1. This Board Rocks has been split into two separate forums.

    The Preps Forum section was moved here to stand on its own. All member accounts are the same here as they were at ThisBoardRocks.

    The rest of ThisBoardRocks is located at: CarolinaPanthersForum.com

    Welcome to the new Preps Forum!

    Dismiss Notice

buying bats from ebay

Discussion in 'Softball Forum' started by cheeze105, May 8, 2008.

Page 1 of 3
  1. May 8, 2008 at 12:45 PM #1
    cheeze105

    cheeze105 Moderator Staff Member

    Age:
    70
    Posts:
    3,960
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2003
    Location:
    gastonia, nc
    i have been told that anderson bat co will no longer honor the warrantee for bats purchased on ebay for less than map pricing or if you purchased the bat from someone who is not a registered distributor for them. this has been an issue for some time, as they have no way of controlling the price on ebay for new bats, and its unfair for the distributors who are required to stick to the map pricing. this is now effective for all bats retroactive to one year ago....

    i have also been told that the other bat companies will follow suit in the near future.

    so, this seems to be a case of a good deal not really being a good deal. you might save $30.00-40.00 but have a bat with no warrantee program.....

    discuss????? good or bad???
     
  2. May 8, 2008 at 12:50 PM #2
    tonync55

    tonync55 Full Access Member

    Posts:
    644
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2004
    Location:
    Western North Carolina
    This is bad. If a company has faith in the quality of it's product it should warrant the product regardless of the current owner.
     
  3. May 8, 2008 at 12:52 PM #3
    JavelinCatcher

    JavelinCatcher Full Access Member

    Posts:
    526
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Mar 26, 2008
    Is this legal???

    How do they know who you bought the bat from? Do you have to provide a reciept or something like that when you return it?

    This seems fishy to me. I understand there are people who make their living selling the bats and don't want people under cutting them but it doesn't seem fair or legal for a company to say we will not honor your warranty because you didn't pay enough for the item. The warranty is for defects in their product(s).

    This would be like Ford saying you have to pay MSRP or the factory warranty is void.
     
  4. May 8, 2008 at 1:04 PM #4
    Softball Guru

    Softball Guru Banned From TBR

    Posts:
    2,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2006
    Location:
    Union County
    YEP !!


    No receipt---No New Bat ----standard procedure !!!!---:guns6:

    Guru
     
  5. May 8, 2008 at 1:23 PM #5
    bothsportsdad

    bothsportsdad Full Access Member

    Posts:
    634
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Aug 12, 2005

    similar situation to John Deere electing to market their lawn tractors thru Lowes.... dealers with millions invested in bldgs and marketing were rightly upset but in the end Lowes can move many more mowers than the dealers could. If Anderson supports their dealers then the question becomes: will sales drop off and by how much? Money will make the decision in the end.

    I only bought '04 used RT's on Ebay and after about the 3rd one bit the dust (after paying a nice premium) I decided I had learned my lesson!
     
  6. May 8, 2008 at 1:29 PM #6
    JavelinCatcher

    JavelinCatcher Full Access Member

    Posts:
    526
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Mar 26, 2008
    Last years models?

    Does this apply to last years (or even older) models? I would imagine some dealers use eBay and/or other sites to dump their 'older' stock that they can't move.
     
  7. May 8, 2008 at 1:33 PM #7
    Softball Guru

    Softball Guru Banned From TBR

    Posts:
    2,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Mar 15, 2006
    Location:
    Union County
    Only Good For A Year !!

    Bats only guaranteed for a year shouldn't effect anything earlier than '07 !!

    Guru
     
  8. May 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM #8
    CanAmMan

    CanAmMan Full Access Member

    Posts:
    575
    Likes Received:
    0
    Joined:
    Apr 15, 2003
    My question is, how do they know you bought it off of e-bay?

    If I bought a bat and my dd used it in 2 games and just hated it, I then sell it to another parent for $30 less than what I paid, is the warranty still good?
     
  9. May 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM #9
    cheeze105

    cheeze105 Moderator Staff Member

    Age:
    70
    Posts:
    3,960
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2003
    Location:
    gastonia, nc
    correct, it will only affect some of the late model 07's, all the 2008's and the new 2009's.

    to return something on warrantee, you must have an original receipt, so appartently if the name of the seller doesnt match a registered distributor, you're out of luck or if you send in a receipt for less than map pricing, warantee is questionable at best.

    it's like this, i HAVE to sell a 2008 for 259.00, but you can go on ebay and find the same darn bat selling for 229.00. corporate often cant find out who's really selling the bats, so its unstoppable to them, and this is appartently their answer to this problem, in an effort to keep the legit distributors from dropping their prices.
     
  10. May 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM #10
    cheeze105

    cheeze105 Moderator Staff Member

    Age:
    70
    Posts:
    3,960
    Likes Received:
    3
    Joined:
    Oct 12, 2003
    Location:
    gastonia, nc
    warrantee is good for you as you bought it, but not for the second owner of the bat.
     
Page 1 of 3

Share This Page