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waters_boy · 11-20-2006, 04:45 PM

Is anyone able to tell me how it is possible to identify whether a club is real or a copy. The particular clubs in question are a set of cleveland cg10 wedges. Whilst they look to my eye to be authentic I would like to know any way of telling for sure.

Many thanks

ghost · 11-20-2006, 04:47 PM

Where did you buy them/see them?

Ebay is a haven for knockoffs, I'd be hard-pressed to buy a club from ebay from anyone who seems to sell in bulk...

waters_boy · 11-20-2006, 04:50 PM

It was ebay. The clubs arrived with the wrapping on both grip and head, and have the true temper shafts as stated in the cleveland specs, and as i say, look to be real but i was wondering if there was any way of telling

srothfuss · 11-20-2006, 05:10 PM

That is a good question.. I am waiting for a reply from a eBay seller about some fairway woods. They seem to be a lot cheaper than anywhere else and I was wondering how he could offer them for such a low price... But it has been almost 3 days since the email so I might have to pass...

waters_boy · 11-20-2006, 05:14 PM

there are undoubtedly a lot of fake clubs on ebay. However, these are usually fairly distinguishable from the originals. For instance, there are loads of fake sasquach drivers on ebay. I would never buy from china, thailand, malta etc. If sellers dont answer your questions save your money because theres always more of the same coming up

waters_boy · 11-20-2006, 05:15 PM

also worth mentioning that some clubs do have serial numbers which are worth checking, but many clubs do not

srothfuss · 11-21-2006, 02:59 PM

Yeah, so far I've bought all my clubs locally (try before you buy places) or online from reputible golf stores. All the clubs I have so far have been tagged with a serial number.

I still haven't heard back from the eBay seller. I'm assuming these particular clubs are knock-offs.

I will just wait for a sale around Thanksgiving (or Christmas) and then buy from the locals.