| When it comes to buying golf equipment, eBay is | | | | negative experiences reported. Golf Equipment - Used |
| without a doubt going to be one of your very best | | | | This is where some fantastic deals can be found on |
| sources. It is such a huge marketplace that there is | | | | eBay. But there are so many products and auctions |
| always going to be a very good chance that you are | | | | that it can be difficult to sort through it all. |
| going to be able to find exactly what you want - or it | | | | You best bet is to have done your research on what |
| will come up for auction at some stage soon. | | | | you want before you even jump onto eBay. Have a |
| There are however some dodgy dealers who try and | | | | shortlist of [products that you are interested in and |
| take advantage of this situation, so in this article I'm | | | | then search the auctions for these particular products. |
| going to offer up some tips and tools you should be | | | | Otherwise you could spend hours going through all the |
| using before you consider buying your golf equipment | | | | auctions, and end up no closer to making a purchase |
| from eBay.eBay Golf Equipment - New | | | | than when you started. |
| While most people think of eBay as having used golf | | | | One free tool that you should make use of is the PGA |
| equipment for sale, it is also common for many of the | | | | value guide. This tool gathers data from all eBay golf |
| large online retailers to have an eBay store as well. | | | | equipment auctions, and works out what the average |
| The way they will set this up is they will run an auction, | | | | sale price for each model has been. When I last |
| and will set the Buy It Now price to be the same as | | | | checked they had price info on over 5000 models so |
| their retail price in their store. | | | | they will almost definitely have price data on any |
| So you know that if it looks like the auction is going to | | | | model you are interested in. |
| end below the buy it now, you will have found yourself | | | | The site can be found quite easily by typing PGA |
| a bit of a bargain. | | | | value guide in to your search bar. |
| One of the big problems with using eBay to buy new | | | | When you do a search for your product of interest a |
| golf equipment is the possibility that the vendor is selling | | | | number will appear which will seem quite low - and |
| a fake. This will probably have been manufactured in | | | | that's because it is the trade-in value. The number you |
| China and it is often difficult to tell the difference | | | | are interested in can be found by clicking the (quite |
| between it and the genuine article. | | | | small) link on the right of this number that says 're-sale |
| Always Ask For A Serial Number | | | | value'. |
| The majority of manufacturers will engrave a serial | | | | This resale value is basically the average sale price. |
| number into the hosel. This number can then be | | | | You can use this to determine whether you have |
| checked with the manufacturer to ensure it is the real | | | | found yourself a good deal as an auction draws to a |
| deal. | | | | close. You can also use this as a guideline for setting a |
| Look Closely At Photo's | | | | reserve price if you are looking to sell.eBay Golf |
| Check the photo's that are on eBay and compare | | | | Equipment - Golf BallseBay is also a fantastic place to |
| them to manufacturer photos. Any differences - no | | | | find some good recovered golf balls. These are balls |
| matter how slight, are a good indicator that you are | | | | that have been fished out of water hazards from |
| dealing with a fake | | | | course across the country, cleaned up, graded and |
| Beware Of China | | | | offered up for re-sale. |
| This is where the majority of knock-offs are coming | | | | I would always recommend buying golf balls from the |
| from, so beware any vendor who is shipping from | | | | vendors who have made thousands of sales and |
| there. | | | | have an excellent track record |
| If It Looks Like Too Good A Deal... | | | | So as you can see you can buy almost all your golf |
| ...it probably is. I have come across a couple of sites in | | | | equipment on eBay if you wish. It is important that you |
| my time that looked like the real deal but were selling | | | | do your research on the vendor, check their feedback |
| brand new OEM clubs at around 70% discount. It | | | | and comments made by previous customers. If there |
| looked ok, but it couldn't possibly have been. | | | | are any doubts in your mind about anything get in |
| Check eBay Forums & Reviews | | | | touch with them and see if they can clear these up. If |
| I have listed two addresses below you can use. If you | | | | they can't - move on. There are plenty of other |
| are concerned about a particular vendor or item, head | | | | auctions available. |
| to these sites and see if there have been any recent | | | | |