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Whatever happened to tricktapes.com

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-HCG-
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Hey, just wondering what happened to the awesome website www.tricktapes.com.
when I try and watch the vids it says they are "no longer available from this website".
Anyone know whats up?
Feb 19 2009 9:07PM
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BK
Posts: 2353 - Karma: 1,123
i think Andrew Wickes has found a new career. twisting up techie treasures at clubs and sich.
Feb 19 2009 10:03PM
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strongmark
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i dont think people were to amped up on paying a fee to watch skiing edits.
Feb 19 2009 10:10PM
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GGreene
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i know the first year they did it they charged $10 for a year
then last year it was free to watch edits and the full length movie subscription was $10
and then the ATA broke up when they all went to college, i think wickes did it just as a fun thing to do his first years of college but now he is onto bigger and better things.
Feb 19 2009 10:15PM
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-HCG-
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IC, I just wish theyd re upload the free short edits somewhere cause a lot of them were really sick.
Feb 19 2009 10:33PM
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Peter.
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wow, i almost forgot about that site

but the idea of making people pay to watch edits IMO was dumb
Feb 19 2009 10:38PM
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Silence
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There was this one edit called Fact which was a mad stoke
Feb 19 2009 10:55PM
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Puzzled
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Bring'em back!! Tricktapes was a goldmine.
Oct 27 2013 5:58PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Same thing that happens to almost every new player in the web space - money and/or passion runs out.

Hell Harvey left Newschoolers because it wasn't making any money. Went to Freeskier.

People can't work for free forever. They need a source of revenue for the massive amount of work it takes to run a successful web business.
Oct 27 2013 6:05PM
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Puzzled
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^ Indeed the stoke eventually fades like in any other occupation but we do need the original videos back. Quality material shouldn't be thrown away like that.
Oct 27 2013 6:29PM
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