Thrift Store Jackpot

[HoganApexBlades]

On 6/20/2025 at 6:30 AM, weavej1 said:

I have questions…..

 

Edited June 29 by HoganApexBlades

[HoganApexBlades]

Just now, HoganApexBlades said:

1960 Walter Hagen Haig Ultra Dual Wedge.

[bottles]

A few finds from the past few weeks.

 

Honma Tour Model PP 717 2-SW (missing 3 iron). Condition is average but I can’t leave these behind at 2 dollars AUD a club

 

Womens 5-PW cobra S2 forged irons

 

Womens 5-PW TaylorMade R9 irons

 

A leather Maxfli revolution staff bag in great condition for 15 AUD
 

Retro Cobra bag with an 80s public transport seat material pattern 5 AUD

 

and some odd clubs 2 dollars a piece. My fav being the TPM 18. Feels great.

 

Any advice on cleaning the honma irons up would be appreciated. Would love to get them back looking a little better.

[Wilsonian]

Today we made a trip to our old home town, about 30 minutes north, to a couple of thrift stores we used to frequent. It was worth the trip!

Got an awesome Brunswick leather (?) cart bag, very classic look. 

Found a set of Ping Eye irons, 3-9, PW, SW, white dot, std length, original grips.

Found a nice Wilson putter and a Zebra putter, along with a Ram sand wedge.

Also got a graphite shaft Big Bertha driver, and a Spalding 2 & 3 wood for my vintage set.

And, a hardcover edition of Arnold Palmer's "My game and your's" which I read quite frequently. It was a good day.

(Pics: last pic is the Ping Eye next to the Wilson K-28 irons I currently play. It's my understanding that the Ping Eye irons were introduced in 1978, the year I graduated highschool. That would make them roughly 47 years old. I justified buying them thinking of selling them, but now I'm not so sure.)

[Maine Golfer]

On 6/28/2025 at 10:52 PM, HoganApexBlades said:

1960 Walter Hagen Haig Ultra Dual Wedge.

55 degrees? What was it stock 

[HoganApexBlades]

On 7/3/2025 at 10:35 AM, Maine Golfer said:

55 degrees? What was it stock 

Sorry, I don't know the stock lofts. They are probably similar to their Wilson Staff cousins.

[FuzzyDunlop69]

Stopped by a local thrift store that regularly has some good stuff.  Nissan Open bag with the tags still on it! $50.  My old Gentleman Jack bag from around 1990 was starting to fall apart.

Funny story to add with it: as I'm paying for the bag, the nice lady working the register tells me "you're in luck - an older gentleman was in here earlier and tried to talk the manager down from the $36 price with senior discount down to $30 and the manager said no so he passed."  Sucks for that guy.  As a lot of y'all probably do, I bond with my dad over anything golf, specifically retro stuff.  I call him to see if he's at home so I can show him my new score, but he was out about town, so I just tell him about the new bag I got...he goes "not that green Nissan Open one! Dammit!  I was in there trying to buy it earlier but the manager wouldn't budge on the price!"

[elwhippy]

Awesome bag. 

 

[Shallowface]

On 7/4/2025 at 4:45 PM, HoganApexBlades said:

Sorry, I don't know the stock lofts. They are probably similar to their Wilson Staff cousins.

On the spec sheets I have seen, Wilson Dual Wedges came in at 53 degrees. 

[Maine Golfer]

My buddy got a set of these really cheap and is gonna re grip them. 3 - 9 + "99". What year? They seem fun

 

[ezgoer]

GW auction I was only bidder on. $13 and change after handling fee and taxes. Also came with 4 green Mac leather headcovers with Roman numerals. (I just need a white/green Mac bag now) I picked them up instead of paying shipping. Was told bye someone on here I trust the Mac 259 Byron Nelson is a pretty worthy club. This one is a 2 wood and appears to be in very solid original condition. Think it’s playable now. It’s a kinda heavy piece. First Mac I have with an original chord grip and it’s a good size grip also. Not as oversized as it looks in the picture but it is larger than the Tourney laminated driver. I haven’t went to the Kaplan bible yet but I suspect it’s early 50’s? 
 

Others are Mac Tourney laminates with # 2 shafts and original grips. Not as obvious they are laminated compared to say a Wilson. I’m betting with the fade stain design they are late 60’s. 1,3 & 5 in ok condition. If any of you want these 3 PM me and they are yours for the cost of shipping. 

Edited July 11 by ezgoer

[EvanH]

Not a recent pickup, I bought this a couple of years ago from a council tip shop.

The putter had a rusted shaft, so I biffed the old shaft and it is now on the shaft of (of all things) a Ping Eye 2 3w.

Anyway, after a couple of years of thinking it was bronze, I recently decided it was brass - so I decided to give it a polish. 

Looking at the pic on the bottom right, I can see it still needs a bit more work, but I am pleased with the results so far.

 

[storm3]

On 5/19/2025 at 5:05 PM, Joe85 said:

Play It Again. 

 

Not sure if they're just a local thing in my state or not. 

 

Winmark is the franchisor of Play It Again, Music Go Round, Once Upon A Child and a few other 2nd hand retail brands that escape me at the moment. Winmark is based in Minnesota, but there are franchise stores nationwide. 

[Bob Cat]

On 7/12/2025 at 8:27 PM, storm3 said:

Winmark is the franchisor of Play It Again, Music Go Round, Once Upon A Child and a few other 2nd hand retail brands that escape me at the moment. Winmark is based in Minnesota, but there are franchise stores nationwide. 

 

We were BIG fans of Once Upon A Child back in the day. Monthly pilgrimage for my wife when the kids were young and growing like weeds.

[Maine Golfer]

On 7/12/2025 at 8:27 PM, storm3 said:

Winmark is the franchisor of Play It Again, Music Go Round, Once Upon A Child and a few other 2nd hand retail brands that escape me at the moment. Winmark is based in Minnesota, but there are franchise stores nationwide. 

Prices are garbage in Maine , lots if not all "used stuff stores" are in Maine, tourist state vibes. I do use them to sell stuff I find thats modern for a small profit. lol

 

 

[J-Blade]

File under "The one that got away".. A few years ago, I had some time to kill before a lesson at the local muni, so I stopped into a "Play It Again Sports" store. They had a very clean Ping Anser Ti that they were selling for the price of an average bronze Anser (~$40). I don't think they knew what they had. Stupidly, I decided to get to my lesson and come back on the way home. I came back only about an hour or so later, but it was gone. Lesson learned. 😞

Edited July 14 by J-Blade

[Joe85]

I just got a SC bullseye at PIA for $15. I think the grip was worth more than the putter after I pulled it with the tool. Sold the grip for like $45 and the putter for about $40

 

They're definitely worth popping into from time to time I actually appreciated their prices more than Goodwill at this point. 

 

 

Edited July 17 by Joe85

[Maine Golfer]

17 hours ago, Joe85 said:

I just got a SC bullseye at PIA for $15. I think the grip was worth more than the putter after I pulled it with the tool. Sold the grip for like $45 and the putter for about $40

 

They're definitely worth popping into from time to time I actually appreciated their prices more than Goodwill at this point. 

 

 

Cool, would be $260 in Maine. 

[storm3]

@Joe85 FYI, I was at one of the Maple Grove Goodwills today and they had a 2-9 set of Hogan Decade irons @ $6.99 per club. 

[Joe85]

1 hour ago, storm3 said:

@Joe85 FYI, I was at one of the Maple Grove Goodwills today and they had a 2-9 set of Hogan Decade irons @ $6.99 per club. 

Left Eye2 partial set $14.99 per club ...

 

[ezgoer]

GW gotten. Has some real nice shape/size to it. Not super tall but kinda deep front to back and good size overall. Hickory shaft seems well intact and stout. 
 

Haven’t messed around with hickory yet. I gotta be getting close to a partial set. Think whenever I get around to it I’ll really enjoy it. The searching, tinkering and DIY club smithing sounds like a good time. 

[Maine Golfer]

Good score today. Let me know if you need any of these, most likely keeping the Hogan 7 as its from the 80s and will blend in with my missing 7 from my 88 redlines

 

Nice grips, barely played. I own the Zing versions of the 1 and 5. I'd love to trade one or both for a 7, if you got one.

 

4,5,6,7.  I'm pretty sure the 7 will match my '88 lofts. 

 

[ezgoer]

5 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

Good score today. Let me know if you need any of these, most likely keeping the Hogan 7 as its from the 80s and will blend in with my missing 7 from my 88 redlines

 

Nice grips, barely played. I own the Zing versions of the 1 and 5. I'd love to trade one or both for a 7, if you got one.

 

4,5,6,7.  I'm pretty sure the 7 will match my '88 lofts. 

 

Can’t remember exactly but there was talk of a specific Apex with an especially small button spot and I thought it was the PC’s. Recalling it is harder to pure than most and completely explodes when done correctly. Can have a 30 yard range with them. I like the look combining the 73’s with the 80’s. 

[NRJyzr]

18 minutes ago, ezgoer said:

Can’t remember exactly but there was talk of a specific Apex with an especially small button spot and I thought it was the PC’s. Recalling it is harder to pure than most and completely explodes when done correctly. Can have a 30 yard range with them. I like the look combining the 73’s with the 80’s. 

 

Yes sir, the PC were the Apex sets many considered to have a sweet spot the size of a quark...

 

[Maine Golfer]

11 hours ago, NRJyzr said:

 

Yes sir, the PC were the Apex sets many considered to have a sweet spot the size of a quark...

 

I collect and play my Hogans , to fall more in love with my Wilson Staff stuff lol. But for sure when you strike a nice Hogan blade, its fun! 

[Maine Golfer]

On 7/27/2025 at 3:09 PM, Maine Golfer said:

Good score today. Let me know if you need any of these, most likely keeping the Hogan 7 as its from the 80s and will blend in with my missing 7 from my 88 redlines

 

Nice grips, barely played. I own the Zing versions of the 1 and 5. I'd love to trade one or both for a 7, if you got one.

 

4,5,6,7.  I'm pretty sure the 7 will match my '88 lofts. 

 

Went back and found the 8 today and some Jay-Z vinyl for real. 

[DonaldDunes]

Picked up everything you see here for $50 out of a storage building for an antique store. The lady tried to give them to me, but I couldn't do that. Inside was a hickory mashie! 

[Wilsonian]

Wow

[PlayBadFast]

I can finally contribute to this thread, and I'm pumped. Dropped some stuff off at Goodwill, and to my wife's dismay, actually found things. 

 

Maxfli Australian Blades 2-PW, regular flex shafts. 

Hogan Medallion 3-Eq, Legend 3 shafts.

 

$12 for each set. 

 

Both are regrip and go, but I might want to do something cool with the Aussie Blades. Thinking of an oil can or raw finish or something. The Hogans will get new classic-style grips and a cleanup and that's it. 

[DonaldDunes]

2 hours ago, PlayBadFast said:

I can finally contribute to this thread, and I'm pumped. Dropped some stuff off at Goodwill, and to my wife's dismay, actually found things. 

 

Maxfli Australian Blades 2-PW, regular flex shafts. 

Hogan Medallion 3-Eq, Legend 3 shafts.

 

$12 for each set. 

 

Both are regrip and go, but I might want to do something cool with the Aussie Blades. Thinking of an oil can or raw finish or something. The Hogans will get new classic-style grips and a cleanup and that's it. 

Dude, what a steal! Those Hogans are stunning.