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  • going_home
    Hebrews 13:8

    • Dec 2004
    • 8343

    #1

    FBM Factory break in/robbery

    Sent 3 markers to Fireball Mountain a couple weeks ago for anodizing.
    Quite a high dollar value on the box a parts actually.
    Chord V1 and V2 bodies, and a Karta setup, all with Logic UMF frames.
    Several UL barrels and a blue Xvalve for color matching purposes.

    How this all got started I had a Galactic Z body on Ebay they messaged me about.
    Where the front trigger frame screw attaches to the Z body is steel, not aluminum
    like the ULE bodies. They apparently anodized someones body and didnt remove
    the steel part, and woops, the steel is history.

    They wanted to trade anodizing for the body, since you cant just go to the store and
    buy one any more.

    Well I sent them the body, and got all my parts together and about a week later
    sent them a box of parts. I called them because it never showed they recieved it
    on USPS.com . They did recieve it. They have had it two weeks now.
    Called yesterday, and apparently they were broken into tuesday night and a lot
    of their customers parts/markers were stolen.

    The guy said he was the one that was responsible for calling their customers with
    the bad news and he was 99 percent sure my stuff was still there.

    But I am supposed to call back today and talk to the girl I have been dealing
    with and make sure, and find out when/ if I'll have the stuff back.

    I have had several AO'ers ask me to post pics and my thoughts on the quality
    of their work. I hope I get the chance to do that.
    Thats the story, I will edit this post later today when I find out more.

    Bad thing is most of the stuff will be very hard to replace.
    Chords, Karta, UMF's, and try and find a blue Xvalve right now.
  • BigEvil
    www.BigEvilOnline.com

    • Feb 2005
    • 9333

    #2
    Damn that really blows. I hope they do the right thing and try to take care of you as best they can.

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    • StygShore
      Waterford, MI

      • Aug 2002
      • 2854

      #3
      breaked stuff

      Yeah I saw on their site the other day they had listed they were broken into, totally forgot you had told me you sent your stuff into them!!!

      Hopefully the thief was a "Agg" kid that knew what he wanted, probably would have went for the cyborgs, shockers, etc over a box of parts.



      Styg

      On a second note.... unless the thief can anodize, how is he going to go about selling these custom guns, that many are 1 of 1?
      Sometimes It's Good to be EVIL

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      • going_home
        Hebrews 13:8

        • Dec 2004
        • 8343

        #4
        Good point

        Originally posted by StygShore
        Yeah I saw on their site the other day they had listed they were broken into, totally forgot you had told me you sent your stuff into them!!!

        Hopefully the thief was a "Agg" kid that knew what he wanted, probably would have went for the cyborgs, shockers, etc over a box of parts.



        Styg

        On a second note.... unless the thief can anodize, how is he going to go about selling these custom guns, that many are 1 of 1?
        I am hoping since my stuff was a box of parts and not assembled markers he left it alone.

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        • Chaos_Theory!

          #5
          Yeah they made i thread on PBN about it.

          IMO its Karma. They stole Element Paintballs frame idea and used his actual CADs to make their ion frames.

          I guess what goes around comes around.

          Although i dont feel bad at all for FBM i hope everyone who had their stuff stolen gets compensated and those who didnt get their stuff stolen recieve their parts back.

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          • Arstron
            fusionowners.org

            • Mar 2005
            • 2347

            #6
            I really hate to hear that, what number was the karta and chord (was v1 and v2 chords both numbered?) so we can keep a look out for the bodies atleast.

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            • CKY_Alliance
              Team Deranged
              • Jan 2005
              • 1695

              #7
              Is FBM and Planet Eclipse in the same area by chance? Seems like there has been a lot of paintball related burglaries lately..

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              • Dark Frost17
                Darkness...
                • Mar 2006
                • 752

                #8
                sorry to here!!!

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                • rkjunior303
                  I need this more than you
                  • May 2003
                  • 4029

                  #9
                  PE:USA is located in Rhode Island.

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                  • going_home
                    Hebrews 13:8

                    • Dec 2004
                    • 8343

                    #10
                    Update

                    Just called FBM.
                    They said my box of parts was right beside a pile of stuff that was stolen
                    and they didnt take any of it.
                    Mostly PM6 and cocker parts and some boards.
                    Evidently they werent mag fans. I am happy to be in a proud minority ! LOL

                    Either that or they saw the puke green Karta and figured it would stick out
                    like a sore thumb, but it will be black soon anyway. LOL

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                    So I will have my stuff back by the July 4th weekend and will try and post some pics.
                    I must go now and do the happy dance !

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                    • WenULiVeUdiE
                      Force of Nature Staff
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 1982

                      #11
                      Originally posted by CKY_Alliance
                      Is FBM and Planet Eclipse in the same area by chance? Seems like there has been a lot of paintball related burglaries lately..
                      Not at all. FBM is located in South Jersey while PE is located in Rhode Island.

                      This occured on Monday night. The previous day I was playing at their field. That was also the day their compressor was down for 2 hours and the field appeard to be set up haphazardly. Not to many happy players that day. I remember observing their facilities as I always do and wondering how they had not yet been robbed. The facilities look like near decrepit shacks.

                      They stole alot of custom stuff that will be hard to sell. Those custom AKA and other frames will be impossible to sell. They have not yet been released to the public. I was lucky enough to hold one of the AKA's on Sunday. They also had a few of the freshly milled Cyborgs getting anodized there.
                      Hey, look at that! It's Santa!

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                      • Arstron
                        fusionowners.org

                        • Mar 2005
                        • 2347

                        #12
                        Originally posted by going_home
                        Either that or they saw the puke green Karta and figured it would stick out
                        like a sore thumb, but it will be black soon anyway. LOL

                        http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...t=729934cc.jpg


                        You are getting that wwa karta mag re annoed? I always loved that mag on his page.

                        Glad to hear your stuff is still ok though, you should be able to get some sleep tonight now that you know its all ok.

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                        • GT
                          Automag?
                          • Dec 2001
                          • 5786

                          #13
                          Originally posted by CKY_Alliance
                          Is FBM and Planet Eclipse in the same area by chance? Seems like there has been a lot of paintball related burglaries lately..

                          Ecplise is an ocean away from FBM.
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                          • Dark Frost17
                            Darkness...
                            • Mar 2006
                            • 752

                            #14
                            Originally posted by GT
                            Ecplise is an ocean away from FBM.
                            no there is 1 in the states i am sending a board to them to fix

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                            • FinchMan
                              LVL10 classic minimag
                              • Nov 2004
                              • 459

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Dark Frost17
                              no there is 1 in the states i am sending a board to them to fix
                              wasn't it the overseas one that got broken into though? I thought it was.

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