Horrid Deal - Scotty Showcase Partner price gouging

[SouthBayGolfer]

8 hours ago, justincredible04 said:

Golf Galaxy does sell retail Cameron’s and there are releases every year. GG is the Walmart of golf equipment. 
 

i think it’s lame to sell limited editions for above retail…if you are a retailer. That’s it. It’s perfectly fine and legal but I don’t like it. What’s the big deal? I didn’t buy either one because of this. And philosophically I disagree with what Roger Dunn did and don’t buy from them either. It’s not a big deal to them but I just don’t buy from them. I also prob won’t buy many SCs in the future 🤷🏻‍♀️

 

i swear this forum is so strange. One post will talk about flippers and how they are single handedly ruining the world and mods even edit posts because they can’t have anyone defending people making $10 on a pair of shoes from Ross…then someone posts “hey retail stores (that have never went over MAP in the last 20 years) are charging much higher than MAP and I don’t like it.” 
 

Then everyone comes out and defends the retailers and even SC’s business practices or says quit whining. Has this forum always been so contrarian? Or felt the need to explain the economies of scale from accounts with more purchasing power? Or throw in the old supply and demand? People aren’t stupid (I think) they just don’t like what’s going on.

I just have zero sympathy for these folks. Plenty of other great performing SC models you can get off the shelf without markup. If you want the ultra rare limited edition stuff you either have to be on a list and have some bots ready to make a purchase, or pay some markup at a retailer. I don't understand paying more than $400 for a putter anyways. Go get a cheaper one and have a third party putter refurb make it look nice if you appreciate the appearance. But no, the people wanting these putters like them for their exclusivity and value, but then whine when someone else is making a bit of money first.