Thrift Store Jackpot

[weavej1]

We have a goodwill I call goodwill by the pound, it is the last stop for items from the regional stores. There are huge blue bins on wheels that get loaded with junk. You pay for your items based upon weight, it’s $1 .19 per pound. Found 4-pw mizuno mp58 s300 in pretty good used condition ...probably 8 lbs or about $10.00

 

[boon44]

Very nice find on the MP58's. You are a very brave sole going into the "Bins"

[BIG STU]

> @weavej1 said:

> We have a goodwill I call goodwill by the pound, it is the last stop for items from the regional stores. There are huge blue bins on wheels that get loaded with junk. You pay for your items based upon weight, it’s $1 .19 per pound. Found 4-pw mizuno mp58 s300 in pretty good used condition ...probably 8 lbs or about $10.00

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Trust me that is way high for scrap prices. Scrap now like golf clubs are going 4 1/2 cents per pound. I work for a Metal Recycling company. I bet my boss would love to get $1.19 per pound for scrap at the shredder

[BIG STU]

Hit a small jackpot today at a yard sale. Found a Macgregor FC -4000 Toney Penna 11 iron in good shape. Newer Lamkin wrap grip and original Pro-Pel shaft with band intact. Lady said give her 0.50-- Heck I gave her a $1

[rex235]

Stu-

A MacGregor Toney Penna 11 iron? with a Flame Ceramic 4000 face?

Surprised FC face isn't worn out....

 

 

[@_the_crook]

nice set of Ram Custom 100 irons. clean heads and faces. Ram CustomLite shafts - possibly R flex.

can't find anything on the web about this model. sleek compact heads are same size as TA 845's and five iron is 37 and a half.

not stainless as they hold a magnet. worth some grips and a tryout.

might be fun to custom paintfill these.

 

 

[BIG STU]

> @rex235 said:

> Stu-

> A MacGregor Toney Penna 11 iron? with a Flame Ceramic 4000 face?

> Surprised FC face isn't worn out....

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I have never seen but one worn out and that was the PW my old man carried for 20 + years. This one is a little worn as far as the CF is but the grooves are good. I did not get a chance to hit it today because I have some sort of inflammation in the ball joint of my left foot. The Doc thought at first it may have been a touch of Gout but now it is some type of inflammation. Can not put enough weight on my left side to hit a ball

[elwhippy]

Is it me or the Rams look like an early version of Bobby Jones irons? A rare set indeed.

[BIG STU]

> @elwhippy said:

> Is it me or the Rams look like an early version of Bobby Jones irons? A rare set indeed.

 

I knew they looked sorta familiar. I have never seen a set in person. The Cally Bobby Jones I hit a set that was used a few years back did not like the feel. May have been the shafts I do not remember what shafts were in them

[augustgolf]

> @"BIG STU" said:

> > @elwhippy said:

> > Is it me or the Rams look like an early version of Bobby Jones irons? A rare set indeed.

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> I knew they looked sorta familiar. I have never seen a set in person. The Cally Bobby Jones I hit a set that was used a few years back did not like the feel. May have been the shafts I do not remember what shafts were in them

 

Probably the Memphis 10 - an odd shaft for the times

[dcopp7]

I scored a LH set of Adams to flip along with a Nike Ignite 460 LH driver. Got the irons sold, if anyone wants driver, PM me.

[BIG STU]

> @augustgolf said:

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> > > Is it me or the Rams look like an early version of Bobby Jones irons? A rare set indeed.

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> > I knew they looked sorta familiar. I have never seen a set in person. The Cally Bobby Jones I hit a set that was used a few years back did not like the feel. May have been the shafts I do not remember what shafts were in them

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> Probably the Memphis 10 - an odd shaft for the times

 

They may have been--- Never liked that shaft it was too inconsistent for me. Got all kinds of funky ball flight and directions with them

[Shallowface]

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2019-ian-woosnam-says-the-walking-is-killing-me-and-that-its-likely-his-last-masters-appearance

Did you see Ian Woosnam with the Ram hat and bag at the 2019 Masters?

His deal is with Forgan Golf of St Andrews, and they are offering Ram clubs on their website. Apparently they have acquired some rights to that brand. I would have thought D!ck's (that's a bad word apparently these days. My original post showed *****) Sporting Goods would own the rights to Ram from their acquisition of The Sports Authority, but perhaps they sold those rights or perhaps they only apply to the USA.

Based on the Forgan website offerings I doubt if Woosie is actually bagging any Ram branded clubs. He's had some interesting bags over the years. One of them was "HIPPO" as in the 400cc Hippo Giant driver.

 

[NRJyzr]

I'm guessing D!ck's only acquired the USA rights. When Snake Eyes was acquired by Golfsmith 20 years ago or so, it was only for the US market; you could still buy Snake Eyes clubs in Europe. Same with Lynx, they have product in the UK, but were a Golfsmith brand in the early-mid 2000s.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing Ram keep going somewhere. :)

[@_the_crook]

some decent sticks.

Spalding Elite MV2 woods. driver, 3, 4, 5. serials match.

factory Lightweight shafts.

grips getting replaced. worthy of going in a vintage bag.

 

[Joe85]

I got a Cameron "SC" LaFemme Bullseye from 2ndswing for $14.99, with the original grip.

[augustgolf]

I've dug out my "youth" clubs - the clubs I played growing up, and still have.

 

I know they wouldn't get any money at all at any thrift shop, but to me - they are priceless.

[Swingingk]

> @augustgolf said:

> I've dug out my "youth" clubs - the clubs I played growing up, and still have.

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> I know they wouldn't get any money at all at any thrift shop, but to me - they are priceless.

 

August: I for one would love to see them. Make some pictures happen....

[Joe85]

I grabbed some 762s (5,6,8,9) for $2.99 a piece. If I didn't have the PW sitting at home I probably would have left them there.

 

Hogan PO1 putter; Callaway Hyper X driver with stiff Blue Grafalloy.

 

The clubs are starting to get put out again here in MN.

[@_the_crook]

> @Joe85 said:

> I grabbed some 762s (5,6,8,9) for $2.99 a piece. If I didn't have the PW sitting at home I probably would have left them there.

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> Hogan PO1 putter; Callaway Hyper X driver with stiff Blue Grafalloy.

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> The clubs are starting to get put out again here in MN.

Hyper X woods were good playing sticks. nice deep faces.

friend at Shepherd's still uses that driver about half his rounds.

the Hogan putter is a flanged model as I recall.

good capture.

 

 

[Richard 77]

Wasn’t it a Hogan PO1 I sent you?

[@_the_crook]

> @"Richard 77" said:

> Wasn’t it a Hogan PO1 I sent you?

 

PS3, similar design I believe.

[bl8d]

Picked up a set of Hogan Precision irons 2-Equalizer and the persimmon Precision woods 1-2-5 at Value Village.

missing is the 3 iron.The 9 iron is a later "sunburst"with 3ring groove on the hosel, all others have the knurl.

I don't know the production year of the "knurl"

The 7-E irons have the chrome well worn on the face, but still usable.

[@_the_crook]

Just took a bagload of twenty sticks over to the gripping station at our course to get redone.

Guy about 65 says, 'Wow, real woods.'

this is going to be a serious vintage game season.

Big thanks to our friend Richard 77 for the box that arrived for many of these additions.

[Joe85]

I went dumpster diving for the first time in quite some time (I listed a couple dozen clubs on eBay so I needed boxes again). Got a Titleist stand bag and 3-9 of Maruman SP55 irons. I know next to nothing about the irons.

 

 


 

 

[augustgolf]

> @Swingingk said:

> > @augustgolf said:

> > I've dug out my "youth" clubs - the clubs I played growing up, and still have.

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[augustgolf]

A friend here on WRX found me the matching irons, although I didn't play them for long. Used what is in my avatar - Ping K-1's, patent pending. Sorry for the double pic - no matter what I do to edit it out, it keeps showing up

[BIG STU]

> @Shallowface said:

> https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2019-ian-woosnam-says-the-walking-is-killing-me-and-that-its-likely-his-last-masters-appearance

> Did you see Ian Woosnam with the Ram hat and bag at the 2019 Masters?

> His deal is with Forgan Golf of St Andrews, and they are offering Ram clubs on their website. Apparently they have acquired some rights to that brand. I would have thought D!ck's (that's a bad word apparently these days. My original post showed *****) Sporting Goods would own the rights to Ram from their acquisition of The Sports Authority, but perhaps they sold those rights or perhaps they only apply to the USA.

> Based on the Forgan website offerings I doubt if Woosie is actually bagging any Ram branded clubs. He's had some interesting bags over the years. One of them was "HIPPO" as in the 400cc Hippo Giant driver.

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Yep I noticed that the other night about DSG so someone on here said it is now for purposes of WRX Richards Sporting Goods.

Yep I can remember when Woosie endorsed Hippo stuff---- We were a Hippo dealer at the golf shop. I swear I do not remember selling any of that stuff---- LOL Big John tried to get me to wear a Hippo hat at a show we went to in Charlotte one year--- I told him not no but H-e-l-l No!!! A big guy like me wearing a Hippo hat. I would have ended up killing some smart Word not allowed

[BIG STU]

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I loved those old black PBs growing up until I found that blonde one in the early 80s.

[Swingingk]

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Say, those are some really nice Citations August! Thanks for posting pics. I had a gut feeling they were worth seeing. Haha

I have a singular Citation 5 wood of similar design but nowhere near the beautiful condition of yours. Mine has a TT Dynamic "C" shaft in it and it's a snap-hook horror for me. I keep it around because it's got the smallest face of any club I've ever owned and is a good little practice tool to have for the range when I'm getting sloppy. If I can hit that I can hit anything. I measured the face height and it's less than one inch! I also have an older Citation 4 wood in persimmon and the face height on it is more like 1-1/4" so the little 5 wood is definitely odd. Citation laminates are very, very solid heads. I'd post a pic or two but haven't figured out how to do that with this new site yet...