LOL guys,, well it was not specified if it was an isshue of money or what,, but will tell you the reason ExCal is no longer making the Paradox is because they didnt not have the room to put all the equipment to make the bows nor did they feel it would have been profitable enough to ship all the equipment to the factory in Canada..and make and sell them there and the founder wished to concentrate efforts on the making of the recurves..theres more but thats the just of it..