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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: iand123 on February 08, 2011, 10:07:20 AM

Title: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on February 08, 2011, 10:07:20 AM

Won this on eBay over the weekend - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270699010966&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270699010966&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156)

Arrived this morning and pretty impressed with it. I know eBay can be a mine field but seems i did well this time. Currently awaiting courier to pick it up and and take it down to Newbery for a refurb and new stickers.

Here are some before pics (apologies for quality, just had my phone to take them with), once i get the bat back from Newbery i will post the after pics as well.

(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2839/img00065201102080907.jpg) (http://img140.imageshack.us/i/img00065201102080907.jpg/)
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/43/img00068201102080908.jpg) (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/img00068201102080908.jpg/)
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8339/img00067201102080908.jpg) (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/img00067201102080908.jpg/)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4719/img00066201102080907.jpg) (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/img00066201102080907.jpg/)

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: petehosk on February 09, 2011, 12:02:32 AM

Great price - hope it turns out to be a stonker!

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on February 09, 2011, 08:47:51 AM

Me too. Its on it way to Newbery so hopefully have it back in the next week or so

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: jonpinson on February 09, 2011, 11:23:04 AM

I hadn't realised what a nice, fairly traditional profile those had.

Good find.

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on February 09, 2011, 11:25:23 AM

Yeah i was pretty pleased too. Seems to be quite a few Newbery bats that go on eBay. Recently been out bid on a few, i had a max bid of £60 put on with about 5 days to go thinking it would never really win

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: johan95 on February 11, 2011, 09:08:00 PM

Did you find the 'spike marks' that were referred to Ian? ;) - I'm guessing he meant general being knocked around in the bag with Spikes in it as well...? Still, a good find, and I am sure when it comes back from a Refurb it will look good as new and hope it scores loads of runs for you!

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on February 12, 2011, 08:42:18 AM

It had a few dinks on the back of the bat, nothing major though, like you say just a few dinks from spikes in the bag etc. Should come out with a refurb like you say. They have the bat now so should have it back in a week with any luck

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: uknsaunders on February 12, 2011, 09:44:04 AM

did you get your desk from Ikea - looks familiar :-)

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on February 12, 2011, 10:36:05 AM

haha yep ikea all the way

its a pro desk with at least 14 straight grains ;)

Title: Re: Newbery Navarone
Post by: iand123 on March 18, 2011, 09:34:42 AM

Bat came back from Newbery this morning. Have to say im pretty impressed! Bat looks lovely and they really have done a top job. Pics below

(http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/205/img00110201103180925.jpg) (http://img862.imageshack.us/i/img00110201103180925.jpg/)
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5489/img00109201103180925.jpg) (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/img00109201103180925.jpg/)
(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/96/img00108201103180924.jpg) (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/img00108201103180924.jpg/)
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6238/img00107201103180924.jpg) (http://img853.imageshack.us/i/img00107201103180924.jpg/)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1725/img00106201103180924.jpg) (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/img00106201103180924.jpg/)

I was gonna sell this on but it looks pretty nice tbh, might just keep it!!!

Excuse the rubbish!