FAKTURE.COM IS BANKRUPT, LONG LIVE FAKTURE.COM!

There's always a bit of sadness in me when I see a company go down. I know I'm generally anti-corporate, but on some level every corporation represents someone's initial dream to provide some service or another to the people (well, this is supposed to be the case, anyway). So, when I see a company tank it's kind of sad. In the case of Fakture.com it's worse since they were in the business of selling independent toys. You would never find stuff from Mattel or Hasbro at their site, they specialized in the urban vinyl scene.

I bought a handful of blank, DIY toys from them and was looking forward to the big Summer Of Munny design contest. I was going to enter twice. The folks behind the site haven't been very upfront about what's going on behind the scenes. I know that one of them (or at least a very close friend) died, but I have no idea if that had anything to do with this message I found on their site today:

That's so sad. It's just another example of how positive things have no right to exist in America today. You still have to be profitable, even if you provide society with fun, creative art.

Ah well.

Fakture.com, RIB (Rest In Bankruptcy). May you sever ties with your debtors quickly and cleanly.