The condition guide
Grade the item the way a careful buyer would after an hour with it. The grade is part of what a listing promises.
Last updated October 19, 2026
Pick the grade a careful buyer would give it
Grade the item the way a buyer would after an hour with it. If it sits between two grades, pick the lower one. Nobody complains that a Good item turned out Like new.
The grade is part of what you are promising.
The four grades
Like new
Works exactly as it did out of the box, and looks it.
- No marks you can see at arm's length in normal room light.
- Nothing at all on a lens, a camera window, a radar face or a screen surface.
- Everything that came in the box is included.
- An open-box unit that was never installed belongs here. Say "open box, unused" in the description.
Not Like new if it has:
- any scuff, scratch or dent you can see at arm's length;
- any repair or replaced part;
- any known issue other than "none";
- any accessory missing that came with it new.
Good
Works fully, every feature the maker advertises, with the light wear of normal use.
- Scuffs or marks on the body or the case. None on a lens, camera window or radar face.
- Missing extras, such as the original box, a spare cable or an alignment stick, are fine when "what is included" lists exactly what is there.
- A repair done by the maker is fine, named under known issues.
Not Good if:
- any feature, button or port does not work;
- a battery no longer lasts a normal session;
- there is any mark on a lens, camera window or radar face;
- there is a crack anywhere;
- it was repaired by anyone other than the maker.
Fair
Works, with heavy wear or a limitation the listing names.
- Heavy cosmetic wear, or a crack in a casing that does not affect how it works.
- One or more limitations, each named under known issues: a short battery, a feature that no longer works while the main job still does, a dead pixel, a worn hitting path, a patched hole in a screen.
- A repair by someone other than the maker, named, with who did it.
Not Fair if it does not do its main job reliably. That is For parts.
The main job, by category:
- a launch monitor reads shots;
- a projector puts up a steady image;
- a screen takes impacts and shows the picture;
- an enclosure stands and stops balls;
- a mat takes a full swing;
- a PC runs simulator software without crashing;
- a camera records at the resolution and frame rate it is sold for.
For parts
Does not work, works only sometimes, or has a fault you cannot name. Sold as it is, for repair or for its parts.
- Say what you know is wrong and what you do not know. "Powers on and pairs, will not read shots, cause unknown" is a good known issue.
- For parts is still a sale of something that is yours to sell. Nothing on the list of what cannot be listed becomes allowed because it is broken.
Notes by category
Launch monitor
What decides the grade: whether it reads shots reliably, and the condition of the camera windows or the radar face.
- Like new: no marks on any window or face; battery as new.
- Good: reads every normal shot; marks on the body or case only; battery lasts a normal session.
- Fair: reads shots, with a named limit: a short battery, putting or club data no longer reading, heavy wear on the body.
- For parts: will not power on, will not pair, misses or misreads shots, shows an error.
Always declare:
- the firmware or app version;
- every plan, and whether it transfers. SkyTrak plans, Bushnell Launch Pro tiers, and Rapsodo and Garmin premium plans belong to the person and do not;
- add-ons licensed to the unit itself, such as club data or putting;
- cables, case and alignment stick;
- the shot count or hours, if the unit reports them;
- whether you have removed it from your account in the maker's app. If it is still registered to a previous owner, say so, and ask the maker about a transfer before you list.
A software licence or account is never part of the sale, whatever the grade. "Comes with GSPro" cannot be listed.
Projector
What decides the grade: hours on the light source, the lens, and the pixels.
- Like new: under 300 hours; lens spotless; no dead or stuck pixels; remote included.
- Good: under half the light source's rated life; lens clean; no dead or stuck pixels; marks on the body only.
- Fair: a lamp past half its rated life, a dead or stuck pixel (photographed), uneven brightness or tint across the image, a fan louder than new, or a mark on the lens.
- For parts: will not power on, shows a lamp or laser error, puts lines or blotches in the image, or shuts itself off.
Always declare:
- laser or lamp, and the hours, photographed from the projector's own menu;
- whether a lamp has been replaced, and when;
- native aspect ratio (16:9, 16:10 or 4:3);
- mount and remote, included or not;
- dead or stuck pixels, with a photo of each on a plain white or black screen.
Screen and enclosure
What decides the grade: holes, wear in the impact zone, stretch or bowing, and whether the frame is complete.
- Like new: no holes, no stains, no ball marks you can see from the hitting position, hangs flat.
- Good: ball marks and light fading in the impact zone; no holes or tears; hangs flat; frame complete.
- Fair: a patched hole, stains, a stretched or sagging area, a bowed frame member, or frame parts missing and named.
- For parts: an unpatched hole or tear, or sold for the frame or the fabric alone.
Always declare:
- nominal size and viewable size, measured. They are not the same number;
- whether the frame is included;
- the original brand;
- holes, wear, stains and bowing, each photographed;
- how it comes down. It is local pickup only, unless you have a freight quote in hand.
Mat and turf
What decides the grade: the hitting strip.
- Like new: turf stands up evenly, no flattened path, edges lie flat.
- Good: some flattening where you hit; no bare patches; foam still firm; edges lie flat.
- Fair: a worn path or bare patch, foam compressed where you hit, or edges that curl.
- For parts: holes, torn turf, or turf coming away from the foam.
Always declare:
- the size, length by width;
- whether the stance mat is included;
- whether the hitting insert is replaceable, and how worn the one you include is. Grade the mat on the insert the buyer gets;
- wear photos of the hitting strip.
PC
What decides the grade: whether it runs simulator software smoothly, and whether the parts are exactly what the listing says.
- Like new: every part as listed and original to the build; case unmarked; runs cool and quiet.
- Good: runs everything as listed; wear on the case only.
- Fair: a part swapped for a lesser one (named), a fan louder than it should be, or a port that does not work.
- For parts: will not boot, crashes under load, shows lines or blotches on screen, or has a failed drive.
Always declare:
- CPU, GPU, RAM and storage;
- the Windows licence status: activated or not, and whether it is a retail licence or one tied to the motherboard;
- "software not included; you will need your own licence", in those words. No software account goes with a PC.
Before you list, wipe the drive and reinstall Windows, so nothing of yours goes with it.
Cameras and accessories
What decides the grade: whether it works with the cables and mounts you include.
- Like new: unmarked; lens spotless; every original cable and mount.
- Good: marks on the body only; works fully with what is included.
- Fair: heavy wear, a mark on a lens, or a missing original cable replaced with another one (named).
- For parts: will not connect, records with faults, or is missing a part it cannot work without.
Always declare:
- the model;
- every cable, with its length if you know it;
- every mount;
- for a camera, the resolution and frame rate it records at.
Photos
The checklist
- 3 to 12 photos. More is better up to 12.
- The first photo is the whole item, straight on, in good light, filling the frame, on a plain background. It is your own photo of this unit. Never a stock or retailer image, no text on it, nothing else for sale in the shot.
- The timestamp photo. The item, your handle handwritten on paper, and today's date, all in one shot, with the item clearly the same one as in your other photos. Printed or typed labels are sent back.
- The serial photo. The serial label or plate, sharp enough to read. This one is private: it is not shown on the listing, and it is not one of your 3 to 12.
- Everything included, laid out together in one shot.
- The item working: a launch monitor showing a reading, a projector showing a plain white screen, a PC on its system information screen.
- A close-up of every mark you describe, and of everything you name under known issues.
By category:
- Launch monitor: each camera window or radar face, straight on.
- Projector: the lens, and the hours screen in the menu.
- Screen and enclosure: the impact zone, any patch, and the frame joints.
- Mat and turf: the hitting strip from above and from a low angle.
- PC: the inside, side panel off.
Keep out of every shot: house numbers, mail, faces, car plates and the view from a window. We remove location data from your photos when they upload.
Why the first photo matters
It is the photo on the browse page, on the Discord post and in search. Clear and honest beats clever: the whole item, in daylight or a bright room, nothing in front of it.
Known issues
The known issues box is required. It must include:
- anything that does not work as the maker intended, or works only sometimes;
- every mark the grade does not already allow for;
- any repair: what, who did it, and when;
- any part missing that came with it new;
- any plan or add-on that does not transfer;
- anything locked, registered or tied to an account;
- hours, shot count or battery life, where they are worse than new;
- noises, smells, error messages and dead pixels;
- anything a buyer would find in the first hour that your photos do not show.
"None" is allowed. It is a statement you stand behind: that you know of nothing a buyer would call a fault. In a classifieds deal, it is what your feedback will say.
"Not tested" is better than a guess. "Putting mode not tested, I never used it" is a known issue a buyer can work with.