Smart Parts files for chapter 7 bankruptcy

[going_home]

Whys nobody asking the big question...... AGD can we please have a new Emag????

How about an official AGD pneumag ?

[captian pinky]

how about an f*** smart parts emag lol one should be made just because

[fishmishin]

how about an f*** smart parts emag lol one should be made just because

I like the way you think !

[Ratt]

how about an f*** smart parts emag lol one should be made just because

I can see it now... The 2011 E-Mag F.S.P.


This issue with S.P. going bankrupt has been ongoing for quite a while. I can't remember if it was ever discussed/discovered, but does anyone know exactly how/why S.P. got to this point?

[rabidchihauhau]

speculation, but it seems as if they made a very large re-investment at exactly the wrong time.

Something like believing that the Edsel was going to sell like hotcakes and borrowing to buy the factory...

[zondo]

zondo,

someone is going to buy at least some of the stuff, so your statement may not be entirely true. On the other hand, you can say "I have an SP pre-brankruptcy thingie..."

I know..... I'm going to have to wait at least a year before their parts start becoming retro.

[jman511115]

Again the Big Question ,
Think of the possibilities !! With AKA reemerging into the mechanical market , what could happen there
The big thing ( as I see it ) is what will the new owner of the patents do with them ?? , could they choose not to enforce them , I suppose they could be a lot less greedy in the fees for using them

Steve , thanks for the heads up , I guess I should visit 68 Cal more often

Uh, what? Pardon my ignorance, I've been out of the game for a while.

[maniacmechanic]

Uh, what? Pardon my ignorance, I've been out of the game for a while.

http://customcockers.com/forum/showthread.php?26296-Interest-in-an-AKA-Autococker&p=210507#post210507

Quote:
Originally Posted by informyou

AKA is going to make a limited run of In-line MERLINS.
They will be rounded bodys that will take slider or hinge frames.
There will be mini's and full length.
The thought is now that these will be new milling patterns,
and the body, front block and screw will come together.
Many aftermarket parts are still around and you can mix and
or match or buy everything that AKA offers.
(Time frame 6-8 weeks)

Quote:
Originally Posted by docfire
I emailed AKA this morning on old stock with prices this is thier responce
"Hello, We are currently working on producing a new run of Merlin Inline bodies. Give us a couple of weeks, they will be put on our web site. Eileen"

Start saving your $$$

[ProblemKinder]

Again the Big Question ,
Think of the possibilities !! With AKA reemerging into the mechanical market , what could happen there
The big thing ( as I see it ) is what will the new owner of the patents do with them ?? , could they choose not to enforce them , I suppose they could be a lot less greedy in the fees for using them

Steve , thanks for the heads up , I guess I should visit 68 Cal more often

it's possible. however, we are talking about a bank here...

[teichild]

sorry for my ignorance... but how will SP going out of business help AGD?

[halB]

Can I spell schadenfreude? Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude all up in this mother. SCHADENFREUDE!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


Now, might I ask some paintball company to sue in order to invalidate the patents? I don't think SP is going to have that crack legal team to help them anymore.

[halB]

I can see it now... The 2011 E-Mag F.S.P.


This issue with S.P. going bankrupt has been ongoing for quite a while. I can't remember if it was ever discussed/discovered, but does anyone know exactly how/why S.P. got to this point?

Because in court, good things take a long time, bad things happen quickly.

[Ratt]

Because in court, good things take a long time, bad things happen quickly.

Good point...

[SockMonkey]

sorry for my ignorance... but how will SP going out of business help AGD?

Its my understanding that AGD had to halt production of the Emag because they were being sued by SP for some patent or some BS like that. With them out of the way AGD could potentially produce a new Emag. (which would be AWESOME!!1!11)

[eckoblazer]

Reading this makes me look back and see how much the sport really has changed in the last decade. I remembering drooling over shocker 4x4's and being ecstatic once I finally acquired an All American barrel for my mag. Smart parts used to make all of my dream gear, and now they are added to the list of scrap pile companies. I know we all love to "piss on their ashes" but come on take a step back and realize what they actually did do for the sport before they got greedy.

We all love our deadly wind barrels, couldn't use them without the freak....

Splash mags? Yeah smart parts again...

Besales parts? Try getting them back in the day if smart parts didn't distribute them...

Shocker? First affordable electro, still expensive at the time but half the price of an angel...

I love my AKA's as much as the next guy and I don't support some of the business practices smart parts used, did they get what they deserved? Maybe, but I'll just sit here holding my shoebox shocking thinking of the good old days


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