
R7 counterfeit
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I purchased an R7 Draw from a buyer reported to be from San Diego using the buy it now feature. Shortly after the purchase using my verified PayPal account I recieved a notice from E-Bay indicating that the auction had been cancelled and the seller's privileges removed. The next day I discovered that the funds from my bank account were transferred to the seller who now was someone in China. I immediately suspected fraud and sent the original seller an e-mail requesting an explanation. He confirmed that fraud was involved but provided no other details except that he had received no funds in his account. Next, I started the claim process with PayPal. The next thing I knew, I received shipment of the club from China. It was a pretty good copy, but following my instincts I took it to a pro shop which confirmed that the club was counterfeit. But, because the seller was able to show PayPal that the club was shipped to me PayPal denied my claim. After calling PayPal and going through the whole litany of my experience they finally agreed to restore the funds to my bank account, but I had to argue with them to get it done. In searching for another R7 draw driver and looking at what is beng shown on E-Bay I can see that a substantial number of drivers are the same counterfeit version that I purchased. One way to tell the difference is that the weight screw on the authentic version is clearly recessed into a cavity in the back of the club. On the counterfeit version the screw is grayish in color and is not recessed. Also, the logo on the authentic shaft is turned down when the club is held at address. On the counterfeit version the logo is usually turned up. However, be aware that stock photos are used in some of the adds. I'm suspicious of the same amatuer photos showing up on a number of different seller's sites. Good luck!
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