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Sorted, replacement FOC, cant argue with that, now its just time to see the willow!

i wonder if your one will go on the special offers section......

[Cover_Drive]

Cheers Sam I hope they do everything correct this time around.

Not sounding greedy but your time should be compensated as well...

Canners of course mate!

[peplow]

it hasnt really taken much of my time so that i am not overly bothered about.

Had a pic of 3 clefts through, will possibly decide from them after i have had a better look when i'm fully awake, if not i will keep looking...

[Cover_Drive]

Heheh good luck mate I had to make Andy go through many clefts and the last one was the one I choose

Once again good luck hope you get beauty this time!

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I have left it to James to pick out a cleft for me this time round, dont care if its a 3 grainer but it should play like it ought to . .

[Ayrtek Cricket]

how many of u have rejected ur bats uv recieved

[peplow]

how many of u have rejected ur bats uv recieved

a fair few, but if it gets sorted and we're happy at end then i see little problem! except time scales!

[Ayrtek Cricket]

Yeah im sure they will sort it out....should have realised what a peculiar bunch we are on here as kit nerds!

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sounds like quite a few.......

[peplow]

Yeah im sure they will sort it out....should have realised what a peculiar bunch we are on here as kit nerds!

yeah haha, but some of it is fairly standard like wrong clefts sent and wrong profiles!

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Tomtek. . . . . nail on the head. i would go as far as saying the forum bunch arent your bog standard punters. Tell me when you sell your bats are the punters very very pedantic?

[tim2000s]

Andy has offered exactly the same to me which I am not happy about. Why didn't they just get it right the first time. I asked for secondary drying to increase mass and to be sent a bat with 32mm edges and concaving is a joke, I buy a lot of bats and support this forum and expect to be treated as a good customer, not an idiot!!!

What do I do sell it on to someone on here at reduced price, no one will take it as it is a small bat that will not last. Not happy!!! The trade off originally was to have a big bat with huge mass knowing it would not last long. Now I have a bat that is small that will not last long, go figure!!! Money really well spent, not!!!!

John, do you think you may have had unrealistic expectations? Even if you assume a5% reduction in moisture will provide an equivalent size increase, a standard bat would have 35 mm edges and a 5% increase on that will only be less than 37 mm. Equally the increase in volume of wood won't be enormous either.

It seems that we have a tendency to expect magic from the bat makers?

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Another point worth mentionning is that Laver have made up for the mishaps to a satisfactory outcome for all.

[Ayrtek Cricket]

few people are others who know me trust my judgement as Colsey etc will tell you....end of the day the bat being sold is testament to me and my brand so wouldn't want the customer being in any doubt about the product provided.

Obviously a bit different with a custom bat, but having done a fair few custom helmets yet to have one sent back as a reject...touch wood lol

We have to give some leeway in terms of interpretation though i feel as well!

[FattusCattus]

Hmmmm, as good as they are purported to be, is it really worth going through all this grief and extra cost to buy a bat from the other side of the world - particularly when it goes wrong?

..and before you all shoot me down, I am a past Laver customer, and the bat was very good - but not so significantly better than most of the Newbery's I have had to warrant the extra cost and heartache.

There's lots of very good blades here in the UK, and many of them are beautifully finished too.

I know I will get shouted down, but that's my twopenn'orth!