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Damon · Post by **Damon** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:00 pm

PSA: Joes (AKA GI JOES) is potentially going under. There are plenty of things to be had in the shop - jigs, bits, grindrites...

KevyWevy · Post by **KevyWevy** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:42 am

whoa... you mean only the Bham one?! I can't imagine all of them going under...

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:26 pm

Potentially all of them. They filed ch. 11 - they're attempting to restructure, but I doubt that will happen.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... es050.html

KevyWevy · Post by **KevyWevy** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:29 am

i wonder how much a stone grinder would be hahahahahaha

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:52 pm

The new stores (Bellevue, Kirkland, B'ham) have SUPER nice grindrites - I'm sure they'd be a pretty penny. But some of the old stores have just a stone, which would definately be nice. Might be tough ordering emulsion and new stones though.

Here's the nice one... http://www.wintersteiger.com/E/sp_conte ... a_sbi.html

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:09 pm

Well it's official, they're outta here.

I'm trying to pick up some jigs, we'll see how it goes.

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:30 pm

I'm going to stop by the Kirkland one and see if I can talk to anybody. All I want is a look binding mounting jig, I'm tired of using packing tape and trying to line it up perfectly centered.

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:22 pm

I got my name down for a look/rossi jig at the kirkland one, but they said most of the stuff will likely have dibs by local shops, but we'll see.

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:04 pm

My friend in the shop says he hasn't heard anything regarding shop equipment yet. I've got my name on the rossi/solly/marker wide jigs. Hopefully I'll know more by the end of the week.

Also I couldn't see other shops picking up equipment, unless they don't have a tuning shop yet. Might be tough for small shops to come up with the cash too.

twizzstyle · Post by **twizzstyle** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:17 am

yeah the guy I talked to said they wouldn't start liquidating that kind of stuff for another month or two (first they have to sell the merchandise, then all the shelving, etc, then stuff like the shop stuff).

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:26 pm

Just heard from my friend about this. They're treating shop equipment like the shelving (makes sense), so it will be the last to go, good call Sean.

But it sounds like the pricier stuff is will be sold via silent auction. Hopefully the jigs aren't included with that.

camhard · Post by **camhard** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:31 pm

Do you know any more information about the silent auction? Not like I'll be able to afford anything, but it'd be interesting to see what things are going for.

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:34 am

Not entirely sure. Info isn't passed around there too well. I do know a local shop put in a lowball bid on the grindrite, something like 10%, roughly 2.5k.

camhard · Post by **camhard** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:40 am

Cool thanks. I'll try and find out some more. If you hear anything, it would be great if you posted it. It's probably going to be pretty hard to get any jigs, considering I have as of yet not even talked to them, but I'd like to get some, and maybe, if by some miracle I have a few grand kicking around, I could pick up a grinder, which would be sick. was that 2.5 g for the nice stone/belt one with a computer control panel?

Damon · Post by **Damon** » Tue May 19, 2009 8:01 pm

So everything is for sale now. They close in 10 days.

Marker jigs - $110
Salomon jigs - $100
Rossignol jigs - $70
(who is the idiot that came up with those prices....)

grindrites were sold back to winterstieger to be refurbished and resold.

Various mounting odds and ends... mounting "table", vermont ski tester (for a RIDICULOUS PRICE of 1,150!)... etc.

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