Ninja is done

[William the Third]

I think the ball valves were part of it, but powerhouse was the nail in the coffin. The haymakers ate into ninjas sales hard. Then ninja attempted to sue them, and I believe they lost. I'm willing to bet the legal fees took them out.

Ninja "won", but that doesn't mean that the legal cost didn't still burden them, and could have played a role.

[William the Third]

Small update. Maybe Ninja isn't done? They took our call yesterday, and are still going to fill our order. I wasn't the one who made the call, so I don't know 100% what was said, but it appears they aren't quite dead yet. One thing I did learn is that the new tanks Ninja will be sending us will be UN/ISO marked. Ninja seemed to be just about the only company still marking tanks DOT/TC.

[imped4now]

Interesting development. Keep us posted if you hear anything else.

[Trbo323]

Small update. Maybe Ninja isn't done? They took our call yesterday, and are still going to fill our order. I wasn't the one who made the call, so I don't know 100% what was said, but it appears they aren't quite dead yet. One thing I did learn is that the new tanks Ninja will be sending us will be UN/ISO marked. Ninja seemed to be just about the only company still marking tanks DOT/TC.

What's the difference? I haven't read into it

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[Psycho91]

Damn forgot trbo can't read comments, I think it's just what countries a tank can legally be used/filled in or maybe it was what tanks can be traveled with like what they allow on the plane

[nerdcore]

What's the difference? I haven't read into it

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One of the better reads on UN/ISO v. DOT. Frequently Asked Questions | Gas Cylinder Source

[iamthelazerviking]

Official release from Ninja finally:

[Axel]

Good, I hope 😬

[Chappy]

I’m hard pressed to believe being bought out by private equity is a good thing. This will likely take ninja from many people’s number one choice to just another bargain bin tank. Hope I’m wrong.

[Axel]

Yeah, it's better than letting it die at any rate. But I saw what happened to Tippmann Pneumatics, Inc.

[Toestr]

Yeah Remington went down the drain after their buyout. IIRC GI was somehow involved in that.

[Trbo323]

Nice! Very excited ninja will still be around

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[XNine]

Eh, I don't have high hopes if it's a private equity firm. I can't recall a single instance where products/service stayed the same or improved after one of those leeches took a company over.

[tyronejk]

RIP Ninja. I hope Ray + team got a decent payout at least.

[martix_agent]

What's the difference? I haven't read into it

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the ninja name will still exist, but it won't be the ninja you used to know. They're essentially dead.

[Axel]

At the very least, we won't suddenly see a bunch of Ninja tanks decertified like with the Crossfire debacle. C'mon guys, silver linings!

They've supposedly committed to keeping manufacturing in the US, which I take as a good sign that the new owners aren't immediately gutting the brand.

[Trbo323]

the ninja name will still exist, but it won't be the ninja you used to know. They're essentially dead.

That was talking about the iso/dot certs

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[nerdcore]

Renatus didn't do First Strike any favors, after getting their hands in that cookie jar. Looks like they're just letting that brand die. And who or what tf is CCS?

[JonM]

CCS is a private equity firm.

[cockerpunk]

RIP Ninja. I hope Ray + team got a decent payout at least.

ray has been out of ninja for a while now i thought.