I am so sad to say the IMCO of Austria is closing its doors at the end of June. My favorite lighters are not being produced any longer - they stopped production already and are completely out of lighters for sale.
The really bad news is that no warranty will be provided by them after June of 2012. I will not offer anything but exchanges of unused lighters purchased from me from now on. Sorry.
The only silver lining I can see is that all IMCO's are now very collectible. Take care of them my friends, because after a while all we will see is copies and fakes!
As you know, flints are not available any longer, so keep on using the Zippo® flints in your IMCO's.
However, the wick manufacturer is still in business and will be offering wicks indefinitely. Hurray! These fit in many different brands of lighters, so at least there is relief on that front.
Sorry to have to bring such sad news to you. My little business will suffer for it, obviously. If anyone knows of a company or person that might want to take over for IMCO, they have mentioned that the lighter making machinery is possibly for sale. Wouldn't it be nice to have "IMCO of the United States"?
The really bad news is that no warranty will be provided by them after June of 2012. I will not offer anything but exchanges of unused lighters purchased from me from now on. Sorry.
The only silver lining I can see is that all IMCO's are now very collectible. Take care of them my friends, because after a while all we will see is copies and fakes!
As you know, flints are not available any longer, so keep on using the Zippo® flints in your IMCO's.
However, the wick manufacturer is still in business and will be offering wicks indefinitely. Hurray! These fit in many different brands of lighters, so at least there is relief on that front.
Sorry to have to bring such sad news to you. My little business will suffer for it, obviously. If anyone knows of a company or person that might want to take over for IMCO, they have mentioned that the lighter making machinery is possibly for sale. Wouldn't it be nice to have "IMCO of the United States"?
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