Sparky OK, I get it. If not losing money on a purchase is your primary criteria, then that rules out most new stuff.
Certainly not the primary criteria, but a consideration. My current clubs are all OEM and have me playing the best golf I have played in a couple decades. I can sell my 400 Max for more than I paid but no plans to move to a cheaper driver as of now. A new set of ap1's or a set of TS1's at say roughly the same cost, one will resell for a little less in a year or so the latter lucky if you get 30% back. Again, there is no market for components up here but very high demand for brand name Clubs.
i follow a similar approach for most discretionary , depreciating assets. I have personally never bought a new car and never would. I have 2 personal vehicles and can sell them for double what I paid for them....no plans to sell though.
several years ago in the FGI days when clubs ( oem and component) were cheap and you could pick up drivers for $60 and irons for a couple hun at most, I had 27 drivers and 9 sets of irons of which I would say 1/2 were component. I sold off all but a couple that have no value, probably broke even or lost a few bucks on that though.
i broker ( buy and sell clubs) for people so have access to lots of gear and working at a golf club part time get anything I need for cost or cost plus 10%. That gives me a good opportunity to procure things and stick to My approach.
the pandemic has created a much higher demand for used clubs, which were selling at a good 30+% premium up here so a good time to sell and what prompted my starting a buy/sell service .....
that increase did not apply to components and non big name though.
