We talked for about 30 minutes while he explained how he and his father weren’t close and all the interesting activities he gets up to alone in SF. One of the most bizzare conversations I’ve ever had.
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What the fuck, did you give him a hug?
Huh, I guess I kind of got the “Divorced dad with his kid on the weekend” kinda vibe from the videos they were together, makes sense
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no their having a hard time too long break due to to covid 19 and chines new year backed up orders and customer support emails currently at about 800 orders. it’s safe to say that no company besides m3 resperators is prospering
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Oh I was referring to esk8 brands having a difficult time staying in business. The china brands will still be shipping once the cover 19 situation gets handled while boosted…
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no im saying some of them are so backed up they will shipp remaining orders then shut down
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Also many people not know but loaded is mostly made in China
Almost every recognizable esk8 brand, flagship, perennial deck, or big sk8 name come from dragonland.
You send them your ideas, they produce your shit. When they got tired of producing your shit, they produce their own shitty version with your ideas at a lower price and flood the market. With the market flooded, you, your ideas, and your products are out of business. They got your ideas, the products, and your market. They win, you out.
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i thought my deck was made in the united kingdom! hmm doesn’t have a “made in” sticker anyway. got an “unbreakable” sticker though. wonder where its made. it would make shipping cheaper if I can get them drop shipped from china to cali
Slick Revolution products says “China” all over. Foamies, Rough Stuff, you name it. “Made in the UK” my royals.
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Decks are made in the UK…
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…and I suspect, some of Trampas
products as well.
Imagine how popular casey’s YouTube episodes would be of him just “being an engaged dad”. lol
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Can verify. I know the guy that makes them. The man’s an artist with machines and composites.
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Ah crap. I guess the moto “e-skate or e-die” will never catch on now. Gonna stop saying that now…
Gonna ride scooters now and yell out… E-dork!
I feel like the evolution of DIY has been the demise of the high-end prebuilt board. Since the beginning of Boosted DIY has come so far. It’s just too easy to make something far better for far less now.
That was his hobby. I think he’s got a multimedia / production company of some kind, and he’s won awards for that and everything.
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i love your 3skate but the other high-end prebuilt folks (@kaly @arch @longhairedboy @mackann) have zero boards in stock and have customers lined up for their turn
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It’s just an observation. I like the things made by the people you mentioned a lot more than boosted 
For me there isn’t really a comparison. And thanks for liking the 3sk8. It has been a fun making that happen. I’m excited for spring… I’m totally overhauling it at the moment.
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no way, pre-built chinese boards flood the market like 99-1 compared to DIY.
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