5 Testers Needed! shared pages like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed? I found out that the clubs were shipped from China and then I confronted them with why they sell counterfeit clubs to unsuspecting peoplethey didnt want to answer my question but did tell me that they would fully refund my purchasenot too smart because I had already denied the charges. The first clue was the sound it made. Actually, sometimes my credit card gets blocked, those card companies put pesky fraud detection on them and sometimes block transactions on websites they think are dodgy. You guys like to spin your wheels too much. Glad to hear. If you think this guide will help you identify counterfeit golf clubs, please share it with your friends by clicking the share buttons below. Really Dwayne. Clue three: Is there a contact telephone number and is it only for sales only, you cant ask them where they are. Google this number and most of the site list here will show up This isnt as popular a brand so I wouldnt think there would be a market for counterfeits, am I in any danger with these clubs of fakes? https://www.torontogolfnuts.com/forum/buy-sell-trade-forum/right-hand-clubs/3388453-miura-tc201-mb101-combo-iron-set-project-x-lz-6-5-mint-condition. Does anyone know if Ebay seller yo*bo (YoBo Sports & Golf ) is legit or not? I was wondering if anyone has heard or had any experience http://www.sunnygolfclubs.com ? Peter, I have the same question. Its called Karma. Whats the difference. I have been checking hundreds of online golf equipment stores in the past couple weeks and used the Taylor Made site to check out the legit ones (i hope). I think I may have just ordered some fake Callaway X-22 irons. Phone Number : 86-010-2994895-111 I currently play TM R9s and will be looking at the Speedbladez when that model is superseded. They even put on their site that they are an authorized Muzuno sales organization. The Miura MC-501 irons are not pure blades, the MC stands for a muscle cavity. Im still trying to get some money back, and they stoppped replying to my emails. Our supplier also provide components to the original brand comanies. The price is $ 169.99 and free shipping to Sweden. Email : Billing Contact: Lots of spin good bounce off of multiple surfaces, great swing weight and good shaft action. I am specifically looking at eBay listings (Yes, I know that the only way to guarantee authenticity is to buy new from an authorized dealer), > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Miura-K-grind-Forged-1957-wedge-set-52-56-and-60-/254191423140?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true. Review: Miura TC-201 Irons. This site sells counterfeits. Good article. HuricaneGolf is legitthey are a great group of guys. Miura MC-501 irons. I am Marc Ducey, Co-Founder of GolfEtail. Remember, If is smells like a turd and looks like a turd, then it probably is a turd so you had better not eat it. A clubmaker friend had a customer come in with some Mizuno iron heads, saying he got them from a source in Japan. tel: The KM 700 irons are truly works of art. This is a very poor quality counterfeit. yanghua li Counterfeit Titleist MB 710 Iron Set. Rob, http://www.salegolfcentre.com Expiration Date:2010-03-13 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! (brand new wedges)used only the 55 in a 9 hole round last night felt great almost a i didnt swing hard enough sound coming from the iron but with great distance. Received the item but not too sure of the authenticity. I was generally thinking that I wanted to find the best price on them, but that less than 50% of MSRP was a red flag. The grips logos may also not be aligned properly when the club is sitting at address. Recently purchased what was suspose to be taylormade R11 driver for 260.00 a good price and about 30-50 less than ebay from supplycheapgolf.com website, total counterfeit had it checked out by Edwin Watts Golf store, and the only way I found out was when I went to make loft adjustment set screw would not tighten clubhead back onto shaft, and I noticied this the first day I received the club originating from China, immediately contacted website via email, phone number does not work and have been getting runaround ever since, avoid this website as it is nothing more than a fraudulent website making money selling counterfeit clubs, hope no one else gets burned like I did. Ive found some cleveland cg7 irons 5-pw on onlinegolf.com for 179.99. They state that all their clubs come from OEMs. Cobra is a subsidiary of German-based Puma SE. You cannot paste images directly. So the offer of cheap gear on Ebay and the net is understandably attractive we all want th best gear!! I know they are 100% legit; but even better I spent 1.5hrs with the Pro who helped me compare clubs (Adams vs. Wilson vs. Nickents), my swing to see if I needed Steel/Graphite or Straight/Draw. Golfsetaus.com Is a turkey. Includes the same "Titanium Alloy" spec, This smells odd to me. Yururi, Miura, Crazy; What's in the Bag? About the the 13th hole, my hands started to sweat profusely (I usually play without a glove) and I began to have a hard time holding onto the club I had to put on a glove to finish the round. I would hope that they are quite rare and therefore not worth forging? clientTransferProhibited All vely, vely cheap. Im looking at a set of Adams a12 os at a local golf retailer. As someone else posted above, if all consumers would do their homework wed eliminate this problem through supply and demand. * 6 other web sites are hosted on this server. Hey everyone, I just wanted to add another good way to identify these fake golf clubs on alot of these websites is to see if they offer lefthand not always but it works the majority of the time. I have little pity for the golf companies. I have a fake club sitting right here next to the computer desk that i bought a month ago. Surely if they had purchased from manufacturer or legitimate site, they could not sell for such a lower price. I am surprised you have to even ask if this website is legitimate. EDIT 2: looking at photos online. Your previous content has been restored. Remember golf club manufacturers spends millions of dollars developing and researching their products to make what in the end is a precision instrument. are these authentic clubs if not and i recieve them can I get a full refund? Sheesh! GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, By We will try to get our hands on some of the counterfiet gear. You cannot paste images directly. IP Location: -(-) check out the website! I too have a product made in China and have learned a lot about the way they think and operate. Province: Zhejiang I found another website that seems to be just another scam. Thats what these manufacturers deserve. NS History: 3 changes on 3 unique name servers over 4 years. NS26.DOMAINCONTROL.COM, Hey Pat G. what do you say about http://www.mysurbuy.com. If you are to buy clones the only 2 companies I would deal with are Diamondtour.com & PinemeadowGolf.com. I advised him to credit my PayPal account immediately and he did. Tks, Has any one purchase from tim the putterman , hes on ebay. So they have totally misrepresented themselves when they registered their domain. Started Thursday at 04:13 AM, By According to to him, he guarantees his stuff to be authentic but now after reading all these posts im starting to worry that these clubs are fake. Has anyone experienced any problems with fake items from this site? RockBottomGolf.com supports the needs for golfers around the world. That is very scam! I am considering buying a driver from them. I'm trying to figure out how to look for any telltale clues on K Grinds, which don't come up on 2nd Swing. During my 11 years in the golf industry I have seen an explosion in golf club counterfeiters. This is ridiculous! This is when a new model is launched the quality retailers heavily discount the out going model. I just found this thread after seeing a set of three Miura wedge heads for sale on eBay and wondering if they are real. http://www.golfonline.co.uk I've got two Miura wedges from there, they came in basically new condition for significant discount (looked like they had hit 3-5 balls indoors). Dedicated Hosting: mysurbuy.com is hosted on a dedicated server. Ping clubs will be harder to tell because they have recently started using laser etching on their newer clubs. Spurred on by an investment by 8AM Golf (the parent company of True Spec Golf, Golf.com, and others) in 2017, Miura, the Japanese manufacturer of premium forged clubs, this week announced a new collaboration with golf lifestyle company LinkSoul.The Miura + LinkSoul Color Theory Iron set is the company's latest attempt to increase its appeal and reach in a market now densely populated with . FlightScope Xi Tour Launch Monitor Miura Small Blade Irons - 8-iron Spin: 8137 rpms Launch Angle: 29.7* Dispersion: 2.5 yds Club Head Speed: 82.9 mph Ball Speed: 111.0 mph Total Distance: 153.1 yds Carry Distance: 149.9 yds OK, ok the green was soft, but STILL!). Counterfeit Project X Shaft with a much brighter color of blue and a holographic sticker below the shaft band. I tracked prices for a few days after purchase(I was shocked to see that I won this $270 set of clubs for $120). if you are not satisfied with the quality, we can give you a full refund under the condition that the product is perfectly good and you ship it back by yourself. However, there are serial numbers on the hosel of the clubs, but for some reason, the 4 iron is a different number. Why didnt I think of that?!? Has anyone bought from golfsalesman.com as their prices seem too cheap.Wondered if they were fakes. Clue two: No physical address. Anyone with a strong physique might manage such heavy clubs of course but why suffer poor paintwork and the chance of heads coming off and injuring a child. Law enforcement will most likely lead to a deadend. Glad you enjoyed it John. The image of the head of the 5 iron that RBG shows on their website for this club is turned at a different angle compared to all of the other websites and their pictures of the same club. That should have been my first clue. Admin Phone: +86.85283408916 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330346428838&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT, Is anyone used this below website to order clubs from them? I should receive the clubs in a few days. I hope none were golf clubs of any of the previously mentioned brands. They make about 85% of all the counterfeit golf clubs on the market today. Bill FAX Ext. The New TB-Zero Blade has no offset in the short iron. I can only buy Miuras on-line and on sites like these. Again a case of wrong info, they are ignorant at best and crooks at worst. ?never again i can tell you. instead of 70 gms. The shipping come from Kong Hong. I dont think you have to worry. As for the suggestion that you shouldnt be buying better clubs if youre not good enough to be playing themor whatever that argument was.its just a faulty idea. We have two bags the other was bought in the USA from a shop, thus they are both similar. some companies still rely on word advertising so they build very good clubs. Today the 3rd set has crossed my desk. MB101 irons feature no offset, a straight leading . Are there key things that can be looked at? you should be able to click on it if it were legitimate. It is 20 minutes from my house and located at a golf resort. Great feel, good tackiness even when wet. And thanks for speaking up to infom others about these scammers! Why sell something three hundred dollars cheaper than everyone else, why not $100 less, or even $50?? Is it safe to buy an ironset from them (New Adams Idea Black CB2 irons 6-PW+AW $299.99). I have hope that they will get my money back, we shall see. We do want to save however not get shafted literally by these bastards. Nothing like the old 1990s vintage made in America irons I started with. As the recent purchaser of several golf items from your website, save and except some administrative mess-up that need some flexibility and adjustment to meet international purchasers like me, the goods delivered are of high and genuine quality.I do not hesitate to recommend purchasers world wide to put trust in your goods sold and warranted. Is this true or bs? did anyone ever anything from warehouse 100 they are in hong kong. Tech Street1: Xiamen The fake golf clubs ARE NOT made with the same materials. If there is Velcro or other closing mechanism, it will be of poor quality and many times will not work correctly. Your previous content has been restored. Thank you, Is this site legit, can I trust them, because the sites I trust(http://www.onlinegolf.co.uk/ ) they dont sell Ping. stay away from this seller,, the-tour-van,, quite a joke, guy working out of his apartment flipping stuff he buys from china and ebay, quite the joke, fake shafts, pulls, etc has no industry knowledge and here things about this dude constantly on every golf website there is. Ive been looking at Callaway BB clubs abd Diablo woods and they do have attractive prices. I live in the UK and recently purchased a used Taylormade Rescue 09 from GlobalGolf. So they then putt these here for a few months websites with bogus registrar info and sell them to honest hard working unsuspecting golfers like you and me. FAKE CLUB TEST #2 TaylorMade r7 460 Driver. ns1.cnolnic.com I am thinking of buying a set of x22 irons from http://www.golfdealonline.com any news on this website are the legit looks like great prices.. claim OEM? : Crazy 460 + Crazy's LY 01 (LY-01) Hot Black 6.9 Ryoma F3 + Crazy Black FW80 6.9 Yururi Flatback Raw + Modus 3 Stiff Fourteen Wedges 52* 56* 60* Lajosi BM3 Smooth . We ran the serial number from your e-mail, and we were not able to pull up any specifications. Anyway, the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, chances are that it isnt true. I am from Malaysia, world apart from US but if only you all there can adapt your purchase procedure to meet all round international needs of a country, buying from Golfetail can be enjoyable and fun especially when you are at the knife-edge bidding for the best price against the world at large. any information would be greatly appreciated. They seem to offer a pretty good deals. Nobody is going to give away a bag full of R9s for $500 unsless it is counterfeit. If thats the case, yes it could be true that they could change the type of metals used to save cost, but it could also be true that they could just as easily make XXX extra units for every XXX amount they produce genuinely, and if thats the case, then those extra clubs would be same quality with either a bogus serial number or even without one,but that would be almost entirely impossible to know for sure. 5 Testers Needed! Please do your research next time. Their website claims they have been in business since 2006, however, this url was just put online March 13 of 2009. Also just to give a little more info, they sell it at a buy it now price of $269 for the set. All of them show Chicago. Biggest customer is in United State of Ameraca; he 6ft 6in and 220lbs. Creation Date:2009-03-13 PunnyCode : golfleading.com, Registrant: That is generally a red flag for fakes. Looks fake and Ive seen other forums that claim their clubs are fakes, so beware of that site! We sell best golf clubs at very cheap price. buy from the golf warehouse( http://www.tgw.com) or golfsmith, you wont be disapointed..the price are higher but its the real deal, can any body tell me if golfdealonline.com is a legit seller, i would suggest you to stay away as much as possible.. they are written fake all the way. 4-PW composition. evidently he works at a croquet club, how this qualifes him to know anything about golf is absurd, buyers beware.. Good reply, lol. Whois History: 5 records have been archived since 2009-03-14. but, then again, what do i know. Costco would have profit through volume, not through mandated markups. Bill Street1: 112-114 Des Voeux Road,Central,HongKong And that is typical of the counterfeiters honestly. One company gave them an 81 percent safe rating. !EMS is a service that only china have and use. Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com, Created on..: Wed, Aug 22, 2001 Clue one: Unbelievable prices. Obviously there's some profit in faking them. i decide to believe him and found out that the seller is the head pro from a golf course in ontario and a member of the CPGA. AND they even overpainted the shaft. sunogolf.com well done you got me. Here is a list of Callaway authorized online retailers. Why dont I send you some cash instead?Will 2000 do? They were great and no problem. the seller has in fact got a very good feedback (which i think). Yeah, right. Carlsbad, CA 92008 We are in Dongguan. Company information: See you later! 2)The English grammar is shocking. So nearly bought some clubs before finding this topic. It says they get sent from essex, england and not china, but not sure if there fake? Is this counterfeit clubs? Are they guys at HurricaneGolf associated with Diamond Tour Golf somehow? Looking for Callaway x-24s. I should have it up in a few days. Thank You for your attention Has anyone ever done business with bobsbettergolf on ebay? They are not even responding to my emails now, though they have a 7 day return policy. Thanks. Factory Warranty or go to the store. Hi there Thanks. Hope every customer will be happy with our wholesale golf clubs and service. I was bored and curious one night so I chatted with some of these online websites and always got the same type answers for the simple question Are these authentic clubs. All our clubs are OEM which actually means theyre counterfeit. I actually called Taylor Made and they were nice enough to check serial no. I saw a deal for a Titleist 910 D2 Driver for 269.99 at golfonlinewholesale.com. I am looking for second hand Titleist AP2 irons 2008 model. Thanks for the post, it helped me from losing $500!!! Too cheap to be genuine and no postal or contact. Here are a couple of links to Ebay auctions to see the Srixon 701s for sale: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SRIXON-I-701-TOUR-FORGED-IRONS-RH-3-PW-Gold-S300_W0QQitemZ370278270174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGolf_Clubs?hash=item56364e04de, http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-RH-SET-SRIXON-I-701-TOUR-i701-FORGED-IRONS-3-PW-STF_W0QQitemZ400080481837QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGolf_Clubs?hash=item5d26a7ae2d. I know it hurts to go to the big guys and pay the extra cash, but better safe than sorry.