Ebay seller possibly selling fake Taylormade M5 (*******)

[straightshot7]

> @12aces said:

> > @straightshot7 said:

> > OP's reasons for questioning the authenticity of the club: "the Hosel's arrow isnt pointing directly at STD Loft. The seller has also posted a new auction with the same pictures as the one I just purchased."

> >

> > Hardly evidence of a potentially fake club...so I can understand being upset that the seller is using the same image for multiple listings and selling out of clubs, etc. but why take the leap to questioning the authenticity of the club? Doesn't seem logical.

> >

> > > @12aces said:

> > > oh wow another person who has never heard of ksouth9 questioning his authenticity. Color me shocked. There will always be people that will defend him to the death. I've seen mutiple threads with these exact concerns. I personally think he's selling some form of "2nds". There are way too may QC issues with the clubs he sells.

> >

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> I never said fakes, I believe he's selling some form and 2nd's and not disclosing it. There is no way one person/company is getting that many flawed clubs unknowingly. The amount of threads started by people with QC issues is alarmingly high.

 

I said "OP"...which means original poster. I never said that you said fakes.

 

But again, the arrow not lining up perfectly is not grounds for saying it's potentially a fake or a 2nd.

 

For example, tour issue clubs have lots of inconsistencies and small differences. That doesn't mean they are bad quality.

 

Your larger point about quality may be true. I was talking about this particular thread. Just because the arrow isn't lined up isn't a reason to start seriously questioning authenticity.

[12aces]

> @straightshot7 said:

> > @12aces said:

> > > @straightshot7 said:

> > > OP's reasons for questioning the authenticity of the club: "the Hosel's arrow isnt pointing directly at STD Loft. The seller has also posted a new auction with the same pictures as the one I just purchased."

> > >

> > > Hardly evidence of a potentially fake club...so I can understand being upset that the seller is using the same image for multiple listings and selling out of clubs, etc. but why take the leap to questioning the authenticity of the club? Doesn't seem logical.

> > >

> > > > @12aces said:

> > > > oh wow another person who has never heard of ksouth9 questioning his authenticity. Color me shocked. There will always be people that will defend him to the death. I've seen mutiple threads with these exact concerns. I personally think he's selling some form of "2nds". There are way too may QC issues with the clubs he sells.

> > >

> >

> > I never said fakes, I believe he's selling some form and 2nd's and not disclosing it. There is no way one person/company is getting that many flawed clubs unknowingly. The amount of threads started by people with QC issues is alarmingly high.

>

> I said "OP"...which means original poster. I never said that you said fakes.

>

> But again, the arrow not lining up perfectly is not grounds for saying it's potentially a fake or a 2nd.

>

> For example, tour issue clubs have lots of inconsistencies and small differences. That doesn't mean they are bad quality.

>

> Your larger point about quality may be true. I was talking about this particular thread. Just because the arrow isn't lined up isn't a reason to start seriously questioning authenticity.

 

Just re-read old posts man, a lot of his/their stuff is just baddddd quality. I agree, one example is not a reason to question an entire company, but name me one other "legit" seller on eBay that has their golf clubs questioned more? A couple google searches and it doesn't take long to see there is something up. Between the shill bidding and the horrendous QC on ksouth's stuff, I think I'll stay far away. There is probably a reason his stuff us usually cheaper.

[Skhacker]

If you do some digging, they definitely have a questionable reputation. Not a company I'd deal with, but I can see why a lot of people buy from them to save some $$$.

[brew4eagle]

I'll defend them again- if you're looking for last year's gear at closeout prices, the best seller I've found is ksouth

[Hack Daddy]

They shill bid. If you win, and it's not what they want, they will tell you it sold out etc.

 

I hope they go bankrupt or loose all their inventory in a natural disaster.

[larciel]

> @"Hack Daddy" said:

> They shill bid. If you win, and it's not what they want, they will tell you it sold out etc.

>

> I hope they go bankrupt or loose all their inventory in a natural disaster.

 

I hate it about them. I wonder how they do that shill though. They have TONS of listings. and ebay has bots looking for shill bidders. They must have over 500 ebay IDs... OH MY Logins!!!

[jqsmooth]

> @"Hack Daddy" said:

> They shill bid. If you win, and it's not what they want, they will tell you it sold out etc.

>

> I hope they go bankrupt or loose all their inventory in a natural disaster.

 

it's all fun and games until this sh*t happens to you. i've purchased items from them before and been happy. won an item recently and was told it was out of stock. gonna send me 2 sleeves of golf balls. did some digging and it looks like this is their mo. keep the balls, i can care less about them. this isn't "customer service". i thought listing/selling/bidding is all a contract. yes, things happen. but when there's a pattern, isn't it called fraud? what a joke. will avoid at all cost going forward.

[SubaruWRX]

If eBay makes enough from a seller each year, they’ll overlook shill bidding. It’s all about the money for eBay.

[jqsmooth]

If anything, the feedbacks are entertaining. Someone went apesh*t on the reviews. I can certainly understand the frustration.

[swgolf12]

Recently had my 1st transaction with K9South, club is on it's way back to him. Didn't realize it at first but he uses a photo of a club in really nice shape (917F2 16.5) but then ships an entirely different club that isn't in nearly as nice of condition. He'll take the return and pay return shipping but it's still a giant waste of your time. Avoid him if you can.

[Dpak05]

> @swgolf12 said:

> Recently had my 1st transaction with K9South, club is on it's way back to him. Didn't realize it at first but he uses a photo of a club in really nice shape (917F2 16.5) but then ships an entirely different club that isn't in nearly as nice of condition. He'll take the return and pay return shipping but it's still a giant waste of your time. Avoid him if you can.

 

I've only had great transactions with K9South but granted they were new.

[12aces]

Is there an eBay seller who has their stuff questioned more than KSouth?