Buying bats off ebay

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SAFC2403

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Anyone done it here?

Got my eye on a decent looking bat for £100 but really not sure of getting ripped off or not.
 


Personally, a 30 quid or so bat just to net with I'd take a gamble with but 100 notes for a bat on eBay I'd only go for if it was from an official supplier...
 
SAFC2403 said:
Anyone done it here?

Got my eye on a decent looking bat for £100 but really not sure of getting ripped off or not.
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I bought a bat last year off eBay, £225 bat for £80 from what I worked out was basically a bailiff. Hence the reason it was so cheap. They had loads on sale. Got stung for £30 customs charge which I didn't know about but I still class it as good bit of buskness as up to now the bat is everything I wanted it to be.

Just try and do as much research as possible I'd say mate. Has the seller sold cricket gear before and got good feedback?

Can the bat be verified for authenticity through things like stickers and markings?
 
Was only prepared to pay £100 but it went for £114.

Reckon it was genuine as the bats gave a number written on all them as they are custom made.

Heard really good things about these bats but think I'm going to save up another £100 and get one made to my specs direct from them.
 
SAFC2403 said:
Was only prepared to pay £100 but it went for £114.

Reckon it was genuine as the bats gave a number written on all them as they are custom made.

Heard really good things about these bats but think I'm going to save up another £100 and get one made to my specs direct from them.
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If you've got that sort of money to spend, look into one from Lorimers - I know their 'own' bat used to be just a kookaburra with their stickers on but they may have them properly made now.

Grade 1 English Willow like, so the best gear.

http://lorimers4cricket.co.uk/products/Senior-Bats/Lorimers-Bats/S17LORPLTBAT

Sold out at present, but get in touch with them and they should be able to sort you summit.
 
i have a barely used GM you can have mate £70 or look at Paul Aldred hand mades more than you want to spend but they are lovely. If your playing Friday I'll bring them along
 
MacRowners said:
i have a barely used GM you can have mate £70 or look at Paul Aldred hand mades more than you want to spend but they are lovely. If your playing Friday I'll bring them along
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dont know if i'm eligible as by some quirk i've played more 1s than 2s this season. either way i'm telling the mrs i'm playing so i'll be down!!
 
Got an old grey nichols dynadrive for a fiver from the junkyard down road. Refurbed for about £20, nice now
 
SAFC2403 said:
Individual but gone too high for me now.

http://m.g.ebay.co.uk/itm/B3-Bespoke-Cricket-Bat-/112402758210?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20150519202351%26meid%3Da64d0763f2ea45a2b5b33767cff59aed%26pid%3D100408%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D25%26mehot%3Des%26sd%3D162406685449&_trksid=p2056116.c100408.m2460
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I'd always be wary of a bat that doesn't have a model name or that describes the quality of the willow used.
Someone may have just paid £112 for a Kashmir Willow bat!!
Bespoke would tend to suggest it was made to their personal spec which may not suit you.
Wherever possible I'd say get along to your nearest specialist and pick the bats up. They'll have bats to suit most budgets and maybe have a quality bat with last years stickers on sale too.
 
Porridge said:
I'd always be wary of a bat that doesn't have a model name or that describes the quality of the willow used.
Someone may have just paid £112 for a Kashmir Willow bat!!
Bespoke would tend to suggest it was made to their personal spec which may not suit you.
Wherever possible I'd say get along to your nearest specialist and pick the bats up. They'll have bats to suit most budgets and maybe have a quality bat with last years stickers on sale too.
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It would have broken my cardinal rule of never buying a bat without checking how it picks up.

I currently have one of the newer release GN Dynadrive and the first time i picked it up i liked but as i've used it more its just not right for me. so i'm after something else.

Always been a gray nicolls fan boy but the prices are rediculous. A few lads in club have B3's and seem to like them and i can get a lower grade one for about £170 - just looked at the aldred cricket site and they do a butterfly grade for £175 - i've read a few reviews of these elsewhere and the consensus is they are silly value for money.

Icarebecauseyoudo said:
Got an old grey nichols dynadrive for a fiver from the junkyard down road. Refurbed for about £20, nice now
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This was my first proper bat when i was a kid and i loved it - was chuffed when they re-released them but to be honest mine just never felt right in use. struggled to play and proper cricket shots with it(this could be me being a bit shit mind!)
 
SAFC2403 said:
It would have broken my cardinal rule of never buying a bat without checking how it picks up.

I currently have one of the newer release GN Dynadrive and the first time i picked it up i liked but as i've used it more its just not right for me. so i'm after something else.

Always been a gray nicolls fan boy but the prices are rediculous. A few lads in club have B3's and seem to like them and i can get a lower grade one for about £170 - just looked at the aldred cricket site and they do a butterfly grade for £175 - i've read a few reviews of these elsewhere and the consensus is they are silly value for money.


This was my first proper bat when i was a kid and i loved it - was chuffed when they re-released them but to be honest mine just never felt right in use. struggled to play and proper cricket shots with it(this could be me being a bit shit mind!)
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If I was a proper batsman I'd have summat heavier, but it's about the right weight for me

Will have to have a look to see if anything else down there is worth a refurb. Need to go down to buy some stumps
 
In the late 90s ago the bats used by test cricketers were about £80-£110 to buy.

Have they really trebled in price since then?
 
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My dynadrive 5 star was £160 about 3-4 years ago - a similar grade bat now is £250 - prices are silly.

The Gray Nicolls legend (which apparently is the top 1% of GN's willow) is listed on their website for £750.

This is why i'm looking on ebay - although the smaller shops are selling much better bats at a more reasonable amount. i definately want to keep under £200 but get the best bat i can.
 
SAFC2403 said:
My dynadrive 5 star was £160 about 3-4 years ago - a similar grade bat now is £250 - prices are silly.

The Gray Nicolls legend (which apparently is the top 1% of GN's willow) is listed on their website for £750.

This is why i'm looking on ebay - although the smaller shops are selling much better bats at a more reasonable amount. i definately want to keep under £200 but get the best bat i can.
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Am I right in thinking there is no new english willow, only old trees that are cut down ?
 
See what the Pakistanis and Indians are using then contact the manufacturers directly. You get top gear for about £50.
 
SAFC2403 said:
My dynadrive 5 star was £160 about 3-4 years ago - a similar grade bat now is £250 - prices are silly.

The Gray Nicolls legend (which apparently is the top 1% of GN's willow) is listed on their website for £750.

This is why i'm looking on ebay - although the smaller shops are selling much better bats at a more reasonable amount. i definately want to keep under £200 but get the best bat i can.
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I had a bat made up by Red Ink Cricket which was around £200 like was a lovely handmade bat for the price.
 
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