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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2022, 08:24:02 PM »

The second bat is supposed to be a replica net bat or backup so you don't always have to use the good one.
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« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2022, 08:51:16 PM »


Not that it makes it a remotely VFM purchase, but the 2 bats actually come as a pair in a leather case for £1500.

Ah that makes it just a P**s take not a totally Royal F*****g p*** take lol
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2022, 09:12:22 PM »

I genuinely don’t see the issue. If somebody wants to pay £1500 for two bats and a smart leather case then let them.

We all know there is far more value for money out there in the market, and the price point is obviously absolutely ludicrous. But the market is obviously there otherwise they wouldn’t have produced it.

If somebody with more money then sense wants to spend there reddies on something like this then more fool them haha
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2022, 10:14:14 PM »

I genuinely don’t see the issue. If somebody wants to pay £1500 for two bats and a smart leather case then let them.

We all know there is far more value for money out there in the market, and the price point is obviously absolutely ludicrous. But the market is obviously there otherwise they wouldn’t have produced it.

If somebody with more money then sense wants to spend there reddies on something like this then more fool them haha

I get where you're coming from mate, but personally think there's a point where it's a tad much. Yes some people are clued up, but not everyone. It also increases the expectation of how much things should cost. If this is the price of a G1+/Pro Grade or whatever, then how much will a G2 cost soon? Would you be happy if every batmaker/brand did this and priced many out of buying a cricket bat full stop? There's nothing special about these bats from what i can tell, apart from them looking nice. So is it ethical to charge 3 times what it costs elsewhere?

At a time when everything is becoming more expensive and the game is struggling to engage with a new audience, I'm not sure ramping up costs to this extent is a good thing. There's enough eliteism in sport as it is imo.
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2022, 10:41:32 PM »

The only logic I can see in it is for those who want to buy a status symbol rather than a cricket bat. The point is to have something wildly expensive, not to have something that is value for money or even something that is very high quality. Otherwise, I'm at a loss as to who is buying this.
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #20 on: May 14, 2022, 08:38:16 AM »

I get where you're coming from mate, but personally think there's a point where it's a tad much. Yes some people are clued up, but not everyone. It also increases the expectation of how much things should cost. If this is the price of a G1+/Pro Grade or whatever, then how much will a G2 cost soon? Would you be happy if every batmaker/brand did this and priced many out of buying a cricket bat full stop? There's nothing special about these bats from what i can tell, apart from them looking nice. So is it ethical to charge 3 times what it costs elsewhere?

At a time when everything is becoming more expensive and the game is struggling to engage with a new audience, I'm not sure ramping up costs to this extent is a good thing. There's enough eliteism in sport as it is imo.

Also agree with everything you have said there mate.

The big companies are driving up the price of there top end bats which is ludicrous. We had the same discussion when someone mentioned about the £600 keeleys, when GN first released the Legend which was astronomical for the time. But there is always going to be a market for it, as people want to have the best of the best, or what they perceive to be so.

Companies will continue to do so as long as people keep buying them.

I wrote last night when I was a little tired so maybe I was a little rushed in what I said, I feel like SS would have been far better making than an exclusive 10 or 20 bat run limited edition style. But they will sell as many as they can.

Don’t get me wrong £1500 is extremely heavy on price. They wouldn’t be doing it if they didn’t think they could sell them.
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2022, 09:23:07 AM »

In what way would they have been better off doing a limited run?

These crazy priced bats will get bought by people with more money than sense, but you can still easily pick up a more than decent bat for 100-150 if that’s what you want or have the budget for.

There aren’t many industries where companies won’t try and charge the max they can.
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Re: SS Shapes
« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2022, 11:03:36 AM »

The only logic I can see in it is for those who want to buy a status symbol rather than a cricket bat. The point is to have something wildly expensive, not to have something that is value for money or even something that is very high quality. Otherwise, I'm at a loss as to who is buying this.
This. It's like designer clothing, it's ridiculously expensive for absolutely no reason other than being expensive and being a certain brand/design.
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