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  • lather
    Registered User
    • Jul 2004
    • 591

    #1

    Questions and thoughts for the Save Mags "Crusaders"

    Do Mags really need saving? Has anyone access to AGD's financial records, and has seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of financial ruin?
    Why do some on AO have a problem with AGD's business style when AGD itself clearly does not?

    Did I miss the post where Tom Kaye or Zupe appealed to a select few here to start on a holy mission to help save their product?

    Does anyone here have access to AGD's financial records, and have seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of bankruptcy?

    Maybe its a feeling of insecurity that some folks need massive amounts of reassurance that their marker of choice has to be wildly popular in order to justify ownership. A mag doesnt magically shoot any better or become more effcient if a crowd ooohs and awes at a mag and then immediately trade in their Egos and Angels for a ule Mag.

    What if AGD is doing better now then it has for the previous 5 years or so? The Tac one seems to be popular with the scenario crowd, can anyone give accurate sales records besides AGD? They do seem to be running lean with low overhead, believe it or not they could be making a comfortable profit.

    Perhaps AGD is settling in to be a niche company like PPS-- and if thats their strategy I dont see a problem with that at all. A gun doesnt have to be insanely popular and accepted on a massive scale to perform well for me.

    If someday AGD does close its doors, believe it or not, it is not the end of the paintball world, there are other markers out there that are just as fun to shoot, built well, and are great performers.

    Here's an idea, if AGD ever goes under, you can continue shooting your Mag!
    It is not the end of the paintball world, your Mag wont self destruct, instead be satisfied that you own something with nostalgic, sentimental value that other knowlegable people can appreciate.
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  • SuiciDal Sn Y p ER
    Registered User
    • Apr 2003
    • 3814

    #2
    maybe it's the ever decreasing resale value on mags... then again all markers are getting cheaper and comming with more things that make you go "oooooh aaaahhh" Mags aren't going anywhere folks... cept my xmag and karta mag
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    • Vex
      Superiorly Inferior
      • Jun 2001
      • 1871

      #3
      Originally posted by lather
      Do Mags really need saving? Has anyone access to AGD's financial records, and has seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of financial ruin?
      Why do some on AO have a problem with AGD's business style when AGD itself clearly does not?

      Did I miss the post where Tom Kaye or Zupe appealed to a select few here to start on a holy mission to help save their product?

      Does anyone here have access to AGD's financial records, and have seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of bankruptcy?

      Maybe its a feeling of insecurity that some folks need massive amounts of reassurance that their marker of choice has to be wildly popular in order to justify ownership. A mag doesnt magically shoot any better or become more effcient if a crowd ooohs and awes at a mag and then immediately trade in their Egos and Angels for a ule Mag.

      What if AGD is doing better now then it has for the previous 5 years or so? The Tac one seems to be popular with the scenario crowd, can anyone give accurate sales records besides AGD? They do seem to be running lean with low overhead, believe it or not they could be making a comfortable profit.

      Perhaps AGD is settling in to be a niche company like PPS-- and if thats their strategy I dont see a problem with that at all. A gun doesnt have to be insanely popular and accepted on a massive scale to perform well for me.

      If someday AGD does close its doors, believe it or not, it is not the end of the paintball world, there are other markers out there that are just as fun to shoot, built well, and are great performers.

      Here's an idea, if AGD ever goes under, you can continue shooting your Mag!
      It is not the end of the paintball world, your Mag wont self destruct, instead be satisfied that you own something with nostalgic, sentimental value that other knowlegable people can appreciate.
      Well said.
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      • thefuzz
        Registered User
        • Oct 2005
        • 90

        #4
        Originally posted by SuiciDal Sn Y p ER
        maybe it's the ever decreasing resale value on mags...
        Hey used mags cost more than used cockers now. I can't sell my 03 Cocker (with a few ups) for $175 when the thing cost me $275. I thing has had only a case through it and is practically brand new and there's still no market.

        Actually the used paintball gun market has been flooded with Tippmans, Cockers, Mags, , etc. because now for less than $300 you can get a paintball gun that is garunteed to shoot 17bps without even trying! Now to me that sounds like a deal if I wanted to shoot that much paint. I don't. I want reliability. That's why I choose to have a Mag as my only semi.

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        • Recon by Fire
          Enimo Et Fide
          • Mar 2003
          • 1706

          #5
          Originally posted by SuiciDal Sn Y p ER
          maybe it's the ever decreasing resale value on mags... cept my xmag and karta mag
          Yeah, don't try to sell that Xmag....you will find their only value is your own appreciation of it or those who are not willing to pay anything for it

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          • BigEvil
            www.BigEvilOnline.com

            • Feb 2005
            • 9333

            #6
            Originally posted by lather
            Do Mags really need saving? Has anyone access to AGD's financial records, and has seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of financial ruin?
            Why do some on AO have a problem with AGD's business style when AGD itself clearly does not?

            Did I miss the post where Tom Kaye or Zupe appealed to a select few here to start on a holy mission to help save their product?

            Does anyone here have access to AGD's financial records, and have seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of bankruptcy?

            Maybe its a feeling of insecurity that some folks need massive amounts of reassurance that their marker of choice has to be wildly popular in order to justify ownership. A mag doesnt magically shoot any better or become more effcient if a crowd ooohs and awes at a mag and then immediately trade in their Egos and Angels for a ule Mag.

            What if AGD is doing better now then it has for the previous 5 years or so? The Tac one seems to be popular with the scenario crowd, can anyone give accurate sales records besides AGD? They do seem to be running lean with low overhead, believe it or not they could be making a comfortable profit.

            Perhaps AGD is settling in to be a niche company like PPS-- and if thats their strategy I dont see a problem with that at all. A gun doesnt have to be insanely popular and accepted on a massive scale to perform well for me.

            If someday AGD does close its doors, believe it or not, it is not the end of the paintball world, there are other markers out there that are just as fun to shoot, built well, and are great performers.

            Here's an idea, if AGD ever goes under, you can continue shooting your Mag!
            It is not the end of the paintball world, your Mag wont self destruct, instead be satisfied that you own something with nostalgic, sentimental value that other knowlegable people can appreciate.

            QFT

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            • stop whining buy a mag
              I know what I'm doing!
              • Sep 2004
              • 414

              #7
              Originally posted by lather
              Do Mags really need saving? Has anyone access to AGD's financial records, and has seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of financial ruin?
              Why do some on AO have a problem with AGD's business style when AGD itself clearly does not?

              Did I miss the post where Tom Kaye or Zupe appealed to a select few here to start on a holy mission to help save their product?

              Does anyone here have access to AGD's financial records, and have seen the books showing that AGD is on the verge of bankruptcy?

              Maybe its a feeling of insecurity that some folks need massive amounts of reassurance that their marker of choice has to be wildly popular in order to justify ownership. A mag doesnt magically shoot any better or become more effcient if a crowd ooohs and awes at a mag and then immediately trade in their Egos and Angels for a ule Mag.

              What if AGD is doing better now then it has for the previous 5 years or so? The Tac one seems to be popular with the scenario crowd, can anyone give accurate sales records besides AGD? They do seem to be running lean with low overhead, believe it or not they could be making a comfortable profit.

              Perhaps AGD is settling in to be a niche company like PPS-- and if thats their strategy I dont see a problem with that at all. A gun doesnt have to be insanely popular and accepted on a massive scale to perform well for me.

              If someday AGD does close its doors, believe it or not, it is not the end of the paintball world, there are other markers out there that are just as fun to shoot, built well, and are great performers.

              Here's an idea, if AGD ever goes under, you can continue shooting your Mag!
              It is not the end of the paintball world, your Mag wont self destruct, instead be satisfied that you own something with nostalgic, sentimental value that other knowlegable people can appreciate.
              You're smart. I'd give you a dancing banana but you haven't shut up all the crusaders yet. When you do that I have many bananas for you!

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              • Maggot6
                Registered User
                • Aug 2004
                • 1527

                #8
                Well Said. I wonder how anyone will argue your points...

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                • Lohman446
                  Useful posts: 7
                  • Jun 2003
                  • 9315

                  #9
                  Originally posted by stop whining buy a mag
                  You're smart. I'd give you a dancing banana but you haven't shut up all the crusaders yet. When you do that I have many bananas for you!
                  Its been said before, it never helps... I will point it out again people - if TK is satisfied with the company now, with its current standings and the current risk to reward ratio than it is acceptable. Its a privately held company, its success is measured by its owner, not stock prices / units sold / etc.
                  "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. Its not" - Dr Suess

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                  • shartley
                    paintball player
                    • Mar 2001
                    • 9169

                    #10

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                    • phantomhitman
                      ao's official bad guy
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 1841

                      #11
                      im fine as long as rogue is able to tell me everything is alright and tuck me in

                      I think people ran out of things to talk about in the forum so they decided to ask what/why/how/when/where can agd come back. Little does anyone know that mags will actually turn to brimstone and smoke if agd goes out of business, so shot em while you got em.
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                      • Automaggot68

                        #12
                        Originally posted by thefuzz
                        Hey used mags cost more than used cockers now.

                        To other mag shooters.
                        Last year I could have sold my intelli frame for $75.
                        Now one one wants it for $50 shipped.
                        It's just not happening.

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                        • Muzikman
                          Everything AGD
                          • Dec 2000
                          • 6229

                          #13
                          Ya kinda had me up until this part.

                          Originally posted by lather
                          If someday AGD does close its doors, believe it or not, it is not the end of the paintball world, there are other markers out there that are just as fun to shoot, built well, and are great performers.

                          Here's an idea, if AGD ever goes under, you can continue shooting your Mag!
                          It is not the end of the paintball world, your Mag wont self destruct, instead be satisfied that you own something with nostalgic, sentimental value that other knowlegable people can appreciate.
                          Sure, paintball won't go away (well, actually paintball as I knew it already has), but it's never a good thing when companies that have been around for 15-20 years and had such a huge influence on the game close their doors.

                          When and if AGD closes their doors, it will surely be a sad day in paintball and especially here on AO.

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                          • Automaggot68

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Muzikman
                            Sure, paintball won't go away (well, actually paintball as I knew it already has), but it's never a good thing when companies that have been around for 15-20 years and had such a huge influence on the game close their doors.

                            When and if AGD closes their doors, it will surely be a sad day in paintball and especially here on AO.

                            Quotin' dis'.

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                            • bentothejam1n
                              Support our troops
                              • Oct 2005
                              • 1428

                              #15
                              Prices will always go down for any product
                              Look at the 04 matrixes... It just happens as things get older

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