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Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

Rogerborg said:
If that's actually a "factory standard" CYMA then it's likely to be over 1.3J and a Section 5 hazard.  Cheeky sods, wanting another £35 to make it UK legal (Statute legal, let alone site legal).
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Exactly , one of the biggest piss takes I find by British retailers is the way so many of them charge us the customer ex amount extra on top of everything else their charging to stop them the retailer selling a gun that’s unfit for purpose in the UK ! ? like seriously WTF ??‍♂️

 
Considering a cyma 0.28 can be picked up for around £100 he's definitely taking the piss. 

As for a transferable warranty, my only question is wtf have they been smoking? 

 
£320 for a gun that only cost £260 a couple of months ago from Fire Support.

 
To be fair you normally have to pay quite a bit extra at the massage parlour for a "touch pack handdel", but is this the time and the place for it???

 
https://prefired.co.uk/ads/cyma-cm032a-m14-socom/
(also, these guns are [seller admittedly] naughty powered)

this guy got multiple items up, and has this at the bottom of each listing;

"If requesting to pay via paypal instead of bank transfer, please use friends and family. Goods and services takes too much of a percentage and the sale of rifs is not covered under their terms and conditions!"

I had a quick scan of Paypal's T&Cs, buyer protection programme, and some other bits
Could not find anything that even mentioned RIFs, air-powered weapons / sporting goods... no mention of

Is this scammer/dodgy alert?
or is there some truth in this?

 
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I’ve definitely seen that people have had issues because PayPal don’t support transactions involving firearms, but I think if you can prove if it’s airsoft then it’ll be grand!

However, I’ve never had any problems personally with it. 

 
-davo- said:
https://prefired.co.uk/ads/cyma-cm032a-m14-socom/
(also, these guns are [seller admittedly] naughty powered)

this guy got multiple items up, and has this at the bottom of each listing;

"If requesting to pay via paypal instead of bank transfer, please use friends and family. Goods and services takes too much of a percentage and the sale of rifs is not covered under their terms and conditions!"

I had a quick scan of Paypal's T&Cs, buyer protection programme, and some other bits
Could not find anything that even mentioned RIFs, air-powered weapons / sporting goods... no mention of

Is this scammer/dodgy alert?
or is there some truth in this?
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Paypal quietly removed their objections to RIFS several years ago. I’ve made three claims for RIFS, and several claims for parts including some real steel ones with zero issues.

 
-davo- said:
Is this scammer/dodgy alert?
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Definitely questions raised isn't it. Maybe they have been bitten by a someone on the other end where the Sellar hasnt taken the neseccary precautions. Surely that just means taking those protection, get proof of delivery, make sure its signed for.

Nah the more I try and justify it the louder it shouts 'fuck pew and I don't want repercussions'

 
His argument for "F&F" payment is bullshit, fees aren't very high, & should be incorporated into the asking price if he's that tight. 

As for PayPal support, as has been pointed out they've changed their T&C's, so yet more bullshit from the seller, definitely not to be trusted?

 
-davo- said:
Is this scammer/dodgy alert?
or is there some truth in this?
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It doesn't matter either way.  There is no chance, absolutely none, that I'd pay more than sweetie money by F&F to some rando, despite him being ostensibly honest in the listing.  Even if he does send out exactly what's promised, things can go wrong after that.

And I don't get his objection.  If you pay G&S, it'll either get to him, or it won't.  If it does, what's the problem?  If it doesn't, then he doesn't send the item.  And I'm fine with paying the G&S fee - it protects me.

Nope, avoid, it's just not worth the risk, or even a discussion.

 
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yeeeeeah, thought it was weird i couldn't find anything about it

agree with all what you've said
very helpful, thank you

just thought i'd ping this guy up -- he got a fair few pews up, so there's potential of someone being coerced into using paypal F&F by that guy

Soon as I read the F&F thing I lost any interest I had immediately

 
Hudson said:
We have a doozy of a macks today!

An older, standard style marui MP5SD5 could be yours for only £700! ??
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This one the added je ne sais qais, the frisson of excitement in not knowing if it ever worked from the factory.   I mean, never fired!

Imagine the adrenaline of plugging the first battery into its virgin terminals.  

Priceless! 

 
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