HELP!!! are my cleveland clubs fake ???

[knighty]

I have recently bought some cleveland clubs, a couple of irons have serial number but most don't can anyone help ????

 

[Hacker Khan]

I suppose the first question is where did you buy them from? And the wrong answer is eBay from someone who 'won them in a competition'.

 

[Grogger]

Maybe they're not supposed to all have a serial number on? I could be wrong though? I know with callaway sets only the 8 iron has the serial number on, or so I believe

 

[knighty]

a friend I play with said he knew a man with his irons for sale, I went to his house he seem like a keen golfer fake didn't cross my mind at all until a other friend got suspicious when they didn't all have a serial number. is there any pointers to fake clubs ??

 

[GreiginFife]

IIRC Cleveland stamp one club with the serial (7 iron I think) but not the rest.
If the serial is almost dot matrix like rather than solid font numbers and letters you shoukd be ok.
The fakers seem to target the "larger" makers; Titleist, Mizuno, Nike and especially Ping.

 

[Khamelion]

On my Cleveland CG16's I bought 5 through to PW and only the 6 iron has a serial number. The other wedges all have their own serial numbers.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Have you tried contacting Cleveland and seeing if its a kosher registration number?

 

[Hacker Khan]

The fakers seem to target the "larger" makers; Titleist, Mizuno, Nike and especially Ping.

What a load of piffle, you telling me my Pong G24s are fake?? And as for my Mike Convert Driver, nothing wrong with that either. Just a load of scare stories to frighten people off eBay.

 

[shivas irons]

Do what Homer said, If you get no joy with that and they are a current model take them to your local dealer match them up with a set and see if they are different.Generally you can spot the fakes when you match up against the real deal.

 

[knighty]

Spoke with cleveland this morning and they say they dont check serial number over the phone

ive took a few pics to see if anyone can match up to theres and maybe help thanks

 

[knighty]

the first five pictures is the 4 irons which looks the most fake in my eyes, this one has a different grip to the other. what i have got in my head is that the 4 irons was purchased after the other and this is the fake one, hopefully its just the 4 irons thats fake the other irons look a better quality to me but im still not convinced, the paint on the back of the 4 iron is a slightly different colour to the rest.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If Cleveland won't confirm over the phone put it in writing either by mail to their customer services or just send a good old fashioned letter

 

[Alex1975]

Pretty irons and to my eye they look real..

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

FAKES!

Everyone knows it's spelt 'Cleevland'

 

[DAVEYBOY]

They look well made and the paint fill looks good too. I'd still push on in getting it verified though.

 

[sawtooth]

I did a check up online and I couldn't find much on other cases of fakes for this make and model. Obviously not 100% reliable but the early indication is that if these are fakes then they are rare.

According to some sources online the 6I should be the only club with the serial number. This is true for Titleist irons as well. I think serials can show on every iron if they are a custom set.

 

[Steve Coll]

I've just bought a set of taylormade burner os irons and every iron has got a different serial number on and 2 of them have the serial number in a different font, I was suspicious at first but after checking the quality of the irons it's quite clear there not fake as I bought them from a authorised outlet and checking them against other irons from different shops there all the same, if in doubt go and compare them in a shop.

 

[palindromicbob]

From the pictures if they are fake then the counterfeiters have raised their game big style.

 

[TheDashingBlade]

Was the set originally bought as a 5-PW set and then the original owner added a 4 iron separately? Kind of makes sense for an individually purchased iron to have a serial number. Either way, looking at the finish of the ferrules, the paintwork and overall quality I would be incredibly surprised if they are snide.

 

[Pin-seeker]

What's to stop the people that make fake clubs copying the serial number off genuine clubs?