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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Bellingham & Smith UK => Topic started by: GDP1964 on May 13, 2016, 07:15:07 PM
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Question 1) B&S South Africa have advised that they have 25 Grade 1 Clefts which in there opion are Storm Damaged . If I was to get them made into bats and sent over would there be any interest at £80.00 these would be Blank with fitted Scuuf Sheet and obviously no WARRANTY will apply they could see the season out and longer or they could snap on your first hit .
Question 2) By offering this do you the End User feel it's a cheek to offer a Product we feel could be inferior to our Normal Product even though you have been fore warned and in your opion will it make you think twice about buying future B&S Kit
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I think there will be a demand off this, but I would encourage you to ask for written confirmation that the buyer understands there is not warranty and the bat may break with its first hit, with no recourse for a refund.
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It is a fair offer IMO. Paul Aldred is doing something similar too for 75 GBP. I am interested to get one in Scorch profile :-)
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Anyone with common sense and morals would buy and then take it on the chin if/when it breaks.
Idiots, and chancers wanting to get something for free(while probably killing someone's rep) will moan and slag you off on all social media formats until something is done to quiet them.
id say choose who you sell to wisely.
Me I buy for stickers, so the fact there blank means I won't buy.
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I'll happily take one off your hands Gary mate!! Scorch or a Supreme would be ledge!!
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Will it affect performance in any way? If not you can count me in.
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I reckon I'd take a couple, just to try different shapes.
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Will it affect performance in any way? If not you can count me in.
Not until it does a Carberry lol ;)
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Teammate of mine bought one recently, snapped in half in its' first net... Not worth it for me, as a seller I'd definitely be making sure they understood the breakage risk.
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I would almost say you could sell all of them on here.
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All depends on how bad the storm damage is some of the mh ones I seen have been a joke but if you know what your buying I think it's fine
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I've had one sent over and took it too vitas Today Robin ,myself and Uli hit about 50 balls each we all agreed it felt good and showed no sign of damage or cracking . Buzz the terms and conditions will be made very clear to any perspective buyer . Two shapes will be available Scorch and Tendulkar any takers send me a message and I will follow it up from there
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I would get one Gary my mate been using one for two seasons and 200 runs later no issue what so ever...
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Seems more than reasonable to me, but having seen some customer reactions on the forum, might be wise to have the customer sign an agreement outlining acceptance of risk. But I would certainly be interested.
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I don't think a signature is needed, just an acknowledgement email or PM would be enough, just something that confirms they know.
£80 is a lot of money on a gamble, but I'd pay that for a 2nd hand bat on eBay so would be willing to potentially have one as a spare/wet weather bat. Gives me the opportunity to try out a B&S without throwing too much money at it until I'm sure I like it. Then could get one made/bought to a similar spec.
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I have requested 10 supreme 10 Scorch for those that have shown interest I will be in touch when they are here we can sort out warranty on purchase
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It is better to lose the clefts than risk your reputation for little gain. I would rather sell the clefts to hobby bat makers to practice their skills on or donate to a school club than sell.
That said if you have historical stats like you sold 100 damaged bats and only 3 broke, it may make me think again.
You should give some warranty, even if it is a reduced 2 week warranty, buy as seen is better suited to dodgy bay and scamtree.
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I think B & S should get a bit of a pat on the back here, everything is upfront and I'm sure will be explained on purchase. There's others that sell storm damaged bats at double or triple the intial prices mentioned on here.
Yes it's a lottery whether the bat will last but I like the upfront method and a price of a tank of petrol you may get one that last a season.
If you're willing to take a gamble these could be good buys. I've had three storm damaged bats myself, one was still going after 2 seasons, two broke during the season.
I don't have my name down for one but personal ally I think it's worth a chance
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It is better to lose the clefts than risk your reputation for little gain. I would rather sell the clefts to hobby bat makers to practice their skills on or donate to a school club than sell.
That said if you have historical stats like you sold 100 damaged bats and only 3 broke, it may make me think again.
You should give some warranty, even if it is a reduced 2 week warranty, buy as seen is better suited to dodgy bay and scamtree.
we have no historical quotes at all first time we have thought of offering this
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I think this is probably a difficult one Garry, I see there points about reputation etc, but you are being very upfront about it all, my thoughts are are, if you sell them all within this forum, then everyone has an idea of what the pit falls are of buying this type of willow and there will be no come back or loss of rep at all.
Oh and I would buy a couple of those cleats handled and pressed to practice making a bat?
On a side note do you do any grade 3/4 bats?
Mel.
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If all 80 sell on here it will be a very good for feedback, you cannot get a better focus group.
Personally I will never buy one knowingly.
OLS vs Forum Storm Damage offering could be a good idea for a Poll, perhaps in a separate thread.
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I'd be happy to take a couple of handed and pressed clefts if that became an option.
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I think though the labeling has to be indicating that it is what it is.
H4L have their Devil range so you know you're getting something for whatever reason doesn't qualify as a normal grade. Mine was a Butterfly Devil. So nothing to do with performance. Think a few have also had pressing cracks. While with M&H (as far as I'm aware) you couldn't see that it was storm damaged. If if gets sold on as a normal bat the only guy who's gaining is the reseller making a quick buck.
It is a minefield.
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I'll have a supreme shaped one please Garry for T20 save my LE one
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I wouldn't mind a Supreme. How do I go about getting my hands on one?
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Are any of these still available? Please drop me a PM
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Me too please :)
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As soon as they come in I will keep you guys informed