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[well past my peak]

Got an email recently inviting me to join the B3 Aussie VIP club, being a bit of a B3 fan signed on in a flash.   the hook was the advertising of custom made deliver to aus for $320,
this was music to my ears, finally it appears that one of the English bat makers are going to make a real effort to sell their wears in oz.
I have been saying for a while now I believe there is a really big potential for this here, as our market is really dominated by the big boys selling hugely marked up bats.
I wish B3 well and I hope that a few more English bat-makers follow their lead,

does anyone have further info about how B3 are planing to make this a success, with the dollar exchange and freight must make it tight.
looking forward to adding a few more B3s to my quiver

[Wickets-then-runs]

Yep, i joined up as well and reckon that with the current value of the pound, B3 are even better value! I bought a crown a few weeks ago and it ended up under $900au delivered and compared to what $1200 will be buying us this season is in almost bargain territory... 

[skip1973]

GST will be added to online purchasers from next year adding to the cost. Depending on how flexible the brands are with warranty and repair work, the exchange rate, stocking UK brands isn't as simple as people think.

[The Doctor]

If any other Aussie's (or for that mater Kiwi's) as we are also setting up a NZ VIP club please email me - David@b3cricket.com and i will send you an invite.


And before all the Brits start nagging - we will be setting up a UK one when the time comes ;-)

Streaky

[well past my peak]

GST will be added to online purchasers from next year adding to the cost. Depending on how flexible the brands are with warranty and repair work, the exchange rate, stocking UK brands isn't as simple as people think.

thanks for the positive slant Skip, would not be associated to one of those hugely marked up store would you?

[The Doctor]

We will start the VIP aussie club with access to the bats and softs (2014) that we have left over in Aus - these will be at really good prices to move the stock - pre season bargains galore!!!

[skip1973]

thanks for the positive slant Skip, would not be associated to one of those hugely marked up store would you?

I imagine you know I am, does that make what I said untrue?

[The Doctor]

GST will be added to online purchasers from next year adding to the cost. Depending on how flexible the brands are with warranty and repair work, the exchange rate, stocking UK brands isn't as simple as people think.

How does this change from UK brands to any other brand? Surely 95% of bats sold in the big stores come from UK/India/Pakistan? Therefore have similar issues - warranty/repair/exchange and also be effected by GST also??

[well past my peak]

We will start the VIP aussie club with access to the bats and softs (2014) that we have left over in Aus - these will be at really good prices to move the stock - pre season bargains galore!!!

and the customs for 320 doc, how long until we can get our hands on one of those? I say with much anticipation.
I hope this will be a on going direction

[skip1973]

How does this change from UK brands to any other brand? Surely 95% of bats sold in the big stores come from UK/India/Pakistan? Therefore have similar issues - warranty/repair/exchange and also be effected by GST also??

Previously purchases under $1000 from overseas retailers were GST exempt. So if for example I purchased something from Vitas cricket VAT was removed and freight added which went close to canceling each other out, from next year another 10% will be added to final price. In terms of repairs some brands insist on doing their own repairs which can add a lot of time and cost to getting things done.  Big brands here have local repairers in place.

[The Doctor]

Previously purchases under $1000 from overseas retailers were GST exempt. So if for example I purchased something from Vitas cricket VAT was removed and freight added which went close to canceling each other out, from next year another 10% will be added to final price. In terms of repairs some brands insist on doing their own repairs which can add a lot of time and cost to getting things done.  Big brands here have local repairers in place.

I am not having a go, so please don't take it that way, just keen to understand the market place over there.

So GST won't have a minimum value from next year?

I am assuming that the bigger brands don't have staff over there, just use a local guy that would also repair other brands?

Streaky

PS - got a lot of love for Kingsgrove Sports, met Harry a couple of times during my previous employment and boy has he got a lot of enthusiasm!!

[well past my peak]

so let me do the maths 10% on a custom B3 deliver to my door = $352 inc gst or
a GM 808 of the shelf  from local cricket store= $585 plus freight $25? inc gst
mmmmm

[skip1973]

It's fine I understand, I wasn't offended in any way. GN and Kooka have repair facilities but we do a lot of the work, same goes for most brands we stock. The change in GST only affects online purchases from overseas that were previously exempt, it's to protect retailers here from people buying same items from overseas seller 10% cheaper.

[skip1973]

so let me do the maths 10% on a custom B3 deliver to my door = $352 inc gst or
a GM 808 of the shelf  from local cricket store= $585 plus freight $25? inc gst
mmmmm

feel free to buy as many B3 bats as you wish.

[well past my peak]

We will start the VIP aussie club with access to the bats and softs (2014) that we have left over in Aus - these will be at really good prices to move the stock - pre season bargains galore!!!

Hey Doc you know you have about 6 days left of pre season here mate,  waiting for the invite to spend some hard earnt