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[Sitonit]

We have talked much about praising and appreciating our purchased bats.

Did anyone ever have a disappointment with a new or used bat?

[Gurujames]

I've had 2 MSR's which were both planks. One was a g1 the other a butterfly. A GM Apex original was also poor.

[tim2000s]

We have talked much about praising and appreciating our purchased bats.

Did anyone ever have a disappointment with a new or used bat?

Yes, many of us, and one brand in particular did pretty badly in that respect. Just search for the SAF topic on here.

[edge]

Only real disappointment I've had in a good while was a sports direct sale GN which just felt a bit rubbish when netting, small middle and vibrations through the handle even after a good knocking in and a few nets. Suspect it was just pressed too hard, maybe it'll make someone a decent bat if they give it the time to open up, but I just moved it on via eBay.

[Seniorplayer]

Not in recent times but Have had two both GNs one I took back to the sports retail store and explained it didn't ping  but they didn't  want to know so I contacted my insurance helpline who wrote to them I got  my money back on returning the bat.
The second i sent back to GN  with a covering letter after phoning first stating  the bat  didn't  ping they swopped it for a like for like new bat no problem.

[Biggie Smalls]

Bought a 3lb puma/millichamp when i was 14 . Looked amazing grain wise and was top of the line g1 . They wouldn't let me use a mallet to ping test it in store , but they ping tested a bunch in front of me and gave me the 'best' one which i bought in good faith . Anyway it was an absolute plank . Vibrated like hell and sounded like Dennis Lillee's aluminum bat when you managed to find the miniscule middle . I took it back to the store .... they laughed in shock( embarrassment? ) when they ping tested it again , apologised profusely,  replaced the bat and i ended up with an absolute belter . Sometimes you get a dud . Moral to that story - i still occasionally buy bats from the same store till this day but i always say to them ' if you don't let me ping test it myself I'll take my money elsewhere'.

[Calzehbhoy]

I bought a top of the range GN Velocity a few years back with the carbon handle. It was absolutely terrible. I took it back to Robertsbridge 3 times and each time they refuse to do anything to it. I ended up chucking it in a skip it was that bad.

[InternalTraining]

Performance free B3s. Once in a blue moon, I'd use them against cheap net balls in nets. They are so hard pressed you can drive nails with them.

Never again, I say!

[t2ylo]

Performance free B3s. Once in a blue moon, I'd use them against cheap net balls in nets. They are so hard pressed you can drive nails with them.

Never again, I say!

Also had a bad b3. Just didn't sound right. Sold on & put it down to a one off.

[thedon]

I've had a few gm's 909's. Pressed hard. I would never buy gm again

[WalkingWicket37]

I've often found the duds turn into absolute guns as soon as they're used by a teammate

[KW9221]

I've had a few gm's 909's. Pressed hard. I would never buy gm again

I have also had bad experience with GM so I won't be buying GM anymore.

[JB]

I've got a GN Omega LE Robertsbridge made that doesn't sound great! Very tinny sound to it

[smilley792]

A few rock hard GMs off all grades. Shame as I did used to like and rely on a good GM


Had a grays that was awful. Shop agreed and sent back to grays, grays returned it claiming it was fine and they wouldn't refund/replace.
Amusingky.you could see the mark in the stickers where they had repressed it to about 1inch from toe to. Just below splice was pressed a few mm lower and you could. See it plain as day).
They also manage to. Burn one of the edges(can only presume steaming dents out went wrong)

It was a dud and ended up as a lad at our clubs indoor bat. Tape ball all it was useful for.

[Ajdal]

A 2014/15 GM 808 Icon, quite heavy for it's size and pressed hard as a rock. And a Spartan CG Authority(top of the line?), soft as soft gets and not in a good way. The response was terrible when bouncing a ball on it and the balance was terrible, felt like all the weight was near the toe. Very heavy concaving on it too.

Both these bats were not mine but a friend's, bought blind online.