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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: Danny1981 on January 30, 2019, 04:44:54 PM
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Gray Nicolls are releasing a special limited edition bat.
The AC Excalibur will be limited to 33 bats,one to honour each of Cooks test centuries.
Are GN missing a trick not re branding the classic range the AC range?
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Any guesses how much they will be? I’m going £1500
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Never miss a chance to cash in.
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Are they going to make more money at silly prices on a run of 33 bats or by, as suggested, rebranding/bringing out a new 'standard priced' AC range?
Or will they do both...
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Graeme Swann's TMS tribute to Cook, in his final Test, included a line which went something like: "I'll never know how you scored so many runs with such terrible bats."
I got the impression that he wasn't much of a fusser, and simply kept a bat that was doing the job for him for as long as possible. He did do that sawn off corner thing though.
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Any guesses how much they will be? I’m going £1500
I would guess so and unlike the Rolling Stones bat I reckon these will fly out the door very quickly.
You have to sign up to GN to then enter your email and will be sent an email when released by the looks of it
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I would guess so and unlike the Rolling Stones bat I reckon these will fly out the door very quickly.
You have to sign up to GN to then enter your email and will be sent an email when released by the looks of it
and fake versions of the stickers on eBay within a month?
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Is there a link to read more about this. I couldn't find much on GN UK web site.
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Is there a link to read more about this. I couldn't find much on GN UK web site.
They posted something on Facebook
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Sweet. Thanks. Here is the direct link,
https://www.gray-nicolls.co.uk/pages/ac-excalibur-limited-edition?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=prooduct2019&utm_term=ACExcalibur&utm_content=image_logo (https://www.gray-nicolls.co.uk/pages/ac-excalibur-limited-edition?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=prooduct2019&utm_term=ACExcalibur&utm_content=image_logo)
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Graeme Swann's TMS tribute to Cook, in his final Test, included a line which went something like: "I'll never know how you scored so many runs with such terrible bats."
I got the impression that he wasn't much of a fusser, and simply kept a bat that was doing the job for him for as long as possible. He did do that sawn off corner thing though.
A couple of years ago GN were at Old Trafford doing a demo in of bat making and one of their sales reps said that the bat Cook was using during the test was more bat tape than willow. Apparently he would use a bat he liked until it fell apart
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Little video preview released at 6pm today
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https://twitter.com/graynics/status/1094657553210982401?s=19
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I'm sure it will be excellent but imagine the grief you would get if you went out to bat with it!!
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I'm sure it will be excellent but imagine the grief you would get if you went out to bat with it!!
Like your average cricketer would even notice!
As usual with these things, the shape looks nothing like Cook's.
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£450 according to Insta, so roughly Halestorm/Pro Performance/Players Edition price.
450x33= £14,850 for 33 bits of wood. Not bad going really!
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So these were released for sale yesterday and according to their Twitter account last night there was only one left, now looks like that one has gone now. So sold out within 24 hrs.
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wonder if the GN loyality/bonus points idea will take off? - sort of like a clubcard/nectar card for cricket!!!
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When I saw these were coming out have to say I thought pricing would be around the 750 mark. It's very successful for GN and in the current market where bat prices are very high they have got the timing and price just right, or you could say should of been priced higher as they are all gone in a flash !
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Any bat called 'Excalibur' that still has it's shoulders, is an abomination!!
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I was surprised that they weren't priced higher given the limited stock, not that I am suggesting it represents value for money
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Did anyone on here get one, would be great to see what they get and plans for it - use or keep in box as collectors item (which a few on Twitter seem to be planning)
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Once Gray-Nicolls have your dough I doubt they even care what you do with it, I bet the majority will be unused and sat in collections
From the pics I saw the other day of it I wasnt impressed, the shape was pants and it had concaving. Not only that it was copying the Aussie sticker style on the back.
A deffo pass for me
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Horrific styling,all current models have been designed for U14`s but GN missed a trick here as potential punters will be of a certain demographic,won`t they,and prefer more minimalistic branding ????
sure they`ll fly out so what do GN care,i guess
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I've felt for some years that GN missed a real trick in not having a Cook signature range, aligned in a similar way that Ponting was to the Kahuna. Always felt the Oblivion should have been Cook's signature bat...
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I think the name of the bat is from the 90's when Nasser used it,maybe robin smith(or both).
Cook stayed loyal to GN yes you might of thought during or after the Ashes away where he got thousands of runs they might of stuck his name on a model. Oblivion I think he used during that period.
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I remember GN for bring out the AC630 during his career. I am not sure many would want an exact replica of his bat given that he had the top shoulder of the bat cut off.
https://www.prodirectcricket.com/products/GrayNicolls-Test-AC630-Cricket-Bat-Cricket-Bats-Red-Silver-142674.aspx (https://www.prodirectcricket.com/products/GrayNicolls-Test-AC630-Cricket-Bat-Cricket-Bats-Red-Silver-142674.aspx)
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If anyone wants one let know, be more than the original price.
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Saw a couple of AC360’s and wasn’t impressed for the money
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If anyone wants one let know, be more than the original price.
Cryptic mate - did you buy one, in which case please share some pics, or do you know someone who did?
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@Chalkie Mates got 2, might sell one to make some money....collectors etc..
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Can you imagine if you spent £450 on a special collector's edition bat and it turned up with a massive bubble in the stickers...
https://twitter.com/russbmckenzie/status/1096371750265335808?s=19
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Ouch 😬
Is it me or do the edges on that bat look super rounded like the bats of yesteryear?
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For £450 that looks an ordinary bit of willow...
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For £450 that looks an ordinary bit of willow...
guess we know now why they weren’t £1000
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For £450 that looks an ordinary bit of willow...
Think its more to do with the bat comes with a signature of a Test 100 that AC made, and there will only be 33 of them ever.
Be nice to get one for when you were there to see it!
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Interesting too that Gray Nicolls released these mid-season (in terms of retailer buying season), didn't make them available to retailers and sold them all direct on their website. There's been a real shift recently for the big brands to try to push direct sales, which makes sense as it's double the margin. Tough world for retailers.
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Agreed it’s hard for retailers but unfortunately so many sales are online these days that the brands may as well do it themselves.