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mechanic81

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« on: April 14, 2018, 08:19:47 AM »
Any news coming from seismic? its been awfuly quiet

 

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Re: any news
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2018, 01:16:44 PM »
Here's the plant you make up your mind.  Google Maps link from Aug. 2012.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x87df4a2ddfd32a53:0x161ba337b1267d91!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4s/maps/place/Visionary%2BBowling%2BProducts%2B8709%2BXograph%2BAve%2BSaint%2BLouis,%2BMO%2B63136/@38.727258,-90.2655142,3a,75y,278.7h,90t/data%3D

Seen the picture before, they poured balls for siesmic, last year with balls still in testing as we speak?

Is there another section still in production bof this plant?

The obvious answer is it's boarded up and closed...but if they're still making balls...?

Raven line was 2015, 3 years after this pic.

Last ball VBP released was The Crow 2 years ago summer of 2016.  That's all I know.
Once a company no longer is PBA sanctioned means they are probably on the wrong side of economy of scale.  Have no inside knowledge and love the hell out of my Visionary pieces (by the way sorry to pollute Seismic forum) but when an industry isn't growing its usually the small guys who suffer most.  All that said in my honest opinion Jason has proven for quite some time that factory can do top quality pours.  Guess the question is can it be done at scale and profitably. 

Right. So it could be no more VBP, and what Jason and a small team produce and pour the siesmic balls a batch at a time? I wonder if the production factor has just shrunk, and is in a portion of the warehouse and not the whole thing.
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Re: any news
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2018, 02:25:35 PM »
fair enough. any timeframe ? I really would like to try some stuff from them.

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Re: any news
« Reply #18 on: July 26, 2018, 10:31:32 AM »
As others have stated, VBP has let some know whats going on and will give out info soon.
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Re: any news
« Reply #19 on: July 26, 2018, 10:43:20 PM »
As others have stated, VBP has let some know whats going on and will give out info soon.

The fact their web site news hasn't been updated since 2015 and no balls in 15# all summer told me better get as many Visionary balls as you can now which I did (had to get a fair # of them in 16 though oh well).  If they come out with new stuff hooray, love their stuff so much but we shall see.  Only thing I regret is not getting a Classic or Samurai.  Edge to Visionary stuff is it will be around long time regardless of what happens going forward.
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