Topic: Grey Nicholls make Kashmir Willow bats that cost $450 ? (Read 1376 times)

TheBiologist · « **on:** September 01, 2016, 04:51:48 PM »

Yesterday one of my team mates brought a brand new Grey Nicholls bat (F18 from what I recall) to practice. I picked up the bat and it felt quite heavy for its weight. It had perfectly straight 10 grains on the face. And then I noticed the words Kashmir Willow on the bat. On being asked how much he paid for it, he said $450. Apparently it was picked by his cousin who is a test player for West Indies (currently not in the team) who told him that Kashmir willow is better for batting on mats. I asked him why he did not buy an English willow and I was told that they cost $750. Now, is this Kashmir willow bat some kind of special Kashmir willow bat used by pros ?

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smilley792 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:04:23 PM »

If he had said $45 dollars I'd have believed him. But until someone shows me a link that proves this bat for this price. I'm afraid I just can't.

Seniorplayer · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:14:19 PM »

This theory that Kashmir is better for hard surfaces as been around for a while due to the willow being harder but it's also naturally heavier and as far as I am aware there's no special Kashmir willow

smilley792 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:19:11 PM »

Found one at the low low price of �35 quid.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gray-Nicolls-Pulse-Kashmir-willow/dp/B017P23W1O

How bads the exchange rate??

Vitas Cricket · « **Reply #4 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:21:27 PM »

450 Zimbabwe Dollars maybe

The most expensive GN Kashmir bats will have an RRP of 60 GBP for 2017. Typically they are priced at RRP 20-40 GBP, depending on model and size.

TheBiologist · « **Reply #5 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:43:55 PM »

Quote from: Vitas Cricket on September 01, 2016, 05:21:27 PM

450 Zimbabwe Dollars maybe

The most expensive GN Kashmir bats will have an RRP of 60 GBP for 2017. Typically they are priced at RRP 20-40 GBP, depending on model and size.

Exactly. And he tried to convince me that because of exchange rate with the US dollar being cheaper than GBP, the GN bats cost more in England than in the US.

Quote from: Seniorplayer on September 01, 2016, 05:14:19 PM

This theory that Kashmir is better for hard surfaces as been around for a while due to the willow being harder but it's also naturally heavier and as far as I am aware there's no special Kashmir willow

This whole theory sounds so BS to me.

In any case, this guy also bought a $370 Spartan that looks like a grade 2. And another buy that cost him $350 from a guy in my area in US who gets his bats made in Pakistan and claims that he is one of the few "ICC approved bat manufacturers".

GoodLeave · « **Reply #6 on:** September 01, 2016, 05:48:50 PM »

Quote from: smilley792 on September 01, 2016, 05:19:11 PM

Found one at the low low price of �35 quid.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gray-Nicolls-Pulse-Kashmir-willow/dp/B017P23W1O

How bads the exchange rate??

Bat margins! We've been sayin forever about how massive the margins are, now we have proof! Buy for 20 quid, sell for $450!

No wonder the retailers are rolling in it

The Cricket Boutique · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2016, 06:12:10 PM »

Quote from: GoodLeave on September 01, 2016, 05:48:50 PM

Bat margins! We've been sayin forever about how massive the margins are, now we have proof! Buy for 20 quid, sell for $450!

No wonder the retailers are rolling in it

Sign us up for some of those margins!

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