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There seems to be a law suit pending between Nevada Bob's and Acushnet
makers of Titleist balls. Nevada Bob's is suing Acushnet for alledged
price fixing on balls to the tune of $100M.
Nevada Bob's is the largest retailer of balls for Titleist and
according to Nevada Bob's founder Bob Elton, "Titleist has been price
fixing for 3 1/2 years and I tired of it"
Titleist retricts retailers from advertising balls at anything below
list price and selling for anything less than three dollars over cost.
Everyone speculates this is really a fight against on-course pro shops
and off-course discounters.
How would you feel if you couldn't buy balata T's at your local
discounter??
I'll keep you posted as I hear more. I read the story in Golf World.
Ken
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| 1385.1 | NEWPRT::JOHNSON_DO | Fri Oct 25 1991 18:22 | 7 | ||
Interesting,
Because I know for a fact that Roger Dunnes has gotten around this by
selling "experienced" golf balls, Balata T's all boxed up like new for
around $10 dozen. Seems like the fight is on.
SoCalDandy
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| 1385.2 | T's are poor 'scuse balls | AKOCOA::BREEN | Bill Breen Ako2-3 244-7984 | Tue Oct 29 1991 16:02 | 29 |
I am superbly qualified to answer this question because of my
impartiality:
1. I consistently cut Titleist Balatas
2. I am extremely cheap; I can prove this
3. Therefore, I would not be inclined to purchase the Ts from
either Bob's, Green Meadow or Vesper*
QED
Aside from all that this seems to come down to any
manufacture/distributor stipulating what price its end-retailers can
sell at and being able to enforce contracts to that effect.
Personally, I generally buy balls from discounters and look for
sales etc; I have, of course, one very good reason not stated above
for avoiding T's and that is they are a very poor 'scuse ball. It just
doesn't fly to miss a shot and curse the ball manufacturer when playing
a Titleist Balata although I have used that scuse for most every other
ball, especially the x-outs which I buy specifically for that purpose.
Now that I think of it how about - "Damn, I didn't notice that I
had a cut on that Titleist I just hit, I should have stayed with the
Pinnacles - wouldaputitrightonthegreeeen"
Bill
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