Full Version: BallStars-Be Careful

From: Jer (DIAMOND) [#48]
 2 Jul 2006
To: ALL

I do not know if an organized boycott is legal or illegal but I have a friend that is a District Judge. His favorite saying is "anyone can sue anyboy over anything". I have heard him say it a million times. The best thing to do is make sure you are right, then go ahead.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#49]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Jer (DIAMOND) [#48] 2 Jul 2006

Jer,

I think it's a good thing that industry suppliers; especially those who do business through licensees; see these messages and keep in mind that, even though snagging "big fish" from their licensees, may be "business as usual", those with knowledge of that practice aren't likely to sign on, and definitely aren't likely to recommend that others sign on.

That just may have them thinking twice (or thrice) before circumnavigating a licensee, in the future.

From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#50]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#49] 2 Jul 2006

Who would license a process if they knew that the licensor was going to compete with them? Not me. To me it is dirty dealing bordering on implied fraud when selling a license.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#51]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#50] 2 Jul 2006

quote:
Who would license a process if they knew that the licensor was going to compete with them?


Harvey,

I'm certain you were posing a rhetorical question to all, but just in case, "Not me." :-) 

From: UncleSteve [#52]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#51] 2 Jul 2006

Not I said the fly!
Nor me said the flea!

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#53]
 2 Jul 2006
To: UncleSteve [#52] 2 Jul 2006

Oops!

I try so hard to be grammatically correct. :-) 

Guess I'm feeling a little "street" today. :-) 

EDITED: 2 Jul 2006 by DGL

From: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#54]
 2 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#20] 3 Jul 2006

Two things that I have learned in business is 1. My enemy's enemy is my friend...in business, a competitor of a competitor is my associate. And 2; Without action there is no resolve. The best way to put a chink in the armour of a company like this is to get people to stop using them. Every client they lose to a competitor is a slap in the face to them. They screw over enough little guys to get a bigger piece of the pie and those little guys stop using them, they find out soon enough that they have shot themselves in the foot. This thread, I believe makes everyone in here informed, but who would we use in place of these guys?

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#55]
 3 Jul 2006
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#54] 3 Jul 2006

Franklin,

Because Ballstars is a proprietary process, with proprietary materials, there are no competitors.

Sometimes, in industry, a company with a project they don't want others to know about, will farm out several components to separate factories, so none of the individual factories know what the finished product will be.

Because Ballstar licensees have to buy all materials, (balls) print media etc. from Ballstars, the licensor (Ballstars) knows when there's a big fish on the line.

I imagine some of the big fish approach Ballstars directly, in an effort to cut out the middleman.

At that point, a reputable licensor would direct such business back to the licensees.

It has to be very tempting for Ballstars to jump directly on a large account, but falling to that temptation, with word of that practice hitting the streets, will work strongly against their chances for building a network of licensees.

EDITED: 3 Jul 2006 by DGL

From: bobkat [#56]
 3 Jul 2006
To: Franklin (FW_HAYNES) [#54] 3 Jul 2006

<but who would we use in place of these guys? >

The answer would be nobody. The world will not stop turning if this product is not in the marketplace. At some point, if they keep screwing over their licensees, either they will have to completely market the product themselves, or it will dry up and disappear for lack of distributors.

From: UncleSteve [#57]
 3 Jul 2006
To: bobkat [#56] 3 Jul 2006

Or some greedy, sneaky, advantage takin' lawyer will start a class action suit against the vendor on behalf of ALL of the licensees...

From: bobkat [#58]
 3 Jul 2006
To: UncleSteve [#57] 3 Jul 2006

Wouldn't surprise me a bit; we all know where most of that money winds up.....

From: UncleSteve [#59]
 13 Jul 2006
To: ALL

For those interested in or wanting to confront Ballstars, they will be on the east coast at:

The Awards & Custom Gift Show Baltimore, MD August 24-26!
The Awards & Custom Gift Show is dedicated to awards and recognition professionals. Join in the excitement of the new show in Baltimore, August 24-26, where you will see the top awards suppliers in the industry displaying their equipment and wares. If you're in the awards business, this is a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with some of the industry's biggest names.

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#60]
 13 Jul 2006
To: UncleSteve [#59] 13 Jul 2006

Steve,

Ballstars will also be at the NBM Long Beach, CA show, coming up next week.

I told the owner, I'd drop by and introduce myself. No confrontation. Just a chat.

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From: Doc (GREAT_ATLANTIC) [#62]
 15 Jul 2006
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#55] 18 Jul 2006

quote:
Because Ballstars is a proprietary process, with proprietary materials, there are no competitors.


We don't offer the process here, and have never had a request for it. But I'm guessing that if it ever becomes widely popular, we will see very similar products from our friends offshore in 5...4...3...2...1...

With just a hint of volume, niche manufacturers fall prey to this kind of competition every day. Not too good for early adopters to a "proprietary" system...but not too bad for the rest of us.

Jim

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#63]
 18 Jul 2006
To: Doc (GREAT_ATLANTIC) [#62] 20 Jul 2006

Jim,

As you say, once a company develops a strong demand for a proprietary process/product, patent infringers are close behind.

From: vito (VITOCORLIONI) [#64]
 27 Oct 2006
To: ALL

To all ballstars owners.....

I am currently looking at the ballstar system, and I called directly to andy and asked him if I would be competing with ballstars...his response was "they sell their products to china and i would not be competing with them" after reading your posts I see that this is not entirely true.

thank-you for your posts. I do like the product, I think that even the people that have been wronged, like the product and don't like the company.

If anyone is selling their system, I would be interested in purchasing it.

Thanks
Vitocorlioni@yahoo.com

From: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#65]
 27 Oct 2006
To: ALL

Check this out
http://www.ballstars.co.za/

From: UncleSteve [#66]
 27 Oct 2006
To: Rodney Gold (RODNEY_GOLD) [#65] 28 Oct 2006

Rodney,

Point made and very well!!!!

From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#67]
 28 Oct 2006
To: precisionlaser [#21] 28 Oct 2006

Mark,

Any update to your story?

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