Found a gem

[SUITS]

This is in transit to me, cannot believe the condition. Who produced these ? They feel like plated carbon, like the TPM mills stuff. I can’t decide if I will condition the old grip with some mink oil or not

[Swingingk]

12 hours ago, SUITS said:

This is in transit to me, cannot believe the condition. Who produced these ? They feel like plated carbon, like the TPM mills stuff. I can’t decide if I will condition the old grip with some mink oil or not

That's a real beaut!  I can't remember who made them but there are a multitude of 8802 style putter threads on here for your reading pleasure.  Mink oil sounds like a fine idea.  There are also several leather grip reviving threads here too which describe different methods and products used.  

[Shallowface]

Pro Group made them.  The same entity that made the Standard and Peerless club lines, among others.

 

When Palmer signed his deal with Callaway (around 1999 or so? About the time he had his televised run in with Peter Kessler over the non-conforming ERC driver) and Pro Group closed Callaway sold those putters.  Whether or not they made any more of them or just sold the last of them I'm not sure.  The Maltby guide lists them as being available from 1980 through the last Palmer Company listings in 1998.  Obviously it's a remake of the Wilson "Designed By."

 

It's been a long time since I've seen one in person.  Is the top line or flange high polished chrome?  If it is it seems there are days when that would be blinding to use.

 

I don't know why anyone would design a putter in anything other than a satin finish.  Or anything else for that matter, but that's just me.  I don't even like bathroom faucets that aren't satin or brushed!   

Edited January 22 by Shallowface

[SUITS]

1 hour ago, Shallowface said:

Pro Group made them.  The same entity that made the Standard and Peerless club lines, among others.

 

When Palmer signed his deal with Callaway (around 1999 or so? About the time he had his televised run in with Peter Kessler over the non-conforming ERC driver) and Pro Group closed Callaway sold those putters.  Whether or not they made any more of them or just sold the last of them I'm not sure.  The Maltby guide lists them as being available from 1980 through the last Palmer Company listings in 1998.  Obviously it's a remake of the Wilson "Designed By."

 

It's been a long time since I've seen one in person.  Is the top line or flange high polished chrome?  If it is it seems there are days when that would be blinding to use.

 

I don't know why anyone would design a putter in anything other than a satin finish.  Or anything else for that matter, but that's just me.  I don't even like bathroom faucets that aren't satin or brushed!   

From what I can tell it seems to be all chrome. I have a blaster so I can make it satin in short order with some superfine beads. But the chrome has a more nostalgic feeling

[@_the_crook]

Nice find!

 

I just reshafted a similar head, though mine faces a different direction.

[NRJyzr]

This is simply awesome....

 

[golfunderpar18]

My dad bought me one of these when they were first released. Mine is still brand new with the original head cover. I wish I had the box it originally came with though.
 

These are all over the place in the Resale market/ebay. They hold very little value, but are still very nice potters. Good weight to them and a thick top line which I like.   Likely a tougher find in lefty though

[Vinnybidwell]

Really good find! Those putters feel incredible, absolutely no forgiveness though. Miss it a little and the ball comes off dead.

[Big_hitter_The_Lama]

On 1/21/2024 at 8:12 PM, SUITS said:

This is in transit to me, cannot believe the condition. Who produced these ? They feel like plated carbon, like the TPM mills stuff. I can’t decide if I will condition the old grip with some mink oil or not

Are you gaming this or putting behind a glass case? 🤣

[rgk5]

I owned two of these back in the 1990s.  They did not have the soft feel of the original 8802 or 8813 models from the 1960s but were still quite good.

[SUITS]

Unfortunate news but it never showed. Called the seller and FedEx took it to the wrong place is what they told me. Got a full refund. A truly sad day

[bcstones]

55 minutes ago, SUITS said:

Unfortunate news but it never showed. Called the seller and FedEx took it to the wrong place is what they told me. Got a full refund. A truly sad day

so why can't FedEx go & get it back? I had something like that happen to me - raised hell at the Supervisory level & they went and notified the people at the wrong address & got the package to me eventually

[SUITS]

43 minutes ago, bcstones said:

so why can't FedEx go & get it back? I had something like that happen to me - raised hell at the Supervisory level & they went and notified the people at the wrong address & got the package to me eventually

I guess I could have pressed more but they told me they were not sure if they would be able to recover it

[bcstones]

29 minutes ago, SUITS said:

I guess I could have pressed more but they told me they were not sure if they would be able to recover it

they tried that line on me too....however, they have digital confirmation where they leave it (otherwise how could they even know the delivery was to the incorrect address) - and so far, when I use FedEx - they take a picture of where they left the package...

[Big_hitter_The_Lama]

14 hours ago, SUITS said:

Unfortunate news but it never showed. Called the seller and FedEx took it to the wrong place is what they told me. Got a full refund. A truly sad day

Big Triple bogey vibes

[Shallowface]

Some years back FedEx left a box of shafts/grips I had ordered somewhere other than my house.  They had no idea where they left them or how to retrieve them.  The vendor had to replace them.

 

A friend of mine told me that if she is shopping for something online and sees that the vendor uses FedEx she shops for the item somewhere else, due to similar experiences.  Of course one cannot always tell what shipper a vendor uses.

 

What I never understood is why the person who received my shipment by mistake made no effort to re-direct it.  I certainly would have.  There was nothing in that box that the average person could use.  They probably set it out for the trash.

 

   

[bcstones]

4 hours ago, Shallowface said:

Some years back FedEx left a box of shafts/grips I had ordered somewhere other than my house.  They had no idea where they left them or how to retrieve them.  The vendor had to replace them.

 

A friend of mine told me that if she is shopping for something online and sees that the vendor uses FedEx she shops for the item somewhere else, due to similar experiences.  Of course one cannot always tell what shipper a vendor uses.

 

What I never understood is why the person who received my shipment by mistake made no effort to re-direct it.  I certainly would have.  There was nothing in that box that the average person could use.  They probably set it out for the trash.

 

   

I use FedEx exclusively....now-a-days (w/in the past 5 years), FedEx takes a picture of the package where it was left - at least they do w/my packages, even when left in a big city.

I try to avoid doing any shipping w/the big brown trucks (I used to work for them many decades past - their business managment style is pre-industrial period), most of those packages have somekind of damage to them when delivered....and average time is a couple of days longer than FedEx

I'd tell your friend, who refuses to deal w/sellers who use FedEx, to contact seller & ask for a signature upon delivery. Also you can go on FedEx, w/the tracking number, and make arrangements to either pick up at the closest FedEx office or even hold if youi're on vacation or deliver to another address.

 

I don't understan either, why that person didn't give a call to FedEx...

Edited February 21 by bcstones