Hmmmm.. I might of not chosen a still good bat in the past because of shocking stickers but I wouldn't now.
I've been using a h4l with red and black stickers, I don't like the stickers but do like the bat, I don't like,the yellow and black hattori stickers either but the chrome ones on the custom model are fantastic.
I'd be looking at quality of the bat and shape over stickers myself.
It's odd if you look at warsop most of their stickers are....well......not great I don't think, then they completely went to the other end of the spectrum with flancy chrome ones for the platinum and venom models...it seemed to work as they sell loads of those.
At odds with some of the forum I can't really get used to a bat without stickers at all...just my preference I suppose..it just don't look right.