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Re: prices in the pro shop

• borntobesting 9,767 Posts

  Sun, Nov 28 2010 7:03 PM

  aussieguyadam:

   

  DRIVERS
  PING i15 8.0° Driver (L68+)		338cr
  TaylorMade R9 SuperTri Master 8.5° Driver		349cr
  TaylorMade R9 TP Master 8.5° Driver		200cr
  FAIRWAY WOODS
  PING G10 Master 3 Fairway Wood 14°		75cr
  PING i15 Master 3 Fairway Wood 14°		107cr
  TaylorMade R9 3 Fairway Wood 15°		75cr
  HYBRIDS
  PING G10 3 Hybrid 21° (Graphite) (L58+)		88cr
  PING i15 3 Hybrid 21° (Graphite) (L68+)		107cr
  IRONS
  PING G10 Master Iron Set (Steel)		300cr
  PING i15 Master Iron Set (Steel)		482cr
  WEDGES
  PING Tour W Pro 52° Wedge		50cr
  PING Tour W 54° Wedge (L60+)		87cr
  PING Tour W 54° Wedge (L41+)		50cr
  TaylorMade Z Satin TP Master 54° Wedge		63cr
  PING Tour W Pro 60° Wedge		50cr
  TaylorMade Z Satin TP Pro 60° Wedge		50cr
  PING Tour W 64° Wedge (L42+)		50cr
  TaylorMade Z Satin TP Pro 64° Wedge		63cr
  PUTTERS
  PING 2010 Redwood ZB Master Putter		347cr
  PING Redwood ZB Putter (L44+)		150cr
  TaylorMade Daytona Putter		188cr

   

  Main thing is the sell back prices lol these the prices i get if i sell mine back and look what they cost 2 start...

  Adam the sell back price in the WGT pro shop is based on the trade in value at a real pro shop. Even the best clubs when traded in or sold to a real pro shop bring 25% or less. 3 years ago I traded in a less than 1 year old Taylor Made R7 Draw driver that I paid $300 for I got $50 in the trade. That is considerably less than the 25% we get here, I got something 17 %. Unfortunate as it is.Here and in real life too selling back clubs or trading them in gets you almost nothing compared to what you paid.

• Gilben999 2 Posts

  Fri, Jun 13 2014 2:41 PM

  As a new player (5 days now), I have to agree that a lot of items are overpriced for a game. For instance, I just ran out of 6 balls I had bought because the game took them out of play. I can understand them doing that so people will spend money buying new ones. What irks me is $3.00 for 3 balls, that's insane to charge that. I can buy a dozen real balls for $12 and get more use from them. I like the game and would spend money in the pro shop if things were more reasonably priced.  Of course, there are some people who will pay the inflated prices and never complain, more power to you. If I could get the things I wanted for $15 a month which is what I pay for MMO subscriptions, I would be satisfied. In the end, the people who can afford to pay more will get more satisfaction from this game, that's not something I want to be involved in. You can flame me all you want but you will have to admit, if you take 2 people with similar skill levels but one with more expensive equipment, the one with the better equipment will enjoy the game more. I believe also that lower prices will generate more sales thus leading to more profit. Anyway, thanks for listening.

• alosso 21,094 Posts

  Fri, Jun 13 2014 10:25 PM

  @adam: Don't forget that you don't own the virtual clubs - you obtained a licence for the use of some software. It's more than generous that you are allowed to give this software license back in exchange of some license for credits, the "in-world currency at WGT" (FAQs). Try this with real-world licenses ;)

  Gilben999:

  For instance, I just ran out of 6 balls I had bought because the game took them out of play. I can understand them doing that so people will spend money buying new ones. What irks me is $3.00 for 3 balls, that's insane to charge that. I can buy a dozen real balls for $12 and get more use from them.

  You do what you want, but allow me some remarks:

  - the ball price is at your discretion, between zero and 600+ crs per sleeve. Looking at your status and equipment, I propose a budget WGT ball. For me, it was the Tour-SD long time, at 64 crs. I played a lot then, and my spendings were 10 $ per month.

  - IRL, it's much more than the ball price to pay before you stand on tee one.

  Have fun!