Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles

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Summary: Mostly good information for the collector
Review: After years of collecting and researching golf clubs, balls, equipment and literature, I was very pleased to find Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles. With the explosion in interest in vintage links-related materials, I found this guide to be the most up-to-date and complete resource yet. The portion devoted to golf publications is especially impressive, and essential to anyone even the least bit interested in collecting or selling literature related to golf. Why not five stars? I'm waiting for the next edition.

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Summary: Authoritative & Complete Golf Ephemera Source
Review: After years of collecting and researching golf clubs, balls, equipment and literature, I was very pleased to find Gilchrist's Guide to Golf Collectibles. With the explosion in interest in vintage links-related materials, I found this guide to be the most up-to-date and complete resource yet. The portion devoted to golf publications is especially impressive, and essential to anyone even the least bit interested in collecting or selling literature related to golf. Why not five stars? I'm waiting for the next edition.

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Summary: If purchasing for irons or putters, look elsewhere
Review: Book is more focused on tickets, programs and autographs. It is absolutely worthless for identifying and finding values for irons and putters. It lumps generations of irons into a single category, even if the iron was completely redone and just kept the same name.

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Summary: It fills the gaps.
Review: I just have to come to the defense of this book. Contrary to what a previous reviewer stated, OVER A QUARTER OF THIS BOOK is devoted to putters; wedges; irons; woods; and sets. Although not perfect, it's the most complete price guide that I'VE found out there. I love Chuck Furjanic's book 'Antique Golf Collectibles', but he concentrates mostly on the top 100 club makers. So if I can't find it there, that's where this book comes in. If I need to get a price on a club by say 'Corona Golf', this is where I turn! Nobody else that I know of carries that information. (BOOK IDEA PEOPLE!!! HINT!!! HINT!!!) :)

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Summary: Mostly good information for the collector
Review: I thought it was mostly very useful information for the collector, however one piece seemed to be missing, "golf balls" I would think that this particular piece would be important since that is what golfers hit around the links.