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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2024, 10:03:43 PM »
Quote from: Six Sixes Cricket on September 19, 2024, 11:00:49 AM
From what i hear, kook bats up 15%, GM up 10% , and Chase went up 27% in january due to the price of willow.

Also shipping has gone through the roof, so potentially price rises after xmas.

I did speak to one retailer and he said the cost of bringing in backpacks worked out £15 per bag dearer due to the shipping cost


So roughly a GM 808 will have an RRP of £360 and be sold for about £280-£290, Kookaburra 3.1 will be RRP £350 and sell for £270-£280 just picking middle of the range models from this two mentioned. This will push the top and bats well over £600 RRP and sold above the £500 mark not including the Legends of players editions.

Getting a very expensive sport indeed with the main stream brands

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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2024, 08:03:26 AM »
It will be very interesting to see how sustainable those prices are.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2024, 10:38:35 AM »
How much will a signature be ?

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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2024, 12:40:51 PM »
Millichamp and Hall now have three price points for bats: £535, £650 and £795.  :o
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2024, 03:09:03 PM »
The other day there was a chaos on insta on wcw site

They are circa 750 I think and it looked like a g4 ..
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2024, 07:56:06 PM »
Here you go a Kook Jos Butler players edition, £1000 RRP £800 purchase price. Uneven waivey grains, small knot on the rear. Can honestly say I would grade this as a G3

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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2024, 08:04:40 PM »
Quote from: SOULMAN1012 on September 22, 2024, 07:56:06 PM
Here you go a Kook Jos Butler players edition, £1000 RRP £800 purchase price. Uneven waivey grains, small knot on the rear. Can honestly say I would grade this as a G3



How has it tapped up/ played?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2024, 08:56:31 PM »
Quote from: thegowerwaft on September 22, 2024, 08:04:40 PM
How has it tapped up/ played?

 No idea mate as it’s not mine. I assume it plays like any other Kook which will be pretty decent but that’s a muted point pricing is crazy and if you are going to sell and market it as top grade you can’t send this out
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #23 on: September 22, 2024, 11:54:18 PM »
Just a money making scheme

Be transparent about why it’s priced that way , performance or looks .

Seems like better pricing on eBay these days with some decent bats if you find the right sellers . Talking about buying a branded bat, there’s of course options to go for forum bat makers here who I’m sure would do a nice bat
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2024, 08:07:29 AM »
Quote from: Bats_Entertainment on September 22, 2024, 12:40:51 PM
Millichamp and Hall now have three price points for bats: £535, £650 and £795.  :o

Don't forget the additional £35 charge if you want to change from Black or White labels to coloured labels... :D
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2024, 10:04:58 AM »
Quote from: Neon Cricket on September 23, 2024, 08:07:29 AM
Don't forget the additional £35 charge if you want to change from Black or White labels to coloured labels... :D

I know their market is people with more money than sense but come on...
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2024, 10:42:29 AM »
Maybe their bats are 'graded on performance' and the ping on this is ceiling damaging!!!   :D

Quote from: thegowerwaft on September 22, 2024, 08:04:40 PM
How has it tapped up/ played?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2024, 06:36:59 PM »
To be fair, GN made me a Pro bat this year (Alex made) that cosmetically looked awful, 7 grains, massive knot/mark right in the hitting area and huge knot/mark on the back,but it hands down has the best performance I’ve ever had.
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2024, 09:02:06 PM »
So what's the mystery ingredient? Are you sure fair is the right word?
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Re: 2025 equipment reveal
« Reply #29 on: September 23, 2024, 09:53:57 PM »
I was in the same boat that everyone would be in when I received the bats. Visually unappealing, immediately spoke to them and their first response was you obviously haven’t tapped them up yet. Sure enough, they were guns. In a retail environment I most likely wouldn’t have even given them a second look. As a confessed grain whore I’ve been converted is all I’m saying. I guess bat performance is a multi variable thing, but manufacturers have a decent idea as they save most of the elite stuff for the pros.

Going forward I’m definitely not putting all my stock into grains…
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