Golf Clubs Stolen by passenger at Pearson

[neova]

just read this on CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/stolen-golf-clubs-pearson-airport-peel-police-man-arrested-1.3994824

I always rush to the oversize luggage pickup because I know it's easy for anybody to take them.

it hasn't happened to me yet but I've started to assemble a set of oldies but goodies that I will use for travel from now on

[Marty Canuck]

Re: Golf Clubs Stolen by passenger at Pearson

just read this on CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/stolen-golf-clubs-pearson-airport-peel-police-man-arrested-1.3994824

I always rush to the oversize luggage pickup because I know it's easy for anybody to take them.

it hasn't happened to me yet but I've started to assemble a set of oldies but goodies that I will use for travel from now on

Wow! That is terrible! I always manage to be at the large item claim before my bag comes out fortunately but if I do fly again I'll buy one of those "Tile" trackers and hide it in my bag. You'd be able to look at your phone and see where your bag is. Thief wouldn't know what hit them as you guide the cops to their location!

[goshawk]

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Good plan with the tracking device. I hope it works as advertised.

I've never had any damage nor lost my clubs at the airport, but when I did travel south with my clubs I always hung out at the oversize baggage claim before even looking for my regular luggage. The only thing in my luggage was clothes because I had my CPAP and laptop in my carry-on.....clothes are easy to replace and who would want to "borrow" that anyway!

[Big Shooter]

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Wow, just Wow


...I guess in this instance, CRIME did take a Holiday!?

[soccerguy1961]

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Never had an issue in all my time travelling but time to pay extra attention.

I am one of the guys that gets to the oversize area first so that I can get my bag.

[soccerguy1961]

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This would be perfect if somebody was using the bag to smuggle and someone stole it and then ended up on border security. Imagine trying to explain that one.

[newy]

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I wonder how they arrived at the $5000 amount. $2000 sounds about right.

[Jeffc]

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I wonder how they arrived at the $5000 amount. $2000 sounds about right.

$2K sounds low. If they were heavily customized then $5K isn't out of the question considering what clubs go for new. Certain custom shafts can definitely drive the price up as well.

If I looked at my bag and what it would take to replace it if I bought new from GT:

Driver $500
3 wood $300
hybrids $250x2
irons $1300
wedges $450
Putter $400
Bag $300
Balls/gloves/etc. $100
Rangefinder $400

I'm well over $4K and my bag is pretty stock. And that's before tax.

[newy]

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Barring they were super-exotic shafts I could rebuild that bag for less than the d1ckhead theif said they were worth. Just sayin'...

[Jasonp]

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Yah it's not hard to get up there. Remember it's replacement retail value assuming u gotta go buy it new not on sale. So I paid much less for my bag but if new everything it would be

Pretax my bag would be
Driver 500+ shaft upgrade charge
3w 300
5w 300
3h 200 +shaft upg
4-PW AP2 714 if u go 716 ur looking at 1400+ and they have upg shafts
2x wedges at 170each=340
Putter 270
Bag 250
Rangefinder 300
Balls 50+

That's close to 4K pre tax. That's not including my upgraded shaft charges and grips and the price to have Dan TLT retrofit my set. That would have me at prob another +500 bare minimum so 4500 pre tax.

[Jeffc]

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Barring they were super-exotic shafts I could rebuild that bag for less than the d1ckhead theif said they were worth. Just sayin'...

and I could build mine for a lot less as well if I shopped around for used clubs, went on ebay, etc. which is basically what I did. But if they were stolen and had to be replaced with equivalent new clubs, I'd be going to GT route and looking for full value.

[newy]

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If we're talking full pop for new equivalent equipment then yes, i guess 5k is close. Wonder what an insurance company would give ya?

My guess is that the value is slightly inflated to get to the 5K mark so the cops can lay a more serious charge against the D-Bag.

[Jeffc]

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If we're talking full pop for new equivalent equipment then yes, i guess 5k is close. Wonder what an insurance company would give ya?

full replacement value.

[Ignatius Reilly]

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and I could build mine for a lot less as well if I shopped around for used clubs, went on ebay, etc. which is basically what I did. But if they were stolen and had to be replaced with equivalent new clubs, I'd be going to GT route and looking for full value.

When mine were stolen (along with my car) I got full replacement $$$.

I was on my way to an appointment for fitting at the downtown GT when my phone rang. It was the police, saying they'd found my car.

I asked if the clubs were still in the trunk. When he said "no", I said a quick prayer and told him I'd have to get back to him about the car....

Next hour or so was very much of a kid-in-a-candy-store feeling.

I was surprised how much the very average bag turned out to be worth, but wind jacket, rain jacket, hat, 2 dozen balls, gloves, etc. all add up. Was somewhere around $2500 or so, and that was 16 years ago.

[Carlton]

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One of my fears of travelling is someone just picking up my luggage and walking off esp from the oversize pickup. It's mostly all honour system 'cause I've yet to be checked if the luggage I'm walking out with actually belongs to me. Glad they caught the fracker.