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[Lohman446]

I have no doubt it was in there financial best interest to take the SP offer.

That being said I have equally no doubt that they had the right to fully turn it down.

Thats not that hard to grasp.

[paint magnet]

ya, I have seen the picture of that one. If you come across a second example you let me know.

All it takes is one...they're all made out of the same metal.

[luke]

I have no doubt it was in there financial best interest to take the SP offer.

That being said I have equally no doubt that they had the right to fully turn it down.

Thats not that hard to grasp.

[Mind'sEye]

SP is making a hard push to dominate the industry by any means at it's disposal. This must be costing the company some big money. If they fail or if there is a continued slow down in the industry their business plan might just self-implode.......

[mastershake44]

well, i think the expansion will cause Nationals downfall, and National sells most companies products. I think if SP continues this expansion, all if not most gear in the future, will be made by SP. lets hope Dye, K2, and WDP can hold on...it will be a bumpy ride..ill tell ya that

[warbeak2099]

well, i think the expansion will cause Nationals downfall, and National sells most companies products. I think if SP continues this expansion, all if not most gear in the future, will be made by SP. lets hope Dye, K2, and WDP can hold on...it will be a bumpy ride..ill tell ya that

Palmers will always be around

Say, they should sponsor a tourny team shooting E-Blazers. E2'd Blazers with Zero B boards would be great in PSP/NXL tournies. I don't think anyone wouldn't like to see an E-Blazer toting Palmers team.

[Lohman446]

SP is making a hard push to dominate the industry by any means at it's disposal. This must be costing the company some big money. If they fail or if there is a continued slow down in the industry their business plan might just self-implode.......

I think there depending on the continued industry slow down and contraction to take care of some of there main competitors actually, or make them purchaseable at a loss from the conglomerates that are not seeing the return they want from them.

[paint magnet]

Yes, they do have the right to enforce a legitimate patent.

[Mind'sEye]

I think there depending on the continued industry slow down and contraction to take care of some of there main competitors actually, or make them purchaseable at a loss from the conglomerates that are not seeing the return they want from them.

Could be, but with a glut of used Ions on the market that spectrum might not do so well for SP. Entry level Ion sales don't necessarily translate into a Shocker sale when the time comes to upgrade. There's a tendency to do more research in magazine reviews, opinions at the shop and field, etc. I'm not so sure that dominate pro tournament results will have the effect that Smart Parts is banking on. Did Camaros dominate the performance car market when the IROC was a field of the same boring Chevy products driving around the circuit? The kids in my area talk a lot more about DM's, Egos, Angels and Cockers as "dream markers". The SP strategy is calculated and aggressive. Time will tell how powerful it really is.