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June 15, 2005
eBay Golf
Being a good part gadget guy, the gear associated with a pursuit is often as interesting as the pursuit itself.
So, when I decided to get back into golf after a long while away from it, naturally the process of research, selection and acquisition of gear required some considerable attention. Nevermind the fact they are not giving this stuff away, but one's golf gear needs to be an highly examined component of the pursuit.
And when looking for gear that is overpriced locally, where does one look but eBay.
I'm not sure about most people, but I really enjoy the experience of buying things off eBay. There's more suspense and drama in the bidding process (bidding war at times ...) than walking to the front counter with my stuff and speaking with a disinterested cashier at a big box store. Even if you are at a retailer with more cache and you have a more professional staff person helping you, I don't like dealing with the saleperson who helped me in my decision process when paying. It cheapens their role as consultant when they collect the money. It's the same reason the airline pilots shouldn't be handing out the cookies and drinks.
With eBay there is none of that. Just pure buying fun for the highest bidder.
So, I have a set of Callaway irons coming from New York for way less than the cost of new (I'm cringing at what UPS is going to soak me for on broker fees). The bag auction closes I'm honed in on closes tonight (I think I can play the second chance offer to my advantage on this one to get one for cheap). I found a good putter within 250 km of here in Canada so I don't need to worry about expensive shipping or broker fees at the border. And I got a really good deal on the driver from the local golf shop to match the irons.
The concept of a sale used to be a bigger deal when there was only one or a handful of places to buy something. On the web, there's always a sale going on somewhere.
I love the internet.
Posted by Derek Leverington at June 15, 2005 6:30 AM
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