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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2023, 11:11:45 AM »
Absolute bandits this lot, I saw their Mongoose antics last year.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2023, 11:25:54 AM »
Etsy is for mums selling craft stuff not for buying cricket bats.
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« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2023, 11:28:42 AM »
I'm not 100% sure those photos pictured are even English grown willow. A darker shade to the willow and dotty grain is usually associated with Kashmir grown willow.

They're clearly not a batmaker based on all their images being stolen from UK makers, so imagine they are an exporter who will source the bats from various factories in Meerut.
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« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2023, 11:30:01 AM »
It all depends what the OP is comfortable with. Personally I think £420 is a lot of money to drop on 2 bats where I get no warranty, no after sales, no guarantee they'll show up based on the Google reviews, and if they do they could be absolutely bobbins.

I honestly think you'd get better value getting a GM 808 and 404 in 2 different shapes if that's your absolute intention, or alternatively get 1 custom from someone on here, with all the advice they can give you and that would fulfil both the jobs you want it to do, for the same price.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2023, 11:43:52 AM »
Quote from: Buzz on November 27, 2023, 11:25:54 AM
Etsy is for mums selling craft stuff not for buying cricket bats.

This made me laugh a lot but is spot on.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2023, 01:19:49 PM »
For £400 odd, you could get a custom G2 and a cheaper, off the shelf bat in a similar profile (G3 probably) from one of the big companies. Think I'd rather do that than take my chances with some questionable bloke on Etsy.

Great site for some nice wall art, less so for cricket kit.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2023, 08:09:25 PM »
Wondering how many sales Etsy does in cricket bats a year from the uk
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« Reply #22 on: November 27, 2023, 09:38:51 PM »
I paid £200 for my main Keeley match bat, hand selected from the factory……..
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #23 on: November 28, 2023, 01:00:10 AM »
If I was you, I would look for someone local in UK like any forum sponsors and get custom made bats.

If I was getting them from subcontinent then I get my bats from CA, Malik, Mids and Ihsan depending on what I am looking for. I have people who hand selected my bats for me. This way I know what I am getting.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2023, 01:01:19 AM »
Quote from: dantsw13 on November 27, 2023, 09:38:51 PM
I paid £200 for my main Keeley match bat, hand selected from the factory……..
What Grade was it?
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #25 on: November 28, 2023, 03:11:54 AM »
I just fixed a shoulder crack on a similar bat like this one - so had to do the usual glue+ sanding. Very Very similar kind of grains and willow tone.

This willow is NOT english willow - Not Siberian or usual Kashmir willow either. Something different But I repeat - This is NOT English willow. (The guy who brought it to me for repairs said they have 3 of these and 1 is a great bat and 2nd one cracked pretty fast)


DO NOT BUY OP/Dr

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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2023, 04:59:07 AM »
Doesn't look like EW to me, avoid like the plague.
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #27 on: November 28, 2023, 08:45:22 AM »
https://garrardcricket.com/collections/special-stock-collection/products/special-stock-collection-2lb10-0oz

You could get 2x these G1 garrard black Friday specials for £400 and I'm sure they'll be a much better bat
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #28 on: November 28, 2023, 09:38:34 AM »
Quote from: KW9221 on November 28, 2023, 01:01:19 AM
What Grade was it?

And how long ago did you buy it?
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Re: Etsy custom bat order
« Reply #29 on: November 28, 2023, 10:14:32 AM »
Quote from: willmau5 on November 27, 2023, 11:30:01 AM
It all depends what the OP is comfortable with. Personally I think £420 is a lot of money to drop on 2 bats where I get no warranty, no after sales, no guarantee they'll show up based on the Google reviews, and if they do they could be absolutely bobbins.

I honestly think you'd get better value getting a GM 808 and 404 in 2 different shapes if that's your absolute intention, or alternatively get 1 custom from someone on here, with all the advice they can give you and that would fulfil both the jobs you want it to do, for the same price.

Or two custom G3s for roughly three same money 👀 Which will still perform as well and will genuinely be made to exacting requirements in terms of profile, weight, handle shape etc etc.

G1s would be great value at £200 if they were genuine G1s and fault free English Willow. You won't find many of those at that too price tho, as G1s will always sell higher than that. Even in Black Friday deals (if included), would generally still be more than that as custom bats. As most know though, you're largely paying for looks and the value imo is in the lower grades.
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