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I just bought a new set of Taylormade Irons and now i am hearing all these stories about how most of the "new" clubs sold on ebay are fake. Now I am going to something like Dicks and paying the big bucks for clubs so I can get back to enjoying the game and not being upset everytime I take a club out of the bag to make my next shot.
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I bought the 9 iron fron Callaway, about $80 and sure as _ the 9 iron was a slightly different colored shaft and the metal was clearly different! I sold them to some young fellow for $200 and told him this story so he knew what he was buying. Gallaway made a #10 NOT a PW and a different marking on the sand wedge other than S. When I told him the set had a pw and sand wedge he said he was sorry to inform me that Callaway did not make those clubs in that year, or for several years prior and that I had a set of counterfiet clubs. I contacted Callaway to get a replacement 9 iron and was describing the clubs to the fellow to be sure to get the correct year used replacement. Went out and on the first day about 130 yards out, middle of fairway, nice moist grass the 9 iron head broke off at impact with the grass.
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Yes, 2006 model, driver 3w,5w,3 thru sw irons, odyssey 2 ball putter and bag! $540.00! I bought these to replace my old 1996 set. I bought Fake Callaway Big Bertha complete set on Ebay. It's like "tough luck" but I knew I was protected by Paypal. That really doen't jive with their supposed "concern" with fakes. The sad part is that TM didn't even say Thanks. Paypal called me on a Sunday afternoon to tell me that they were going to refund my money in the next hr. I gave all the info to Paypal and to TM as to who and where they were shipped from. To make a long story short what was uncovered was several so called EBay sellers was one outfit that somehow faked their feedback as positive and were shipping these clubs from China. I always use Paypal to make my payments so I knew I was covered also. I questioned the seller several times and warned him that if I buy itĪnd it turns out to be counterfeit I would ask for a refund and return. However, I did see a listing for a "new" TM CGB driver for an attractive price on BIN. “The enforcement efforts driven by the Golf Group are growing steadily, and we’re thrilled authorities in China are sending the message that producing and selling fake golf equipment is unacceptable.I do a lot of club buying ans selling on EBay-mostly in used equipment so I avoid some of the "fake" problems mentioned. “As golf continues to grow in popularity, counterfeiters are taking drastic measures to deceive the public and threaten the integrity of the game,” said Daryl Rocco, Senior Paralegal for Callaway, in a release. The raids involved more than 100 members of the Shanghai Police and took place at assembly plants and warehouses in the Chinese cities of Dongguan, Guangzhou, Longhui, Shanghai and Shaoyang. Golf Manufacturers Anti-Counterfeiting Working Group has joined forces with police agencies in China and conducted several raids this year and just announced that a six-raid sting operation in September seized more than 21,281 counterfeit clubs, components and pieces of apparel. With golf remaining so popular in 2021 and the global supply chain issues making the wait times for new gear longer and longer, criminals have plenty of incentive to try producing and selling counterfeit golf equipment.