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Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby The Cadet » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:41 pm

Hi guys, getting close to the cricket season starting, and need a new bat. Has anyone ever bought a bat off ebay. I am a A grade cricketer bat bout 9 so dont bat most weeks. Just looking for something to get me through a season or 2. Looking at this bat, what you guys think.
Its English willow ( grown in England ).
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby The Cadet » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:43 pm

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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby no_remorse28 » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:56 pm

I know a few who have had success buying from Ebay and a few who got duds, just with stickers thrown on them to make them look like legit top line bats. Generally as with any thing ebay check the feedback and comments, normally a good guide to the bats you are getting, Good luck with it
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Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby the joker » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:30 pm

I am not sure with bats on eBay, indians make bats and just add stickers.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Squids » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:47 pm

Assuming you are buying from the Australian seller jsm? It looks to be pretty good. Just ask for photos of the actual bat you will get, the bats in the picture look good but I would want to see the actual bat just to be sure.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Pat Malone » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:52 pm

Terrible idea, you have absolutely no guarantee its going to be any good, there is so much variation in standard of willow these days. Discount websites like oo.com.au are much more reputable and offer genuine discount, rather than inflated rrp's.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Dutchy » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:23 pm

Good chance its cashmere willow, dont know how you could buy a bat without picking it up.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby The Cadet » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:53 pm

Its English willow grown in England, I wouldnt buy Kashmir. I batted 3 times last year and borrowed a bat every time. If I was a top 6 then yes I would want to pick it up first, being a bowler my spikes are more important than my bat.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby no_remorse28 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:30 pm

The Cadet wrote:Its English willow grown in England, I wouldnt buy Kashmir. I batted 3 times last year and borrowed a bat every time. If I was a top 6 then yes I would want to pick it up first, being a bowler my spikes are more important than my bat.

The point he was making I think is just because it is listed as English doesn't mean its not Kashmir, I have known of one who thought he was getting a top quality English Willow bat, for it to turn out to be a kids type Kashmir bat with the English Willow stickers thrown on.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby stampy » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:16 pm

agree with dutchy, surely you would have to get a feel beforehand
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Squids » Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:29 pm

The bat pictured is definately English Willow.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby no_remorse28 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:52 pm

Squids wrote:The bat pictured is definately English Willow.

The bloke who got duped and ended up with a Kashmir, well his bat in the pic was definately an English Willow version to, thats my point, spose I could of been more specific
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby heater31 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:37 pm

Squids wrote:The bat pictured is definately English Willow.



The picture may depict English willow but what the Crafty Indian fellow will send you could be entirely different....

I would rather buy a bat from the Franchised Sports store than go to ebay and get one.

Having said that I have purchased a blank from India just to see what it was like and for $80 delivered I got what I paid for and even got a free scalpel scratch down the middle of the bat blade when customs opened it up :roll: Other than that it has been a good wet weather bat as I don't care what happens to it, got some fantastic dents in it as a result of no knocking in too :lol:
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Squids » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:50 pm

This guy isn't from India......

Don't buy from a franchise store, either buy from GC Cricket Centre or Cricket Warehouse.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Wizard of Oz » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:56 pm

Squids wrote:This guy isn't from India......

Don't buy from a franchise store, either buy from GC Cricket Centre or Cricket Warehouse.


Kingsgrove Sports is another quality online retailer.

As others have said though....you'd be crazy to buy a stick without actually picking the thing up.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby C Horse » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:36 am

I'd stick to borrowing bats mate, that one in the picture is horrific.
If you are paying any more than postage for it, you are getting ripped off.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby no_remorse28 » Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:38 am

Squids wrote:This guy isn't from India......

Don't buy from a franchise store, either buy from GC Cricket Centre or Cricket Warehouse.


I buy all my gear from the GC cricket centre, love that place.
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby Bold Strategy » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:49 pm

http://www.thecricketsale.com/specials.html

try this one, you wont get much better discount then this, however you prob wont be able to see what bat you will get. Greg chappel cricket centre and kingsgrove are pretty good as well
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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

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Re: Buying a cricket bat off ebay

Postby heater31 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:56 am

BUMP

started this year's pre season last night and after training was wandering around the shop at the Gillespie Centre and I saw a stick of
timber for $1000 :shock:


I nearly cried :cry:
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