X-Metal Discontinuation Has Started

[Malv1]

Glad I bumped this topic with all the good info.

I hope you are kidding... Kinda sounds like hungry troll trolling for troll...

 

[hearno]

I'm guessing he meant with the good info his post generated from people that actually knew what they were talking about...

 

[FuelCellForce]

Well, according to the girl I spoke with at our Vault today, it looks like they're due for a discount. Apparently HQ have said to discount them, but the value hasn't come down at this particular store. Not sure what price in the US, but it's about $200 less here. ($375ish)

It all depends, from what I've seen at vaults in other states here in the us, some of them already have all of the half x options discounted. Even under $300 in some instances. And box, bag, and coin were included! I'm kicking myself for not buying some. But then again, no one really likes half x, so I'll have to keep my fingers crossed for X-Squared to drop!:big_boss:

 

[Malv1]

I'm guessing he meant with the good info his post generated from people that actually knew what they were talking about...

You have more faith in people than I... I hope you're right though, it will kill my faith in humanity if he honestly thinks he provided anything other than complete garbage for information.

 

[crusader]

Great thread!

 

[Ius Zu]

Joe, I see that you are a noob but there is a lot of mistakes in your assessment.
The plant was in Nevada and is now closed. The plant was built in Nevada due to California safety regulations regarding the alloy used in the manufacture of X Metals.
I would imagine the biggest reason that the line was killed was the remote location of the facility and the sheer man-hours that went into each frame. I can see where some bean-counter somewhere would want to try to save some labor and not make them quite as well or quite as cool.
Watch this video first:
OAKLEY X METAL on Vimeo
"One pair of glasses takes 3 weeks... over 27 different machining operations... over 75 pair of hands touch a pair of X Metals during production"
Then this one in the interest of nostalgia:
Final Pour: Oakley X Metal, Nevada on Vimeo
There may be a new line of "X Metals" coming- it is a brand that has been established and has great recognition. I would not want to walk away from that if I owned that brand but I think that it is a safe bet that the next X Metals will be very different from the previous ones, way more "common" with a lot of labor expense driven out.

If that's true it's a bummer--but, hey I hope due to those cut labor expenses, it will be cheaper?

Sigh.. the "good old days" indeed..

 

[ucdavis4PT0gpa]

If that's true it's a bummer--but, hey I hope due to those cut labor expenses, it will be cheaper?

Sigh.. the "good old days" indeed..

This is Lux run Oakley. They'll drive the labor cost out, cut overall cost for more margin....and RAISE the prices. I guarantee the prices on the new line will a) be higher or b) be lower but not low enough to the enthusiasts eyes to justify the price depending on how the new models are built

 

[Wanderer]

Interesting thread!

 

[wrist]

If anyone is interested an old school, Plasma w/ Fire Juliet is chilling at my local. Its still full price though, $350.

 

[PROFESSOR X]

This is really sad what they've done to the x metal line!!!