Whats Happening to AGD?

[Paintcheck200]

Yo,
Long time no post.. I use to be regular visitor but been pretty busy. Got talking to some guys about my mag and they noted to me you can hardly buy them anywhere anymore???? I looked all over in APG, couldn't find.. Looked on web, couldn't find.. whats the dillio? why are different places dropping the mag? I'm beginning to get worried .. Don't die on me d*mnit

[Torbo]

its because mags are too nice for everyone else to deal with. They feel threatened.

[Torbo]

im just kidding there, i would also like to know.

[Lakeview Bulldog]

I too have seen very few stores selling them. I know you can pick them up a pbgear.com for sure. I don't think that Mags are fading out. They just aren't mass marketed like low end markers and super flashy electros. I would like to think that Mags are for people who know a little more about paintball and are not seduced by flashy magazine ads and shiny low end guns that they sell at paintball fields everywhere.

[ZAust]

just because youve seen a couple stores stop carrying the automag doesnt mean it is dead, not by a longshot. this website and the agd forums on pbreview are evidence that the automags is alive and well, and i think when xmag production gets smoothed out you will see an explosion of popularity. those who cant afford an xmag will want an automag one way or another, and will probably look into buying an rt pro or classic. the cocker threaded ule bodies and the ule trigger are just some of the steps agd is taking to make the automag more accesible to the mainstream.

[e mag]

i don't know for sure, and i haven't seen any sort of sales figures, but i would guess it is because they don't sell very well do to the plain design. the aesthetic apeal of a gun is influential to a lot of people, and the ol' steel tube doesn't apeal to them. with the x-mag and ule bodies out however, the mag is looking better and will probably start to sell more.

[GT]

you can sell products 2 ways.

1. advertising (hype) or,
2. R&D new products (anti-hype)

which one is AGD?

jb

[reefer madness]

like it or not stores just arent carrying much agd stuff anymore(at least nt around here) out of 3 paintball sores in my town only one carries anything agd (they have ONE level 10) if you were new and walked in you would think people only shoot spyders or cockers. agd is kinda small compared to some of the other companies in the industry

[Potatoboy]

Yeah, this is a problem that's all too common.

I noticed it really bad in Michigan too, that's why I got a job at a paintball store and now we carry more AGD products than you can shake a stick at!



If you're in the Metro Detroit area, you should stop in some time.

[automan39]

i def don't think they r out and i think alot of stores don't sell them since there is pratically no assecories until recently for them and thats where they get their money.

[lawman1380]

Most of the things you can get for a mag are available on their online store and with all the new things agd is doing, it's better to just piece a gun together. I don't think to many people are going to buy the old classics and minimags anymore.

[BlackVCG]

AGD is small and still has a small market exposure in TODAY'S market, but keep in mind that they sold about 100,000 Mags and they're out there somewhere. Most of them are in people's closets, but with the recent introduction of all of the new upgrades and most notably Level 10, a lot of these guns are getting the dust wiped off them and put back into action. This is making a lot of dealers see Mags in a different way and they're ordering more stuff from AGD.

It's not like it use to be, but they're getting more exposure as time goes on...

[Recon by Fire]

You can expect to see more AGD advertising in the future. During my visit a few weeks ago, I saw some advertsing pieces they were working on. Sexy spokesmodel too

[circus5]

oh well

well, i guess agd is doing a lot of sales directly these days, people ask around about mags, get refered to AO, then buy from the online store. as for mags being for *POOF*... a feild owner who has been accused of making similar statements said this to me yesterday actually. at risk of the thread being closed i'll not mention his name. jersey people know who im talkin about.

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

the other day they called me a mag *POOF* at the field, well too bad that once i get my emag back, they'll all have xmags on order