Topic: Best option for a custom made unstickered bat? (Read 3351 times)

Chad · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2022, 04:59:47 PM »

Quote from: rhoVsquared on August 02, 2022, 02:38:37 PM

How is that different than stickers being applied being part of a refurb? Which many companies offer. They have no control over the bats they get sent in. Yes, they could decide not to apply stickers but I really don�t think it would be a good idea for a company to start being pretentious enough to say �that bat isn�t good enough for our stickers� when someone has paid for a refurb. So, it ultimately is the same, the stickers get applied to any bat the company has no control over it.

Not being pretentious - companies have every right to not apply their own stickers onto bats they've not made - from what I know, quite a lot of brands don't. It is why not too many sell their stickers - just not worth the risk of them being put on a low quality bat and their brand image being damaged. Some have their own refurbishment specific stickers, like Gray Nicolls.

Red Ink Cricket · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2022, 05:04:04 PM »

I generally won�t resticker if it�s not a Red Inker. I�ve done a couple for friends who I know and know the source of the bat they are going on. I don�t sell stickers to remove the chance my stickers end up on poor bats.

Whilst I�d prefer to provide my stickers on a bat, once it�s with the owner they can do what they wish so could easily remove them if they wanted. If you want it without stickers then happy to accommodate

jonny77 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 02, 2022, 07:09:47 PM »

There's a whole host of issues. I'll apply mine to refurbs if it's a decent bat and isn't in too bad a condition, as most people ask me too addmy stickers. I have refused in some cases, with bats which are already breaking up early on which people have asked me to fix up, or ones with huge knots in etc

As with the original post, its up to the batmaker/brand to determine their policy

jonny77 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 02, 2022, 07:12:57 PM »

Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on August 02, 2022, 10:45:10 AM

I'm sure SS and Kookaburra will survive!

If I bought some Kippax or Jedi (for example)stickers, how would they have any control over the bat I chose to put them on?

They will, but doesn't make it right imo people are ripping off their stickers.

If brands are willing to sell their stickers to you, then they're obviously happy for you to put them on any bat. But at least they've made that call and at least probably made something off the stickers

Yorkershire · « **Reply #19 on:** August 02, 2022, 08:35:23 PM »

Quote from: Alvaro on August 02, 2022, 03:32:52 PM

The problem arises when someone put stickers on an inferior bat and then sells it as the brand it now appears to be to the buyer.

Agree, if the bats decent then I don't think its much of an issue. But if its just a plank...

rhoVsquared · « **Reply #20 on:** August 02, 2022, 08:43:13 PM »

Quote from: Chad on August 02, 2022, 04:59:47 PM

Not being pretentious - companies have every right to not apply their own stickers onto bats they've not made - from what I know, quite a lot of brands don't. It is why not too many sell their stickers - just not worth the risk of them being put on a low quality bat and their brand image being damaged. Some have their own refurbishment specific stickers, like Gray Nicolls.

That depends on what they�re offering. Many brands explicitly state they apply their stickers after a refurb. It�s up to the company to offer that or not.

Yorkershire · « **Reply #21 on:** August 02, 2022, 08:48:02 PM »

TBH the Gray-Nicolls model is probably the best one... bat maker gets to show of their work on the refurb but doesn't give a sticker for an official model.. official refurb stickers are the way to go I think...

SD · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2022, 11:37:52 PM »

Quote from: Alvaro on August 01, 2022, 01:54:09 PM

I have noticed a couple of batmakers rescinding the offer of a warranty if supplied unstickered. I think the reasoning is, they have made it, they would like people to know it - it's part of how smaller brands get noticed. So, take the stickers or lose the warranty.

I can understand where they're coming from, even if it doesn't sit wholly well with me.

They are on fairly precarious ground doing this. For the most part, the warranty only reflects the statutory position in terms of the recourse a retail customer has under the Sale of Goods Act if a product is faulty.

A product isn't covered if specifically advertised as having faults e.g. storm damage, but supplying the bat without stickers wouldn't amount to a fault

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