Hunts off the shelf stock is mostly made in India by Sareen now yes. The bat makers at Hunts spend the majority of their time satisfying orders for custom bats for retailers like ourselves, customers who approach them directly or indeed for a number of small brands who use Hunts as their bat makers.
I picked this cleft myself and asked them to make it to the fairly basic requirements of FattusCattus, it is not a bat from off the shelf.
I am not getting into the debate about what is a custom made bat and what isn't. If a bat made to the requirements given can only be classed as a custom if you, the customer is present at the time it is made then no, i don't sell Hunts custom bats, the only ones i do are GN Legend experiences.
As for the question about why getting the bat through us is cheaper than going direct. Thats how most of the larger brands that still sell directly to the public operate, they sell to us at trade price, and they sell to the public at RRP. Our price to the public is somewhere between the two.
Hands are not being bitten off because many people have gone off the county brand. As has been raised, Tony is an outstanding bat maker and should not be overlooked even at rpp.