Trade Ins

[Steelhead]

Generally speaking which of the 2 major golf retailers in Otawa would give you more for a trade in? I'm looking at trading in a few clubs and was wondering if anyone here had noticed a difference in the trade in values between the 2 stores.

Thx

[davevandyk]

I would say Chuck Brown's would be your best bet. GT gives you next to nothin because they are not a store that is in the market of selling used clubs.

[John]

I would say Pro Golf at Hampton is best but maybe it depends on who your dealing with. Chuck's is good as well i would say either or would be similar. I normally go to both stores and take the best offer!

[whatsup]

Chuck's is the best by far. I used to trade in a lot of clubs and would "shop around" my clubs but always went back to Chuck's. You have to respect someone with a history of being good to me. I find GT to be less endearing to the average golfer.

[1972Apex]

Chuck's is the best in town for trade ins... no question about it.

[spackler]

Before you go anywhere, you could also get a ballpark estimate on what your clubs are worth (in $US) by checking out the PGA Value Guide. http://valueguide.pga.com/ The 'about' page on their site (http://valueguide.pga.com/about.php) explains the methodology behind the valuations (basically it's the average E-bay transaction value). I think that values for clubs tend to skew a bit high because they use cumulative averages, and don't factor in depreciation over time. At least this gives you a bit of ammo before heading out to any of the retail shops.

[jeffc]

I agree with the above, but I would also suggest shopping them around here first. It's a bit more effort, but generally you will get more on this site than what Chuck's will offer.

[Steelhead]

Thanks for the information guys. I've posted the driver in the classifieds.

[LeftyT]

Golftown is a great store. Good customer service as I think everyone left CB for GT. Although CB will definately give you more of a trade in. I have found that CB has declined in everything since GT opened up in Kanata...

[viper]

Before you go anywhere, you could also get a ballpark estimate on what your clubs are worth (in $US) by checking out the PGA Value Guide. http://valueguide.pga.com/ The 'about' page on their site (http://valueguide.pga.com/about.php) explains the methodology behind the valuations (basically it's the average E-bay transaction value). I think that values for clubs tend to skew a bit high because they use cumulative averages, and don't factor in depreciation over time. At least this gives you a bit of ammo before heading out to any of the retail shops.

Also, http://www.golfsmith.com/ have their own "Club Trade-in Program" .


Although they only list the price [USD] vs. condition of the make/club that they are willing to trade, it still might give you an idea before you leave the house.