humphry11
Hacker
Just bought a Ping K15 from http://www.discountsgolfuk.com - guess what - Ping have confirmed it is a fake. Luckily purchased with credit card, so money back from bank, but thought I would alert others.
Counterfeit goods
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North Mimms
Tour Winner
what made you think it was dodgy?
What was response from webshop?
What was response from webshop?
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GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Sure I've seen that site being flagged on here before.
connor
Tour Rookie
Could of told you it was fake before you contacted ping. They don't sell clubs online.
On the bright side you got your money back now sell it on eBay and put both money together an buy a real one lol
On the bright side you got your money back now sell it on eBay and put both money together an buy a real one lol
humphry11
Hacker
I had an email from them starting "thankyou for your precious message" which sounded strange.
Just seemed to good to be true (price) and it was!
No response from retailer - credit card will refund and Ping will send me a posting sticker to return it to them.
Damn good copy - really difficult to tell the difference,
humphry11
Hacker
Wouldn't want anyone else to buy it - besides, it is against Ebay policy to sell fake goods, even if it is made clear.
connor
Tour Rookie
It's against the law to sell fake anything but people do lol
Slime
Tour Winner
Alert the authorities, trading standards etc. Just found this on a website.
What should you do if you’ve been a victim of counterfeit goods fraud?
If you think you have been sold counterfeit goods, or if you suspect somebody is selling fake goods, contact Consumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06 for advice. You can also visit Consumer Direct’s website. Your local Trading Standards office can also give you advice.
Do it now to stop other unsuspecting golfers getting ripped off! They are *******s and should be stopped.
Let us know the outcome.
Slime.
humphry11
Hacker
Yep - already done that - will let you know if I hear anything
Dave B
Q-School Graduate
Apparently there was a program on TV not so long ago about organised multi million pound counterfit businesses and one of the businesses highlighted was counterfit golf clubs from China. I didn't see the program however my work colleague advised that they gave a few pros the clubs to examine and the only way they could tell the difference was by hitting the clubs.
It is worrying and my advice if you are ordering on-line is to avoid any sites with pop up live help and check for a uk business address and phone number. If you are unsure don't order and don't be afraid to ask on the forums if a site is genuine.
It is worrying and my advice if you are ordering on-line is to avoid any sites with pop up live help and check for a uk business address and phone number. If you are unsure don't order and don't be afraid to ask on the forums if a site is genuine.
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
This website has been named many times, always check a landline and address for contact as a bear minimum, also as stated ping won't allow anything to be sold online if your place an online order you have to still phone and speak to someone.
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Another good tip if you want to check the validity of a website is to read through the FAQ section. Often it will be written in very poor English. If that is the case then avoid!
You may read further: Consumers next target of anti-counterfeit crusaders?
Counterfeiting is a huge business; every year, hundreds of billions of dollars worth of fake designer goods are sold around the world. It is still better that we buy original items than fake products. Though fake products come out cheap but the you are not sure with the products' quality.
