Depreciation Index

Ping G5 · 2006 — Drivers

All figures as observed on 3 November 2026. · n = 57

← Depreciation Index

Median asking price today

€83

n = 51

95% CI ±5.8%

Retained against the newest generation

13.7%

n = 43 · Newest generation observed: model year 2026.

Reference age

249

months

Median days listed

n = 57

These listings have not sold, so this is a floor on days to sell, not days to sell.

6 observations excluded by interquartile rule before the median.

Depreciation curve — Drivers

Category cross-section: monthly discount rate −0.7% · R² 0.92 · n = 133 November 2026

Reference age, months since launch proxy

Median asking price by model year, all brands in the category, on one day. Each point carries its sample size. The fitted line is a constant monthly discount rate on the log of price. This is a correlation, not a causal estimate.

Model year	Age, months	Median price	n
2026	9	€384	476
2025	21	€311	2,075
2024	33	€305	1,163
2023	45	€249	843
2022	57	€235	892
2021	69	€296	359
2020	81	€203	425
2019	93	€213	265
2018	105	€182	254
2017	117	€182	156
2016	129	€152	223
2015	141	€136	113
2014	153	€144	215

Splits

By condition

Condition	Median price	n
Fair	€83	36
Good	€96	14
Poor	€59	7

By region

Region	Median price	n
UK	€83	57

Value retention inside Drivers

Brand	Retention, % of the newest median	n newest	n at 2–4 years
Callaway	85.6	625	663
Ping	79.8	180	109
TaylorMade	76.7	565	892
Cleveland	76.0	7	32
Wilson	74.3	198	55
Cobra	71.6	546	247
Titleist	69.7	113	622
Srixon	66.0	179	76
Mizuno	65.7	71	103
PXG	60.3	54	93

Base 100 on each brand's own newest generation in the category: median price at 2–4 years divided by median price of the current generation, on one day. A ratio, so brands in different price bands are comparable. This is a correlation, not a causal estimate.

Anomaly flags

Interquartile exclusion removed at least one observation.

The series

Daily collection on this Reference opened 26 August 2026. 34 observation days so far, 57 observations. A fitted curve for this Reference alone needs the series; until it exists we publish the category cross-section above and say so.

Permitted sources read for this Reference

GolfClubs4Cash — www.golfclubs4cash.co.uk (UK)

Reseller's own reference price, median £65, n = 4. This is the reseller's struck-through price, not a launch price.

Median asking price €83, n = 51, 95% CI ±5.8%, last observation 3 November 2026.

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