MormonBaller
Not really a Mormon
whats the point of barcodes other than being one more reason to turn away a return? Seems pointless if the barcode matches the serial number of the bat so it useless to someone else.
Point of Barcodes?
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TWmccoy
3DX Connoisseur
I think companies did this so that only the original buyer of a bat could return it. They were sick of getting shafted by fraudulent receipts. Easton (or whomever) doesn't want returns on some bat that's a few years old from random people who acquired the bat and had a fake receipt printed up. Having the bar code is simply one more way to ensure receipt authenticity.
It isn't foolproof, obviously. You could still use a bogus receipt assuming you had the barcode. Requiring the barcode simply makes this less likely to occur.
It isn't foolproof, obviously. You could still use a bogus receipt assuming you had the barcode. Requiring the barcode simply makes this less likely to occur.
MormonBaller
Not really a Mormon
But my receipt doesn’t even cite the barcode/serial number.
I really don't think it does anything other than validate a warranty... meaning you have to have it to return it. From a company's standpoint they are going to save quite a bit on bats that do not have matching barcodes or barcodes that have been lost. Cause really I haven't come across any company that actually uses the barcode in their receipt or for tracking purposes.
The only company I know that actually marks and validates barcodes is Pure. They use an internal system that validates every purchase, including original buying date of the bat, original owner, and where the bat was sent to. Pretty good stuff, as they only require the barcode to turn in the bat, they have all the original info!
The only company I know that actually marks and validates barcodes is Pure. They use an internal system that validates every purchase, including original buying date of the bat, original owner, and where the bat was sent to. Pretty good stuff, as they only require the barcode to turn in the bat, they have all the original info!
Country469
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I can give you Craig Shaw's # if you want to blow him....
Okay Joker, JR.
Country469
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Best poster on this site, and most knowledge on equipment here too........ thanks for the compliment I guess
MormonBaller
Not really a Mormon
That was kind of my point. Say your wife throws away the paper you kept the barcode on thinking it was a trash receipt, now your sol with an otherwise completely returnable bat with receipt.
Country469
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call who you bought it from imo in that situation
To waste their time, and your own? If a barcode is required for warranty and you don't have the barcode, suck it up and buy a new bat. Next time don't lose it. It's the same as a receipt, except you can't acquire one later if you lost it.
Country469
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Nah, if you lost the receipt........ if you lost the bar code its on you blue. Generally guys who break bats know what to do, and guys who use bats for 3-5 years each don't so it evens out in the end.
Country469
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Good practice here..........make a photo copy of your paperwork with the bar code on it. While its not proof by any means, its a good way to get your foot in the discussion if you lost the real thing.
Joker
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this is the whole point
Country469
Well-Known Member
IDK either cuz Ive never had one issue returning anything cuz Im not a slob and lose important ****
Yes, they do
For which company?
Country469
Well-Known Member
To me...if I'm trying to make something as anti counterfeit as possible.....the last # Im putting on the bar code is the same as the bat.
If that's your goal, you use a complicated algorithm to base the barcode number off the serial number so that you can compare the two to know if the barcode is fake or not. I doubt the bat companies care that much, which is why I was surprised he said they matched at all.
Every one that has barcodes that I've seen. So at least Easton, Miken, and Worth
That would only result in them catching people, rather than just prevention which is a better goal in that it requires no time spent by the company.
If the code didn't match the serial number or barcode on the bat, there would be even less of a point to having them at all.
People made fraudulent warranty claims for years and this is how they are attempting to combat it.
