NEWS ARTICLE
22 July 2010
Beware of Counterfeit Cricket Bats
Unfortunately many people have been getting ripped off when buying from unreputable sellers. The below letter is from Rob Elliott, the General Manager of Kookaburra Sports PTY LTD and outlines this new issue.
More on bootlegging / Counterfeit Cricket Bats
Unless you are buying a bat from a reputable seller how do you know that your bat is not a fake ? At the moment the bootlegging of bats is an abundant trend amongst some unlawful sellers in the market. Bootlegging is simply when someone attaches the labels of expensive brands to shonky cheap bats usually of cheap Indian Willow quality as opposed to high grade English Willow. This is why some sellers appear to be selling some name brands at ridiculously cheap prices. You don’t need to be Einstein to work out the legality of this pastime and at the end of the day it is the poor buyer that gets the raw deal (Ripped Off).
Genuine bats will often bear the subtle mark of it’s maker that a faked bat wont have.
Questions that need to be asked –
Does the bat come with a warranty ?
Is it any good and what grade willow is it ?
Is it knocked in ?
What weight is it ?
These are services that Kingsgrove Sports can more than guarantee !
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