Just heard that Jimboomba campers have gone bust

[areyonga]

There is an announcement on another forum that says that the gates are locked and people who had paid deposits and others need to discuss with the receivers.

[Bird]

There is an announcement on another forum that says that the gates are locked and people who had paid deposits and others need to discuss with the receivers.

thats heartbreakin for some people..

but lets find out what the go is first...

[xmasbaby67]

Hoping it is not true as yes it will be very heartbreaking. 

[bushbandit]

Holly Sh...t how lucky were we someones looking after us only 3 weeks ago i was on the phone numerous times sorting out with them what i wanted in my Barcoo, had negotiated the price and next phone call was to put in the order and pay deposit.Then wife calls out i found a second hand one on Gumtree i said your kidding me sure enough there was and its sitting out the front now and is like brand new the guy never used it.To busy earning money in the mines.I feel sorry for Terry and Sue i just hope its not because of these Chinese imports.

[Bird]

Nobody knows if its true or not yet.

[Jenko67]

If this is true and they had been taking money from people and they knew they were in trouble they should be sitting in a cell at Wacol..... not good enough....

By the way the website is still up and running...

[bushbandit]

Nobody knows if its true or not yet.

There website is still up and running and when you call there number it goes to after hrs .

More to follow

[D4D]

There is an announcement on another forum that says that the gates are locked and people who had paid deposits and others need to discuss with the receivers.

What is this mysterious 'other' forum...

[Bird]

Phone: (07)5547 8617

[bushbandit]

What is this mysterious 'other' forum...

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[griz066]

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One would have to be carefull not to start spreading unconfirmed info on a public forum.

[Paul Mac]

I've just read a post on CTOrg's website supposedly posted by a purchaser who had paid a deposit and was to collect his camper next week stating that the doors had been closed and he couldn't raise the owners. He was looking for others in similar circumstances to collectively contact the receiver to discuss the situation.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

[Barry G]

If this is true and they had been taking money from people and they knew they were in trouble they should be sitting in a cell at Wacol..... not good enough....

By the way the website is still up and running...

So, if true, trading insolvent ... whod'a thunk...  Not just the purchasers deposits either, also employees entitlements.

[Jenko67]

So, if true, trading insolvent ... whod'a thunk...  Not just the purchasers deposits either, also employees entitlements.

Happens too often.....

[griz066]

I've just read a post on CTOrg's website supposedly posted by a purchaser who had paid a deposit and was to collect his camper next week stating that the doors had been closed and he couldn't raise the owners. He was looking for others in similar circumstances to collectively contact the receiver to discuss the situation.

Hope that helps.

Cheers

No help what so ever! CTOrg's chat is only on thursday night. Where was the post located?

[Bird]

Called them and it just goes to after hours message.

sounds like...



Then again it has happened before when it was a family emergency and people hafve had to do ****...

wait and see.

[Paul Mac]

No help what so ever! CTOrg's chat is only on thursday night. Where was the post located?

The post is in their Yahoo membership site. Do you think I made it up?

[bushbandit]

Read where people have been trying to contact them for 3 days with no luck.
Its all speculation at the moment who knows could be family emergency etc.

[Campa]

Asic website search

https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/RegistrySearch/faces/adf.task-flow?adf.tfId=panelSearch&adf.tfDoc=/taskflows/panelSearch.xml&searchText=jimboomba%20campers&searchType=OrgAndBusNm

[Barrabart]

I have no idea about the CT business being discussed here, but it is a good reminder to only ever pay the absolute minimum deposit no matter what u are buying........ if a manufacturer wants more than your willing to pay, maybe look elsewhere.....

[bushbandit]

I have no idea about the CT business being discussed here, but it is a good reminder to only ever pay the absolute minimum deposit no matter what u are buying........ if a manufacturer wants more than your willing to pay, maybe look elsewhere.....

Good advice as i said earlier we would have had to pay at least 10% which would have been $1500.And that was 3 weeks ago and they were prepared to take our order and deposit.Theres probably alot more to the story as it wasnt long ago that Terry went to the Cape and back to promote his CTs .Maybe they thought that they could get out of the trouble they were in. Its sad when you see a good aussie buisness like this go under sign of the times trying to compete with Chinese imports its also happening here with our local CT builder.

[BigJules]

This would be a shame for all concerned' the proprietors, current owners and anyone who had left a deposit and not collected yet.

[spargo]

Nothing is confirmed.  People really shouldn't be commenting, judging, or making assumptions until a statement or similar is made by the company, a representative, or its receivers.

Surely they deserve that level of respect at this point.

[brickiematt]

Its sad when you see a good aussie buisness like this go under sign of the times trying to compete with Chinese imports its also happening here with our local CT builder.

I agree, it is sad to see, however the imports aren't wholly to blame. The popularity of camper trailers has exploded in the past few years, with more and more manufacturers competing for our business. It has almost reached saturation point, they have to come up with bigger and better ideas to sell their product while trying to operate on tighter margins.
Add to this the very strong  second hand market and yes, cheaper imports, and unfortunately something has to give.

I hope they haven't gone under, as they are quite an established company, and that there is some other explanation for their silence.

Cheers
Matt

[Marcus73]

Nothing is confirmed.  People really shouldn't be commenting, judging, or making assumptions until a statement or similar is made by the company, a representative, or its receivers.

Surely they deserve that level of respect at this point.

Totally agree Spargo. All this speculation and no real proof. What if there is some other explanation?
All this hype could now cost them sales. Business is tough enough these days without rumors costing sales as well.