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  • WarBUCKs

    #1

    Ahoy! Rumors Abound!

    Alright, anyone heard that Action Village may be preparing to file Chapter 11? I have heard this from a couple people, but the part about "preparing" makes me skeptical.

    Any other good rumors I should know about?

    What have you heard? Is this new to you?
  • AGD
    The man from AGD

    • Oct 2000
    • 5916

    #2
    I think we can nip that one right in the budd here. I know the owner personally, I just talked to him at IAO and he just moved into a 30,000 square foot building in order to handle the business.

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    • TransMan
      Man Beast!!!
      • Apr 2002
      • 3152

      #3
      as Tom said tehy just moved into a new building its on their main page and really i dont see how they could they prob get 75% of all the online PB business if not more...

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      • Clockwork_Orange
        New Name: FRENZY
        • May 2003
        • 284

        #4
        75% probably isn't enough?!?
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        • warpfeedmod
          I came, I saw, I painted.
          • Jun 2001
          • 1265

          #5
          yup went to the new facility. Lemme just tell you the building they picture on the page is definately photochopped. There's no sign or anything on the building to let you know what it is. Only when we got to the door is a printed sign taped up on it.

          The "showroom" is about the same as it was in the old building, but from what I saw there's lots of office space as well as a huge warehouse around back.

          I doubt they're filing for bankruptcy anytime soon if at all.
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          • CoFFeY[NiTrO]
            battle royale
            • Sep 2001
            • 3222

            #6
            This might end them always not having products in stock!!

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            • toyotaboy12
              e-tough

              • May 2003
              • 3663

              #7
              wat abotu their crappy customer service
              I knew not what I did but am now edumacated

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              • nippinout
                FUSP
                • Jan 2002
                • 1231

                #8
                They had a showroom at the old place?

                Jeeze!

                I lived fairly close to paintballgear so I just drove there to pick my stuf up. The first time I went there they only had a few computers in an empty room and offered me some french fries.

                Where did they move to? I couldn't find an address for their new location.
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                • Halliday
                  Level 10
                  • Oct 2000
                  • 1655

                  #9
                  Originally posted by nippinout
                  [B]........and offered me some french fries. [/B
                  Well at least they had some fries in stock. Probally out of stock on the salt thou...... :P


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                  • Automaggin2
                    Registered User
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 2506

                    #10
                    Impossible. Notice how NOTHING is ever in stock. Out of about 10 things i ordered from them, maybe 2 were in stock at time of ordering.


                    They cant keep up with demands.
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                    • WarBUCKs

                      #11
                      Well, it was Chapter 11 that I heard so cash flow must be down and it is possible they moved to a new building and then sales started to slump. Ha, i know i know.. they probably aren't going out of business, but just heard it so I thought I would bring it up.

                      But, if it does happen, I want chocolate chip cookies from all of you!!! ha ha..

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                      • Prairie
                        Registered User
                        • Nov 2001
                        • 292

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Automaggin2

                        They cant keep up with demands.
                        The problem here is that since PaintballGear is so big, and takes so many orders...it's usually not them but the companys who supply it to them.

                        DYE Stuff is usually out of stock due to the fact DYE can't produce things quick enough, and in such great quantities for retail stores, and all of the online stores (with PBGear taking up most of the online store business)

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                        • AGD
                          The man from AGD

                          • Oct 2000
                          • 5916

                          #13
                          The rumor you heard was probably about Paintball Inc who did file for chapter 11 last week.

                          AGD
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                          • _Spork_1
                            President of Enron
                            • Sep 2002
                            • 793

                            #14
                            they've never been out of stock when i've ordered my things.....and i've ordered more than 10 things.


                            Trust me a lot of people get their stuff with out problems.
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                            • cphilip
                              Former Moderator

                              • Jun 2026
                              • 16216

                              #15
                              Paintball Inc is located here in Greenville SC and they did file for protection as Tom said. But remember that is protection with some hope to come out of it. I hope they do make it. But its realy cut throat in this business. People will undersell you at a loss just to drive you out of bussiness in Paintball. And that happened to them. Not mentioning any names. But I realy had a lot of support from Paintball Inc last year for the AO day. They gave us a lot of stuff for raffles and a great deal on paint. And they supported our Paintball Club well too. I hope they can survive. You may not realize it but they owned one of the largest manufacturers of Paintball Netting. Even National bought netting from them but didn't seem to even know it. It was a seperate company name than Paintball Inc that they owned.


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