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Any reason as to why Easton is being so secretive with stuff being posted this year? Saw it posted on Amazon (thru Amazon Services and not third party) for about 5 days and now the link was removed today.
I got into this a little bit ago.
Easton is doing a severe crack down on dealers that use third party sites to break rules. Meaning fake
Less volume with higher margins vs more volume with lower margins.
I got into this a little bit ago.
Easton is doing a severe crack down on dealers that use third party sites to break rules. Meaning fake
store websites to break mapp, certain stores that have "reps" all over facebook running illegal raffles and
mapp violations, using names on ebay to break mapp, amazon to break mapp. They sent a form to all
dealers that they have to turn in every outlet they are on and every "rep" and their facebook pages.
They have a list of hundreds of ebay/amazon names, they have stores on the internet that aren't dealers run by auth stores.
I think Easton has finally seen the short term isn't good for the long term and I think others may follow. I have
been talking to my guy extensively for the past month about this. Many dealers that used to carry Easton products
do not anymore because of certain stores that have 1000 reps doing raffles on facebook, ebay/amazon violations.
Stores that could be selling a good amount of bats, just don't carry them anymore because of facebook reps.
There is no point to carry stock bats when you know certain stores are just gonna have 1000 reps raffling on facebook
and sell for cost and kill sales. Stores only will take loses for so long until they stop stocking bats.
And that's whats happening. Many stores that used to stock bats are just not ordering
any or ordering as needed and only a couple.
Easton is using the 2020 Ghost for leverage...if you cant play by the rules, you don't get the Ghost
I understand but inwas just showing there are people out there now advertising the bat and showing the picsPreorders are annoying...Then if the bat is delayed...you're on the hook and people are on you 24/7.
I used to do that, but I would rather just spend a whole first day taking calls and orders and know Im
shipping the bat when I have them