Bulk balls on Ebay

tjrbu · December 18, 2006

Who's buying/using them?

Is anyone here buying those bulk golf balls (i.e. AAAA or "Mint" or AAA condition etc.) on ebay and using them? I have a buddy at the club who buys 125 balls at the beginning of the year and claims they last all year long. Seems like a good way to have practice round balls and save a few bucks on Pro V1x's.

rufus mangler · December 18, 2006

I've been buying new balls on eBay for 1 1/2 years. 3 dz. at a time. I just keep an eye on the bid, plus shipping and make sure I pay less than retail.

I don't know that I could trust someone else's opinion of what is AA, AAA, AAAA. (Especially on eBay)

But if all you're doing is practicing with them, hey.

jmc · December 18, 2006

I bought some AAA ones off eBay... 100 HX Tours for $72 including shipping. Right off the bat about 12-15 were not good enough to play. But still a pretty good deal. The rest were all perfectly fine. The AAAA or mint ones are much more expensive.

vokey design · December 18, 2006

Last season I picked up 3 doz Pro V's and they were not worth the savings. They were "Mint" ... well that is what the title said anyway... some were mint some were not, I even got one dt solo!

I will never buy used balls again... most of the time they have been "re-covered" ... the cover on these cheap Pro-V's did not last long... they felt rough very quick...

I will now just pick up new balls if a deal is out there... I picked up 5 Doz Pro V's a few weeks ago for $135 below retail ... if I cant get a deal on e-bay I will play the Wilson Staff Tx4 and save the Pro-V's for matches when I really need them ;)

ToddGsell · December 18, 2006

I bought 6 doz Callaway Hx Reds that were described as the highest quality on that particular seller's grading scale, and they were supposed to be free of cuts and scuffs. The price was fantastic (under $50 shipped) and they arrived quickly. I inspected them and found 10 of them had some (very) light scuffing on them. Now, I'm overly-particular about conditions, but regardless these didn't meet the standard advertised by the seller.

I sent a polite email and the seller gave me the option of returning them or getting a refund of I think 10% back. The rest of the balls looked and felt like they were new, so I kept them. The scuffed ones will come in handy for practice.

The one tip I would give (aside from looking through the seller's feedback, which goes without saying on ebay) is to look at that seller's grading scale. You'll notice there's a bunch of games with sellers throwing around lots of "AAA's" and "+'s" to hide the low quality ones.

Personally, I would only buy the highest graded ones to play on the course, but the lower grade ones will do to fill a practice bag.

golfernut78 · December 18, 2006

this time last year i picked up 12 dozen "mint" titliest nxt tour and nike ta2-lng balls from a seller (major seller but can't remember who it was). balls were as advertised. i put 4 red dots on all the balls, so they were closely inspected. performance seemed on par. sometimes i thought i had a dead ball, but that could be me looking for an excuse on a mishit. only complaint was that some of the balls had logos - which was said in the listing - and i like lining up my putts by having the bare part of the up and it was hard to do with a logo.

honeyjans · December 19, 2006

i buy those AAA, AAAA, "mint" golf balls on ebay. as far as im concerned i am happy with them.

they usually have some kind of grading system, check it out first. goodluck! ;)

bloodredsun · December 19, 2006

I've bought refurbished ProV1, ProV1x and HX Tours from ebay and I'm a bit ambivalent.

I felt the ball performed to about 95% of new balls with the downside that they scuffed up very quickly (often within a hole or two - one full wedge shot and it's shredded and my wedges are a few years old so it's not like they have razor sharp grooves). The refurbed HX Tours were especially bad about checking up on the greens, especially compared to new HX Tours or even the refurbed ProV1's which almost defeated the purpose of getting them.

I read somewhere (can't seem to find the link) that the materials used in the cover of premium golf balls doesn't react well to being immersed in water. It may be that when these refurbs are lake balls it may result in the the balls losing some of the properties that make them so good when new.

That said, I've shot rounds in the mid 70's with these balls so they can't be all that bad, and I would probably prefer to play these balls rather than new NXT Tours or similar.

mohacker · December 19, 2006

I buy them and I try to get them from same person on ebay after you find one that sells alot of them. I am an 8 handicapper and I would challenge anyone to tell the difference between my .98 Pro V1 and Pro V1X and new ones, whether they meet the standards of the 4.00 ball..........

Schrup · December 19, 2006

I bought a bunch of Strata Tour Aces from 2 different sellers & was satisfied, but then I bought some NXT Tours that were sub-par. It really soured me on ebay balls & I won't buy anymore. In fact, I'm really leery about buying anything else off ebay with all the counterfieting. The two guys that got busted in Cali a month or so back had sold lots of stuff including ProV1s & only one person left negative feedback after they realized they were fake balls. These guys had over 400 transactions that I could find on thier multiple accounts. Buyer Beware!!!

wildwilly911 · December 19, 2006

i by 100 pro v's x-outs and practice balls from one person 60 bucks shipped. never found anything more than a tiny tiny bubble in the finish.

golf9596 · December 19, 2006

I Will buy practice or winter balls only. If I want to play a new ball I will buy what I want new. The AAA or AAA+ balls are what they are advertised as , used balls. You get exactly what you pay for.

Gxgolfer · January 29, 2007

Here's a good deal on TP Red practice balls.

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?s=...st&p=420417

DaveyH · January 30, 2007

Just bought 40 bridgestones of ebay for next to nothing its alot easier and theyre jsut as good as new.

manship1856 · January 30, 2007

I now buy, and will continue to buy, from the same guy every time on ebay. I've bought 6 dozen balls from him, 3 AAA (out of 4) and 3 AAA+ (out of 4). I've been EXTREMELY happy with the purchases. 6 dozen ProV's (1's and X's) for less than $90 combined. You just can't beat it. 95% of the balls look new. The other 5% look like they've been hit once. To me it doesn't make any sense to pay $46 a dozen when you can have 3 dozen for that price. But then again, I'm a budget golfer!