There is much less control when lets say a company like Taylormade gives its design to a firm overseas compared to one in its own backyard. This is where the majority of the shadiness begins. And this leaves much more room for mischief. There are now lots of middle-men involved in the production of a golf club…believe it or not there might be over 75 people touching a design before it hits the shelves. Secondly, and no less important to the cause of golf club counterfeiting is the fact that so many people now touch this product or design before it is completed. But…and this is a big but…they can make up to $10,000 for stealing an original design by an OEM…which is a huge motive when you consider the fact that it is more than they make in 5 years! The majority of their workers put in 12-hour days, 7-days a week, and are paid only about $150 a month. They are very good, extremely creative and incredibly hardworking. The engineers and foundries overseas for the most part are finely oiled machines…they do incredible work at unbeatable prices. And now…the US produces next to nothing and the reason is cost and efficiency. China and Taiwan began to get almost all the work in regards to golf club manufacturing about 2 decades ago. It all started when foundries overseas started to get the majority of the golf club production business from the United States. Why? Well there are many reasons why this became such a popular profession and one worth serious jail time and heavy fines. How & Where Golf Club Counterfeiting All Got Startedĭuring my 11 years in the golf industry I have seen an explosion in golf club counterfeiters.
But first, we want to give you the background on how this whole illegal operation all got started and why it is so rampant right now.
So today we are going to show you 10 ways not to get scammed when you are purchasing equipment online.
Since this has become such a problem we thought it would be a good idea to help you know what you are getting when you purchase something online. We did a random survey of 100 golf club listings on EBAY a couple months ago and our “Golf Club Scam Alert System” found that there was a high-probability that 24 of those listings were FAKES! (24% of the club we surveyed were fake)
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