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Slixx is not going to go out of business!

Started by MicroNitro, May 02 2012 04:09 AM

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#1 MicroNitro

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:09 AM

Just got an email.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:18 AM

And what did it say???? Gregg has posted it in the magazine it WAS going out of buisness. who's right????

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:24 AM

That is what it says also on their web site that they decided to keep going

http://www.slixx.com/

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:38 AM

Good news if they are staying in business.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:45 AM

Just confirmed on their website. Great news!!

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 05:41 AM

Is this like the ol' "We lost our lease"? :( "The last time, we found it under the TV" :rolleyes: :D ;)

I am glad they are staying in business. Also think that is one heck of a PR move!

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 06:04 AM

I am a big fan of Slixx decals and am very happy to hear they are not going to go out of business. This is however, the second time they've done this. Several years ago, they said they would be going out of business so I stocked up on a bunch of decals. Then they recanted, and said they would no longer carry NASCAR decals because of the licensing fees but would continue to sell drag decals. So this time around, I stocked up again. Fool me once, oh.. shoot. Nevermind.
I really am glad they're not going out of business!

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:19 AM

Good way to drum up sales (LOL)

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:25 AM

THANKS for the update guys!!! YES, i agree, this is great news!!!!! :D ;)

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:52 AM

Nice.




B)

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:02 AM

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:54 AM

Is this like the ol' "We lost our lease"? :( "The last time, we found it under the TV" :rolleyes: :D ;)

I am glad they are staying in business. Also think that is one heck of a PR move!

good PR move is right i ordered 16 various sheets before they were gone

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:57 AM

good PR move is right i ordered 16 various sheets before they were gone


Thats more on the lines of the boy who kept crying wolf, was it a good sales tactic, you bet.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 12:55 PM

I'm glad for them and thier customers, but I did the natural thing and bought up a bunch of their limited sets so i'd have some later...and have some available for others. I guess that's like staking a claim on a silver mine and then discovering there's a big bonanza on the other side of the hill.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 12:58 PM

I'm glad for them and thier customers, but I did the natural thing and bought up a bunch of their limited sets so i'd have some later...and have some available for others. I guess that's like staking a claim on a silver mine and then discovering there's a big bonanza on the other side of the hill.


I agree, from a sales point of view, it works great, but how many more times are they going to be able to do this?

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 01:32 PM

I agree, from a sales point of view, it works great, but how many more times are they going to be able to do this?


I'm guessing right before the 2014 NNL East! :rolleyes: B)

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:31 PM

Their licensing was not transferable so no one else would be able to make a lot of their decals without going through the who deal of getting licensing and that can be VERY expensive!
So no, not trying to drum up sales. they were straight across the board when they thought they were shutting down.
Now they will just be doing limited runs the way it sounds.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 03:08 PM

Their licensing was not transferable so no one else would be able to make a lot of their decals without going through the who deal of getting licensing and that can be VERY expensive!
So no, not trying to drum up sales. they were straight across the board when they thought they were shutting down.
Now they will just be doing limited runs the way it sounds.


So they lost their licensing they had?, that would make sense if thats the case. So is it like what happened when they stopped making NASCAR decals?, I dont remember, but I know it had to do with licensing then too

Edited by martinfan5, 02 May 2012 - 03:10 PM.

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 03:32 PM

As long as they don't turn into the mattress store down the street that has been going out of business for the past five years. <_<

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 04:26 PM

So they lost their licensing they had?, that would make sense if thats the case. So is it like what happened when they stopped making NASCAR decals?, I dont remember, but I know it had to do with licensing then too


No, it just wasn't trasferrable which means they could not pass it on to someone else to use in making the decals.
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