This will probably only be interesting to a few...

[sweets]

http://www.theskateboardindustry.com/tsi/article.aspx?ID=364

[CigaretteBeer]

Zero's top year was back in 2005. A steady decline has lead to only 80 boards sold through the whole year of 2008.

Only 80 skateboards?

[gub!!]

"The data is from the Skatepark of Tampa point of sale system"

[sal23]

Zero's top year was back in 2005. A steady decline has lead to only 80 boards sold through the whole year of 2008.

Only 80 skateboards?

80 decks in 2008 sold at skatepark of tampa.

[wake and bacon]

yep, only from SPOT. which means this data isn't accurate of board sales across the country at all.

[gravel pitch]

It'd be cool to see nation-wide statistics. I wonder if Black Box is hurting everywhere.

[sweets]

I was curious as to what the nation-wide numbers would be, too. It's from SPOT but they do mail order, right? I'm willing to guess they're not far from the national average.

[RaunchyKid]

I agree with gravel pitch. I would want to see nation-wide statistics for board sales. These statistics don't mean much because it's just SPoT's actual shop, not mail order. The shop in my town sells mostly: Girl, Krooked and Anti Hero (in that order). Do you know the board sales of your shop?

[sweets]

This is the closest I could find. Someone want to buy it and post it?
http://www.marketresearch.com/search/results.asp?categoryid=227&sid=51816738-441352091-425252537&qtype=2&title=&publisher=&query=skateboard+sales&lprice=&uprice=&datepub=&regionid=&submit2=Search

[Mark Snappleyard]

"Popwar went out of business."
This made me laugh and cry at the same time.

[ChildoftheGhetto]

Plan b is geting that dough.

[Wood Pusher]

Plan Birth Control is lame. Kick Shecks and J Rogs off and maybe I'd buy one of their boards, probably not but maybe I'd at least give a fuck about them.

[Dr. Newton 2.0]

Zero is pretty much irrelevant. It has been since probably 2006, and will continue that way until it's out of business. I can sense brands like Fallen and Mystery losing their appeal also... start a distribution company with the goal of selling to the most marginal and the most gimmick-oriented of skateboarders, and that is what your company becomes... marginal.

[axl rose]

WHO FUCKING CARES? BLACK BOX IS LAME. SO ARE ALL OF YOU.

[papasmurfsdog]

I wonder how much blank decks, mini logos, etc., are affecting the sales of the bigger companies. I wouldn't doubt that Plan B shot up nationwide in 2007-2008 seeing as every grom I come across has one of those damn sheckler boards with the lame as hell skull with the crown, I seriously want to start focusing those decks. To me Plan Bs in general are as bad as the bam boards that sold like crazy to all the 6-9 graders a couple years ago, its like a vicious cycle and it sucks ass.

[Wood Pusher]

Ya I herd Sheckler tre flipped el toro and i heard furby back 360'd it yo look it's someone minding their own business skating a spot! let me go up to home and challenge him to a game of skate! I just got fakie bigspins and mobbed kickflips and fakie shoves on lock and I only been skating 4 2 months! i should get sponsored, do you think hes sponsord?!?!?!

[Wood Pusher]

yea man you got steez u can take him i like how you crouch 5 times before you do a no-pop fakie shove u the next furby watch u gonna get sponsored by baker now go bother that guy over there trying to skate the spot and challenge him to skate . o yea and tell him boneless and old school kickflip is allowed or he can fuck off

What trux u got? Are they Furby's? whats the biggest set you can ollie? whats your best trick?!!??!

[Wood Pusher]

der should be a game of sk8 at el toro for a plan b deck whos diss dan drehobl faggot? hes old and only skates vert can someone put in baker deathwish instead? i wanna see furby's part it waS buttery y doesnt he skate el toro alot? i want tot got to el toro and nollie bigheel it before cody mcentire does it so i can get sponsord

[papasmurfsdog]

it would be REALLY cool if Wood Pusher stopped spouting nonsense and rollerbladed as far from this messageboard as possible.

[gutterhead.]

"Popwar went out of business."
This made me laugh and cry at the same time.

[carbonite]

I agree with the statement that if a dude that works at/rides for a shop is sponsored by a certain brand, sales of said brand increase. I have seen that around here with Mystery and Fallen.

[Bobbito]

Elissa was good..i<3god

[High Heels]

"The data is from the Skatepark of Tampa point of sale system"

I am the only one who doesn't get those numbers? percentage changes in sales each year- What the fuck is that? Is the red "decrease" and green "increase"? Usually you would use gross margin percentage. That list told me nothing.

Baker 2008: -53.9%   2007: 8%   2006: -17.4%   2005: -27%   2004: 65.9%

^Someone explain what the fuck this is suppose to mean? I'll even add the color font. So Baker started in 2000, so in 2004 their sales increased by 66% from the year prior, and then the next year their total sales decreased by 27% the following year, then decreased by 17%, then increased by 8%, then decreased by 54% in 2008. So does that currently put them at losing money, and to break even they need to make up in sales by 24%? I don't know some of these companies have crazy percentages like Mystery 2004: 7550%, wtf?

[Dr. Newton 2.0]

"The data is from the Skatepark of Tampa point of sale system"

I am the only one who doesn't get those numbers? percentage changes in sales each year- What the fuck is that? Is the red "decrease" and green "increase"? Usually you would use gross margin percentage. That list told me nothing.

Baker 2008: -53.9%   2007: 8%   2006: -17.4%   2005: -27%   2004: 65.9%

^Someone explain what the fuck this is suppose to mean? I'll even add the color font. So Baker started in 2000, so in 2004 their sales increased by 66% from the year prior, and then the next year their total sales decreased by 27% the following year, then decreased by 17%, then increased by 8%, then decreased by 54% in 2008. So does that currently put them at losing money, and to break even they need to make up in sales by 24%? I don't know some of these companies have crazy percentages like Mystery 2004: 7550%, wtf?

Let's say they sold X in 2003. In 2004, sales were X+X(65.9). In 2005, sales were .73[X+X(65.9)]. So if they gained 65.9% in 2004, the next year they lost 27% of the total with the added 66%.

[High Heels]

"The data is from the Skatepark of Tampa point of sale system"

I am the only one who doesn't get those numbers? percentage changes in sales each year- What the fuck is that? Is the red "decrease" and green "increase"? Usually you would use gross margin percentage. That list told me nothing.

Baker 2008: -53.9%   2007: 8%   2006: -17.4%   2005: -27%   2004: 65.9%

^Someone explain what the fuck this is suppose to mean? I'll even add the color font. So Baker started in 2000, so in 2004 their sales increased by 66% from the year prior, and then the next year their total sales decreased by 27% the following year, then decreased by 17%, then increased by 8%, then decreased by 54% in 2008. So does that currently put them at losing money, and to break even they need to make up in sales by 24%? I don't know some of these companies have crazy percentages like Mystery 2004: 7550%, wtf?

Let's say they sold X in 2003. In 2004, sales were X+X(65.9). In 2005, sales were .73[X+X(65.9)]. So if they gained 65.9% in 2004, the next year they lost 27% of the total with the added 66%.

So that means that in 2004, Baker Skateboards, grossed 66% more than they did the prior year, and then the next year they came up as loss, down 27%?

[KoRnholio8]

It just looks like there is far to many companies to choose from, plus all the smaller local ones. Skateboarding is not a steady buisness, I'd hate to be running a company and have to stress over shit like this.

[Back to 0]

love the statistics!
consolidated, sold 1 board in 2008

[tough omelette]

aww man... lib tech didn't even get a logo 

[kamltoe]

the entire page of stats is meaningless.

they don't include board online sales (so no they don't relate to national numbers at all)
they are presented relative to the previous years percentage, so without a starting (2003) dollar figure, they mean nothing.
it's just rob from spot putting some of the stats from his own system up for all to see. i don't think he meant it as a serious financial research tool.
though it means nothing, i still found it interesting and read the entire thing.

k

[H8R part 4]

sales stats go up when a company drops a new video.

girl is selling well because of fully flared....i know it came out over a year ago but they stay hyping the video.  just look at banner ad above, not to mention the help of having the berrics.  its weird considering i couldn't move a girl board for the life of me back in the early 2000s.  kids were like "girl?  hells no!  wheres them baker/flip decks at". 

fallen sales went up since ride the sky came out, same with mystery when their video dropped.  slaves sales will go up when their video drops along with zero.

habitat sales went up when inhabitants came out and AWS is on the rise now because of mindfield. 

plan b is selling because of sheckler.  its funny that you don't see anyone over the age of 13 riding a plan b board...unless they got it for free.  i'd imagine anyone older would trade it in at their local shop, i know i would.

videos get kids hyped and make them want to buy whatever companies/riders board.