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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: fasteddie on June 14, 2013, 08:42:26 AM

Title: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: fasteddie on June 14, 2013, 08:42:26 AM
Ok, so my next question is this;

How much would you pay for a professional knocking-in service for your bat?

Assumptions; Return shipping is included in the price (mainland UK).
It will be knocked-in by hand.
A scuff sheet, heli/hammer edge can be added at extra cost.
Oiling is free of charge. You could choose from good quality bat wax or raw oil.

All bats, 1 flat price.

If it where done by hand, inspected and fully checked.

@procricket, I know you spend (often) weeks working on your bats so you are barred from this service!  ;)

I'm interested in what you'd pay and what you would expect from that service.

If I start the bidding at £35.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Beaup123 on June 14, 2013, 08:49:55 AM
its just cricket 12.50
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: PedalsMcgrew on June 14, 2013, 08:52:27 AM
Ijc's price is hard to beat, if that includes postage then I can't see how anyone could beat that!
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: trypewriter on June 14, 2013, 09:04:22 AM
Ijc's price is hard to beat, if that includes postage then I can't see how anyone could beat that!
Beat that! saw what you did there! I can vouch for the IJC service. Top notch, and I know for a fact that they will work on a bat until it really starts to open up, rather than allow a fixed amount of time for the process.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Jenko on June 14, 2013, 09:10:31 AM
Beat that! saw what you did there! I can vouch for the IJC service. Top notch, and I know for a fact that they will work on a bat until it really starts to open up, rather than allow a fixed amount of time for the process.

Couldn't agree more. I got a Cadbury Newbery GT from them, opted for the knocking in service....its survived the trek across to OZ and was awesome to look at the blade and actually see where is had been knocked in properly.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: johnnyw on June 14, 2013, 09:24:06 AM
IJC are the best going. Id happily use them even if they charged 2/3 times more
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: uknsaunders on June 14, 2013, 09:57:27 AM
Ok, so my next question is this;

How much would you pay for a professional knocking-in service for your bat?

Assumptions; Return shipping is included in the price (mainland UK).
It will be knocked-in by hand.
A scuff sheet, heli/hammer edge can be added at extra cost.
Oiling is free of charge. You could choose from good quality bat wax or raw oil.

All bats, 1 flat price.

If it where done by hand, inspected and fully checked.

@procricket, I know you spend (often) weeks working on your bats so you are barred from this service!  ;)

I'm interested in what you'd pay and what you would expect from that service.

If I start the bidding at £35.

this combined with your previous post sounds like you are going into the bat business
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: tim2000s on June 14, 2013, 10:03:14 AM
this combined with your previous post sounds like you are going into the bat business
Either going into or setting up someone else in....

And GBP35? Now that's seriously over-priced.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on June 14, 2013, 10:05:22 AM
I would never pay more thN £25 including return postage.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Vitas Cricket on June 14, 2013, 10:40:02 AM
We do it for £15

This includes an anti scuff sheet and postage.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Kevtheplumber on June 14, 2013, 12:58:59 PM
Suppose you have to decide, how longs it take and how much do I want to do it. If it took 2 hours some would say at £15 that's £7.50, some would say I charge £40,50,60,100 an hour sod it its not worth it, for £15 I'd certainly let a pro do it
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: procricket on June 14, 2013, 01:26:54 PM
Vitas and ITJ both decent prices

Personally i don't understand maybe it because i m getting old but what wrong with knocking your own bat in do you not take pride in it....
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Number4 on June 14, 2013, 01:42:49 PM
Vitas and ITJ both decent prices

Personally i don't understand maybe it because i m getting old but what wrong with knocking your own bat in do you not take pride in it....

Ditto Dave... I enjoy knocking my bats in... You learn a little about them... Feel them.. Smell them...
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Vitas Cricket on June 14, 2013, 01:46:22 PM
Ditto Dave... I enjoy knocking my bats in... You learn a little about them... Feel them.. Smell them...

M&H smell the best in my experience.
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Number4 on June 14, 2013, 01:49:35 PM
M&H smell the best in my experience.

See you know what I'm talking about ;)
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Vitas Cricket on June 14, 2013, 01:58:22 PM
I was smelling an M&H today, i thrust it under our clubs Australians nose and said:

'Isn't that lovely?'

He looked at me like i was from planet Zog.
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Post by: Number4 on June 14, 2013, 02:01:27 PM
It's a bit like when I open the case to my Les Paul guitar... Smells like caramel mmmmm
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Post by: Kevtheplumber on June 14, 2013, 09:41:25 PM
Telecaster makes me go weak :) love mine
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: Number4 on June 15, 2013, 02:47:47 AM
Telecaster makes me go weak :) love mine

Got a '52 tele in butterscotch blonde as well... Sweet tones played through a Fender Blues Deville mmmmmm
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: fasteddie on June 15, 2013, 04:57:45 AM
this combined with your previous post sounds like you are going into the bat business

Now there's a thought!
Title: Re: How much would you pay for.....
Post by: fasteddie on June 15, 2013, 04:58:45 AM
Got a '52 tele in butterscotch blonde as well... Sweet tones played through a Fender Blues Deville mmmmmm

Gotta love that tone combo.

A splash of reverb and it's close to heaven.