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Archived Sale(s) Below. Please Ignore. 2017 July 25 Update: SOLD! Payment received. Great buyer. Leaving a great feedback. Hoping to receive feedback upon receipt. Thank you. 2017 July 25 Update: $320 PayPal as Goods. $310 PayPal as friends, Chase QuickPay, etc. 2017 July 23 Sunday Morning Update: For sale is my W968 blade with Hurricane 3 Provincial Blue Sponge and Hurricane 3 National #60 Yellow Sponge on the backhand, ~5 hours playing time total, maybe 7 tops. Blade is originally sourced from prott.vip (owned by Chinese Guangzhou provincial player Zhang Guozhi / 张国智). Original user bought blade and the H3 National #60 Yellow Sponge rubber in May, tested it for a very quick session then sold them to me on this forum (he's a serial buyer - tester - seller). I didn't start using this setup till early July, after I finally received my new H3 Provincial Blue Sponge for the forehand (I mentioned it in posts below). Overall, the setup has seen about 5 hours playing time, since I only played some Fridays after work. I’m selling because I have two lol. I originally wanted to keep both, but with $$$ mortgage payments coming up, I’ll try to find this a new home. If you’re interested in buying, you should already know what you’re getting into. It’s among the best blades in the market, and when paired with H3 rubbers, it feels invincible. Execute a proper stroke, you’ll find the ball on the table with the best speed / spin / trajectory combo you’ve ever seen, and I’m not exaggerating. If you’re ready to make the ultimate leap, you have to see for yourself! Also, as much as I’d appreciate a free bump when people chime in and question the authenticity, please respectfully refrain from doing so unless that’s the only thing preventing you from making an offer. I’ve done no fewer than 30+ solid hours of due diligence, including talking to multiple buyers and sellers in China and seeing tons of pics of real W968s, including pics of several W968s with the same serial letters (different numbers) as the one I’m selling (same letters meaning same production batch, but different numerals meaning different blade from that batch). Being an auditor by trade, I don’t make conclusions easily, and I’m confident in my ability to recognize genuine W968s. Pics below: P.S. This Thursday (July 20) I took it to a friend’s house, and cleaned it afterwards using water running from his faucets. It must’ve been the well water or something, the rubbers now have a bit of water stain left on them. Besides the cosmetic difference, there’s absolutely no difference to the rubber as far as texture, feel, and playing characteristics as far as I can tell from playing a short session after work on Friday. I was going to ask $370 shipped, but due to the cosmetic changes, I’m now only asking for $320. I’m ticked off about it, but I know as a buyer the perceived value probably drops a bit even if the difference is only cosmetic. See last 2 pics for the stains. I think you can probably get it off with olive oil or something, but I won’t try it since it plays the same to me even stained, and I’m personally not bothered by it. P.P.S. Item will ship with everything in the original packaging, with box and red card (hand written as all W968s are). --------------------------------------------- HL5 Sold on eBay. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HAVING AN INTEREST IN MY ITEM(S)! --------------------------------------------- *July 7 2017: $140 net to me, this is it, taking a bath on the loss but apparently these things drop harder than rocks.. I'm getting this much from eBay, but would rather not deal with the hassle and fees. Hoping it moves soon. *July 5, 2017 Update: Still taking offers.. *July 3, 2017 Update: Happy July 4th! Played with my W968 for the first time yesterday! If you can swing it, buy it! Otherwise, the HL5 is almost just as good (80% as good I'd say, for 35% the price, worth it). $150 for the combo setup, just trying to get rid of it now. Pics: *June 29 2017 Update: I guess if people are spending $150+ on setups, they want them brand new unless it's a crazy good deal. Reasonable offers will be considered (e.g. please don't "genuinely" offer $100 for the whole thing. You can buy a very good setup brand new for $100, which might be even better for your needs than what I'm selling, but I'm not selling it for $100). *June 27 2017 update: Price. $178 net to me shipped is what I agreed with the original buyer. I'll do $170 OBO net to me shipped. Trying to offload this awesome build. Haven't played with it since I decided to sell for sure. Doesn't feel right playing potentially someone else's setup. Take it from me please, and treat it as well as I have. Blade is 92 g. I specifically asked for 92 g because you aren't really gonna feel the 3 - 4 gram difference, but the more offensive power of a sturdier weapon core will be felt by your opponents (at least more so than you would feel a lesser weight). I heard Ma Long used a 95 g when it was the older version, and he uses something closer to 92 g in the new version for the new ABS ball. *June 24 2017 Update: Buyer backed out after stringing me along for days and 30+ messages back and forth and hours of related time. My time spent on a $ per hour basis is already > $ spent on the setup. Frustrated as I may be, will try to sell this again. Looking for quick sale online. Otherwise will try selling offline to an acquaintance, gift to a someone, or keep for myself. $190 net to seller shipped to lower 48 US; pics below: Whole thing is a month old. Maybe 12 hours playing time? I've played some Fridays after work and one time at a local club. Towards end of May, I bought the HL 5 from Table Tennis 11, along with Andro Rasant Beat (max, red) for the backhand, and Yasaka Rising Dragon (black, max) for the forehand. I’ve tried a couple rubbers out and researched reviews extensively, and believe these are really fitting. The Rising Dragon's loop trajectory is awesome. It produces an okay throw, but a not – so – high bounce after a well – executed loop on your opponent's side, so it requires your opponents to be of higher skills to maintain a rally with you. With the Rasant Beat, it’s a tensor rubber that doesn’t catapult as much as Tenergy (can't remember if it was 05 or 64, but anyway), but still produce tremendous spin with decent speed for your backhand, which is physically weaker than the forehand, so this rubber is a great compromise between speed, control, and spin (think Mark V, but better in every regard, I'd know, cuz I came from playing Mark Vs, see my Yasaka ad archived below). As mentioned in the archived section below. I'm selling because I like this blade so much that I got two W968s. PM me with questions. *June 24th 2017 Update: Resulting from latest comment posted on night of June 23, 2017 (US Central time) by someone who joined on 11/08/2012, my buyer is having second thoughts. It's okay that the poster is sharing his / her valuable opinion, because everyone thinks his / her opinion is valuable, and that's a prerogative I respect. See pics below, which have been shared with people that PMed me. I just want to portray my reputation and image on the internet in a way that's congruent to who I am offline.* *June 22 2017 update: Hurricane Long V sale pending, deposit paid. Will ship next Saturday per buyer preference. Hoping for great feedback cuz he or she will love the setup! *June 20 update: Yasaka setup is sold at work. Hurricane Long V with Yasaka Rising Dragon and Andro Rasant Beat, 1 - month old setup, ~10 hours playing time, ~95% new , will be on sale soon. PM me if interested now. Why am I selling the Hurricane Long V? It's so damn good and fun I've gone ahead and bought two W968 blades. And trust me, you DON'T have to be a pro to take full advantage of this Hurricane Long V. I'm far from a pro lol. Don't rely on equipment to make your game, but make your equipment a part of it, and Hurricane Long V will be a damn good part.* *JUNE 1, 2017 EDIT: $60 Shipped Continental US, THIS IS FINAL.* $68 shipped in the US. Firm, if no takers I'll just keep it myself. I paid $90 for the setup even after volume discounts. The reason I'm selling it is because I've switched to playing shakehand shortly after buying this setup lol. See pics below (can't post decent quality pics here). PM me or leave a reply if interested. Let me know if you want my email / phone number as needed. Edit: Hyperlinked the pic. Check the new price even as a combo, with discounts. Edited by young dude - 07/26/2017 at 1:10pm |
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*JUNE 1, 2017 EDIT: $60 Shipped Continental US, THIS IS FINAL.* P.S. Please check pics! They are still unchanged since I've been playing with my shakehand setup now.
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Sale was pending but buyer didn't respond regarding specific location, so I'm assuming he's backing out?
Reminder: Shipping outside continental US will be extra.
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Quick bump, pretty sure that pending buyer disappeared.
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$60 Shipped Continental US, THIS IS FINAL.
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Not enough beginners here huh?
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Someone take this before I put up my Hurricane Long V.
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I have a friend that is interested
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$60 shipped in lower 48, no haggle price, thank you! Keep me posted.
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Come and get it. Best beginner / intermediate setup.
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try it
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48 hour bump.. price includes shipment
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*June 20 update: This is sold at work. Hurricane Long V with Yasaka Rising Dragon and Andro Rasant Beat, 1 - month old setup, ~10 hours playing time, ~95% new, will be on sale soon. PM me if interested now. Why am I selling the Hurricane Long V? It's so damn good and fun I've gone ahead and bought two W968 blades. And trust me, you DON'T have to be a pro to take full advantage of this Hurricane Long V. I'm far from a pro lol. Don't rely on equipment to make your game, but make your equipment a part of it, and Hurricane Long V will be a damn good part.*
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*June 22 2017 update: Hurricane Long V sale pending, deposit paid. Will ship next Saturday per buyer preference. Hoping for great feedback cuz he or she will love the setup!
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this looks so fishy but ok
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*June 24th 2017 Update: Resulting from above comment, my buyer is having second thoughts. It's okay that the poster is sharing his / her valuable opinion, because everyone thinks his / her opinion is valuable, and that's a prerogative I respect. See pics below, which have been shared with people that PMed me. I just want to portray my reputation and image on the internet in a way that's congruent to who I am offline.*
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*June 24 2017 Update: Buyer backed out after stringing me along for days and 30+ messages back and forth and hours of related time. My time spent on a $ per hour basis is already > $ spent on the setup. Frustrated as I may be, will try to sell this again. Looking for quick sale online. Otherwise will try selling offline to an acquaintance, gift to a someone, or keep for myself. $190 net to seller shipped to lower 48 US; pics below: Whole thing is a month old. Maybe 12 hours playing time? I've played some Fridays after work and one time at a local club. Towards end of May, I bought the HL 5 from Table Tennis 11, along with Andro Rasant Beat (max, red) for the backhand, and Yasaka Rising Dragon (black, max) for the forehand. I’ve tried a couple rubbers out and researched reviews extensively, and believe these are really fitting. The Rising Dragon's loop trajectory is awesome. It produces an okay throw, but a not – so – high bounce after a well – executed loop on your opponent's side, so it requires your opponents to be of higher skills to maintain a rally with you. With the Rasant Beat, it’s a tensor rubber that doesn’t catapult as much as Tenergy (can't remember if it was 05 or 64, but anyway), but still produce tremendous spin with decent speed for your backhand, which is physically weaker than the forehand, so this rubber is a great compromise between speed, control, and spin (think Mark V, but better in every regard, I'd know, cuz I came from playing Mark Vs, see my Yasaka ad archived below). As mentioned in the archived section in the OP. I'm selling because I like this blade so much that I got two W968s. PM me with questions.
Edited by young dude - 06/24/2017 at 6:32pm |
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Free bump/question
Where did you get your W968's from? I'm looking to buy BS H3 from the same source?
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EDIT: Just saw that you're asking about the rubber. The same logic applies, but there are more legit sellers in China than there are for W968s, since the rubber is an official product for the public. I bought one used sourced from prott.vip. That's the only English site who sells genuine W969s as far as I know. The owner is 张国智,a provincial player in China. If you can speak Chinese, there are about 5 or 6 semi publicly known online sources anyone can buy from (if you have truly special personal connections that's different). They are equally trustworthy. I bought from shop of Guo Yan, the former World Cup champion since she picks the blade for customers. Not saying she is better at picking blades than the 4 or 5 other sellers, but that's enough assurance for me. By the way if you speak Chinese and do a search in Taobao or Tmall or JD for W968, you'll get more sellers than you care to deal with, but most are fake. You can check with me if you'd like to buy. I've done extensive research and investigation, and have connected myself with the actual owners of the legit sources.
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Hi, how heavy is the blade itself? R you asking $60? Thanks
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*June 27 2017 update: Price. $178 net to me shipped is what I agreed with the original buyer. I'll do $170 net to me shipped. Trying to offload this awesome build. Haven't played with it since I decided to sell for sure. Doesn't feel right playing potentially someone else's setup. Take it from me please, and treat it as well as I have. Blade is 92 g. I specifically asked for 92 g because you aren't really gonna feel the 3 - 4 gram difference, but the more offensive power of a sturdier weapon core will be felt by your opponents (at least more so than you would feel a lesser weight). I heard Ma Long used a 95 g when it was the older version, and he uses something closer to 92 g in the new version for the new ABS ball.
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I guess if people are spending $150+ on setups, they want them brand new unless it's a crazy good deal. Reasonable offers will be considered (e.g. please don't "genuinely" offer $100 for the whole thing. You can buy a very good setup brand new for $100, which might be even better for your needs than what I'm selling, but I'm not selling it for $100).
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*July 4, 2017 Update: Happy July 4th! Played with my W968 for the first time yesterday! If you can swing it, buy it! Otherwise, the HL5 is almost just as good (80% as good I'd say, for 35% the price, worth it). $150 for the combo setup, just trying to get rid of it now. Pics:
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Taking offers..
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*July 7 2017: $140 net to me, this is it. Taking a bloodbath on the loss but apparently these things drop harder than cars and rocks.. I'm getting this much from eBay, but would rather not deal with the hassle and fees. Hoping it moves soon.
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sold on eBay and payment received.. Netted more than latest asking on the forum :P Hoping buyer will sign up for an account and leave a feedback here.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR HAVING AN INTEREST IN MY ITEM(S)! Edited by young dude - 07/07/2017 at 11:55pm |
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Bump for my W968 + H3 Provincial Blue Sponge + H3 National BH on sale.
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Are u sure this is authentic?
I have some pictures of authentic blades. (I think) and it has different format than yours. It has dates instead of letters. Can u confirm? Edited by luna80 - 07/23/2017 at 4:59am |
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