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Originally Posted by OFFSHOREJOJO (Post 4827510)

No ethics in business today sad in a big merger had all our attention and failed to close deal? They are nice boats but:confused:
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Is that the Sanibel causeway in the background? Looks like the burnt store fun run.

The attributed quotes in that article are off-putting. Regardless of what happened in the transaction and why they failed to consummate, the tone of the new owners is off-putting.

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Originally Posted by seafordguy (Post 4827521)

The attributed quotes in that article are off-putting. Regardless of what happened in the transaction and why they failed to consummate, the tone of the new owners is off-putting.

I agree, I was hoping they were going to do good things and wanted to give them the benefit of doubt. I still hope they do, but I'm not real impressed with some of the newest things Ive heard.

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Originally Posted by bajaholic (Post 4827518)

Next time your at the lake, stop over and have a drink.... I am sure you will have a better understanding of what you think you know about me. You may be surprised, or not.... But at least you will actually know... :D

I have met you and Barb and several occasions and you are good folks. Even if you hate the folks at PBC, I cant help but stick up for them, as they have always treated me probably better than I deserve to be treated (I do most of our own maintenance). Big Thunder is also a great dealership and has an awesome staff, no doubt, but you cannot make their candle burn any brighter by blowing out PBC's. The "everything is great at BTM/Fred Ross camp" and everything is bad at PBC/Mark Waddington camp" has just become a bit of a grind.

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Originally Posted by Indy (Post 4827423)

“Thus far, we have increased the revenue and size of the company by at least four times"

Uh...ok. I want to feel good about the brand but something just smells.

When your product price has a near 100% increase in that same period the bragging rights to a four times revenue should be somewhat diminished. Just a vaguely related observation…

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Originally Posted by 36Tango (Post 4827560)

Seriously, what you think you know... You need to stop by... Just saying, you are WAY into the weeds on this. BTW, No where in this thread did I bring up specifically either dealership, you did.. Personally I don't see how this plays in anyway to the conversation anyway because the players are worldwide, not local. Why would they give a damn about a niche market like LOTO. when they are playing on the world stage.... Short sided thinking IMHO...

Back to Cig vs the world....

So does this make the cat at the boat show a rare one off cig or do they peel the stickers off and it’s a Doug Wright again?

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Originally Posted by Unlimited jd (Post 4827576)

So does this make the cat at the boat show a rare one off cig or do they peel the stickers off and it’s a Doug Wright again?

It's surprising they went that far without having the deal done.