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So will gifting old clubs ever be allowed on WGT

• muttsnutts69 283 Posts

  Thu, Jun 6 2013 12:25 AM

  I have to ask because having just achieved legend, I was harangued by fellow CC members to get the R11's, so I did, but, I had only just got the RockectBlades a few months earlier becuase I was so far from Level 90 at the time, and I couldn't wait for decent clubs.

  Now I have just as in real life, two sets of clubs, but one of them I will never use, and I am not buying a second bag to stick them in, I just don't see the point.

  To sell them back for nothing moe than the cost of a sleeve of balls seems criminal to me, and if WGT think it makes good business sense then may I inform you, that if I had the option to give my Bladez to someone else for free, then I would very likely gift them 3 or 4 sleeves of balls as well, just to help them out.

  One mustn't forget how WGTPizza ( where is he now ? ) applauded ore gernerosity in gifting prior to Christmas and even WGT made a news item about it.

  Well, Wgt, how about returning the favour and allow us to gift our old secondhand redundant clubs to a deserving friend.

  When people like you and me get to level 90 and above there is no requirement to have 2 sets of clubs, and we have the ability in terms of credits and skill to be generous to our fellow members, but a 25% kickback for our old clubs jusr doesn't seem right to me.

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Thu, Jun 6 2013 12:41 AM

   

  muttsnutts69:

  if WGT think it makes good business sense then may I inform you

  The net result, if an honest player,  would be to reduce the cost of playing this game. If a sandbagging multi blight it would be Cmas every day!

  I will take the, "they won't think that" bet. 

• courteneyfish 15,796 Posts

  Thu, Jun 6 2013 12:52 AM

  Gifting of clubs won't happen. It would hit their sales and selling clubs on would necessitate the free movement of credits which would ruin the game.

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Thu, Jun 6 2013 3:24 AM

  muttsnutts69:

  One mustn't forget how WGTPizza ( where is he now ? ) applauded ore gernerosity in gifting prior to Christmas and even WGT made a news item about it.

  one musn't forget that these generous gifts were first of all purchased via the pro shop thus further boosting sales....so of course the wgt staff will love such gestures.

  hell has more chance of freezing over before wgt allows any gifting of old clubs and as a business minded person, i'm with them all the way.

  think about it.....for instance 10,000 sets of old clubs just getting gifted to friends.

  10,000 @ $20 per set = $200,000 in lost revenue over a period of time. 10,000's a conservative estimate....would probably be a lot more. In fact the revenue lost could probably keep icon going on food for almost a year.

  next time you're in your local golf shop...ask them when or if they plan to give away their 2nd hand traded in clubs for 0 :)

• BlackGibbon 349 Posts

  Sat, Jun 8 2013 8:44 AM

  thebigeasy707:

  muttsnutts69:

  One mustn't forget how WGTPizza ( where is he now ? ) applauded ore gernerosity in gifting prior to Christmas and even WGT made a news item about it.

  one musn't forget that these generous gifts were first of all purchased via the pro shop thus further boosting sales....so of course the wgt staff will love such gestures.

  hell has more chance of freezing over before wgt allows any gifting of old clubs and as a business minded person, i'm with them all the way.

  think about it.....for instance 10,000 sets of old clubs just getting gifted to friends.

  10,000 @ $20 per set = $200,000 in lost revenue over a period of time. 10,000's a conservative estimate....would probably be a lot more. In fact the revenue lost could probably keep icon going on food for almost a year.

  next time you're in your local golf shop...ask them when or if they plan to give away their 2nd hand traded in clubs for 0 :)

  thebigeasy707:

   

  muttsnutts69:

  One mustn't forget how WGTPizza ( where is he now ? ) applauded ore gernerosity in gifting prior to Christmas and even WGT made a news item about it.

  one musn't forget that these generous gifts were first of all purchased via the pro shop thus further boosting sales....so of course the wgt staff will love such gestures.

  hell has more chance of freezing over before wgt allows any gifting of old clubs and as a business minded person, i'm with them all the way.

  think about it.....for instance 10,000 sets of old clubs just getting gifted to friends.

  10,000 @ $20 per set = $200,000 in lost revenue over a period of time. 10,000's a conservative estimate....would probably be a lot more. In fact the revenue lost could probably keep icon going on food for almost a year.

  next time you're in your local golf shop...ask them when or if they plan to give away their 2nd hand traded in clubs for 0 :)

  Good point, well said

  Al.

• 2,840 Posts

  Sat, Jun 8 2013 3:09 PM

  The sales aspect of it aside, it won't happen because it will create an even bigger unfair advantage for multi accounters.  Having to buy new clubs as a gift is a deterrent, small deterrent yes but still a deterrent.  If we just open up being able to gift old clubs you would end up with level 10 players with level 60 equipment.  How would that go over well with everyone when playing a match for credit?

   

  - WGTdbloshoe

• 9,041 Posts

  Sat, Jun 8 2013 3:49 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  The sales aspect of it aside,

  So no response then....?  ..but to be fair it was a stupid question.

  WGTdbloshoe:

  it won't happen because it will create an even bigger unfair advantage for multi accounters.  Having to buy new clubs as a gift is a deterrent, small deterrent yes but still a deterrent.  If we just open up being able to gift old clubs you would end up with level 10 players with level 60 equipment.  How would that go over well with everyone when playing a match for credit?

  JUST a statement that no one will disagree with.............AND also nothing to do with WGT's stance on multiy's !!

  Be honest no ? It's a business decision, pure and simple.....nothing wrong wid makin a $$

  Andy

• Jimbog1964 8,378 Posts

  Sat, Jun 8 2013 11:22 PM

  WGTdbloshoe:

  level 10 players with level 60 equipment

  Don't think that follows any more than trying to buy yourself an item beyond your current level. Anyway agree would only serve to encourage sand bagging.  It's a business for profit decision, and nothing wrong with that.

  Largely semantic's as a non starter, and fair enough with that!