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Companies => Custom companies => Laver & Wood => Topic started by: imperivm on June 26, 2013, 01:36:51 PM

Title: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: imperivm on June 26, 2013, 01:36:51 PM

I bought this bat from eBay for £155. Does it look real to you guys. It feels very nice and picks up well. Ping is ok.

I think it's real, but I want you guys to check. The bat has an oval handle.

I've uploaded 8 pictures, you click on the numbers to see each one.

http://imgur.com/DyHQ3lu,SfgcwOZ,bsZAeA0,GgwvFLN,oPB16iE,TFMgrCd,RarUrN1,NRtCDYw (http://imgur.com/DyHQ3lu,SfgcwOZ,bsZAeA0,GgwvFLN,oPB16iE,TFMgrCd,RarUrN1,NRtCDYw)

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: Bruce on June 26, 2013, 01:38:35 PM

I'd say genuine, though it's a few years old

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: Number4 on June 26, 2013, 01:40:09 PM

Can't see any reason to believe its fake

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: imperivm on June 26, 2013, 01:56:01 PM

How do you know it's a few years old? The stickers or the general appearance of the willow?

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: Dan W on June 26, 2013, 02:05:51 PM

Does it have a PB sticker? Maybe a lower grade L&W? I've seen better faces tbf, though the distinct L&W toe is pretty spot on

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: imperivm on June 26, 2013, 02:08:58 PM

I'd say this is grade one. It's about the same as my Newbery Uzi c6+.

What about the face makes you think it's lower grade?

And it does have the private bin sticker.

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: SkipperJ on June 27, 2013, 04:35:36 PM

That's a genuine L&W bat, no doubt. Looking the way it does, it better tap up like a bad mofo to be classed a private bin.
How does it sound off the mallet?

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: procricket on June 27, 2013, 04:38:16 PM

shoulders give it away it's real

Title: Re: Real or fake Private Bin?
Post by: imperivm on June 27, 2013, 07:00:48 PM

It taps us really nicely and after hitting it with the mallet quite a lot I can see it's going to go very, very well! :D

The middle on the thing is huge for such a traditional bat style.

I can see myself scoring a lot of runs with it.