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YES

30 (75%)

NO

7 (17.5%)

UNSURE

3 (7.5%)

Total Members Voted: 39

[Blazer]

After seeing discontent over big branded bats bought blindly off the internet, What is the general opinion about online bargains ? Are they worth the discount you receive ?. Sellers like It's just cricket , cricket store online, Uzi sports gives you an accurate picture of the equipment , but the rest are very much hit and miss. I have been dissappointed by the bargains received more often than not.

[Johnny]

Surely that's a big part of the trade off. You take the risk for a better price. Maybe it's worthwhile paying that little extra to get what you want (and support out sponsors! )

[toenails97]

If I was you and your paying a lot for a bat then get of asad or IJC cause then u won't be dissapointed cosmetically

[Chad]

Yeah, you can also ask their personal opinion on the pick up too and how it sounds off the mallet, which is about as close as you can get to buying a bat from a specialist store in person. I have done this with Paul for a Newbery Mjolnir 5 star, and I am very pleased with my purchase. Easily better than many of the bats I have spent more for in specialist retail stores!

[Blazer]

IJC and Uzi sports are exceptional cases of excellent service.

[GarrettJ]

i buy 90% of my bats online blind .........

i have had 6 bats (all limited edition alledgedly) from retailers and only liked 2 .... the 2010 MH Distinction and the 2012 Distinciton although it is a bit heavy

I have had about 10 bats from custom makers and liked the look of them all.

[GarrettJ]

IJC and Uzi sports are exceptional cases of excellent service.

agreed and i would add talent cricket in there too

[procricket]

I do not like buying online if ism honest nothing beats the actual pick up trying it.

For me the idea is find a maker who has made for you and keep going there if the bats are good

I buy off here and through the forum but they tend to only last a week or two because the pick up is not what I really wanted

[Six Sixes Cricket]

Toenails,

What was the reason you bought your bat from Owzat?

I'll hazard a guess and say it was down to cost, the reason most people buy online.

[toenails97]

Well they were the only place to have one in my weight and they seemed good on the Phone so that made me go with them as I love the oblivion shape

[toenails97]

And cost mate

[Blazer]

I buy off here and through the forum but they tend to only last a week or two because the pick up is not what I really wanted

Pick up is the most important thing that worries me when buying online. GM's idea of indexing is brilliant but I am not sure of relevance as I once bought a bat with a pick up index of 1 but did not feel right.

[procricket]

Pick up is the most important thing when buying a bat I think bar nothing

[junter97]

Pick up is the most important thing when buying a bat I think bar nothing

Unless it's a complete and utter plank, however his is hardly ever the case so yes, I agree.

[Johnny]

Hard to test plankness in a shop though