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Karan62

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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #180 on: October 16, 2012, 03:35:42 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on October 16, 2012, 03:32:07 PM
Asad has been strangely quiet on this thread - maybe he has a guilty pleasure and is planning to line his walls with Sabre next year...  ;)
it would be interesting if he does maybe in one of his christmas sales etc someone could get one and review it ?
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #181 on: October 16, 2012, 03:36:06 PM »
I have seen some of the bats on display at Asad's shop, and I doubt that he would entertain the idea of dislaying these in comparison to the bats he has!  :(
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #182 on: October 16, 2012, 03:39:25 PM »
Sounds like they're reasonable local to him though, so who knows?!
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #183 on: October 16, 2012, 03:40:05 PM »
Quote from: ItsJustCricket on October 16, 2012, 03:32:07 PM
Asad has been strangely quiet on this thread - maybe he has a guilty pleasure and is planning to line his walls with Sabre next year...  ;)
too busy at the moment with clothing side of our business. I won't mind if it is on sale or return basis
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #184 on: October 16, 2012, 03:40:37 PM »
:D maybe he can use these to make the other bats look better xD i wonder though how bad can they actually be take the stickers of and really how bad is the bat ?
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #185 on: October 16, 2012, 03:43:30 PM »
Quote from: Karan62 on October 16, 2012, 03:40:37 PM
:D maybe he can use these to make the other bats look better xD i wonder though how bad can they actually be take the stickers of and really how bad is the bat ?

It's not just the stickers that put me off - rarely do you see so many blemishes on supposed "top end" bats.
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #186 on: October 16, 2012, 03:45:05 PM »
yeah i did notice that i was looking at the bats on my phone and i was expecting about grade 2/3 then i read petes comment about the fact that these were the top of the range :(
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #187 on: October 16, 2012, 03:45:53 PM »
out of interest do they let you bounce a ball on the bats at the Lords Trade Show ?
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #188 on: October 16, 2012, 07:05:46 PM »
The Sabre range had a brownish stickering on the last years Wisden gear guide / bat review and they were a miles better than what they currently have. I think the " DON " , county pro who reviewed had something nice to say about them. On a different note anyone know who he actually is ?.
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #189 on: October 16, 2012, 07:07:11 PM »
The bats all looked exactly the same standard despite whichever grade they are, and the creative is poocakes.

However, I think it's a bit rough for people without their own brand to criticise someone who's got off his (No Swearing Please) and is running his own brand.

Every start-up is a work in progress - I wish I had his money and balls to start my own brand - however I also wish he had my artistic talent to make it look good!
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #190 on: October 16, 2012, 08:26:47 PM »
Quote from: FattusCattus on October 16, 2012, 07:07:11 PM


However, I think it's a bit rough for people without their own brand to criticise someone who's got off his (No Swearing Please) and is running his own brand.



This im not so sure mate... next you will be telling me i can't critique the new Aston as i dont run a car company...

Criticising for the hell of it is a hell of it is almost a habit for some granted, but it's down to the intelligent to wade through the comments and find something or anything of value... in this case however, this kind of typifies the point raised with him. Once you are in a position to be compared by being next to others you'll soon learn about your "identities" strengths.... the chatter may seem a little puerile but even to the most dedicated brand engineer it tells a valuable story...

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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #191 on: October 16, 2012, 08:40:34 PM »
I've spent a few weekends selling at SCS on 2 of their sale events, and Sabre has always sold well - although that was with the older maroon stickers. Perhaps that was because it was a Somerset brand, and the shop had been pushing it more due to presumably high margins.

For all his worth though, Kevin has run a cricket shop for the past 7 years, distributed a brand nationally to retailers and is now giving his own brand a go. He's been there and done it in the industry, perhaps the gear isn't the best looking on the market - but at £250 for a cricket bat handmade in England it's not exactly a rip-off.

I'm not a massive fan of the graphics, but they're sticking very much with what worked in their own experience.
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #192 on: October 16, 2012, 08:47:11 PM »
Quote from: Karan62 on October 16, 2012, 03:19:04 PM
http://www.sabrecricket.co.uk/news.html interesting ... i wonder which retailers are stocking them ?

Think Globe are going to be stocking them.
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #193 on: October 16, 2012, 08:52:55 PM »
So the bats are UK made then? Interesting! I wonder how many forum members have bats made by the same person that they love. Like I said, amazing what a set of stickers can do!  :D
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Re: Lords Trade Show Images
« Reply #194 on: October 16, 2012, 08:58:55 PM »
Made by the same batmaker that has made for at least 2 forum sponsors.
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