I get where you're coming from mate, but personally think there's a point where it's a tad much. Yes some people are clued up, but not everyone. It also increases the expectation of how much things should cost. If this is the price of a G1+/Pro Grade or whatever, then how much will a G2 cost soon? Would you be happy if every batmaker/brand did this and priced many out of buying a cricket bat full stop? There's nothing special about these bats from what i can tell, apart from them looking nice. So is it ethical to charge 3 times what it costs elsewhere?
At a time when everything is becoming more expensive and the game is struggling to engage with a new audience, I'm not sure ramping up costs to this extent is a good thing. There's enough eliteism in sport as it is imo.
Also agree with everything you have said there mate.
The big companies are driving up the price of there top end bats which is ludicrous. We had the same discussion when someone mentioned about the £600 keeleys, when GN first released the Legend which was astronomical for the time. But there is always going to be a market for it, as people want to have the best of the best, or what they perceive to be so.
Companies will continue to do so as long as people keep buying them.
I wrote last night when I was a little tired so maybe I was a little rushed in what I said, I feel like SS would have been far better making than an exclusive 10 or 20 bat run limited edition style. But they will sell as many as they can.
Don’t get me wrong £1500 is extremely heavy on price. They wouldn’t be doing it if they didn’t think they could sell them.
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