Were you paying attention when JT Europe was sold to Cybergun? Or when XSV's sponsorship wasn't renewed? Did you realize that upwards of 50% of all JT sales had been through Walmart? That the word on the street when JT Sports underwent a top to bottom restructure beginning a couple of years ago that parent company Jarden decreed each division (Viewloader, WGP, etc.) needed to be profitable to remain in operation?
The latest word whispered in my favorite dark alley is that the windows will be shuttered and the doors locked and closed on JT Sports for good on Feb 1 2010. Caput! No word on the availability of any of the pieces (like Viewloader) except the paint manufacturing element which apparently has two bidders at the moment. (I'll tell you who they are tomorrow.) I hope Rodney and World Famous Entourage collect on their sponsorship in a hurry. What's that all about?
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Monday, December 21, 2009
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6 comments:
This will be just one more bad thing for paintball.
Who is buying the loader patents?
Isnt VLs eye sensor patent getting soon old?
Had an interesting talk with Chuck Geiling today...
Chuck Geiling called propaintball about this news as well.
They have removed it and now it says JT is back better than ever.
So I hear. Chuck can reach me anytime he wants and I'll be happy to post any official statement he'd like to make.
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