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Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

YorkieT17 said:
https://www.prefired.com/ads/airsoft-joblot-rifs-gear-clothing/

Hey I know I’m new to Airsoft but £700 really?

A broken AEG a few broken pistols, a possibly functioning pistol and loads of random (likely cheap) bits?
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That I’ll have you know is a Jing Gong fixed stock Beta Spetznaz ! the rental bedrock that Airsoft sites are built on ! ??

heres the double eagle one (same gun different name but same Chinese company !)

from those purveyors of the finest Airsoft equipment for the most operator of players !  ?‍♂️

https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/double-eagle-m901a-metal-ak47-krinkov-in-blue.html

 
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It's not so much the price, it's the adamancy that " it will be COLLECTION ONLY , and i will sell this as BULK JOB LOT ONLY ".

What's the chances that there's someone out there who wants exactly what's in that pile of stuff, every bit of it, and is prepared to pay 70% of retail for it, and is local...

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Rogerborg said:
It's not so much the price, it's the adamancy that " it will be COLLECTION ONLY , and i will sell this as BULK JOB LOT ONLY ".

What's the chances that there's someone out there who wants exactly what's in that pile of SHIT, every bit of SHIT, and is prepared to pay 70% of retail for SHIT, and is local TO THE SHIT.

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Fixed that for you Rog ?

 
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E21A said:
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Unfortunately, I think this is actually about right.

I saw a Batch 2 with less accessories sell for £700 about 4 months back... I put mine up and asked it to be valued, I don’t have half the accessories he his and mine was valued at £600.

(Owners page on FB-my brother asked for me as I don’t have!)

 
Prisce said:
Unfortunately, I think this is actually about right.

I saw a Batch 2 with less accessories sell for £700 about 4 months back... I put mine up and asked it to be valued, I don’t have half the accessories he his and mine was valued at £600.

(Owners page on FB-my brother asked for me as I don’t have!)
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Really?? They’re €435 (??) new plus import taxes. So £550-600ish (not clued up on duty rates) 60% of that £360 plus the accessories at 60% 

 
£438 new, mysterious upgrade ?, 2 extra mags & 2 lipo's take it up to £620 ?, are we paying for his holidays abroad too ?

 
I'm sure I read a warning on the forum somewhere about buying upgraded TM guns.

 
MisterG said:
I'm sure I read a warning on the forum somewhere about buying upgraded TM guns.
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Be nice to know what the upgrade is that makes this bundle more expensive than new lol.

Anyway, thought that's why we buy tm, 'cos they don't usually need upgrades ?.

 
E21A said:
Really?? They’re €435 (??) new plus import taxes. So £550-600ish (not clued up on duty rates) 60% of that £360 plus the accessories at 60% 
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Yeah, I think I paid £435 for gun and accessories, £55 for postage, £130 for import charges and the like.

Think the reason they keep there value is simple, no waiting time, it’s branded and they do work straight out of the box. I know the Batch 2 are highly sort after because they had less issues than the other lot!  I’d be quite happy with £500 for mine!

 
Tackle said:
Be nice to know what the upgrade is that makes this bundle more expensive than new lol.

Anyway, thought that's why we buy tm, 'cos they don't usually need upgrades ?.
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Probably the standard upgrade service firesupport offer which I think is £55 so cant include much unless he had a BTC fitted or the like but even then don’t think this warrants the price considering other packages go so significantly less with more included 

 
MisterG said:
I'm sure I read a warning on the forum somewhere about buying upgraded TM guns.
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I freely admit I’ve been a total TM recoil whore basically since the first Socom came out , but i always advise against buying an up-graded one (bar possibly hop , inner barrel and the deans mod) me personally I just wouldn't go near one . Big problem is a player or a tec may be an absolute god on ‘normal’ gearboxes but the recoils just aren’t the same , you go on ANY TM recoil forum and you’ll see the same up-grade questions coming up again and again AND then a few wks later you see exactly the same people asking for advice because “X isn’t working” or “Y keeps happening when it shouldn’t” etc etc , and again it’s the same questions again and again ! And don’t even get my started on the all powerful ‘Btec spectre’ mosfet ! You’d think it has the powers of an AI computer the way the fan boys go on about them ! hence they ask stupid money for them .

For me I do think a lot of the up-grades that players recommend and go for are just a case of ‘the Emperors new clothes’ , the fan boys have it so it must be good and I must have it as well ? 

 
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Druid799 said:
I freely admit I’ve been a total TM recoil whore basically since the first Socom came out , but i always advise against buying an up-graded one (bar possibly hop , inner barrel and the deans mod) me personally I just wouldn't go near one . Big problem is a player or a tec may be an absolute god on ‘normal’ gearboxes but the recoils just aren’t the same , you go on ANY TM recoil forum and you’ll see the same up-grade questions coming up again and again AND then a few wks later you see exactly the same people asking for advice because “X isn’t working” or “Y keeps happening when it shouldn’t” etc etc , and again it’s the same questions again and again ! And don’t even get my started on the all powerful ‘Btec spectre’ mosfet ! You’d think it has the powers of an AI computer the way the fan boys go on about them ! hence they ask stupid money for them .

For me I do think a lot of the up-grades that players recommend and go for are just a case of ‘the Emperors new clothes’ , the fan boys have it so it must be good and I must have it as well ? 
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Exactly this, I don't know that the "tech" tech that upgraded the gun is any good which is why I rarely buy guns second hand unless I've used it before or know the history/it comes with the invoice to prove that the tech work was done by a reputable person (even then I'll be wary) still think this recoil is going for more than its worth as a friend has just sold a similar package with more than just the standard upgrades and 7 mags and a whole plethora of other bits included and he struggled to get £500 for it. Not saying this wont sell but with it barely having anything bar what it came with new the cost is way past what it should be selling for.

 
Like new? I can tell from the pictures that the material has extensive bobbling, the label condition clearly shows it's been washed at least twice. As new? This is a clear definition of "second hand" and also a dreamer.

 
Duff said:
Like new? I can tell from the pictures that the material has extensive bobbling, the label condition clearly shows it's been washed at least twice. As new? This is a clear definition of "second hand" and also a dreamer.
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£220 brand new with tags... I'd drop at least another £20 off his asking price

 
Duff said:
Like new? I can tell from the pictures that the material has extensive bobbling, the label condition clearly shows it's been washed at least twice. As new? This is a clear definition of "second hand" and also a dreamer.
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Arcteryx is one of those brands that the gearqueers all jizz over, personally I dont get it, obviously the seller thinks the name alone will be enough to shift it.

I think this is another candidate for my favourite dreamer meme?

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Me thinks I may have found another “try my luck and see what happens?” Sales post 

You’ve got a high powered torch (always useful) and a ‘seriously’ powered laser (bit worrying as it’s a green) but £45 you’d think not too bad a price for them both ?  And here’s the BUT if you look at the pic in the ad the logo’s shape (blurry but you can see the shape) then look at the logo on my torch , think it’s safe to say there the same ? My torch cost £8.99 from fleabay with the mount as well ! So £36 for the laser ? Make up your own minds I think ? 





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