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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2013, 06:35:38 PM »

Anybody who even spends over £250 needs their head looking at!!!
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2013, 06:45:17 PM »

Anybody who even spends over £250 needs their head looking at!!!

It's all relative. If you can afford it, why not?

Where I work, I was speaking to a Customer Service Advisor (on a CSA type wage) who wears a £1000 watch. I wear a £4 one. Does the same job.

I think a bat is there for performance and show. At the end of the day, why pay £250 when you can get one half that price?
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2013, 06:48:54 PM »

It's all relative. If you can afford it, why not?

Where I work, I was speaking to a Customer Service Advisor (on a CSA type wage) who wears a £1000 watch. I wear a £4 one. Does the same job.

I think a bat is there for performance and show. At the end of the day, why pay £250 when you can get one half that price?


Same with cars, why buy an audi/vw when a skoda/seat does the exact same thing.
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2013, 06:54:30 PM »

It's all relative. If you can afford it, why not?

Where I work, I was speaking to a Customer Service Advisor (on a CSA type wage) who wears a £1000 watch. I wear a £4 one. Does the same job.

I think a bat is there for performance and show. At the end of the day, why pay £250 when you can get one half that price?
His watch cost more than my car! (Dunno if that tells you more about him or me really)

With bats (like anything else I suppose) things are only worth what you're willing to pay for them.
Have I spent over £200 on a bat - yes
Would I spend that much again - probably not but never say never
Would I even consider a £400 bat - I'd book myself in for psychiatric help
Is my £10 watch too cheap - no, £1000 on a watch is mental in my option
And finally, do I need a more expensive car - probably but mine does the job (for now)



all these statements were true at the time I posted, if I win the lottery or something this is subject to change
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2013, 06:54:48 PM »

a life time warrantee!
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2013, 06:55:03 PM »

More than half the forum never in truth get to find out if they have a good one or not
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #21 on: December 14, 2013, 06:59:54 PM »

If I was shelling out £400 its all about one thing - performance.
I have had many super looking bats with 20 odd straight grains but they might be very heavy / dense or really hard pressed. Some might be massive for their weight but the ball just doesn't come off it.
My current match bat is an OK looking bat, nothing massive for 2.9, but you only have to touch the ball and it rockets away. Having bought many bats during the years you don't find that many bats that really fly.
I would happily pay £400 if the bat was guaranteed to perform like that.
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #22 on: December 14, 2013, 07:01:33 PM »

Anybody who even spends over £250 needs their head looking at!!!

Says the guy who purchased a Hawk Players! ;) I think you just insulted around 75% of the forum population! :P

If I were to spend £400 on a bat, I guess 10-12 arrow straight grains, all sapwood and plays really nicely. I already have my Laver which I love though, and if I were to buy a £400 bat, it would have to be the same shape and outperform that, but also feel just as good in the hands, and when connecting with the ball. :)
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #23 on: December 14, 2013, 07:12:03 PM »

What do I want in a £400 bat, is the question.

My answer is ...

Someone else on here to buy it, then I have a good chance of picking it up for around half that in 6-18 months.
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #24 on: December 14, 2013, 07:28:09 PM »

Interesting that watches and cars have come up in this thread because the percentage increase in price from entry level to top end in each of these products is miles and miles higher than cricket bats, yet a lot of people will always get the top end watches and cars, so applying the same logic, a lot of people will always buy £400 cricket bats...  Let's be honest, cricket is not exactly a working class sport too...

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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #25 on: December 14, 2013, 07:46:29 PM »

Says the guy who purchased a Hawk Players! ;) I think you just insulted around 75% of the forum population! :P

If I were to spend £400 on a bat, I guess 10-12 arrow straight grains, all sapwood and plays really nicely. I already have my Laver which I love though, and if I were to buy a £400 bat, it would have to be the same shape and outperform that, but also feel just as good in the hands, and when connecting with the ball. :)

Yep, I spent £250 on it mate hence why I gave it that limit
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2013, 07:59:48 PM »

Interesting that watches and cars have come up in this thread because the percentage increase in price from entry level to top end in each of these products is miles and miles higher than cricket bats, yet a lot of people will always get the top end watches and cars, so applying the same logic, a lot of people will always buy £400 cricket bats...  Let's be honest, cricket is not exactly a working class sport too...

Up North it is very working class mate  :D
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2013, 08:18:01 PM »

Yep, I spent £250 on it mate hence why I gave it that limit

Wrll, in that case, anyone who spends over £249 needs their head looking at.
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2013, 08:21:15 PM »

Wrll, in that case, anyone who spends over £249 needs their head looking at.

:)

I've managed to only spend over 200 once and it was the worst bat I've owned ( owned 8)
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Re: What do you want in a bat if it's 400 sheets
« Reply #29 on: December 14, 2013, 08:26:15 PM »

I think now after buying a expensive bat and seeing it go like a rocket but with damage i think i would ask for a net bat as part of the deal next time
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