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We were told that new rubbers would be coming out in all sorts of different colors. That was a long time ago and I've yet to see any of them offered for sale at any of the stores. What gives? Was it just a rule change but manufacturers didn't get the memo or it would have been too expensive to carry multiple stocks of the same rubber at various thicknesses and colors?

That's a good question

I think you're right though...it's not likely to be profitable as the great majority are only interested in red & black.

Some of the big manufacturers could make them for special events I guess...which may increase popularity.

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I will wager triple over my normal wager of two bags of Cheese-It crackers that TT distributors are in an absolutely WORSE position with the emergence of different colored rubbers.

WHY?

Now the same shop that worked to stay alive, now must invest more money (that may not pan out) in buying all these new rubbers in all the new colors and all the size varients and all the sponge hardness varients. HUGE risk.

Even the largest TT distributors with some commanding sales volume and larger assets have risk... they also will need to increase inventory substantially and that usually involves debt. If sales do not pan out and/or moar Covid crazies happen in the minds of some govt officials, then even the large outfits could be under pressure.

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Would be reluctant to buy anything that's not red or black,the other colours are more likely to be sat on the shelf for longer and lose booster affect

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COLOURED TRIFLERS.

Baby sucker likes the colourful things. All the skilled experts at the sport needing no such triffles at all.

Well it looks like the idea is going to die on the vine. I never liked different colors anyway.

It was supposed to come into effect after the Tokyo Olympics. Whatever happened to them?

I suspect that different coloured rubber won't be an option across the board. But some rubbers from some companies will be available in say green or yellow instead of red, and the colour you get will be what is offered for the rubber you want. So, no massive inventory increases.

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IT MAY COME OUT HEAVY PRODUCTION COST OF THE PRODUCTS.
To complete all the laboratory testings to verify the rubber colours will cost you some 300 usd per item.
The on-desk authomatic CEA colour tester is 25.000 USD

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Well, the Tokyo Olympics hasn't happened.. yet.. Hope it doesn't get postponed indefinitely...

Anyhow, yeah, a rubber manufacturer has to decide whether the extra cost of certifying the rubbers and carrying the inventory would outweigh the added sales from becoming the first to put such rubbers on the market. It doesn't look like the cost of certifying additional colors is very much, especially if you're Butterfly or Stiga.

Iskandar

The rule was supposed to go in effect after the Tokyo Olympics, and since they didn't take place I am guessing it has been postponed. They did launch the WTT format early which brought a number of novelties, so I think different color rubbers would go well with that.

I'm surprised that the WTT event hasn't been talked about more on here.

Mr.D got obsessed with reforming zeal, kinda mental disease, very hard to cure.

In this season of thanksgiving and cheer, let us give thanx we don't see these colors on our opponents rackets...come to think of it I haven't been seeing opponents.

He actually means "Mr. Novichok", I think.

Iskandar

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T4 draft of 2021 says
-- The side of a racket if it is left uncovered shall be either bright red or black. No other colours are permitted.

good to here. Lets keep things simple.

It looks like ITTF just announced the new colors are ready to come out.

I totally agree with the above post that retailers will have a huge cost of inventory. They will now need to carry 3 different thicknesses X 4 colors of each model. It will exponentially increase their inventory carrying costs.