I shudder to think of how bad an arrow shaft has to be for Gold Tip to reject it these days.
So many inconsistencies in the last dozen dozen or more and the worst part of this is that the worst shaft I’ve ever seen was a Pierce Tour (factory sealed dozen of course). HORRENDOUS. Totally unacceptable for any arrow, let alone the cost of those shafts. I’m sure I posted a video here previously. Customer service gave no response until I sent another email saying farewell, then they made promises that were never fulfilled and forgot about me multiple times. I stopped buying them obviously. Wish I hadn’t bought so many at once. I still have a few dozen to get through on a couple of bows, but already have the x impact shafts ready for those setups when I’m out.
I haven’t bought Chinese, Mexican, eBay, Amazon or handmade made by monkey arrows, but I would happily give them a go before going back to Gold Tip. At least you don’t expect a good arrow at that price.