Fake or Real Issue by "jwgolfstop"

Reference: http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/572625-fake-or-real-issue/

Poor guy from TN selling golf components on eBay got 'rude stomped' on eBay. What's new?
I find JW really cute. If given the opportunity I'd like to be his virtual friend. Why?
Number 1: Because finally someone has the balls to rant about these nonsense messages that almost all ebay sellers get in their inbox
Number 2: He indirectly brought publicity to me

Dear JW,
Almost all, even the most reputable sellers (tour or non tour) get rude ebay messages from time to time. More so if you are selling no serial components. There are 2 options. To stop selling, or to suck it up. I would think that you would choose the later, because hell, you are not doing any illicit business here. There will always be 'over zealous golfers' patrolling the virtual world. Some are genuine buyers who are being extra careful, while some are just on purpose trying to irritate you.
I believe you would already have known, based on your seniority on eBay as compared to mine, that this is part and parcel of online selling. What we can do is rant, then pull up our socks and move on. I once heard someone saying "to sell components on eBay you gotta have huge balls to survive the torment". I agree. Literally.
Even if you are selling genuine products, (I know you do having looked through your stuff)....the questions will keep coming.

Back when I was actively selling on ebay, just the sleeves with small value of less than $50, I get more than 5 messages a day, bulk of it questioning authenticity. It gets frustrating and tiring but as a seller it is my responsibility to answer them politely in a timely fashion. It's what I signed up for when I decided to list my items on eBay. Being based in Singapore did not make anything any easier as it is generally perceived that 'what comes from asia is all fake'.
I've built a reputation for myself over that year. People who know me know me; trust me, and I thank you. For people who doubt, that's fine too.
I don't know where did you read that I sold counterfeit stuff. I havent sold clubs on eBay for a long long time. Only once when I first started on ebay in 2008, I sold a consigned Taylormade Clubhead that I received, turned out it was fake. I was green back then and had no idea. Still did the right thing by refunding and accepting the shot.
I'm not making excuses for myself here. It was disgraceful to have sold a fake club without knowing. Truth is, no one cares if you know of not. As a seller, the shit falls on you. But i do believe that if the seller has the integrity to make it right with the buyer, he or she deserves a little credit for that.
I'm not speaking for myself, but to the hundreds of sellers out there who might have been blind-sided from time to time. Think back at the Supertri Ti Wood saga (http://iheartburners.blogspot.com/2010/10/taylormade-r9-supertri-ti-fairway-wood.html)
Even top sellers fell for it. Did I clap my hands and LOL at the fact that my competitors got 'burnt' and I was the 'heroin'? No!  I took pity to the sellers and buyers who fell for it because fraud like this is as real as it gets. So if you unfortunately bought a fake club, sort it out and assess it on a case by case basis with your seller. If he seems remorseful and makes things right, cut him some slack. Shit happens, really! I've even seen fake clubs on the racks of golfsmith's 'pre-owned' section.

All these stupid messages sellers get on eBay are common. I just hope sometimes qhen people ask questions, they can be more polite. Looking at the message JW received, it was like a threatening message. No one owes you a living dude. It is not wonder you rant about it JW....and I don't blame you. Please go on ranting! LOL You should totally out him in fact. There are petitions to protect buyers....how about protecting sellers for once?


This is one good reason why I totally laid off eBay. It started last Aug when I took a trip back to California, so I stopped my eBay listings, I told many customers I'll relist when I'm back. I never did even until today. I have never ever enjoyed so much peace and quiet while on eBay. Its like a battlefield. Theres always people waiting to attack you with your listings. Such a breadth of fresh air now.

While I still sell, I'm happy just supplying to a few regulars. My mind gets to breathe more....I guess I will live longer as a result. :)

All the best JW, keep holding on!....and thanks for mentioning me! (although it didn't sound very positive I'd still take it). As you can see I have abandoned my blog for some time. You gave me a reason to write again...and in the process made me realize how much I missed writing here.

As long as you know what you are selling is legit, and your customers trust you, nothing else matters!

I almost forgot about my blog!

Hi all

I can't believe it has been more than 2 months since I last posted a new blog entry.
So much has happened over the last 2 months.

The most amazing thing was, I managed to meet up with 2 of my long lost friends. We used to be BFFs and drifted apart. Life turns out to be pretty amazing sometimes...after 10 years we meet again.
This newfound 'excitement' has taken a lot of my time. Theres so much to catch up on what we have been missing out for the last decade,
So much so that I almost forgot about updating this blog.

I will be more active in my postings here.
There are of course new equipment coming out soon....R11 460 I heard...stay tuned

Love

Been so long!

It's been so long since I wrote.
Was going through some shit so not in the mood to write I guess...but things have taken a turn now, for the better..
I'm Back


May.....this time of the year its so boring I can almost doze off. Hardly any new equipment coming out. Guess it will be this way until Sept where the new models will start coming out

Hang tight! Will find more stuff to write on


Thanks to those who stuck by bad times and offered encouragement. Really touched!

An introduction to vWorker.com

I recently found out about vWorker.com and I think it's so awesome. I'd like to share with you guys what this is about. It will be especially useful for both employers and workers looking for freelance work. When I say employers, I'm not just referring to big time monthly salary paying employers...it can be simple projects that you do have have time to do, like updating a blog, or listing your eBay items...

I was having a cup of tea with an old friend recently and she asked me 'how's things?'. I told her I am very busy and there seems like so much on the table, and not having enough time...seriously, even the simple things like re listing an item on eBay, I am finding it hard to do. There just seem to be so much to juggle and I think I cam getting disorganized. It's like I know in order to make things better, I need to do so much, but I just can't find the time to breakout of my normal daily routine to do it.

So she told me about vworker.com
It's like eBay for work. You can outsource projects on that website, and lots of people around the world will bid for the project. At the end of the day, you look through all bids and make a decision who do you want to give the job to. Factors like budget, experience can determine your choice. The good thing is, it's your choice, its like you get to go through so many applicants and choose.
You need not worry about paying for the project and then not getting the work done, as the site guarantees it. Its like, you pay the site first. Then, once the project is completed and deemed acceptable by you, the site will pay the bidder for the work done. If no job was done or not completed by the dateline, or if the job was not acceptable, the site will refund you. Everything can be done via paypal!
This is co cool as I can now find help in simple things like updating my blog, my website, my eBay page. The good news is, it's not expensive at all. Some people bid for projects like $4-$10! LOL

My friend had to design  120pcs of ply cards and when she went to a company in Singapore to get a quotation, the quoted her $1900 for the work. When she posted this project on vworker.com she chose a candidate from India with a bid of USD80! That's a huge difference.
The good thing about this site is you get people from around the world. People in developing countries like India are experts in IT and internet marketing/programming and design, and because their currency is so weak, USD80 is a lot to them!
If you need to filter out certain requirements (eg. workers from USA only), you can do so on the site too. So I find this way cool! It has certainly helped me manage my stuff without burning a hole in my pocket.


If you are looking for freelance work, you can browse the numerous projects available and bid for it too!
I'm just so excited about this.

To check it out, click on the logo below:

Difficult times

I know I have not been updating, or close friends who communicate frequently with me would notice that I am less 'chatty'.

I am going through a bit of a rough patch...some uncertainty and problems with at home. It has been sucking a lot of my energy and it seems like things will continue to be gloomy for a while.
I am learning to adapt, learning to accept and learning to deal. Slowly. In search of my new 'normal'.

Please accept my apologies if I do not talk as much, if I respond slower than usual. I am trying to deal.

I promise business wise I will still strive to uphold fantastic service.

If you are someone who pray, kindly include me and my family in your prayers.

Appreciate it and cheers to better times ahead!

Back in action!

Hello friends!

I'm back in action after taking a much deserved break! :)
Will be listing on eBay again and updating this blog...lots of happenings lately, can't wait to share with you guys.

Catch you soon!

Taking a break

I will be taking a short break from selling
That explains why my ebay store is practically empty

Will be back in action next week :)

At the mean time you can always email me for any urgent orders.

LOL!

Just something interesting I read:
Source: http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2011/02/21/are-singaporean-women-marriage-material/

Are Singaporean women marriage material?

By Alicia Wong – February 21st, 2011

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Are Singaporean women ideal candidates for marriage? (Photo: AFP)

An international dating agency believes Singaporean women are “most ideal” for marriage, according to aLianhe Wanbao report.

The agency, which was not named but was apparently quoted by Time magazine and BBC news, said Singaporean women were ranked based on qualities such as beauty, loyalty, adherence to tradition, initiative and fluency in English.

The report surveyed 1,000 men and women across five Asian countries. They were Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand.

A poll on straitstimes.com, however, showed that respondents do not agree with the agency’s assessment. Nearly three-quarters of the 1,685 voters disagreed with the agency. Half of all the voters were Singaporean male.

Wen Wei wrote on Facebook: “The report should be written as: Are Singaporean women the most pampered?” In agreement, Massi Rites wrote: “Materialistic I must say. Majority of Singapore women seek men with cars. Public transport is a no-no”, the paper quoted.

Peter, a 36-year old IT executive, told Yahoo! Singapore he is also in the ‘no’ camp. He says: “A few traits come to my mind that highlights the ‘strengths’ or ‘characteristics’ of our highly valued Singapore women: self-centred, self-opinionated, inconsiderate, demanding and, last but not least, materialistic.”

Executive Rachel Lim, 25, said, “I think we are opinonated but not inconsiderate. I wouldn’t say it’s only the women, men in Singapore have these traits too. It’s the outcome of an aggressively competitive, pragmatic society like Singapore.  ”

“Singaporean women are increasingly progressive. I feel more women here are also getting much more independent and some are not even subscribing to the notion of marriage,” she said, adding that women in Thailand or Vietnam might make for more “virtuous wives”.

Titleist

So there's talks Acushnet company is going to be sold? To whom?
This is sad!

The first thing that came to my mind is, will the employees face the axe? That will be sad! I hope they all get to keep their jobs.

Yes I am slightly mad about them pulling off ferrule advertisements...ferrules *roll my eyes*
but I heart people...we're talking jobs, we're talking livelihood. Besides, those brand managers that pull listings off eBay are merely doing their jobs. They are paid to do what they have to do - even if it makes sense or not. That's cos they are employees.
So I really hope no jobs or not a lot of jobs are lost during the impending acquisition.
I'm in HR....its my job. LOL

dealermatch on eBAY / golfstiffy

Today I wanna write a post about (dealermatch) on eBay or Golfstiffy (www.golfstiffy.com)

I was just doing some market research online and chanced upon his 'items for sale'.
I looked at every one of his items and description.
I must say I was, and am still a little annoyed at what he writes on his item description.

This guy flat out disses overseas sellers and claims that overseas sellers sells cheap knock offs that will even cause damage to golf clubs. I mean, that's quite a sweeping statement isn't it? It's like saying all Muslims are terrorists?

Part of doing well in sales is to sell yourself well and give yourself credit. I get that, I totally do. On the flip side, do not cheapen yourself by discrediting your competitors.

What's more controversial is that I know who is his supplier - from overseas. All his sleeves, ferrules, parts, club heads.
All his statements such as 'this is not an overseas import', 'this is made in the USA', 'be cautious of overseas sellers'....seems to be a man biting his own tongue.

Play the game gracefully.
Think like this: It's like, why $#%@ the guy who clothed you?

Cookies I made

Let me show off my wonderful cookies that I made myself!

Perhaps I can sell cookies too? ahahahaha
Ship them over internationally!

Have a good weekend friends!

156 miles per hour

That's Jamie Sadlowski at the 2011 PGA Tour Show
156 miles per hour! Unreal!!!

Brought tears to my eyes

Did you guys watch American Idol last night?
Check out the story of this guy - Chris Medina

Jeez!

I was just so stunned...I mean, speechless and tearful me!
Its like a gentle reminder not to take each even min we have for granted

I SHOULD SCREW MYSELF!

OMG! I can't believe it! I just realize I lost 20pcs of putter inserts (2011 black version) and 150pcs of Kiama Putter Weights! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats some kind of major loss! F*$# myself!!!!!

I think it was inside one of those 3 cartons which I disposed off the other day....funny, I wonder who picked up my cartons and found my stash. Does he know what it is? Maybe he thinks they are some lame trash! *Painful, upset heart*

Lesson learnt, double check...triple check especially during busy periods. *SAD*
ARGH!!!!!!!!

Good luck to you :)

What's up? Nothing much...today I spent 4 hours in the hairdressers' being vain.
So she asked me, "just highlight and touch up the roots with the same color?"
I asked "What's in now?"
"Copper, reds, tangy loud colors are in now" she replied

"Ok, just mix it up for me, something refreshing" I said....."Oh, so you don't mind?" She tried to reconfirm....."Yeah I trust your style" I assured her.....

Ok, so after the dye was washed off....I have purple and red streaks on my hair! OMG!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta get used to my new IMAGE

Anyways, a very good friend of mine will be sitting for a test tomorrow. Wanna wish him all the best and you know that no matter what I'm always behind you. I'm so proud of you and you know that.

and I pray

Dear God,

Forgive me for I have sinned, I have allowed anger to take control of me
I pray that you'll make me a better, stronger person
Help me to understand that everything happens for a reason
Help me to see that your're in control
I pray that you will take away traces of rage in me, Instead, teach me to love
Teach me to be humble, help me to grow in your likeness.

Amen

Blown out of proportions

Like, just 5 mins ago, my listing on eBay was pulled.
For what? For the fucking FERRULES.
Yea we are talking about cheap plastic parts.


Thanks guys (u know who u r) for blowing this up huh?
I have one question for you though: Why don't you concentrate on what really matters? (Example: living your life.) Rather than pressing me over a ferrule? Or are you trying to invite trouble?

Now the poor folks looking reshaft their clubs and looking for ferrules have no where to buy these.....oh wait, you can buy from my retailers, but they will cost $8 instead of $2.
This is why like I have said plenty of times, whatever you do, there will be consequences. Perhaps you're not really a seller; you don't think about that. One day though, you'll mature and see the bigger picture.

Anyways, shame on Titleist. Ferrules? You kidding me? Damn you
Go fuck yourselves
I can't wait for Taylormade to acquire you ASAP and you'll be left with balls!
Get your priorities right

I'll definitely step it up a notch and play along, game on! Time to roll out a new game plan.
Not exactly a bad thing seeing that I was getting complacent. Time to make life challenging again.


Song of the moment:

I'm super duper stoked!!!

I'm so excited!
I woke up 1 hour earlier than planned because my phone rang! It was a call from my client.
I'm on the verge of closing a very big deal! Thank You God!!!!
Tomorrow is Saturday but I'll be down in the office....it's worth it! I'm so full of positive energy now and I can't contain myself! ahahhhhhhh!!

Considering all the shit I have been through the last 48 hours, this is testimony that when a door closes, another opens.

I just want to call my boss and brag but he's out of town. Haha, so here I am bragging.
1st quarter target hit!


Would like to share another nice song by Jewel:

No bad blood

Received a message from Zing this morning. It was a nice touch, appreciate it.

Just want you guys to know that I am not someone to hold on to a grudge.  Trust me, even when I had someone cheated me of almost 8 grand, I still sent birthday wishes over. Hate is just not my thing. Everything happens for a reason and when it happens, let it. Deal with it.

No bad blood between me and Zing.
Just different people voicing different opinions, and in an online medium like a forum, it is very easy to allow things to blow out of proportions. Every post, every word has its repercussions. I've seen my fair share of forum disasters, LOL. Not a bad thing afterall by 'unregistering' myself. I'm just not cut out for it.

We share the same bright sun, the same round moon, so why don't we share the same love?

HEART!


*Out*

Never give up!

Never say never! Some pretty inspiring songs coming out of this boy!
Ok, gonna sleep after watching this video.
Just added 4 people into my blocked list. That should wrap up my day.