I spent several days trying to get a hold of them last fall. Actually went as far as calling neighboring business to ask if there was anyone home.
Apparently they're only open a few days a week now. Or they were then anyway. The guy I talked to on the phone (not Gregg) said that they had just finished a draining 2 year lawsuit with Lucas Mills. Don't know any details beyond that.
Yeah, I heard it got ugly and noticed the sale of Lucas parts and that Baileys are doing Lucas now. I just checked the Californian business records and the Left Coast Supplies, LLC registration was cancelled on the 7th of December. I don't know if that means they started/kept going under another company name or not? It's not looking good though. I hope they find a way through it. Gregg was great to deal with and didn't strike me as the sort to invite trouble.
*edit* Jaysus, things are getting murky or at least a bit difficult to understand. Bringing up that cancellation document it's signed by a name that seemed familiar but I couldn't place it. 15 minutes later it comes to me. That's the name of a guy at Lucas in Aus I have dealt with a few times recently who has provided absolutely second to none service to me with my new-to-me used Lucas Mill. It says he's a director of an Aus company so I'm going to guess it's the same person from Lucas in Aus. Who knew someone at Lucas in Aus had the authority to sign Left Coast Supplies, LLC's death warrant? Perhaps that was part of the outcome of the court case?
In any event, hopefully LCS are still going to keep the doors open perhaps under another name or with another company, but it does make me question why the website still says Left Coast Supplies LLC when that company has been technically dead for a few months now.
And I especially hope Gregg hasn't been too burnt by everything. Like I wrote previously, he doesn't strike me as the sort to deserve to be dragged through the mud. Rather he seems one of the industry's good guys worth supporting.