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special
11-06-08, 10:30 AM
Dont take this as gospel..just the latest goss...it appears the US Ross dealers who have cleared their stock over Ebay...some bellow half price...may pay dearly for the damage caused to the bow company and other dealers who have maintained manufacturers retail price(mrp)....it appears every Ross dealer had signed a contract not to trade on the net..or breach mrp...and as Ross is still a company,legal action may follow.
My belief is Savage Arms owns Bowtech????(maybe someone can verify?)...who has Diamond,and soon to have Ross(may be incorrect)....Bowtech is very stringent in enforcing the same policy...so apart from legal action..they may have bare shelves next year.....although some buyers have grabbed a great deal..the ebay sales have hurt the loyal dealers...and anyone(like me) who paid top $..and now have their resale value slashed:mad:.....im wondering whever Fred Bear will follow..as their new bows have also suffered the same fate.....remmember this is only hearsay and not yet printed fact;)

DavidJHardy
11-06-08, 11:00 AM
are you saying ross might be going belly up? or will what happened to schrade knives happen and ross will just start being made cheep

special
11-06-08, 11:10 AM
are you saying ross might be going belly up? or will what happened to schrade knives happen and ross will just start being made cheepNo Dave...IMO Ross is in limbo at the moment due to the conflict with Grace engineering(G5)..I personnaly believe Ross will officially become part of Bowtech(evidently an anouncement is imminent)...so i doubt they will be made cheap...whether the name remains ..or the design is anyones guess...but if Bowtech does take them up,they will still be excellent quality;)....At the mo I can only assume...we should all know soon.