JZ777
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A few minutes ago I replied to a thread on here about someone buying some copy golf grips on eBay. I responded there, but thought I would share this as well with everyone.
Am a pilot for a major airline and before the plague, I flew to China (Beijing and Shanghai), 2 to 3 times a month. With a 50 hour layover, we would go shopping in each of their black markets. I can ASSURE you that I have been to “golf” shops at each. They don’t hide it and will sell you “knock offs” of anything you want. Callaway, TM, Ping, Titleist, etc. At times, I would pick them up and could tell right away they were knock offs, but sometimes I couldn’t. Brand new Cameron Newport putters for $25, set of new Callaway irons for $150, Footjoy shirts for $10, etc. I would see all kinds of characters in there buying lots of gear and all saying the same exact thing, they are for friends and family. They would ship them back to the states, sometimes they would get seized but sometimes made it through. Now with all that being said, I can assume that a lot of them are being sold on eBay. How would I know that, I saw lots of flight attendants buying and bringing back Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci bags, etc and selling them on eBay. NEVER buy any golf gear on there if you value your equipment and money. Especially new gear from sellers on the west coast that aren’t well known golf stores.
Am a pilot for a major airline and before the plague, I flew to China (Beijing and Shanghai), 2 to 3 times a month. With a 50 hour layover, we would go shopping in each of their black markets. I can ASSURE you that I have been to “golf” shops at each. They don’t hide it and will sell you “knock offs” of anything you want. Callaway, TM, Ping, Titleist, etc. At times, I would pick them up and could tell right away they were knock offs, but sometimes I couldn’t. Brand new Cameron Newport putters for $25, set of new Callaway irons for $150, Footjoy shirts for $10, etc. I would see all kinds of characters in there buying lots of gear and all saying the same exact thing, they are for friends and family. They would ship them back to the states, sometimes they would get seized but sometimes made it through. Now with all that being said, I can assume that a lot of them are being sold on eBay. How would I know that, I saw lots of flight attendants buying and bringing back Louis Vuitton, Prada, Gucci bags, etc and selling them on eBay. NEVER buy any golf gear on there if you value your equipment and money. Especially new gear from sellers on the west coast that aren’t well known golf stores.
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