I am starting to be curious as to what SSS's actual agreement with Weirhauch states. There seems to be a pretty big lack of information here on a few fronts and that has led to a lot of speculation both here and "over there" It would not be uncommon for an importer to have rights to sell in only their country. I run across it almost daily and while it annoys the *(&^ out of me, I understand it's no fault of any of the importers themselves. They all point out that they can have their distributorships pulled at a moments notice for violating the terms of their agreement. This type of agreement is distasteful to me in this day and age as it limits the options of the consumer and it also eliminates a level of sales tool of the distributors. The above response of growing and developing the market, I take fully tongue in cheek. I don't see anywhere near the level of promotion and support on any air rifle in North America as you do in Europe. Most of our initial reads of reviews come from Europe long before anything happens over here. American made products are the exception here and that does not apply, obviously to the HW label. I'd like to see AoA query the mighty and powerful Hans on the issue and post up that correspondence, that may shed a little light on the whole environment.
MTC optics, One more you better add to that ever growing list tom.
I'm thinking it's in SSSO's best interest to let things die down.
There is a post on the yellow by one Mike Ellingsworth today. He spoke with "Mike"@ SSSO, and clarified a few things, which further deepens the mud, lol. There was never a territorial agreement, according to them, and there have been threatening emails and letters from the "other" vendor. Read for yourself if you dare...tk
Quote from: tomykay12 on November 07, 2014, 07:19:53 PMThere is a post on the yellow by one Mike Ellingsworth today. He spoke with "Mike"@ SSSO, and clarified a few things, which further deepens the mud, lol. There was never a territorial agreement, according to them, and there have been threatening emails and letters from the "other" vendor. Read for yourself if you dare...tkPlease re-post here. I do not visit the other web site.
Mike E. is a straight up guy, and a friend of mine. He's never been accused of beating around the bush!!I gotta give the Yellow some credit; I thought the AoA threads would last about 20 minutes before being deleted. Sponsor or not, the threads calling a spade a spade are sticking around, with new ones cropping up almost daily. I think one of the most telling aspects of this entire issue is the fact that not once has a rep from AoA posted anything in their defense. Guess they're all hunkering down hoping it fades away....or maybe their profit margins are so fat they've got enough in reserve to ride this one out.We'll see.
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