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Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby prayfawind27 » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:35 am

:o There's some rumors saying that Best bought Slingshot, Can anyone confirm it's true or
rumor ?
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby PAFF » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:17 am

Could be..

Heard LF was offered SS, but turn it down..
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby prayfawind27 » Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:19 am

Wow! If it true, i'm shocked i that Slingshot was cleaning up in sales
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby bodnsay » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:20 am

Hmm nothing is impossible at the moment.
Slingshot does the best C-Kites thats whats missing at best and SS has some other good stuff in the portfolio which could be useful, and best has the money, so why not?
If it`s true we will know it soon :lol:
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby Dann » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:36 am

Hmm, I heard a few months ago that Slingshot was forsale or looking into the option of selling.

It will be interesting to see if anything happens.
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby baller » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:43 am

If it is true I hope they don't move board manufacturing to China!
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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby gtoppino » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:45 am

Mmmmmmm...... I do not believe it.
Why Best is going to buy a company like SS, which is selling less and less Kites every day.
It could be a very bad investment.

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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby toyletbowl » Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:37 am

word from an insider says there is no truth to the rumor. whew...hope SS stays in the game as is.

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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby North_Wind » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:45 am

gtoppino wrote:Mmmmmmm...... I do not believe it.
Why Best is going to buy a company like SS, which is selling less and less Kites every day.
It could be a very bad investment.

:thumb:
I have no idea about aggregate sales figures but Slingshot seem to be doing pretty well in the UK from what I see on the beach and the excitement on the forums. The fuel 09 was hotly anticipated here and many of the young groms had back-ordered it before it came out.

Plenty of Fuels and Revs on all the beaches I visit.

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Re: Is is true Best bought Slingshot?

Postby TopHat » Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:15 am

:o I bought Slingshot, oh I mean A slingshot & my wife made me return it before I shot my eye out... :roll:
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