What gives those eBay ones away? They are the best clubs of anyone on my team( im a varsity golfer in hs). Tech Street3: (That should have been his first clue). I guess these guys get them locally since they are close to the manufacturernot sure. Has anyone gotten any experience to confirm what I think? Im in india so shipping is another story!! Scammers. From there, I would go through the things listed on this website! I would be very careful. The Most Insane Golf Blog Contest Ever!, WIN $420 of Free Money by Commenting on This Post, CONTEST! They say the clubs come from a OEM supplier. 059186988288 fax: 059186988288 Admin Street2: Though I sold the nice, legit Callaways I just bought, I did not place that order. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. If the stores should really be getting products from the manufacturers, then their inventories should be updated and low-priced. A set of Project X shafts alone are $4-500. However, there are other issues. I bought a taylormade superfast driver from golfwholesalesellers.com It came with a fubuki shaft. Counterfeit Titleist MB 710 Iron Set Serial Numbers. Any info on these two Ebay sellers? fuzhou fujian 350000 : Pat- I agree with you about being smart when shopping for anything online ESPECIALLY if the price is too good to be true. Im really confused. I just received a callaway razor fit driver from jacks golf. I fell victim to golfsales365 in the past few days only when my bank fraud unit raised the alarm did I even think that there could be a problem I have been offered a 90% refund following instant cancellation of the order (they first offered me 80 I agreed but politely requested a copy of the carrier invoice they claimed contributed to their loss of course they have suffered none but I guess my stupidity warrants a small learning payment, My idea to severely dent the amount of people who fall for this is to contact the legitimate sites we have done business with and ask them to post a prominent link to this list on their home pages, Anyone heard of http://www.golfsuper18.com, Hi everyone, i would like to get a set of iron Callaway, and I found a website that seems to be honest, but we never know, I would like to get your advice on that. Thank you for saving me from a disaster, I am very happy with my Diablos. Thank you. They were great and no problem. They are the cheapest around my area, it is a family run business. I purchased used mizuno mp 32 irons 3-pw from invgolf on ebay. Come on man, WAKE UP! Oh Billy Billy Billy. How do you even remotely justify that?? Serial number , well they said when I get my clubs i can check to the serial numbers. If its a front, its a fairly elaborate one. The inserts in the clubheads fell out, and the shafts were a complete no name. Hi Interesting reading and I now fear Ive been scammed. can anyone advise me if his mob are legit. Also, on eBay I see all kinds of them selling from 499 to 569 Im guessing those are counterfeit, would you agree? R9 driver or Diablo edge??? I have been in contact with a gentleman from online store called Golf Mart. The price is much cheaper than other golf stores! Is this true or bs? Greetings, When approached with the proof the Power Seller told the buyer that I sell a whole lot of stuff and sometimes a counterfeit set might get in Please keep the set, I will refund your money as long as you dont post negative feedback on my account. The buyer get a free set of counterfeit clubs and the Power Seller keeps a 98% approval rate and gets to keep selling counterfeits. Its another mass produced Chinese fake ripoff promise them anything website. Miura is known for making some of the best handmade forged wedges in the world, and it shows. Can you order me a full set of Titleist woods and irons, some Vokey wedges and a Scotty Cameron putter and Ill pay you later when I next see you in the street. Fake clubs from China ChongQing I am now having dispute with them or over charging me 5Xluckily i check my bank for amount transacted and now waiting for them to cancel or face dispute. New York, NY 10018 I agree with some posters on here that you should just buy your clubs at a local retailer to be sure, but why should I spend an extra 300 bucks on something when I dont have to? I dont suggest counterfeiting is O.K, or that a company shouldnt be able to maximize its profits by minimizing costs, but it is absurd that the U.S. government through enforcement of intellectual property laws, protects these companies profits to the detriment of our own gross domestic product! I was assured this wasn't the case but it crossed my mind. And this is something the reps probably dont want to talk about. United States I dont know if the titanium would be of any advantage in a fairway wood. Does the website have a pysical address? At this point, my friend purchased it and got it within seven days. Read it with a Chinese accent and the broken English, missing words and lack of appropriate use of plurals will become abundandtly clear even for someone lacking in basic perception like yourself. golfwholesaleseller.com told me that they use oem products. I asked if they hold accounts for the approved purchased of golf clubs from the manufacturers of such brands as Titleist, Taylormade, Callaway, Cobra, Mizuno and Ping. Notice the word LOFT is a totally different font and the serial number is much larger on the counterfeit. Also cant decide from Taylormade Burner 2.0 irons or Callaway X-22s or 24s irons any suggestions??? The momentium has shifted thanks to MyGolfSpy and all the contributors. to follow everything fresh you have to post. I have to ask myself why that is. Also, the site didnt have a phone number to contact and the grammar was suspect All of our staffs here are ready to be your service agent. The internet is awash with counterfeit golf clubs but fools still line up to make purchases which keeps these thieves in employmnent. Thanks Hack454, I did some exploring on my own and found a forum with nothing but bad things about that company. Yet all along that little voice inside my head saying to do more homework wouldnt shut up. Did you ever get an answer? They dont charge sales tax in any state the only way to get away with that is to not be located in the US. The bore heads were irregular. [emailprotected] They may be legit, and some of this is older info so they may have changed their ways, but check out their Better Businesss Bureau report: (just cut and paste this link into your browser), http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/golf-equipment-and-supplies-retail/bhm-golf-in-villa-park-il-28003382. Great site just came accross the site http://www.golfmartdiscount.com , everything on there is cheap as chips, they claim to be offical calloway and taylormade internet retailers, anyone have any previous dealing with this lot? So many clubs these days have aggressive lines, visible weighting, and aggressive branding. Anybody purchase from this ebayer? As you can see, the graphics are a good bit different on the top shaft which is the counterfeit. I have them and can post shot data, but I dont have something to compare them with when I get a chance in a few weeks. I have seen posts on this forum about golfetail being legit. Over the last few weeks, I have noticed a bunch of auctions for counterfeit Miura MC-501 irons listed. On the newer drivers and fairway woods the serial numbers are on the sole of the club back toward the hosel. I pursued getting my money back through paypal and was able to stop shipment and get a refund prior to shipment. I respect and understand legitimate intellectual property protection. Good Luck!! xielunyong Some retailers resorted to purchasing lots of watches needed to get the volume discount, but not being able to sell at the price they were required. I have found that they have the cheapest clubs on the net vs any other legit online store, with their prices not being stupid cheap where alarm bells start ringing. or does anyone know of a inexpensive decent set and or single clubs? You were entitled to a complete refund and badly advised to take a part refund. Your link has been automatically embedded. Do not return them until you have a full refund plus postage and make this clear to the seller, even if he does not reply. 059186988288 fax: 059186988288 They are far, far away from US!! Thank you for the post. Hi Ty thanks for this, I got a good laugh out of that. Yes I know you find that hard to believe but because we have a direct link to the Titlist factory we were able to secure a set on your behalf. Incorporating the iconic "Y" Grind created by Yoshitaka . One thing I can say is that with OEM equipment made mainly in China and Taiwan, it can be a challenge for the average punter without research to buy with confidence it is only natural that we try to get cheaper gear as how many of us can actually pay retail for in the thousands for a new set of sticks, adding on extra hundreds for woods and hybrids, then money for shoes, balls and gloves etc, and then actual playing fees?!! Miura Golf . There is a dealer on eBay that has great feedback. Also a great tip for fake Scotty Camerons is when they spell Scotty Scottie and when there are many listings of the same club with the same picture. Created on: 23-Mar-98 Good idea for a post. not published by the company): They say that they eliminate the middle-man and buy direct from the OEM, Check out this story from Australian online news source about a guy getting caught selling fake golf clubs on ebay: http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=984001. Great set. Many of the counterfeit grips we have seen on counterfeit clubs have also been smaller around like a ladies size grip. There prices are much lower then any others I have seen. I looked at the greatgolfdeals.com web site. I say this because Ive bought from other eBay shops that simply toss the club in the box with no padding and ship it off (and they wonder why they get complaints about damaged clubs). sally. Yup. If so, was it real? I now own a set of Nickent 4DX Irons, 4DX Fwy, 4DX SpEd Driver, a Pipe II Putter and an Arc wedge (58deg) I got it all for approx. I get ads from apparently dependable retailers (ie: Golfsmith, TGW, Edwin Watts) for outdated clubs that are lower in cost than the newest offerings. Are there key things that can be looked at? What companies make components here in the States? APPLY NOW: Cleveland Frontline Elite Putters! Why should a buyer waste time in checking who is real, (i am not IT tech) when the governements or controlling agencies should help more here? Doesnt appear to be fly-by-night. Hi there I was wondering if anyone has heard of augolfclubsonline.com, they calaim to be the real deal operating from Sydney Australia, however I ask them to provide me with ta contact number, they said they only do emails. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Here you can find golf clubs for sale at the best price, such as newest., Another asian discount site trying very hard to disguise where their clubs are coming from. Any help on the legitimacy of this website would be greatly appreciated. Customer Service 13:45:38 We take the clubs from factory directly, cutting the middleman. They only sell to those that are greedy. Check out our counterfeit, Many of the major manufacturers have started putting a holographic sticker on the shaft. Almost all of these site have the same contact phone # 919-228-9899 They claim to sell only OEM clubs but the prices are so low I wonder if theyre not counterfeit. Just looked at golf sale offers.com looks too good to be true Ping K15 driver 119.00 Seems legit. Hi recently bought a set of Ping g15 Graphite irons form a company with the website address http://www.golfleading.com They were priced at 259 Euros. I just bought what is my "dream" set of MC-501 in Black Boron and now I am totally worried. They say they are selling OEM clubs and ship directly from Asia hence why they can sell so cheap, although does OEM mean they are fake?