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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: ballinger on October 26, 2015, 06:14:33 PM
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Hi
Just bought this beauty from cricmart, top service as normal
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Can't wait for it to arrive
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Lovely grainage. Good to see a different colourway that doesn't look like some lurid horror from the 1980s too.
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never seen a ton quite like that before, looks lovely mate, different shape to the usual Ton fare. My kind of of grainage too.
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Lovely looking shape, looks very similar to what a lot of the Indian team are using profile-wise.
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What a lovely bat. hope it goes well
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Will post more pics when it arrives
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full profile, amazing grains, different stickers and i am sure decent edge size = truly stunning bat.
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Stunning looking bat mate. May I ask what is the weight?
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It's 2-9 mate
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I got a master 5000 from cricmart and loved it. Got some good scores with it. Beautiful pickup. They do some quality SS stuff
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Seriously nice looking bat mate. Well done.
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LOoks a cracker with all the wieght in the right place.
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nice bat - similar profile to the Maximus I got from cricmart
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Wow those grains are some of the tastiest I've seen. Looks like you got yourself a better.
What's the deal with this cricmart site??
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If you send them an email let them know what you like they will then send over pics of some bats. They sent pictures to me on watsapp which nearly went into meltdown. Have over 20 bats to chose from and they all looked good. Free postage as well and should be here by Thursday . Never had a bad bat from them and would highly recommend swat and his team
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Here's some of he other bats I had to chose from(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/eaf93348bf6fbafb204d1cbf6f4b1068.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/b8007527e964b442c06591bc2370d9f2.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/baf911daf33ab5604bf325517edf0733.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/d22b2e8062c57e9328d62ad92f5911fd.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/a1edb4c8dc4c3a7d70a2b473b8770ad4.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/261dd6309919b4f7847d43e3650a19aa.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/e9e43cf0a50cc89a3a701d71f5be15eb.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/27/4d011ee4c3a93a2c4fe0edf5b1ac6a0c.jpg)
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Some cracking looking bats in there
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Wish I had the balls to buy from cricmart
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that gladiator looks stunning
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What are their prices like, some good looking sticks to choose from
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I paid £270 for mine and that was the most expensive of these
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Just to make sure potential buyers are aware of all the potential pitfalls before engaging with this sort of 'retailer'
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35694.msg561140#msg561140 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35694.msg561140#msg561140)
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I have had about 5 bats off them now and not had any problems. Noted re the returns but there are companies in this country who are awful on returns
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That's a fair price but can't really figure why you'd order a bat from India when you have such amazing retailers & custom bat makers there in the UK. I mean no risk involved, after sale service is good & to your own specs too.
Guess 1 reason drawing you to the purchase would be difference TON RRP there & cricmart's selling price.
But hey, brilliant bat that. Sure is a looker.
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Just to make sure potential buyers are aware of all the potential pitfalls before engaging with this sort of 'retailer'
[url]http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35694.msg561140#msg561140[/url] ([url]http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35694.msg561140#msg561140[/url])
Indeed! To be fair the bats look great on the surface and some of the grains look fantastic! BUT I always think twice as need to consider the returns, customs, the performance, how it taps up, the customer service, etc, blah de blah!
Plus some of the bats that Jake, Asad, and others have on the forum are seriously awesome! And a lot easier to sort out in the unlikely event that it turns out to be a plank or breaks, or if it just feels wrong!
Just my view but maybe I just play too safe!
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Agreed but I have never had a bad one off them yet and they have all been guns. Why pay what you have to over here to get a bat like that?
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Not knocking the bats, particularly the TON ones, that shape is very similar to the new Vision in the UK range.
Just have to be aware of the potential pitfalls, £270 is pretty scary with no warranty.
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This at £280 is just an example that we are not worlds apart on pricing. On sale admittedly.
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Agreed it is a personal thing buying bats, and I do understand where you are coming from. I know a lot of people who import laver bats at high prices. Why do they go there? For the quality of the finished product. Once I get the bats I will post some more pictures .
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Here is another example
£199.99 , weight 2.9
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(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/aqureshi2004/aqureshi2004018/2015-10-27%2015.55.21_zpsyube634n.jpg) (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/aqureshi2004/media/aqureshi2004018/2015-10-27%2015.55.21_zpsyube634n.jpg.html)
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq67/aqureshi2004/aqureshi2004018/2015-10-27%2015.55.36_zpsoylicc7i.jpg) (http://s434.photobucket.com/user/aqureshi2004/media/aqureshi2004018/2015-10-27%2015.55.36_zpsoylicc7i.jpg.html)
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Let's compare when my one arrives
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Agreed it is a personal thing buying bats, and I do understand where you are coming from. I know a lot of people who import laver bats at high prices. Why do they go there? For the quality of the finished product.
They would go to James Laver for the same reason that they would go to Julian Millichamp (before he retired) - because they are two of the better podshavers on the planet!
As I said, I can fully understand you buying one of these - they look fabulous. But we are saying that there are safer and often better options out there.
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Most probably is, but up to now I haven't had a problem. Wish Julian was still making bats as they were absolute guns.
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Twas just a point ballinger. Irrespective of the variants, your bat is a master choice. Not a fan of more than 10 grains on a face but when they are that parallel & evenly spaced - it gets delicious. All the very best with it.
& you can relax - both the legacy bats won't stand opposite a reserve edition.
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Cheers and yes it will be better than the two legacy bats, that most probably came from India to start with !! Was a good debate anyway
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Why wouldn't the TON Legacy bats be as good as the SS Reserve from India? Both from the same factory, and the Legacy Elite Vitas put up is the top of the range as well. Looks pretty much on par on looks too, along with a lovely full profile! I've also been told that SS warranty for the SS bats sold by Cricmart don't cover storm damage, as it is deemed 'An act of God' by SS. (Odd, but all warranties come with their own quirks)
For someone like me, warranty doesn't mean a massive amount due to the ridiculous number of bats I have. (Down to stupidity) I very very rarely break a bat as they're all cycled round. I think I calculated that if I were to use a bat every season from now on, I'd still be playing past 70 without the need to buy another bat!
That all aside, the bat looks like a cracker, hope it serves you well!
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Cheers warranties don't mean anything to me either
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I have had 2 TON reserves and a SS players bat so far and all 3 were best i have seen ever. I have owned/seen bats from most of the bat makers here and also from batmakers proclaimed to be best in the world.
Trust me you wont be disappointed. Top of the range SS are worth the money.
I posted the reviews when i got them. -
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32368.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=32368.0)
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35290.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=35290.0)
http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=34653.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=34653.0)
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Lovely looking sticks fella
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I bought the matrix today. will post pics when it arrives
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Sure you won't be disappointed
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I'd be all over a sun 100 quid bat from these guys as it's streets ahead of what you can get here, but once you get towards and upwards of 200 I'd definitely be buying elsewhere, if only for piece of mind.
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I'm used to sourcing my bats from overseas as I can't get many brands here in oz so it's a no brainer for me. 200gpb including delivery for a superb piece of wood seems a bargain.
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Cheers warranties don't mean anything to me either
I wouldn't say they mean nothing to me, but when having a warranty from a local shop almost doubles the price I care a lot less.
i.e. NB DC1080 AUD$370 delivered from cricmart while it costs $660 shipped from a local store (cricket warehouse). Warranties don't do that much, especially considering they only last 12 months.
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I have purchased two players bats from Cricmart, 3 B3 crowns and 2 Laver Sigs but never discussed the warranty with either of them. At the end of the day because of my mistake if any of the bat cracks, I would not want to pay high shipping charges back to the vendor rather than get them fixed locally. This is just my opinion.
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The bat turned up today and it's an absolute gun. The pick up and ping is amazing.
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Looks amazing...the Grains on that one.