Facebook Marketplace
You’ll find everything from Scotty Cameron putters to barely used kids golf sets, where perhaps the uninterested youngster barely hit the clubs before heading back to video games for recreation. What really makes FB Marketplace appealing, besides the eclectic selection, is you can shop by category to narrow down your search. You can peruse by brand, the condition of the clubs, putters, wedges and drivers to name a few. While it doesn’t have a huge number of golf offerings, it’s certainly worth a click in your search.
Garage Sales
The stories are legendary about buyers finding phenomenal used clubs at hilariously low prices at garage sales. Realistically, you might discover a diamond in the rough but most likely you won’t find any discarded Tiger Woods clubs or barely used drivers. However, you can get lucky when some clueless spouse is selling used clubs with little idea of what they’re worth. With the advent of ebay, FB Marketplace and Craigslist, individual garage sales have diminished in popularity. That said, keep an eye out for community garage/driveway sales, which are more prevalent these days.
Global Golf
If you want lots of selection of the most popular brands, Global Golf has a huge inventory of pre-owned clubs including drivers, fairways woods, hybrids, wedges, putters and iron sets. You name the brand — from Titlelist to TaylorMade — and they’ve got it. Each club receives a 6-point inspection, and they also offer a 12-month limited warranty.
2nd Swing
With more than 150,000 used clubs, 2nd Swing offers one of the most extensive inventories in the world. You can shop online or they have six brick and mortar locations – Minneapolis, MN; Minnetonka, MN; Scottsdale, AZ; Wilmington, DE; Columbia, MD; and Dallas, TX. 2nd Swing feature an exceptional rating system for their clubs – 10 for Brand New Condition (impossible to determine if the club has ever been hit), 9.5 Mint condition, 9 Above Average, 8 Average, 7 Below Average and 6 Poor.
Thrift Stores
These are great places to pan for gold so to speak. Most of what you’ll find are some dusty old metalwoods or beat up wedges, yet every once in a while you’ll find a gem at a double take price. Make sure you have some extra time to sort through the various clubs, which are rarely displayed in an organized fashion.
Callaway Pre-Owned
If you love Callaway equipment, this is absolutely a must stop. All pre-owned clubs have been thoroughly inspected and certified for quality. Callaway Pre-Owned has a Price Protection Guarantee – If a product is lowered within 14 days of purchase, they will adjust price at request. Condition Guarantee – Every Certified Pre-Owned club you buy is backed by Callaway Golf. 90 Day Buy-Back Policy – Purchase any club and then try it in real-world conditions for up to 90 days and Certificate of Authenticity -Verification that your Certified Pre-Owned purchase is 100% Callaway Golf.
Golf Partner
They’ve been certified by Guinness World Records TM for the largest number of golf stores and the largest number of golf clubs sold in one year. With an unbelievable inventory of TaylorMade, Ping, Callaway and Titleist offerings, Golf Partner is very impressive. While it’s based in Japan, it does ship to USA and Canada. Golf Partner offers free shipping on orders totaling over $300 (no exceptions) and a flat rate shipping fee of $24.99 for order totals under $300. All shipments travel viaFedEx’s fastest option, FedEx Priority Plan. Products are typically delivered 3 to 5 days after being shipped.
Rock Bottom Golf
This site definitely lives up to its name with special deals, discounts and sales galore. Besides pre-owned clubs with every big name manufacturer represented, they also offer open box return specials on new equipment and 25 to 50% off clearance items. If you want to save money, this site has a low price guarantee, 30-day playable guarantee on pre-owned clubs and 90-day performance guarantee on new clubs.
Craigslist
Truly a hit and miss site. Your best bet is too get lucky when some recent divorcee is selling her ex-husband’s clubs for next to nothing. Most of the offerings are older clubs, many of which have been collecting dust in a cluttered garage. That said, you never know what you can find if you keep digging.
ebay
While the fees and shipping costs are annoying, this gargantuan marketplace, the world’s largest site to buy and sell everything imaginable, features nearly 500,000 used clubs for sale.
