Condition grade translator

Average is not the same word everywhere

Every used-club store grades condition its own way. We always show the store's own grade first. Next to it we show the Mothership Golf grade: our translation onto one 1 to 7 scale, so you can compare offers across stores. It is our reading of each store's published definitions, not a claim the store makes.

Side by side

Store condition grades aligned to the Mothership Golf grade
Our grade	How used	2nd Swing	GlobalGolf	Callaway Pre-Owned	Next Round	eBay (approx.)
1 New	Never played, new	10 Brand New	New, Mint	Like New (some never hit)	Mint (some never played)	New
2 Like new	Hit a handful of times	9.5 Mint	Excellent (clean end)	Like New	Mint	Open box, Certified Refurbished
3 Excellent	Under about 10 rounds	9 Above Average	Excellent	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent
4 Very good	Normal regular use	8 Average	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Very Good, Pre-Owned
5 Good	Heavy cosmetic wear, plays fine	7 Below Average	Value	Average	Good	Good
6 Fair	Considerable wear	6 Poor	(not sold)	(not listed)	Value (Fair)	Acceptable, Fair
7 Poor	Heavily worn or sold as-is	(below 6 if seen)	Poor (not sold)	-	-	For parts or not working

Neighbouring rows overlap; this is not an exact science. Alignment is our judgment from each store's published definitions, cross-checked against the public Used Club Finder comparison (22 September to 21 October 2026). eBay grades are set by individual sellers and are noisier than specialist stores' grades, so we show them but do not treat them as equal to a GlobalGolf or 2nd Swing grade.

Each store's own guide

Rock Bottom Golf lists mostly new stock; any pre-owned rows fall back to our generic mapping.

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