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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 07:33:41 PM

Title: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 07:33:41 PM
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Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: countycricketplayer on July 16, 2013, 07:34:12 PM
where did you find that ?
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: sloggerroz on July 16, 2013, 07:36:12 PM
Sweet grains, where did you find it???
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 07:38:58 PM
where did you find that ?

Sorry pressed post before I had written the text.

I found this tonight when my wife asked my to take some garden rubbish to the tip. I tried to get out of it but she can be very persuasive my wife so I went and thank god I did. I saw the handle hanging out the top of the wood section and thought that looks like a cricket bat. My eyes almost fell out when I saw it was a genuine GM players Icon. It has a split in the toe and possible delaminates face but pings like mad and lovely pick up. Gonna see what Mr Kember can do with this and see if I can salvage it.
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Post by: countycricketplayer on July 16, 2013, 07:40:45 PM
hopefully you'll be selling that beauty
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Post by: Bruce on July 16, 2013, 07:41:07 PM
That is sweet!
I'm sure it can be repaired
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Post by: countycricketplayer on July 16, 2013, 07:41:36 PM
 they are always right aren't they.
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: justnotcricket86 on July 16, 2013, 07:46:33 PM
That's the 2nd GM that's been found in a skip within the last couple of months...

How very strange! You've got yourself a belter there pal by the looks of things.

My money on an ex chucking some blokes gear out. Even the average villager will know what that's worth and that anything is worth a repair
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 07:52:17 PM
That's the 2nd GM that's been found in a skip within the last couple of months...

How very strange! You've got yourself a belter there pal by the looks of things.

My money on an ex chucking some blokes gear out. Even the average villager will know what that's worth and that anything is worth a repair

I live close to places like Hartlet, Tumbridge wells, sevonoaks etc where money is no object. These guys would use these as net bats, seen a cenkos at One of the tunbridge grounds a year or 2 back i seem to remember? It may be that the bat is completely knackered but I will get some expert advice from Mr Kember. Worse case sceniro a get a free grip :D
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Post by: joeylough on July 16, 2013, 08:05:47 PM
Dam, when I see things like this I wish I was patroling a skip at night. Once when I was sorting put my house a chap was throwing a new laptop in the skip with its box due to a cracked screen, unlucky for me it went to one of the workers.....
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: Giraffe208 on July 16, 2013, 08:13:19 PM
*Mental note..........frequent the tip more often
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 09:02:53 PM
Just spent a few minutes tapping this up with an old ball and I really doesn't sound good about 6 inches up from toe and all the way across. Sounds very Tinny. Looks like de-laminated. Probably why it's in the skip as from my knowledge very little an be done with that.
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Post by: Bruce on July 16, 2013, 09:04:57 PM
Get he scuffy off and let us all see!
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Post by: King pair on July 16, 2013, 09:07:10 PM
Not at all fair
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Post by: procricket on July 16, 2013, 09:08:23 PM
Good spot now we talk of bargains chris that's the real deal
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 16, 2013, 09:11:25 PM
Good spot now we talk of bargains chris that's the real deal

Honestly mate just caught my eye and was really shocked. Although I do think she is dead and beyond repair
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: petehosk on July 16, 2013, 11:19:29 PM
I have a Trott players and they are high quality bats!!
Great find!! Just patch her up and use her as your net bat  ;)
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: cricketbadger on July 17, 2013, 10:52:31 AM
These people chucking their bats into skips clearly aren't members on here, you'd never catch us committing such a crime. You lucky git
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: Gcricket on July 17, 2013, 10:57:46 AM
HAHA wow what a bat! Just a quick refurb and its good as new =)
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: tim2000s on July 17, 2013, 11:29:38 AM
So it's a well used players bat that looks nice, but is mostly dead. Perhaps not quite such a lucky boy?
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: Kulli on July 17, 2013, 12:17:15 PM
So it's a well used players bat that looks nice, but is mostly dead. Perhaps not quite such a lucky boy?

Get Salix to buff it up + eBay = Profit I'd imagine.
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Post by: mujju on July 17, 2013, 01:17:43 PM
Lucky you ..but who wud do that?!! ..i would never let her go ...hahha :)
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 17, 2013, 01:31:53 PM
So it's a well used players bat that looks nice, but is mostly dead. Perhaps not quite such a lucky boy?

Like I said mate worst case sceniro I get a free grip. Glass always half full Tim.
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 17, 2013, 01:33:36 PM
Get Salix to buff it up + eBay = Profit I'd imagine.

Not if its dead mate, that's just not cricket. I know many would buy if it was in the skip for a reason like its dead then I will cut the dead bit off and have the most expensive fielding bat in Kent.
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: RossViper on July 17, 2013, 08:59:27 PM
Looks like it should be OK, if you ask me, unless there's a crack that i cant see. the face does not look that bad, so if it is tinny, it ,might be a crack.

I found the other GM, do we need to start a new part of the forum - "GM's from the Bin" ??

Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 17, 2013, 09:02:42 PM
On the 3rd picture you will see a crack that runs across the blade, that is the one that is causing me some concern.
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: procricket on July 17, 2013, 09:12:11 PM
Is there any chance this could be up for swaps chris
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Post by: Spanky on July 19, 2013, 07:40:28 PM
How much does this bat weigh?
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 19, 2013, 07:41:45 PM
No idea mate I would guess about 2.10 quite a light pick up
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: yuonskelton on July 20, 2013, 08:12:49 AM
I went to the tip yesterday to get rid of some stuff, had a cheeky look in the wood section but no joy..
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: Nickauger on July 20, 2013, 09:28:31 AM
Is this for sale ;)
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: ajm90 on July 29, 2013, 09:13:53 PM
What ended up happening with this bat, was it dead?
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: magicman84 on July 29, 2013, 09:15:55 PM
You lucky devil
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: SOULMAN1012 on July 29, 2013, 09:29:25 PM
What ended up happening with this bat, was it dead?

Currently stripped down and awaiting a full refurb. I have emailed GM asking them to send some stickers to Salix to put on after the refurb. God knows if they will oblige.
Title: Re: Look what i found! im a lucky boy IT IS NOT FOR SALE
Post by: Kulli on September 12, 2013, 10:34:14 AM
@SOULMAN1012 How did this turn out after a refurb?