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Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

LMKipper said:
Is it? We were lambasting that other fella for losing a RIF through the post but I'd wager shipping something this size, with appropriate insurance, will run you £20 from plenty of couriers.
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As we all know parcelforce 48 is the only courier who will take rifs and according to their website a parcel of that size and weight will cost a touch over half that to post

 
Cannonfodder said:
Not sure if the extras and upgrades warrant this being 90% of the retail price but wanting £20 for shipping is taking the piss
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IMO painting the RIF (unless it's still flawless) lowers value as well. The fact it's painted will turn people away. It'll turn even more away that the paint is pretty scuffed up.

I'd expect it to be priced accordingly - i'd be surprised if this sold in it's current condition though they could be pricing it highly and being open to offers so they get better offers?

I think insured postage from PF48hour is ~£13 or something?

 
Really? I just whacked in a 3kg 60cm for a 48hr signed for delivery insured to £350 into the PF quote website and it's quoted me £20.45...

Maybe you guys are seeing something I'm not.

 
LMKipper said:
Really? I just whacked in a 3kg 60cm for a 48hr signed for delivery insured to £350 into the PF quote website and it's quoted me £20.45...

Maybe you guys are seeing something I'm not.
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You are correct. Anything over £300 is £20.45 unless it requires the "large" service but most airsoft RIFs wont.

TBH I dont think i've sold anything over £200.

 
LMKipper said:
Really? I just whacked in a 3kg 60cm for a 48hr signed for delivery insured to £350 into the PF quote website and it's quoted me £20.45...

Maybe you guys are seeing something I'm not.
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Unless they've changed their terms, there's no point buying the insurance with PF since, as far as I remember, RIFs are excluded from the extended insurance cover
I'd be surprised if they even gave you the £150 in the standard cover they offer for any lost rifs
 

£15 for postage is a good max to charge for one rif, with a few quid spare to soak up some paypal fees
Only time it's cost me £20 to ship is when there's been 3 rifs in one shipment, weight was just under 30kg in total

Who knows, maybe they are quoting with insurance added ?‍♂️

 
Cannonfodder said:
Not sure if the extras and upgrades warrant this being 90% of the retail price but wanting £20 for shipping is taking the piss
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Personally i always factor shipping costs into my asking price but £20 is not unreasonable. depending on size and weight parcel force 48 can run £13/14 and you can easily spend another £7/8 on packing materials.  

 
As @-davo- posted rifs aren't covered by the extra insurance so I didn't include it and as said rif is being shipped in its original box the only extra packaging material needed is something to cover up the outside

 
ButcherBill said:
Ah, but you're missing the fine details... 'fully upgraded' doubles the value.
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Given the clown is also selling v3 AKM GHK mags with the feedlips already filed (GHK system is reliant on the feedlips being tight to get proper airseal, if you are getting jams its the BBs or your guidetabs on the nozzle not the feedlips, but I digress) I doubt he could upgrade his own arse with both hands.  I have forgotten more than this clown knows about GHKs.

If the argument did hold water that the upgrade parts were worth full value its still doesn't account for £600 difference.  But hey, don't criticise him!

 
EvilMonkee said:
Given the clown is also selling v3 AKM GHK mags with the feedlips already filed (GHK system is reliant on the feedlips being tight to get proper airseal, if you are getting jams its the BBs or your guidetabs on the nozzle not the feedlips, but I digress) I doubt he could upgrade his own arse with both hands.  I have forgotten more than this clown knows about GHKs.

If the argument did hold water that the upgrade parts were worth full value its still doesn't account for £600 difference.  But hey, don't criticise him!
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Did I really need a smiley face to emphasise sarcasm?  :)

 
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Oh I know bud, the twerp just irritated me with his santimonious bullshit.  

 
-davo- said:
Unless they've changed their terms, there's no point buying the insurance with PF since, as far as I remember, RIFs are excluded from the extended insurance cover
I'd be surprised if they even gave you the £150 in the standard cover they offer for any lost rifs
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I've had a chat with Luke over at negative airsoft about this and he's explained how even if the delivery van ran over a mine and exploded or if the driver got a change of heart and decided to take your pew and become a nomad in the woods they'd find a way to weasel out of the cover, it's just completely pointless and a waste of money really

 
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Tackle said:
these are £125-£150 rrp usually ?
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Correct. However I haven't seen those green grips before so maybe there's £100 worth of krylon on there???

Also I don't know where he got the idea that's a flared mag well. It looks pretty standard to me

 
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