Comments on: A World Without Pro Skateboarders

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:12:54 +0000

To Brian (a couple of comments up), sounds like your a shop owner that I would support.

By: gioforeal_respected user

gioforeal_respected user — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:24:42 +0000

What about smaller,random companies like Null and Flatline?What if I buy their decks from their website?Does that make me such a horrible person?At least I never hung a baby off a balcony in jest!

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:23:33 +0000

You hit it right on the head as far as I’m concerned. Yes, I am a shop owner. Yes, I sell blanks as well as shop decks. While I’m all about supporting skateboarding, the margins are so low on pro models that we have to do something. Add to the fact that shoe companies make it near impossible to do business if you are a small core shop (that’s if you even get to sell their shoes), so the margins are hard to make up there.

We place the pro models in nice displays on the wall with track lighting and the works, blanks are relegated to a (new) tin trash can and a display in the corner. We don’t advertise them, but we still sell the crap out of them. And I more than double my money on every one sold. So, will I stop selling them…nope. Sorry pro skaters. While I’m busting my @$$ working a full-time job and running a shop at the same time (and hardly ever getting to skate), I’m going to sell what the customers want and what will pay the bills. And for the record, I don’t ride blanks. I ride (and pay for) Antihero and Black Label decks. Even though I can get a blank at cost for 1/3 the price, I still prefer the brand deck. My two cents for what it’s worth.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:53:47 +0000

I don´t y what happen whit wheels, trucks, and accesories these also can go without mark only footwear and clothes have Mark or no….In my country there is trucks and wheels without marks by a price but cheap ….???

By: gioforeal

gioforeal — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:29:24 +0000

You are right on ,at least it ain’t straight bootlegging.And the last shot at Powell-ooooh.The brand ain’t even relevant anymore(God bless Swiss Labyrinths),but hey,you have a point.Now if only the music industry could figure this out-it’s about the product,not marketing gimmicks.