RIP K-Sigs

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Apparently production has been suspended. Sad if true, but the major ball manufacturers have to be happy as hell


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Old School Brother
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never even got to tee one up
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Would love to get the full story on this one. Maybe that's it, but I doubt it.
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Wycliffe_03 said:

Would love to get the full story on this one. Maybe that's it, but I doubt it.
I agree. Has to be more to it than that. Maybe Titleist 'made them an offer they couldnt refuse'
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tandy miller said:

Wycliffe_03 said:

Would love to get the full story on this one. Maybe that's it, but I doubt it.
I agree. Has to be more to it than that. Maybe Titleist 'made them an offer they couldnt refuse'
Read the comments. There is a patent atty that gives a pretty good explanation as to why that probably is not the case.
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My guess: High dollar golfball brands got together and went to the factory making the Kirkland balls and said, ok y'all knock that **** off or we'll never order another golfball from you.
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I have a sleeve left, $30.
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Goose said:

My guess: High dollar golfball brands got together and went to the factory making the Kirkland balls and said, ok y'all knock that **** off or we'll never order another golfball from you.


I'd say pretty much exactly this
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Comment from Joseph Dreitler, the patent atty.

He checks out, here's his website

http://www.ustrademarklawyer.com

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Very good explanation. The only piece lacking was that Costco is constantly scouring the earth for products that are not intended to be sold in the US (aka gray market goods). They do not buy counterfeits, but they find limited supplies of various goods (look at their jewelry) and sell it much lower than he retail price you could get it at an authorized dealer. You do not get the warranty and if something is wrong, you deal with Costco, not Rolex or the manufacturer because the manufacturer's warranties only extend to product purchased from an authorized distributor. Costco has been sued numerous times by brand owners who object to them selling their product COSTCO acquired from 3rd parties, almost always outside the US and outside the normal channels of distribution. The brand owners say COSTCO is degrading their brand because the brand owners have no clue as to where the product has come from, it could be defective or stale or whatever, COSTCO says they are saving consumers money. Costco has been successful in most litigation. If you buy a dozen golf balls for $15 you don't care about a warranty. If you pay $7500 for a watch, you might feel differently if it breaks in 2 weeks and the manufacturer says, "talk to COSTCO and let them fix it". This scenario with the golf balls sounds totally like COSTCO finding a factory that was eager to unload an over supply of inventory or a factory that got greedy and made and sold a ton of product to some 3rd party, not expecting that 3rd party to dump it in the US, much less at COSTCO, and certainly not getting all the PR that has surrounded this event. Either way, that factory is not likely to be making the QUATTRO ball again for COSTCO or anyone else they do not know who might sell it to COSTCO. My basis for this assessment? I have been a trademark and copyright lawyer since 1978. I have seen and participated in this play more times than I want to remember.
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This scenario with the golf balls sounds totally like COSTCO finding a factory that was eager to unload an over supply of inventory or a factory that got greedy and made and sold a ton of product to some 3rd party, not expecting that 3rd party to dump it in the US, much less at COSTCO, and certainly not getting all the PR that has surrounded this event.
So then the factory sold the balls to a 3rd party who then labeled them for Costco? That doesn't make much sense to me. Most likely the balls left the factory with the Kirklands label already on them.
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This paragraph is telling:


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I mention TaylorMade in particular because the company's tour balls are produced at the same factory as the Costco/Nassau balls, and there are some indications that production of new TP5 has pushed smaller companies to the back of the production line. Even if Costco otherwise had the capability to produce balls immediately, which it appears it doesn't, the K-Sig wouldn't be given priority over larger brands and long-term customers.
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'03ag said:

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This scenario with the golf balls sounds totally like COSTCO finding a factory that was eager to unload an over supply of inventory or a factory that got greedy and made and sold a ton of product to some 3rd party, not expecting that 3rd party to dump it in the US, much less at COSTCO, and certainly not getting all the PR that has surrounded this event.
So then the factory sold the balls to a 3rd party who then labeled them for Costco? That doesn't make much sense to me. Most likely the balls left the factory with the Kirklands label already on them.
I doubt that. They probably left the factory blank. Factory likely didn't know about this until later. That's what happens with the grey market.
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Goose said:

My guess: High dollar golfball brands got together and went to the factory making the Kirkland balls and said, ok y'all knock that **** off or we'll never order another golfball from you.
Doing that could get a visit from the Justice Department.
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I have 3 and a half dozen left. To play, sell or hold on too, that is the question.
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EMY92 said:

Goose said:

My guess: High dollar golfball brands got together and went to the factory making the Kirkland balls and said, ok y'all knock that **** off or we'll never order another golfball from you.
Doing that could get a visit from the Justice Department.


Not if they are basically ripping off proprietary tech to make this extra production. I work for a consumer products company that sources about 1/3 of our production from co-packers (contract manuf), and there is a laundry list of requirements they have to abide by regarding other products they can produce, how they can use certain equipment we funded, etc, And we occassionally have to drop the hammer on one. If we were to catch one selling overruns of our product in a rebranded package, they would be up **** creek legally.
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Less poor people playing golf
aggietony2010
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Oyster DuPree said:

Less poor people playing golf


The average household income of a golfer is 95,000.

The average household income of a costco member is 100,000.

Looks like this actually means fewer poor people at costco.
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