I recently sold a used "CLEVELAND HIBORE" club to a guy, but he unexpectedly claimed the club is "fake," because of the following reason.
1. wrong grip 2.markings on shaft not the same place 3.shaft to flexable 4.ball makes hollow soundwhen hit 5. writing on back of driver different size
My question is as below,
1. Have you ever heard of the fake club sold on the market?
2. Do you believe his claim?
I think the guy is full of beans, but a good business needs to be as customer friendly as possible for word of mouth and return sales too.
Take the return and refund his money. When you get the club back do your own investigating and find out for sure. If it’s good, you can still sell it to someone else. The customer paid the shipping anyway, right?
July 13th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Yeah ive heard of fake clubs and bags……And everything golf. You have to be careful. Thats why you shouldnt buy stuff like that isnt sold at golfsmiths or a major store…..
Yeah i believe that claim…..It sounds like a knock off club.. Mostly because of 4 and 5
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July 13th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Thats why you by callaway because they are hard to copy with so many markings, if you buy callaway you could oviously tell if its fake
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July 13th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I think the guy is full of beans, but a good business needs to be as customer friendly as possible for word of mouth and return sales too.
Take the return and refund his money. When you get the club back do your own investigating and find out for sure. If it’s good, you can still sell it to someone else. The customer paid the shipping anyway, right?
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July 13th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
It’s possible but i doubt it. I’ve dealt with Cleveland for many years and have heard no reports of fakes being on the market. Sounds like your buddy wants a deal.
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Alasdair Watt
July 13th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Sounds to me like the guy just does not like it. The wrong shaft? Are you kidding me? Lots of people switch out there shafts, and if you switch the shaft you’ll obviously switch the grip as well. I can’t address Cleveland specifically, but it’s not unheard of for companies to use different sized lettering on different manufacturing runs of the same club.
To answer your specific questions:
1. Yes, people make fake clubs, but they’re very rare in the U.S. If you (or whomever you got it from) bought it from someone in Asia there is a higher probability it is fake.
2. There is a 95% chance that the guy just does not like the club and a 5% chance that it MIGHT be fake.
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July 13th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
Reasons 1, 2 and 3 are meaningless. When you buy a club, you can change the shaft and the grips to anything you want.
But yes, there are a lot of fake clubs in the market.
Go to the Cleveland website. They may have some hints on how to spot a fake club. Or at least an email address where you can ask them a question.
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July 13th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Here is a great article going over fakes..
http://www.globalgolf.com/golf-articles/areyourclubsfake.aspx
Hope this helps!
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