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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: bat repairs on August 27, 2010, 12:55:08 PM
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Hi Forum Folk,
I'm launching a new bat repair service for all cricketers on the internet on the 1st September.
Drop me a line with any queries, happy to give advice here on what repair cost could be.
Also, if you have a bat that you don't use anymore, want cash to put to a new one or have a broken one that you want to sell give me a shout.
I'll post the weblink when it's ready.
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Hi, what is your background in the cricket business?
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I hope your subject would read as "WORLWIDE BAT REPAIR SERVICE"
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Are you up and running yet? Keen to find out more here...
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Looks like his website is live: www.batrepairs.com
£35 for a repair before the additional delivery charges, looking at £42 for a repair!
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Acutally, its nearer £50.
£7.50 to get the bat to them
£35 for the repair
£7.50 to get the bat back
Total: £50
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Ouch!
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Well considering they have been active on the forum each day including yesterday I'd say this was just a glue it in the garage operation, no reply to my question and more expensive than anywhere else I've seen.
I charge £25 inc return postage for anything that can be fixed and I'm not the cheapest on here.
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How much is a bog standard clean up Mike?
Cheers
Matt
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Mike i seem to have lost your address, pm me it please so i can send my bat to you!
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who's the cheapest on here then?
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apologies i haven't been back to you on this post, but have been on the forum on other threads.
talisman, i've answered your question on background on another thread, and to be fair to my repairers they certainly aren't garage and glue operations...maybe others you know are?
£35 is a great price if you need a new handle, split toe repair and refurb all in one go.
also, i have no interest in being the cheapest repair service, if others want to keep doing repairs cheap crack on, personally i think that if you want quality you pay for it and lets face it buying cheap often results in buying twice...
batrepairs.com has a plan and a strategy, an openly available website which I haven't seen from anyone else on the site, a facebook page which will post pictures of all repaired bats, with nearly 100 cricket playing fans as friends already.
quality bat repairs require good bat makers to dedicate their time to doing them, and i identified in my research is that many repairers are not charging enough and need to charge more.
i'll be introducing a menu based price list very soon too, but my top price will always be £35, which i don't think anyone else on here will be able to match for multiple single bat repairs.
if you want to be the cheapest great, but how can you promise a great service and quality repair when you're making nothing from it, unless you're in it for the love?
charge a fair price for a fair service, £35 is cheaper than a new bat, especially when it's one that you love, and postage & couriers costs are what they are.
i've spoken with a few of you, and we've had good conversations and i've bought bats from members too so who knows maybe some positive feedback soon???
if you want to call me go to the website and you'll find the mobile number.
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I'll ask as it is an important question today, do you have any nice stickers to put on them after the repair and refurb?
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hi norbs,
depends on the brand of bat and if i can get stickers.
i'm currently producing new stickers for all bats that i buy, refurbish and re-sell which will be an "own brand" label which should be available soon.
regards replacing all brand stickers like for like at this stage no, but i'm negotiating with manufacturers to try and deal with this, should have it cracked soon.
www.batrepairs.com
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i'm currently producing new stickers for all bats that i buy, refurbish and re-sell which will be an "own brand" label which should be available soon.
Excellent, there are some avid sticker connoisseurs on here so please post them it may make all the difference
Also I'm not sure if you aware of the edge system and grading system we have here
There is currently an edge sizing system in place called the FPotE standard [50p on the bat edge, 27.3mm]. I am obsessively monitoring its usage. Note: This may or not have been replaced by the BES [Buzz Edge Sytem] a 38mm Queen Mothers 80th Birthday coin which isn't readily available.
On all repairs and refurbs where the edge is shown it will be appreciated if a 50p could be placed on the edge of the bat as a way of clarification of the edge size, in your case a before and after shot
Please note: Heads or Tails is fine
Grading - This is more informational for you, but there are no bats on here that don't go like a busy whore in Amsterdam on Carnival night - this is referred to as ping and sometimes it will be embellished with stories of Pro's and hitting low flying aircraft. Please bare this in mind when stating the performance of a bat after a repair
Many thanks for taking the time to read this
Norbs
FPotE and Ping OCD Admin of CBF
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thanks norbs.
if you know sticker manufacturers drop me a line with contact details.
www.batrepairs.com
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Norbs glad your covering the vital points of the forum and enforcing the rules avidly! the amount of professionals that have given bats to people on here and shown their generosity goes without saying ;)