How legit is this website?

Mark_Crossan · December 5, 2013

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/golfking/item/tm-pt-bk-gss-gs/

has anybody used or heard of this site? seems to have plenty of good stuff on but how can we tell if its legit or not?

please help as want to order but dont want scamming,

thanks

MBBG · December 5, 2013

Rakuten is legit. It's basically Amazon.

Super Tuna · December 6, 2013

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Rakuten is legit. It's basically Amazon.
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Indeed. I've made about 80 purchases from the site in the past year with zero issues.

Soloman1 · December 6, 2013

It costs a minimum $7,000 just to set up an online "shop" on Rakuten, so the vendors are all legitimate.

freehb · December 11, 2013

I have purchased from rakuten and have never had a problem..

fat eel · December 12, 2013

Rakuten is great, i made a few purchases and they were fond experiences, especially im based in Asia now, shipping is cheaper from Japan.

OrangeCrush · December 12, 2013

Are those prices USD? These caught my eye

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/atomicgolf/item/a108030k-0326/

Super Tuna · December 12, 2013

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Are those prices USD? These caught my eye

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Per that link, yes.
Up in the top right just to the left of the help button, you can change the currency items are displayed in. You will still be charged in Yen though, so the number they display can change based upon the exchange rate at the time or ordering.

Soloman1 · December 12, 2013

Actually, you can get the same clubs on Yahoo Auction in Japan for about USD100 less (about US$440) than that price.

Callaway is dumping those (as in cutting wholesale price) in the Japanese market to get rid of inventory at the end of the year. The new Legacy model came out a few months ago in September.