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Skateboarding => Shoes & Gear => Topic started by: stan on July 15, 2025, 02:07:44 PM
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PS Stix will be closing production end of this week.
Ps Stix equipment is being bought by by a place just opening now up called OK Skate Manufacturing
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OK SK8 will be producing all current left over orders from PS Stix summer orders and as of the workers are moving to OK skate as well
Idk where Paul is going yet ?
Julio De La Cruz .. is taking over Paul's spot .
R.I.P. PS STIX
Wild to hear
Skateboarding is dying
More and more each day
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PS Stix will be closing production end of this week.
Ps Stix equipment is being bought by by a place just opening now up called OK Skate Manufacturing
And
OK SK8 will be producing all current left over orders from PS Stix summer orders and as of the workers are moving to OK skate as well
Idk where Paul is going yet ?
Julio De La Cruz .. is taking over Paul's spot .
R.I.P. PS STIX
Wild to hear
Skateboarding is dying
More and more each day
kind of hard to feel bad, PS stix quality has been dropping for years.
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damn! i hope paul was able to cash out and retire. regardless of recent QC issues and goofy "professor" stuff he did a lot to improve deck construction in the early days. credit where credit is due
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damn! i hope paul was able to cash out and retire. regardless of recent QC issues and goofy "professor" stuff he did a lot to improve deck construction in the early days. credit where credit is due
Hear, hear!
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PS Stix will be closing production end of this week.
Ps Stix equipment is being bought by by a place just opening now up called OK Skate Manufacturing
And
OK SK8 will be producing all current left over orders from PS Stix summer orders and as of the workers are moving to OK skate as well
Idk where Paul is going yet ?
Julio De La Cruz .. is taking over Paul's spot .
R.I.P. PS STIX
Wild to hear
Skateboarding is dying
More and more each day
Hey, you wouldn't happen to have any good stories revolving around sex and drug use would ya?
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Schmitt is getting up there in years.
I hope this is just him moving on and enjoying retirement life.
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Copying first post and link to this thread from the Woodshop thread, cause this is something worth hearing about.
Thanks for the info.
https://oksk8.com/
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End of an era.
Nice to see the manufacturing continuing. "Ok skateboards", lol, hopefully an undersell and overdeliver type marketing strategy.
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OK
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Why is this in “whatever” and not UWTB or Shoes and Gear?
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Why is this in “whatever” and not UWTB or Shoes and Gear?
I guess just where the person posted it.
Maybe @Alan could move it to Shoes and Gear to get a little more interest or where ever it would be more relevant?
* Sorry, didn't know who best to ask and saw you were active earlier.
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Nothing lasts forever
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wow that is huge
makes sense why a lot of brands started moving over to BBS fully as of late like Quasi and GX1000
also explains why the price went up so mcuh lol
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Schmitt has probably made of the best boards ever, hopefully he just gets to retire and keep hitting that pump track…Schmitt Stix….New Deal….all the Giant stuff…Hockey/FA so many good decks.
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Some of my best time riding PsStix
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Schmitt is getting up there in years.
I hope this is just him moving on and enjoying retirement life.
That’s my hope. I know quality has been slipping (I don’t really skate PS wood) but I think it’s just covid and Paul getting older. As long as he’s happy with this then I’m happy. He’s an absolute legend and deserves to be recognized as such.
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Schmitt is getting up there in years.
I hope this is just him moving on and enjoying retirement life.
That’s my hope. I know quality has been slipping (I don’t really skate PS wood) but I think it’s just covid and Paul getting older. As long as he’s happy with this then I’m happy. He’s an absolute legend and deserves to be recognized as such.
Seeing Julio De La Cruz bought his stuff and factory and is taking over (granted under his own name) makes me think it’s a passing of the torch.
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
Paul had a big sell off of equipment and boards at his old shop in Costa Mesa a few weeks ago. I figured it was just to get rid of stuff collecting dust
Oksk8 is based out of Rosarito, PS Stix were based out of Rosarito, and Julio De La Cruz mentioned in his 9 club that he helped Paul move into a smaller facility there
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this does not make the nano-tubes happy.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-XP7yflhOtE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeBIAC0AKKAgwIABABGGUgUyhOMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCV-mYmBGbMEn5vKLTNioLndfmi7g)
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
Oksk8 is based out of Rosarito, PS Stix were based out of Rosarito, and Julio De La Cruz mentioned in his 9 club that he helped Paul move into a smaller facility there
It's not that I don't believe it, I am just looking for something to share which isn't a Slap thread.
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Hated every pss board I rode, but still kinda bummed. Julio is the man though so hoping well for him.
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Julio has the experience it seems. Its funny I always thought he was a really rad skater, I randomly had Logic and Big Brother issues he appeared in. Would have never pictured him to be a woodshop nerd at that time cause he was hella fresh looking on the board. Also him being Mexican I think kinda helps overseeing production.
I have heard that there is a lot of gangster / criminal activity in mexico, and chances are you will have to pay off some sort of cartel a cut to protect you etc. With that massive risk, is it still worth it to do business in Meixco? i think history shows the answer is yes. my best guess is they just have liek kind of "higher security" type compounds for industrial areas where its not worth it for them to get in (probably no money is transacted at these locations or anything either... so maybe not worth it either)
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$100 lab coats worn by Paul - hit him up if you're trying to be The professor for Halloween.
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But where will I get 8's with sloppy cutted shapes with no tail and uneven concave from?
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Cheers to retirement (hopefully), dude earned it.
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
Oksk8 is based out of Rosarito, PS Stix were based out of Rosarito, and Julio De La Cruz mentioned in his 9 club that he helped Paul move into a smaller facility there
It's not that I don't believe it, I am just looking for something to share which isn't a Slap thread.
Ive had a 3,400 dollar order placed w ps stix since april
Paid half for the deposit and since then have been ghosted and stung along since then. It got to the point where i knew they werent answering my calls on purpose .
I ended up getting ahold of them thru another phone just to hear directly that this is true. The operation is switching without being told to everyone upfront. I know how skateboarding goes so i understand bit the lack of communication is frustrating.Kinda confused how to proceed. Everytime is so hard to get ahold of anyone and when i do they just tell me ill get a call back (i never have) Unfortunately were not the only one this is happening to so i would appreciate any advice<3
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But where will I get 8's with sloppy cutted shapes with no tail and uneven concave from?
I had a WKND board where the truck holes were drilled incorrectly, which is bizarre because they one would assume that decks were drilled by a fixed jig.
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Okay, sounds good
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Nick Nolte will play him in the upcoming biopic.
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Whatever you think of the labcoat kookiness or soggy boards, this is a major blow
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Some instagram links for people if they want to catch up on things:
https://www.instagram.com/okskateboardsmfg/
https://www.instagram.com/psstix_julio/
https://www.instagram.com/psstix/
https://www.instagram.com/juliodelacruz_la1/
I guess checking posts and dates of things, PS Stix last production post in Feb 2025, Julio ad post in May and OK started moving presses and doing things from early May then getting things rolling from that time.
The old Julio account hasn't had activity for a while, but that was when he started working for / at PS Stix, May 2023.
Also given the first post from OK was a fair while earlier, maybe this whole thing has been in the works for a while now and just had to wind down PS Stix before changing over, moving presses to a new location (as per instagram posts) and starting again.
* This is by no means anything other than speculation based on the posts timelines, but I guess things have been happening for a while, as per some of the comments on those posts.
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Schmitt Stix, PS Stix... maybe he will start another "Stix".
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Schmitt Stix, PS Stix... maybe he will start another "Stix".
Six Six Stix, the lumber of the beast.
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Schmitt Stix, PS Stix... maybe he will start another "Stix".
Six Six Stix, the lumber of the beast.
would gnar
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Schmitt Stix, PS Stix... maybe he will start another "Stix".
Six Six Stix, the lumber of the beast.
would gnar
Gotchu.
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river stix
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I find it hard to believe that of all people to deliver this news, its stan.
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Unfortunate, such a legend but such a bad business man, i wonder if he paid what he owed his veneer suppliers prior to handing it off.
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Honest question, did he ever skate?
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Honest question, did he ever skate?
He still skates
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wGFDn12z8tY
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Honest question, did he ever skate?
Would be impossible to accomplish what he did without being a skater. Definitely a few photos of him skating in Schmitt Stix Ads
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Lots of Paul Schmitt skating in this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icoaewZMAfA
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Honest question, did he ever skate?
He still skates
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wGFDn12z8tY
The labcoat stays on during sex babe
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Lots of Paul Schmitt skating in this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icoaewZMAfA
That opening becomes somewhat disturbing when you realize they all have morning wood
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Always loved Julio as a skater, but going off of his Nine Club interview he seems somewhat sketchy and scammy. Gonna hold my judgement on this move, but it’s not looking good to me so far
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i love how homeys would always just throw out a random street plant back in the day. mofos need to bring that shit back. i dont know how to do it admittedly, i am probably too weak, fat, and poser ;D
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Always loved Julio as a skater, but going off of his Nine Club interview he seems somewhat sketchy and scammy. Gonna hold my judgement on this move, but it’s not looking good to me so far
Dude seems like that, probably throw you under the bus in a heart beat.
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One step closer to monoculture.
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I find it hard to believe that of all people to deliver this news, its stan.
I make boards here and there ..
I have a small brand .. making boards I've made boards thru alot places
Clutch
Genrator
Ps stix
Hlc
Penswood
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Always loved Julio as a skater, but going off of his Nine Club interview he seems somewhat sketchy and scammy. Gonna hold my judgement on this move, but it’s not looking good to me so far
Came here to say this. That was one of the funniest nine clubs ever, but he has major major sketchball vibes. You couldn't pay me to go into business with the dude
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Schmitt Stix, PS Stix... maybe he will start another "Stix".
Six Six Stix, the lumber of the beast.
Make little polarizers and the width could be 6.66 (I've done this out of old decks, well some are...some I fucked up)
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
Oksk8 is based out of Rosarito, PS Stix were based out of Rosarito, and Julio De La Cruz mentioned in his 9 club that he helped Paul move into a smaller facility there
It's not that I don't believe it, I am just looking for something to share which isn't a Slap thread.
Ive had a 3,400 dollar order placed w ps stix since april
Paid half for the deposit and since then have been ghosted and stung along since then. It got to the point where i knew they werent answering my calls on purpose .
I ended up getting ahold of them thru another phone just to hear directly that this is true. The operation is switching without being told to everyone upfront. I know how skateboarding goes so i understand bit the lack of communication is frustrating.Kinda confused how to proceed. Everytime is so hard to get ahold of anyone and when i do they just tell me ill get a call back (i never have) Unfortunately were not the only one this is happening to so i would appreciate any advice<3
Call
the better business bureau
Or contact them here
https://www.bbb.org/
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I find it hard to believe that of all people to deliver this news, its stan.
I make boards here and there ..
I have a small brand .. making boards I've made boards thru alot places
Clutch
Genrator
Ps stix
Hlc
Penswood
thats rad, would be interested to hear what your experiences were like dealing with them if you are comfortable sharing that
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Always loved Julio as a skater, but going off of his Nine Club interview he seems somewhat sketchy and scammy. Gonna hold my judgement on this move, but it’s not looking good to me so far
He is
Not the worst person but ..
He's a Hustler . In
Good abd bad ways mixed he moved to Columbia
For 20 years . That saids alot ..
He's good out runing out his welcome ..
He's worked at
Three different manufacturers and ran out his welcome at all of them by playing his ways of back door ing things with out doing papper work
He's not a bad person
He's just wild abd works fast on trying to run things different in his Hustle..
Witch is kind of the business scam way . All business run . And have been running making the world worst ..
Big box shit sucks.
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I find it hard to believe that of all people to deliver this news, its stan.
I make boards here and there ..
I have a small brand .. making boards I've made boards thru alot places
Clutch
Genrator
Ps stix
Hlc
Penswood
thats rad, would be interested to hear what your experiences were like dealing with them if you are comfortable sharing that
What do you want to know ?
. Sometimes there's debts in rails of boards from shipping or bad sanding
Board graphics get printed upside down
Wrong sizes get shiped or cut wrong
Graphic inks sometimes come off the shrink-wrap. Poor ink quality
Sometimes ditial printing cmyk can mis small detail
Or mix colors up . Darkering colors or skipping white base .
Sales people quit alot
Or. Orders get delayed 2 to 3 weeks extra
Shipping costs can change . . When there already set . In sales orders slips. When a order is ready to ship out
Making the order cost more per deck wholesale..
I'm the end
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RSVP PS STIX
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all the companies do this? or did you mean just PS Stix?
lol must make it hard to make any profit when they change the shipping costs on you last minute and you cant even sell all the product they ship!
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A bit surprised that doesn't make more noise.Damn that's part of history here.Event if I am more a BBS dude I don't like that turn...
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all the companies do this? or did you mean just PS Stix?
lol must make it hard to make any profit when they change the shipping costs on you last minute and you cant even sell all the product they ship!
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Not all company's do this but ..
So you order 100 boards and they say those 100 boards will be ready I'm 6 weeks ...
6 weeks later they email or call you saying not all 100 boards arent ready they only have 75 boards done abd ready ..
There sending you a partial shipment / 3 quarters of the way completed to you .. and they will send you the other 25 boards when there done
You pay the preaty much the same shipping price for 100 boards to ship that 75 boards out
With is Like around about $2 / $3 a board shiped ..
Then when the last of the 25 decks are done you pay again to ship the last 25 decks out with a new qouted shipping price
It makes the order in the long run cost you like $35 to $40 buck more the original price.
It not being in a lumped order . All together shiped out at once ..
Boxes of 10 to 15 boards
100 boards is like 10 to 12 boxes $32.50 to $35 each box just on shipping cost only
It adds up fast. Making the wholesale board cost around $25 / $28 / $29 each wholsale times 100 boards
In total
You can also pick your order up but you gotta have a bad ass truck or van or vehicle do so ..
In live of have your business near that factory pick up port distribution
But it's all a game
Business is going down hill as well
It's becoming a shoe retailer game resale market b.s fuckery slice of shit .. mocking skateboarding face.
Kids are getting dumber abd not pushing there skating..
Doing drugs and there generation get bonnie blue on the gram as a role model not looking good in any way . Fir the next generation.
Video games iPhone ai and bonnie blue.
Looking dope right .. fuck no .. it looking bad .. now for skateboarding . In today's world .
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I don't know why I feel like I've just read about the state of the skateboard industry as a typing warm-up manically written by Jack Kerouac, but whatever.
The Prof's nearing retirement age anyway, no?
At least we can finally all agree to measure the length of a deck by the straight line, not by the curve.
Godspeed, Professor. Kudos for the lifetime achievement. May you have a bountiful life post PS Stix.
Thank you skateboarding.
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Not that I don't trust the average Slapper to deliver us the hard, honest truth, but does anyone have an external link to a story or post about this?
Oksk8 is based out of Rosarito, PS Stix were based out of Rosarito, and Julio De La Cruz mentioned in his 9 club that he helped Paul move into a smaller facility there
It's not that I don't believe it, I am just looking for something to share which isn't a Slap thread.
Ive had a 3,400 dollar order placed w ps stix since april
Paid half for the deposit and since then have been ghosted and stung along since then. It got to the point where i knew they werent answering my calls on purpose .
I ended up getting ahold of them thru another phone just to hear directly that this is true. The operation is switching without being told to everyone upfront. I know how skateboarding goes so i understand bit the lack of communication is frustrating.Kinda confused how to proceed. Everytime is so hard to get ahold of anyone and when i do they just tell me ill get a call back (i never have) Unfortunately were not the only one this is happening to so i would appreciate any advice<3
Call
the better business bureau
Or contact them here
https://www.bbb.org/
Id love to but they dont operate in the us. I would only be able to do the broker they work with. But regardless its more work thats its worth. A week or 2 after this post i finally spoke with paul who assured me id have my boards in 2-4 weeks. Currently on week 3 of that and week 16 of my total order which i was originally quoted anywhere from 6-10 weeks . This is my third manufacturer and easily the most frustrating. I put my respect on what paul did for skating, but it would’ve been much easier to finish all current orders then close up shop rather than what happened. Ik this skating shit is hard to make a living on so i cant act like id do better. I would however, approach the transition differently. Okskate could be amazing in the future but it definitely is not up to par currently.
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But where will I get 8's with sloppy cutted shapes with no tail and uneven concave from?
Hey those are my favourite, too.