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Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:22 PM
WinksOnline, Winks Customs, Vertical Doors Direct soon to be closed..

Yep, its that time, Winksonline will officially close its "Internet" doors this Friday August 19th. All orders placed before this time will be filled.

Why sell? Three years ago Winks started as a small project since I wasnt really working while in college trying to get my business/marketing degree. Soon it grew to become a pretty big name in the aftermarket parts world and even bigger in the jbody specific market. So you know, with such success, at the time I felt there wasnt a need for that fegree anymore. So I quit going to my classes to keep up with Winks and make the most money possible. Soon after I made a few bad deals and took a big loss, then everything I had worked for the last 3 years basicly got stolen out of my shop one night.. Paint guns, alot of Diamond Plate Stock, everything was either stolen or trashed by some local scum.. I hope to get the business going with it's new owner, then finish up my degree in the spring.

So www.winksonline.com is forsale, In addition comes www.verticaldoorsdirect.com.. Why would you want to take over the website and the duties, especially knowing how you took a big "loss" as stated above? Well, my loss was from the whole vertical door thing, im sure we all know the situation.. Basicly I got greedy and wanted it all and tried to bite off more than I could handle.. Up untill that point I really enjoyed what I did and wouldnt wish for anything else.. My job was everything i loved. Graphic design, marketing, and best of all SURFING THE .ORG.. There is nothing hard about taking orders and calling your supplier and getting the part sent out.. Pretty much Everything on my website has a 50-200$ profit range.. Not to sound like one of those SBC commercials but there is really no limit to what you can do.

Sorry, I got a little carried away there and yada yada.. More info and pricing is available if you email me at phatcavtuckin18s@yahoo.com. Dont worry, for what youare getting the price is VERY reasonable.. Plus whoever the new owner is I promise to help them out anytime they need it.




On with something a little more personal.. The car has been sold. I'm sure some of you remember it, the baby blue one with the ragtop, etc.. Yea sold it to a kid about an hour away from here about a month ago. Seen it once since... Poor car is already torn up.
So even tho I have sold the car, the jbody.org addiction is still here.. I love all you guys and this is my "home" on the internet. Dave has done the best thing for the community and is the reason for all of this. If it wasnt for him we would be stuck at rinky dink sites like clubcav.com... ha ha
Made some good friends here, always awsome to go to a show and get people come up to you introducing themselfs b/c they know who YOU are.. Also a real good feeling when your just spectating at a show and see YOUR companies logo on cars youve never even seen before.. Thanks guys for all the support for the last few years..


-Chris





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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:28 PM
sorry to hear this...good luck with your future




Post Edited (08-16-05 7:38 PM)
Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:29 PM
I appreciate all the hard work you've done for me! Good luck bro!




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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:38 PM
Good lord, after reading over there.. spell check OWNS me.. Sorry about that




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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 7:57 PM
Sorry to hear this is offical. Good luck in the future Chris.



Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:09 PM
good luck with the degree chris. i start back next week and should have two degrees by spring. so in the end it will be worth it, even if its a hard decision to make. let me know if you need anything man.




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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 8:43 PM
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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:24 PM
sucks to hear but good luck with the school thing







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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:10 AM
Hey you should consider listing your VerticlaDoorsDirect.com on this website https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/dna/landing.asp?se=%2B&ci=3651

Good Luck in what ever you do.





Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:03 AM
Yeah Good luck Chris!



Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:41 AM
If anyone buys it let me keep my e-mail . Well Chris I know you got to do what you got to do, but it is a said time coming. I didn't hear about the brake in, but if you would call me a 614.371.8731 sometime I would like to grab something off you if you still have it around. Also about a few other things. So please call me bro...





Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:45 AM
Sad to hear Chris but like Trey said, you gotta do what you gotta do. Good luck with everything!


-Erin

Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:15 AM
damn winks... sorry to see you go. if i didn't have so much on my plate right now i would jump on this offer.




Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:03 PM
Good luck with everything...



Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 4:49 PM
Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 6:58 PM
Read my post again,

"All orders placed before this time will be filled."

I cant help BC2 kits are on backorder.. I notified the customer of this BEFORE the purchase was made.. I didnt have a ETA so i didnt give one. This will still be taken care of BY ME.



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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:50 PM
that really sucks... school is a good idea, i decided after batting myself around the amture industryfor a few years i'm going to school to be a pro audio engineer, the degree is always worth the time and effort... good luck man, i hope it all works out...


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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:19 AM
Hopefully future endeavors can be as/more succesful in the future. Good Luck!




Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:28 AM
aw man.. does that mean I don't get my money back?



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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 4:35 AM
never read anything at 4:30 am. I withdraw my last statement. Chris, I still need to talk to you about the 145 bucks I wired to you for the upper dash GP, if it's not gonna go down I'd like to be reimbursed. Thanks a lot.



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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:19 AM
Mr WinksOnline, just wondering if you ever received the MO for a set of Megan Racing springs for my Sunflower. I sent it out the 3rd and so far no updates on it.




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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:09 AM
never did much shopping from you, but i always saw your GPs and stuff.. you seemed, and STILL ARE a great guy

good luck in teh future man



Re: Winks Online is closing..
Thursday, August 18, 2005 2:02 PM
Roofy- I never got the MO, go to where you got the MO and put a stop payment on it b/c it should have been here by now.




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Re: Winks Online is closing..
Friday, August 19, 2005 7:27 AM
Hey Chris please give me a call. Number is up above.




Re: Winks Online is closing..
Wednesday, August 24, 2005 7:00 PM
good luck man



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