Empire Golf USA on EBAY

Always wondered about them. To be honest, the pure number of clubs they have for sale (brand new) for as cheap as they are going with the same pictures was enough to keep me away.

I hope I'm wrong for your sake...

Pretty sure there was a post about them selling fakes on here. Do a search and see what you come up with. I think joesgonegolfing mentioned it though.

Yeah, I kind of figured it might not be legit after doing some more research on them. They have close to 10,000 feedbacks with 99.7% positive but something seems fishy. They do sell an awful lot of drivers and callaway irons on their site. You would think their would be some more information on the net from someone who got ripped off, but I didn't find any. The new Taylormade website is awful BTW and they don't return emails.

I guess I'll wait until my club arrives on Thursday and take it to my golf store, about 30 minutes away, to check it out.

Damn me and my impulse buying! I didn't even need a new driver but this site has turned me into a club ho! :russian_roulette:

With a feedback score that high, if they are selling fakes, they'll probably work out a return deal as long as you don't leave negative feedback.

Pretty sure there was a post about them selling fakes on here. Do a search and see what you come up with. I think joesgonegolfing mentioned it though.

I sourced a fake set from Empire with a guy trying to sell me a set of RAC MB's he had bought from them and used once. I am pretty sure they sent him back his money, I started a thread on this awhile back.

Joe

I may be wrong, but I think Empire golf was a store that was in Secacus that recently closed. They were selling items while they had lease issues last year before they closed this past year. But I could be wrong.

Drew

I may be wrong, but I think Empire golf was a store that was in Secacus that recently closed. They were selling items while they had lease issues last year before they closed this past year. But I could be wrong.

 

Drew

if you're right, I doubt they'd still be ordering and selling brand new clubs that just hit the streets in the last week

unfortunately I think our guy may have a fake

I don't know whether the club you bought is counterfeit or authentic but I find it hilarious that Empire Golf guarantees that its products are 100% authentic backed by this statement: "We will not even offer refund if item is not authentic since there is absolutely no chance it is fake." Not exactly confidence inspiring.

I wouldn't buy from that seller.

wouldn't an r9 be a pain in the butt to fake even though it's probably the hottest thing right now

wouldn't an r9 be a pain in the butt to fake even though it's probably the hottest thing right now

nope, there was already a thread on here with an online store selling fake r9 heads with sleeves

Got my driver. I didn't really look it over too well. It came in a plastic Taylormade bag and had all the stickers and serial number. I went to a shop in Madison and let them look at it. If it's a counterfeit then it's a pretty good one. If you look at Empire's site they sell R9's anywhere from $330.00 to $430.00 dollars so either the R9's are real or else they don't want to draw attention to themselves by selling cheap.

The shop is still looking it over.............to be continued.

I have an R9 on the way from Empire and now you guys have got me worried although with feedback as good as theirs I can't see how they could be selling fakes. I have a friend who bought an 09 burner tp from them when that club first came out and it was authentic so here's hoping.

Whats the latest update. were your R9's fake or not? thanks

Here's an update. The shop I took it to looked it over and must of thought it was ok. I said I wanted to trade my R9 for a R9TP. They let me do it and now I got my R9TP with a stiff F1 motore shaft. I don't know if they ever sent it to Taylormade to have it looked at or not, so it could still be a fake. But, then again, maybe it is legit. I just felt better getting the TP version.

I would not buy from Empire golf again though. Just my 02 cents.

9449 feedback with a score of 99.7. No way in hell these guys are selling fakes...

yeah, but goto toolhaus.org tons of complaints about not shipping proper club, pulling the "we didn't have the club you won the bid for" etc.

[quote name='drewcatc' timestamp='1236956329' post='1551352']
I may be wrong, but I think Empire golf was a store that was in Secacus that recently closed. They were selling items while they had lease issues last year before they closed this past year. But I could be wrong.

Drew
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Enterprise Golf used to be in Secacus, owned by Joe Finzio. I doubt these are the same people.

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Here's an update. The shop I took it to looked it over and must of thought it was ok. I said I wanted to trade my R9 for a R9TP. They let me do it and now I got my R9TP with a stiff F1 motore shaft. I don't know if they ever sent it to Taylormade to have it looked at or not, so it could still be a fake. But, then again, maybe it is legit. I just felt better getting the TP version.

I would not buy from Empire golf again though. Just my 02 cents.
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If you had any doubts it was a fake, why would you trade it in and better yet why did they take it? If I were you I would have called Taylor Made to run the serial number and make sure before sticking someone with a fake club.

just my .02

[quote name='Slapjax7s ' timestamp='1293066012' post='2854889']
If you had any doubts it was a fake, why would you trade it in and better yet why did they take it? If I were you I would have called Taylor Made to run the serial number and make sure before sticking someone with a fake club.

just my .02
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TaylorMade won't check serial #'s for you anymore. Maybe if he had the shop call if they had an account but you can't just call them up and have them do that anymore.

[quote name='Slapjax7s ' timestamp='1293066012' post='2854889']
[quote name='BuckyBadger' timestamp='1239504185' post='1622571']
Here's an update. The shop I took it to looked it over and must of thought it was ok. I said I wanted to trade my R9 for a R9TP. They let me do it and now I got my R9TP with a stiff F1 motore shaft. I don't know if they ever sent it to Taylormade to have it looked at or not, so it could still be a fake. But, then again, maybe it is legit. I just felt better getting the TP version.

I would not buy from Empire golf again though. Just my 02 cents.
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If you had any doubts it was a fake, why would you trade it in and better yet why did they take it? If I were you I would have called Taylor Made to run the serial number and make sure before sticking someone with a fake club.

just my .02
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Geez, nice of you to flame me on a post that's over 18 months old. I told the shop where I got the club and they are better experts than me in determining if it's fake. It's also a shop I go to all the time so it wasn't like I tried to pawn it off on someone or sell it on eBay. I wasn't trying to pull something over on them and I had to pay $100 bucks to upgrade to a TP.

The shop looked at it and thought it was real. What more could I do? Thanks for your two cents tho.

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[quote name='Slapjax7s ' timestamp='1293066012' post='2854889']
If you had any doubts it was a fake, why would you trade it in and better yet why did they take it? If I were you I would have called Taylor Made to run the serial number and make sure before sticking someone with a fake club.

just my .02
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TaylorMade won't check serial #'s for you anymore. Maybe if he had the shop call if they had an account but you can't just call them up and have them do that anymore.
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absolutely correct - just tried it the other day and they will not verify serial no's anymore...said the counterfeiters can just go into store and copy current serial no's.

For what it is worth, Empire Golf don't sell fakes. I've bought many things off them and they are as good a seller as any. No one in this thread even built a case as to why, except they don't do returns ?

Not flaming at all but there are so many threads with is this fake, is that fake. Have a look at their feedback folks before asking the questions, if you can't decide from that then you shouldn't be shopping on ebay.

I've always wondered about them. Some of their prices looked too good and the mass quantities they were selling made it seem suspect. So, we have at least 1 person who has had good experience with them.

Wanted to bump an old thread because I just received my set of Taylormade Burner 2.0 golf irons from Empire Golf USA. I immediately took the irons to a retailer here in Canada, and the clubs were verified authentic. There were no signs of a fake club before I took it to the retailer either, everything looked perfect. Shipping was quick (under a week) and he/she marked it as a gift. Customs and fees were just above $50.00.

I bought my R7 XDs from them several years ago - they were authentic.

I have also bought 2 R9s from them and they were legit. I never suspected that they would deal with fakes, they have quite a good rep.

Just wondering how the guys at the store feel about you demo-ing clubs there, buying online, then running to them to see if you got a real club.

[quote name='kwijyboy' timestamp='1295638348' post='2913154']
Just wondering how the guys at the store feel about you demo-ing clubs there, buying online, and then running to them to see if you got a real club.
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Well, I'm a perfect example of what you just stated. I try stuff at Golf town and I purchase stuff often on the net. I even bring the goods back to the store to have the shafts cut, bent, re-gripped, etc. Most of the time, the store doesn't charge me for these mods...

The one thing that keeps a smile on their face is that I purchase a ton of gear during the year at their store (they always give me good discounts). During 2010, I purchased over $4K of equipment and accessories (G10 set, G15 set, Rhapsody set, Supertri TP, Superdeep TP, Superfast lady, a bunch of hybrids, bags...). So when I get a good deal on the net, I am not ashamed to ask them for their opinion on authenticity or have some mods done on the equipment.

Also, during the holiday season , I purchase nice wine bottles to the club fitter, store general manager and equipment manager (people that I deal with).

I guess my point is that you can get away with asking a local store to check/do a few things on stuff purchased outside. As long as you keep a good relationship and you help them staying in business by purchasing a good amount of equipment at the store, people will be more than glad to service you with a smile.

As for Empire Golf USA, I purchased 2 Odyssey black putters from them. I have my local store double check with Callaway and they confirmed that the 2 putters were authentic. The store even cut the shaft by an inch free of charge...

Cheers

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