兩年一度的夏日瘋狂掃貨
Comments (0) 兩年都沒買過一件網球用品，自從上星期買了那對橙黑色的Barricade 7後，購買慾就一發不可收拾，OMG，最近簡直就是入不敷出，要節省些了。
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For Sale: 1/18 Hotweels Elite Ferrari 288 GTO Yellow (J8249)
By admin, August 6, 2012 6:26 pm
The Ferrari GTO produced from 1984 to1986 was designed initially for GT racing. Its 8-cylinder engine has a capacity of 2.8 liters. ‘O’ stands for ‘Omologazione’ (to allow for racing). With only 272 GTOs built, it has the smallest production figure of any road-going Ferrari over the last 30 years. When the Ferrari GTO was launched it featured the most powerful engine Ferrari had ever fitted to a road car, developing 400 horsepower.
J8249 is the Yellow version and even harder to get on the market!
Condition: Mint in Box.
Limited release & already sold out!
Price: HK$1,800
神兵Wilson Prostaff 85 (台灣版)
By admin, August 5, 2012 11:02 pm
昨天去Pro Shop穿線的時候，突然在2手堆裡看見了這個罕見的神兵! 好久都沒在本地鋪子或者網上看到過Prostaff 85舊版本的蹤影了，所謂可遇不可求，所以這次看到了這個合理價錢8/9成新的2號Grip (Butt. Code: UGW) 寶貝自然不能放過。
其實本身已經擁有一塊台灣版的PS85(3號Grip)了，極之喜歡它獨特的手感和擊球的獨特感覺，St. Vincent、台灣版這些早期的PS85跟近兩年再版的Pro Staff 85 6.0感覺當然完全是兩回事，你親自試過就馬上知道它們的不同之處了。
最大的不同是舊版的Prostaff 85很軟身，擊球時感覺像鞭出去一樣爽，但是對持拍者的要求變態的高，遲一點點準備功夫都可能會打不中Sweet Spot，而且拍身比較重，打起來很吃力，所以玩票性質還可以，拿來比賽的話簡直就是玩殘自己。
自己見過最罕見的版本是在2010年的Hong Kong Tennis Classic，一位超級PS85收藏家拿著這塊全新的Prostaff 6.1 Paint Job Prostaff 85給Edberg簽名，哇，真羨慕死我了!
Wilson Pro Staff Midsize Appearance Evolution:
The Chicago PS85:
- original bright yellow and red pinstriping
- bumperless construction
- grip size sticker, recommended tension sticker “String at 65-70 lbs.” and specification sticker “Weight/Oz. 11.6-12.3 Unstrung; Balanced 1.0-1.5 in. headlight” inside one side of the throat
- three separate raised throat grommets
- brown Fairway leather grip
- White butt cap with large red “W”
- no registered trade mark symbol
- red primer seen at grommet drill holes and through scratches in the top black coat
- Buttcap code located below red “W”
- pinstriping and “Midsize” on both sides of throat
- Wilson Pro Staff nylon racket bag with strap, without grip venting
Transition to St. Vincent (early-mid):
- Addition of “St. Vincent W.I.” sticker above red “W” of buttcap (these are easily lost)
- Recommended tension sticker (at some point) lowered to “String at 55-65 lbs.” Some early St. Vincent frames may have the previous higher recommended tension sticker.
- transition from bumperless construction to addition of bumperguard
St. Vincent (mid-late):
- Stickers replaced in throat to decals that describe Wilson PWS on one side, recommended tension on the other (50-60 lbs.) and higher/lower tension recommendation for control/power
- black rectangular grip size sticker placed at the outside of the throat above the handle
- throat grommets are thinner
- these have either “Midsize” decal on both sides of throat or one side has “80% braided graphite/20% kevlar” decal
- addition of red registered trademark symbol at lower right of “W” on butt cap
- “Wilson Quality” hologram sticker at base of throat opposite grip size sticker. Serial number in bold black font
Transition to Taiwan (early):
- loss of red primer to grey primer
- Butt cap code location moves above red “W”
- all cap “TAIWAN” sticker placed below “W” on butt cap
- brown Fairway leather grip
Taiwan (later):
- pinstriping color darker in tint
- recommended tension decal now has recommendation for using Wilson syn gut
- “Wilson Quality” hologram sticker now has bar code and small dot-matrix print
- Fairway leather grip
- racket bag looks similar to original, but has grid-venting for grip
Transition to China:
- same as late Taiwanese, but has all cap “CHINA” sticker below “W” on butt cap (assuming use of last Taiwanese stock)
Chinese PS85 (early):
- new design with wider throat and one-piece throat grommet
- slightly different drill pattern as the old grommets no longer easily fit
- white primer
- “Italicized” Pro Staff logo
- larger font for “PWS” at sides of head
- “85 sq. in.” decal on inner face of head near throat
- brighter, wider pinstriping
- Fairway leather and white butt cap
- throat decal has specs and square with “6.0″ swing index info
- racket bag matches fonts on racket with “braided” image on face
Chinese (mid):
- use of “Pro Staff 6.0″ in Garamond font at face of throat
- transition from use of Fairway leather to Wilson leather
- transition from white butt cap to black butt cap with red square and small white Wilson “W”
- racket bag matches the fonts and graphics of frame
Chinese (late and last):
- transition to silver specification decal at insides of throat
- use of generic Wilson Pro Staff racket bag
Tour DB (Japan):
- made in China, double braided
- sold only in 85sq in headsize
- throat says ‘Tour DB,’ not 6.0
- listed on Wilson Japan’s website under ‘Pro Staff Original 6.0,’ but picture is of Tour DB model
- different string spacing than 6.0
- strung weight ~333g, strung balance 305mm
- 6.0 is also sold in Japan (called ‘US spec’), strung weight 357g, strung balance 310mm
- discontinued in 2009 prior to release of KPro Staff 88
Prince Original Graphite (POG) 重出江湖!
By admin, August 5, 2012 10:12 pm
當然是玩票性質，主要因為Syn Gut w/Duraflex 16是1年多前免費得到的，只需到Pro Shop付出$70穿線費即可享受回以前的感覺。
令我驚訝的是Pro Shop的老闆竟然說此拍也有假貨，我總共有5只不同版本的POG，全部都是Oversize，現在想起來有點擔心。請教他如何分辨，得到的回答竟然是不方便透露，你吊我癮咩﹖老闆!
後來上網查了查，全世界只找到在中國大陸的一個網球論壇里提及此事，分辨真假是看拍身Prince Logo，假的水貼是黏上去的，真的是在透明油漆下面的。
再來一對Adidas Barricade 7 Black/Orange
By admin, August 5, 2012 10:01 pm
預計現役的兩對Barricade V應該只剩下2個月的壽命，所以趁著夏季大減價，去了旺角波鞋街碰運氣，竟然發現整條街都給”波鞋霸權”允記集團玩晒，但為什麼允記不搞上市呢﹖可能其現金極充裕，根本不需要集資擴張。
最後在街尾的一間允記鋪子找到了這對”型仔”! 價錢比上星期的那對還便宜$55，熱情的店員更送了對襪子給我，誰說香港的零售服務態度差呢﹖唯一的就是覺得人山人海，自由行幾乎塞滿了波鞋街的每一間鋪子，如果我是店主該多好呢，哇!!! 錢像流水一樣地進來，哈哈。。。
Exoto在中東的車模代工廠
By admin, August 4, 2012 10:25 pm
兩年前Exoto因為誠信和拖欠款項問題被一眾OEM廠踢出了中國，江湖傳聞說其實有很多Exoto的老模具都給中國的代工廠扣了起來。
另外跟全世界很多車模店的老闆談起Exoto時，大多數都是負面評論，搖頭嘆氣的為多，都說Exoto的老總Tony生性孤寡、完全不遵守生意規則，也不尊重下游經銷商，付了款的訂單經常無故推遲發貨，甚至完全不見蹤影。
所以很多車模店兩年前就再也沒代理Exoto的產品了，這也說明不是Exoto的宣傳功夫不到家(好像根本也就沒怎麼宣傳過)，而是它做生意的誠信出了很嚴重的問題。
自從Exoto被逼遷到了阿拉伯UAE後，就開始了它所謂的最高端XS系列，這一系列1比18車模的平均價格都要美金500-900一輛，這樣貴得令人伸舌頭的價格很明顯就是營銷策略改變，集中銷售那些金字塔頂端的消費者們。
很多車模老闆(這包括了外國的)都一致認為Exoto這樣的營銷手法最終害人害己，不斷地縮小自己的銷售範圍，最後的結果很可能就是關門大吉收場。
看Exoto貼出在阿拉伯UAE的車模代工廠後，好像除了中東員工外，另外一半的工人都是印度人。
看見一間頂級的車模公司如果落得倒閉的下場是很可惜的，我自己認為Exoto的創辦人Tony本身一定是一個F1賽車發燒友，如果不是，哪裡來的如此激情創辦了這間舉世無雙的車模廠! 它10多年前的1比10福特GT40的精密製作程度至今沒什么對手可以匹配。可惜驕傲自負、很可能是天才的他目中無人，浪費了自己最大的天賦。他忘記了現今車模銷售是全球一體化的商業行為，沒了下游的推廣，你再好的產品也是白搭!
Exoto的崛起和衰落過程其實可以作為一個很好的MBA商學院課堂上的典型案例。
最後，May God Save Exoto!
Fangio, Moss and Who?
By admin, August 4, 2012 5:08 pm
Update Aug 16, 2012
原来是Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips，真相大白!
他原來也就是我Exoto Shark 246 F1那個傳奇的Wolfgang von Trips!
讓我們看看Exoto是如何耍大家的!
By admin, August 4, 2012 11:10 am
這是昨天(2012年8月2日)收到的Exoto推廣, 中文是”以前不曾有、之后也不會有這樣的优惠”
再讓我們倒回去，真相就是Exoto自己狂抽自己嘴巴!
2010年8月7日 & 2010年7月17日
2010年6月13日
剛才發現原來2010年8月7日 & 2010年7月17日的簽名版比昨天的優惠推廣還要便宜，不過這個現在已經成了天價，因為Shelby老先生已經仙遊去了。
