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My local AG has hardly any 2nd hand stock, anybody know what is happening to all this traded in gear?
American golf double value trade in
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Coffey
Challenge Tour Pro
Same with mine, has a bargain bin of hybrids and woods for £25 each but most of them arent worth the price. They do have a big rack of what they are claiming are ex demo, which i believe they are as some of them have the demo stickers still on them.
The second hand section has a bit more than usual but nothing out of the ordinary. When i spoke to them about it when I traded my clubs in December they said they had no idea what was going to happen and it was Head office's problem.
The second hand section has a bit more than usual but nothing out of the ordinary. When i spoke to them about it when I traded my clubs in December they said they had no idea what was going to happen and it was Head office's problem.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
I too wondered what would happen to all the used stock. Part of me wondered if this was a ploy to hit grown bonuses and rebates through increased sales which outweighs the cost/potential loss of the stuff they have had to buy
El Diablo
Assistant Pro
I went into the Guildford AG today and there were a lot of overpriced second hand clubs - at least a dozen assorted M1/M2's - 15 or more sets of irons and lots more drivers, fairway woods etc.
Unfortunately the sale shoes (which still show as in stock online) were no where to be seen or found by one of the assistants.
Unfortunately the sale shoes (which still show as in stock online) were no where to be seen or found by one of the assistants.
xcore
Head Pro
Camberley ag had some reasonably priced sh stock, I paid 70 quid for a ping g series 3w
HDID Kenny
Challenge Tour Pro
Great deal today, 52, 56, 60 degree Ping Glide wedges, reduced from £99 to £69 in sale, £35 trade in on each of my 3 Cleveland wedges, new set of wedges for the grand total of £102 :thup:
Hendy
Tour Rookie
Went up and got myself two new vokeys on order
The mate with me picked up a two ball putter with a super stroke grip for 21 quid.
The mate with me picked up a two ball putter with a super stroke grip for 21 quid.
wrighty1874
Journeyman Pro
AG in Coventry told me that most of the second hand gear from their store is going on e bay and the easy to sell they keep in store.
ger147
Tour Winner
Nice one, hope they work for you.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Took a couple of drivers in today with the aim to trade one of them for a new driver.
They offered me £64 for a Nike Vapor Speed, which was in line with the PGA value site, but only £60 for a Cobra Fly-Z which comes out at £80 on the site. When i challenged that, they said it was valued at that because a) it had a few scuff marks and b) the Fly-Z was now selling for £119 new.
Traded the Nike against a Cobra F6+ which is now down to £199.
The guy in the shop reckoned the double value promotion would be ending in mid-January.
They offered me £64 for a Nike Vapor Speed, which was in line with the PGA value site, but only £60 for a Cobra Fly-Z which comes out at £80 on the site. When i challenged that, they said it was valued at that because a) it had a few scuff marks and b) the Fly-Z was now selling for £119 new.
Traded the Nike against a Cobra F6+ which is now down to £199.
The guy in the shop reckoned the double value promotion would be ending in mid-January.
turkish
Journeyman Pro
Just out of interest does anyone know how much you get for trading in a 915 D2 Titleist Driver?
On US value guide it's saying $120 which would be $240- do we go by current exchange rate IE 1.23 which would give me £195 or the quoted 1.5 rate on AG website? Giving me £160?
pool888
Assistant Pro
Currency rate they use is 1.5, so 120 divided by 1.5 = £80, double value = £160 that's around price they will give.
turkish
Journeyman Pro
If what has been said and that a lot of the older stuff is getting put on ebay there will be a saturation of clubs on ebay so maybe a good few bargains on 2nd hand gear in the next couple of months.
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Having visited an AG store earlier today I can only say that they will have to seriously revise their expectations of the value of their "pre-owned" stock when it comes to selling on ebay.
The prices they are asking in store for what can only be described as scruffy and well used clubs just beggar belief.
I don't know if it is as a consequence of the amount they now have tied up in this deal but their asking prices for new kit now seem high compared with the rest of the market and, in the case of the store I visited, the overall presentation of the store seems to suffer with more secondhand rather than new kit on display.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Junior
Tour Winner
They had a job opening for someone to manage all the ebay sales. 17k a year , based at their head office in warrington. It'll all be punted on there.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Their in it for the long haul then
Direct golf used to do this.. I was talking to one of the guys down my range when trying out my new clubs he was saying he couldnt offer me anything for my pings anymore as since the take over they had stopped trade in's and buying on buy now pay later.
He told me how all the stock they used to buy would be sent off, cleaned and put on ebay.
Sounds like AG is just filling the bit of the market Direct golf left open when they pulled out
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Would be slightly ironic if they flooded eBay with all this 2nd hand stock, crashed the prices through the floor, then had to accept all their own 2nd hand stock back as part of the double value trade in deal
Siren
Tour Rookie
I went into one today as a friend wanted to try some new gear and while I was there I asked them to price up my 716 AP2 irons was quite frankly a joke.
When I challenged the guy telling him to recheck the price as it was nowhere near what I had worked out online he offered another £70 straight away and then told me thats as much as they offer.
Its not the first time ive had a bad experience in that particular store, the other in my area has always been fantastic.
When I challenged the guy telling him to recheck the price as it was nowhere near what I had worked out online he offered another £70 straight away and then told me thats as much as they offer.
Its not the first time ive had a bad experience in that particular store, the other in my area has always been fantastic.
Junior
Tour Winner
Would be slightly ironic if they flooded eBay with all this 2nd hand stock, crashed the prices through the floor, then had to accept all their own 2nd hand stock back as part of the double value trade in deal
Haha, yeah, they need to be very cute with their timings and also how much they offer people post this offer !!!
Ps. Please hurry up and flig that driver. Cheers
