redmania 9 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 I got a couple of quotes today down under. Both with Nippon 950 GH PXG 0311 GEN3 4-GW $6600AUD about $4700usd PXG 0211Ā 4-GW $3800 about $2700USD Ā I nearly passed out when I got the numbers. That's simply unobtainable for so many and a bit rich given the 0211 has been on offer in the us for $95 USD a club. Anyone else been flabbergasted at equipment prices? Ā Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR 9,277 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Nope. Just like my not flabbergasted at high end car prices, watches, appliances and any other consumer good that has products that range in price and who they are marketed to 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2ā, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket 7,737 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Not flabbergasted. Sure... PGX are expensive. But that's their business isn't it? Capitalism = choices.Ā Quote My Sun MountainĀ bag currently includes:Ā Ā Ā Ā 771CSI 5i - PW and Ā PFC Micro Tour-c 52Ā°, 56Ā°, 60Ā wedges Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā EXS 10.5*,Ā Ā 929-HS FW4 16.5*Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil 24,519 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 10 hours ago, redmania said: I got a couple of quotes today down under. Both with Nippon 950 GH PXG 0311 GEN3 4-GW $6600AUD about $4700usd PXG 0211Ā 4-GW $3800 about $2700USD Ā I nearly passed out when I got the numbers. That's simply unobtainable for so many and a bit rich given the 0211 has been on offer in the us for $95 USD a club. Anyone else been flabbergasted at equipment prices? Ā Thanks What does something like a TaylorMade P790 go for down under? Quote Driver:Ā Ā G400 Max 9* w/ KBSĀ Tour Driven Fairway: Ā TS3Ā 15* setĀ to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids:Ā Ā 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 915HĀ 21* Ā w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid PrototypeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Irons:Ā Ā Ā TR20V 5-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge:Ā Ā 54-10SĀ Ā Ā Ā 588Ā 58-12 Putter:Ā Ā Directed Force 2.1 Backups:Ā Ā 6330,Ā TM-180,Ā Ā Milled Collection RSX 2, Bellum Winmore 787,Ā Ā mFGP2 Ā Member:Ā MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmania 9 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 About $2300 aud for the P790 equivalent. I get the capitalist sentiment...but the difference in pricing even with exchange rate from USA to AUD is too much. It's so much affordable for you guys. That and the lack of offers that you get stateside.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil 24,519 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, redmania said: About $2300 aud for the P790 equivalent. I get the capitalist sentiment...but the difference in pricing even with exchange rate from USA to AUD is too much. It's so much affordable for you guys. That and the lack of offers that you get stateside.. I knew there was a big difference due to exchange rate based on looking at Lajosi putter prices.Ā Ā You had only listed PXG prices and wanted to know how more mainstream brand prices compared.Ā Ā Quote Driver:Ā Ā G400 Max 9* w/ KBSĀ Tour Driven Fairway: Ā TS3Ā 15* setĀ to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids:Ā Ā 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 915HĀ 21* Ā w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid PrototypeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Irons:Ā Ā Ā TR20V 5-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge:Ā Ā 54-10SĀ Ā Ā Ā 588Ā 58-12 Putter:Ā Ā Directed Force 2.1 Backups:Ā Ā 6330,Ā TM-180,Ā Ā Milled Collection RSX 2, Bellum Winmore 787,Ā Ā mFGP2 Ā Member:Ā MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMex 524 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 54 minutes ago, redmania said: About $2300 aud for the P790 equivalent. I get the capitalist sentiment...but the difference in pricing even with exchange rate from USA to AUD is too much. It's so much affordable for you guys. That and the lack of offers that you get stateside.. Is that due to taxes or VAT?Ā When I was stationed in Spain in the 80's, for example, a dozen top flite's was $12 USD or so on base, at Spanish stores and golf courses, ONE SLEEVE wasĀ about $7.00 USD due to the taxes and VAT. So when we had a home and away with other courses around Madrid, they would come in and clean out the pro shop. The pro shop would stock up of course!! Quote Ā DRIVER:Ā Ā Cobra F-8 set at 10.5,Ā Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 60 (R) 44 1/2 " 3 & 5 WOOD:Ā Ā Callaway XR-16,Ā Fujikura Speeder Evolution 565 Red (R)Ā IRONS 5-SW:Ā Ā PING G-700, 2 upright, std loftĀ Alta CB (R) + 1/2" HYBRID 3-4:Ā Ā PING G-410, 1 upright,Ā Ā Alta CB 70 Red (R) + 1/2" PUTTER:Ā Byron Experimental GSS Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redmania 9 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 44 minutes ago, MadMex said: Is that due to taxes or VAT?Ā When I was stationed in Spain in the 80's, for example, a dozen top flite's was $12 USD or so on base, at Spanish stores and golf courses, ONE SLEEVE wasĀ about $7.00 USD due to the taxes and VAT. So when we had a home and away with other courses around Madrid, they would come in and clean out the pro shop. The pro shop would stock up of course!! General Sales Tax is 10%. I think a lot of the price increase is the labor costs but also profit margins are very high. The frustrating thing is when deals are done stateside....it would be nice to share that love. Heck even $300 AUD a club is a good price?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED13 298 Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Duty should also be considered plus the fee for collecting it. For my business in Canada most of my accessory products haveĀ an additional 6.5% for products coming from offshore. Ā This is a fairly low percentage since I am in the construction industry while many other product segmentsĀ are higher. If PXG is not selling a large volume of product in Australia basic shipping costs can add up to a higher percentage of costs quickly. Ā Start factoring in extra time spent on paperwork for international shipments and costs go up again. Ā Person doing the paperwork must get paid. Margins on most products are not as high as people think and based on MGSās articles on profit for the large golf companies I would not be happy with their profit margins on goods sold. Ā The smaller the company the higher the profit margin must be to survive. Golf clubs are expensive but at least there are cheaper alternatives available. Ā Better to have the things we want be more expensive than the things we really need. 1 Quote Driver - Callaway Rogue Draw Woods - Callaway Rogue 5 wood Hybrid - Titleist TS2 21 degree Irons - Taylormade P790Ā 5-PW Wedges - Ping Glide 2.0 52-56-60 Putter - Mizuno Black Carbon BC3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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