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Title: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: tom line on December 04, 2016, 11:08:46 AM
Whilst strolling through the local town centre yesterday I popped into the little cricket shop there just to say hello as I get on with the owner quite well and whilst having a look round stumbled across this,
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4882_zps88tcbe3r.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4882_zps88tcbe3r.jpg.html)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4841_zpstzgpw9if.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4841_zpstzgpw9if.jpg.html)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4838_zpscjlkg6ng.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4838_zpscjlkg6ng.jpg.html)
Guess the grade
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: smilley792 on December 04, 2016, 11:11:05 AM
Limited edition.
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: Churchy1989 on December 04, 2016, 11:13:05 AM
GM are very good with their grading, so will say G2.
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: liscon12 on December 04, 2016, 11:22:35 AM
808/606 grainy, a bit of heart wood and a couple of blemishes
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: simonmay5 on December 04, 2016, 11:39:54 AM
Looks a nice bat mate profile is very good
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: Batbuddy99 on December 04, 2016, 11:45:17 AM
Yeah I'm guessing 606
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: tom line on December 04, 2016, 12:09:21 PM
Just for anyone interested it's 2'8.5
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: avkrish on December 04, 2016, 12:10:14 PM
404?
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: SwingAndMiss on December 04, 2016, 12:17:20 PM
606
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: leatherseat on December 04, 2016, 12:40:57 PM
Just posing the question suggests it has been graded lower than we might expect. Lots of grains, a few very minor blemishes, nice bit of heartwood.
I'll say 808.
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: smilley792 on December 04, 2016, 12:45:26 PM
Just posing the question suggests it has been graded lower than we might expect. Lots of grains, a few very minor blemishes, nice bit of heartwood.
I'll say 808.

Or the opposite, someone believes it's been graded much higher than they believe it should.



The new added Low weight makes me believe it is the top end of gms scale .


Me and @WalkingWicket37 would snap this up, heartwood one ight side and abit of character with the marks. Shame it's stupidly light for me.
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: petehosk on December 04, 2016, 12:47:44 PM
I know the grade already due to the pics you showed me.
I have seen GM 808 bats that don't look as good as this does.
And I notice that most are saying 606 as they realise that it is has been stickered as a lower model that the willow shows it should actually be!!
Anyway, great find Tom!!
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: simonmay5 on December 04, 2016, 01:51:44 PM
My assumption was it was graded down for the minor aesthetic imperfections rather than being a slightly less good looking high grade if that makes sense and also factoring in GM seem generous with grading... so is it a 606 then? :)

Not a 606
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: tom line on December 04, 2016, 03:02:18 PM
Right, time to fess up. @avkrish well done sir you are the only one to guess correctly.

(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4881_zpsxfvxwlmn.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4881_zpsxfvxwlmn.jpg.html)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4849_zps4nxslvjp.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4849_zps4nxslvjp.jpg.html)
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tom_line/IMG_4845_zpstkyrgexg.jpg) (http://s53.photobucket.com/user/tom_line/media/IMG_4845_zpstkyrgexg.jpg.html)
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: Sivlar13 on December 04, 2016, 03:23:06 PM
That is mental mate for a 404, I just need a Mana 404 to look that good and it's mine!
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: liscon12 on December 04, 2016, 03:29:15 PM
I hope you snapped it up @tom line
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: tom line on December 04, 2016, 03:31:57 PM
I hope you snapped it up @tom line
Well sort of, when I saw it I knew I couldn't walk away without it, but it no longer belongs to me
Title: Re: GM Chrome, guess the grade!
Post by: simonmay5 on December 04, 2016, 03:54:06 PM
Had photos sent to me and told tom to get it stunning looking bat for the model