Europe to Japan models will have slight differences in location of stickers and older/newer batches can have some diffs as well.

    How much did is cost you in the end?


  • #17
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Well it cost me 225 euro, It came wrapped perfect with all Taylor made Stickers etc, looks real deal. My pro now has me worried. I guess I wont know until he hears from Taylor made.


  • #18
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    not saying your pro will lead you astray but would it be better for him for it to be known around the club that someone got 'scammed' on ebay and to only buy clubs through him?

    Why don't you enter the serial number on the taylormade site to register the club and see does it go in ok?


  • #19
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    I registered the Club this evening and it went in ok, there was no response from web site saying wrong number. I compared the serial number to other that were on sale it the were same amount of digits. I guess Taylor made will email me back if the number does not register.

    any comments


  • #20
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    sure lash up the serial number, sounds like you got a nice deal on a good club to me though.


  • #21
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Do you think it sounds good? I guess I will have to wait and see if Taylor made respond. The system took the number ok but gave no response. Have you used the Club, Is it difficult to get Reg Flex as its currently Stiff


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  • #22
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    sounds ok to me, although couldn't tell for sure without seeing it.

    switching to a reg flex would be easily done for about €60 or so but you would probably have to change shafts to a non OEM one. see how you get on with the stiff as the std stiffs in TM play a little soft.


  • #23
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Well Well , Guess what the Club is a fake. Fuc..in Ebay. I will never buy anything from that Web site again, I spoke with Taylor made this morning and they confirmed that no such serial number exists. I have sent the Club back to Seller who has said they will refund the fee.

    Anyone want to buy a Taylormade Superquad R7 ???


  • #24
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Sounds familiar... I bought a Superquad off ebay recently too. Must admit i had my doubts. I bought from a different seller but seems as though i could have bought the same club as you. Came in wrapper, but with Asian info leaflet. When i got it it came with a blue wrench. Apparently this is one of the signs that it is a fake. So, i emailed the seller and he seemed very offended that i was suggesting the club was fake. He's offered to send me the details of his supplier so i'm just waiting on them now.

    The Taylor Made website took my serial number ok too. Couldn't find a number to phone them though or even an email address.


  • #25
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    Graeme

    here is taylormade number 004412564779797. I heard too that blue wrench is a fake. I did not get a wrench with mine.


  • #26
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Thanks for that Dunser,

    i'll let you know how i get on.


  • #27
    JCDUB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭JCDUB


    Fook lads you have me worried now, I bought a Ping Redwood Piper a few weeks back!

    Nah only jokin, this is genuine, absolutely beautiful putter, bought from a very highly regarded seller in the States, made loads of contact with her before and after sale, got it for €140, RRP here is €270 so you'd probably get it for €220 or there abouts, nice saving all the same!!

    I think Ebay is grand as long as you buy from somebody with very good feedback and ask them a few questions and research the product. I watched Redwood putters for around 4-6 weeks before I got mine, just to make sure how much I should be paying etc. etc. It's amazing to see people buying items from each other and putting them up for sale straight away to make a quick buck..


  • #28
    dunser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭dunser


    JC

    Hey be careful my seller was Power seller and over 3,000 good comments, Ebay is a disaster , minefield


  • #29
    Sandwich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭Sandwich


    What if it is a fake?

    Leaving aside the moral question of it being stolen design/intellectual property of Taylormade - is it fundamentally not the same club? Is playing with it not likely to be identical to playing one that has come throught the official TaykirMade channels ?


  • #30
    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 17,114 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    as sandwich said, a lot of good fakes come out the same door of the factories in china.

    There is also the possibility dunser that TM uk just don't have a record of that serial number because it isn't a club that has gone through them. They also don't like ebay selling of far east market clubs.

    I'm not sure you have a fake for definite, can you post pictures of the clubhead and hosel so we can all check it out?


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  • #31
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Took mine into a pro last night and he told me that my one is ok. Pretty relieved. Although, i've played three rounds with it and it's been excellent.


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