Congrats! Enjoy retirement.

Congratulations Art, you have created some incredible products and have been incredibly helpful to becoming a friend. All the very best for "pintirement" and will be supporting the new baton holders. Look after yourself and chat soon.

Jady

Congratulations my friend !

Congratulations to Ryan and Janet too !

LTG : )

Congrats to both party's. Art has been a pleasure to work with for all my led needs, and Ryan and Janet are to fantastic people. I am happy for both parties.

Steve

I've been busting at the seams about this for the last two months - so glad I don't have to keep it a secret anymore!

Janet and I are beyond excited to have this opportunity, and very grateful that we were able to trick Art into entrusting his pinball legacy to us! It's been a joy working with him over the last two months, and our goal is to get out of his hair as quick as possible so he can spend more time relaxing at the beach, returning to health, and playing pinball.

We've got the right combination of skills to pick up where he left off, with Janet doing the business, e-commerce, and marketing stuff, while I focus on the product, customer service, and technology side of things. And of course, blinging out my games a little bit! Most of them are already out on location in Boulder, CO so keep an eye out for their transformation.

We're packing everything into a U-Haul right now, and road-tripping back to Colorado to set up shop. Orders won't start shipping again until Monday, July 11th, but we've spent a fair amount of time in Florida training so we can hit the ground running when we return. Then, from the customer standpoint, it should be business as usual.

In the last few years, pinball has taken over completely to become the most exciting, fun, and rewarding part of my life. It's really all I think about: playing, operating, fixing, competing, organizing, growing the community, and the list goes on. Taking over Comet is either insane, or just the next logical step. And as thrilling as this is, I think Janet is even more excited than I am!

Art left some big shoes to fill, but he's confident that we can do as good of a job as he did. We're looking forward to continuing to provide great stuff to the pinball community for years to come!

Congrats Arthur!!

Best wishes to both sides.
Mike

Congrats on sloughing off that boat anchor onto another.

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Congrats to Art, Ryan, and Janet. But I'm very jealous...I really wanted to take this over since I'll probably be out of work in a year. Now I'll be shaking an empty coffee can on the corner of 42nd and Broadway next summer. Crap.

Congrats Art! Thanks for squeezing in my order at the last minute

You can thank Janet for that one.

Thanks Janet

Awesome products. Awesome people. Enjoy retirement

Congrats Art...enjoy retirement and thanks for all the bulbs. It's amazing to see all the neat things you've managed to come out with in the short time I've gotten to know you. Don't be a stranger and I hope to see you again at one of the shows

Ryan & Janet, I hope all goes well and you are successful in carrying on Art's good work.

Congratulations to all. Let me be the first to complain - Hey where's my order? (we're Pinsiders, that's what we do)

Congrats Art. Congrats Ryan. So glad Comet will be closer to home now - I have gravitated to the Comet products over the approx 10 years I've been in the hobby. I love that Comet continued to bring out new and innovative products. Shipping has always been great (fast and free with larger orders).

When is Janet going to get on pinside, she going to see all the fun she's been missing these last couple of years?

Congrats Art, your customer service has been nothing short of outstanding and is a reason I order from you. Hope the new crew can keep it going. Best of luck to you and hope your health improves.

Rob

I was working on some branding for you a while back just for shit and giggles. Congrats on the sale.
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Art - all of my best wishes to you in this new chapter in your life. You really are the best of us and you deserve to enjoy all of the time off you've earned.

*anyone want to take bets that "popping in and out here and there" isn't going to be something he can adhere to? He will just have more free time to be helpful.

This is great! Good luck to Art, Ryan and Janet! Can't wait to get my first order from Ryan and Janet!

Congrats to all involved. Sounds like everyone is happy. More importantly best wishes on your health Art.

Good luck with everything, and thank you for all of the help! Here at the xsvtoys arcade, we wish you....

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And Bambi herself thanks you as well

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Congrats, Art! Enjoy your retirement!

Congrats Art! You created a great business and your products have made blinging out a pinball machine more fun! Congrats to new owners! Can't wait to order more!

Congrats Art,

I've enjoyed our hours-long phone conversations....you're such a great guy.

Only wishing you the best in your retirement...you've earned it.

Congrats Ryan....

I truly hope you continue Art's business model. The products he sold/developed has been a BIG plus for the pinball community.

Here's to wishing you and Janet all the success in the world.

Congrats

Congrats Art, and enjoy retirement! Also, congrats to the new owners!

Congrats to all parties... It was exciting to hear that my favorite LED store is being passed from friend to friend, following me from FL to CO. Art has done an amazing job with the products, and Ryan has obviously caught a bad case of the pinball bug, so the enthusiasm for the products will continue!

Congrats! I expect the same great service from the new owners!

Where does a Floridian retire to?

This. Is. Amazing.

We were just talking about a new logo...

Congrats on the retirement Art!

Del boca vista.

Here I am! When are the boys getting on Pinside? It's the next logical step in their education.

Can I use it for a little while? It's beautiful!

Art didn't last long as the president of the condo association down there...

Art's new venture...

Vandelay Industries!

I thought he was going to pursue his dream of being a marine biologist

Can't move there; completely sold out.

Most move back to Michigan or New York.

So happy for you Art. Now take the free time and figure out how to take care of yourself. I need my updates on portable vapes for years to come!

To the new owners: the legacy Art has built will keep me, for one, a loyal Comet customer and my go to place to send people. Best of luck with your future.

He's retiring from the importing/exporting business remember.

Well what can I say Art, the big day is finally here...Congratulations my friend. I hope you can FINALLY get a good nights sleep instead of sleeping on the sofa and answering emails at all hours of the day and night. I hope Lisa doesn't kick you out of the house cuz your driving her crazy being around ALL the time. Be a good boy for the doctors now that you have some time to follow their instructions. Call me in the evening anytime you want.

Also Congratulations to Ryan and Janet for taking over Arts baby. If you two find your working your butts off just remember Art did it all by himself.

Don't do it Art. A guy holding you upside down by your ankles and shoving your face in the sand is highly overrated.

LTG : )

Del boca vista phase 2. The Costanzas are taking over the pool, the shuffleboard, etc...