Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

Maybe I should've worded it differently so here goes

Never been skirmished is the airsoft equivalent of a used car salesman saying "one careful owner" 

 
Cannonfodder said:
With the number of adverts claiming guns have never seen a game site I'm surprised sites actually have people playing.
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Some people have 20+ guns and skirmish maybe once a month. It's not difficult to see how that impulse purchase could be moved on before it's brought into rotation.

Cannonfodder said:
Never been skirmished is the airsoft equivalent of a used car salesman saying "one careful owner" 
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I get that you're being humorous but this has come up before, so I'm genuinely curious. How would one distinguish between something which has just been stored in a case/its box for a few months and an item which has been dragged through the woods every weekend for the last five years?

 
Cannonfodder said:
The one which haa been used will have scuffs, scratches and signs of wear
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Internal wear can't be seen and amateur photos being viewed on a mobile etc. Besides we're not really debating whether truthfully describing an items history is a bad thing? Obviously if it's BS, that's a whole different kettle of fish. 

 
Cr0-Magnon said:
Some people have 20+ guns and skirmish maybe once a month. It's not difficult to see how that impulse purchase could be moved on before it's brought into rotation.
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In the general case, yes.  Not so much a two-tone - and we do see a surprising amount of of regret purchases of those.

Cr0-Magnon said:
How would one distinguish between something which has just been stored in a case/its box for a few months and an item which has been dragged through the woods every weekend for the last five years?
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Barring a close personal inspection and test, I'd always assume the latter, and that any used purchase is no more than a shell that's likely to contain most of the internal parts, probably arranged in something like the intended fashion.

 
Cr0-Magnon said:
It's not difficult to see how that impulse purchase could be moved on before it's brought into rotation.
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I get that. But in my head that doesn't apply to a two-tone.

If you're buying two-tone you've not got UKARA so you're new to the game. New enough to have either liked playing and be so stoked you've gone out and got your own kit or you've been so keen that you got your own kit before your first game.

If it's the former then you're likely to have gone to a game to try your kit out, if the latter you've probably gone to a game and found you didn't like it. Neither fall into the 'never been skirmished' bracket.

Also failed the username / date in the photos test too, so does it even exist?

 
£150 for a re-sprayed, ex-boneyard gun with missing bits (rear sight and stock battery cap) - that used to be sold (until recently) for £120-140 new.....oh, you also have to cover the postage.





There's far better BRAND NEW guns for that money.

 
Speedbird_666 said:
£150 for a re-sprayed, ex-boneyard gun with missing bits (rear sight and stock battery cap) - that used to be sold (until recently) for £120-140 new.....oh, you also have to cover the postage.





There's far better BRAND NEW guns for that money.
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Poor guy bought a shagged to death gun at NAF and want's his money back, what a poor wee soul.

 
Speedbird_666 said:
that used to be sold (until recently) for £120-140 new
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Mmm. Combat Machines were already struggling to make the solid-but-no-frills argument at the £130 price point.  At £180 new (or £150 for a used, shagged out one, plus postage), naaaah, hard pass.

Still, nice of him to "cover" fees that the buyer was never paying. ?

SBoardley said:
genuine outdated sight
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The 1911 of optics, won two Gulf wars, gobbless.

 
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SBoardley said:
As a rule I don’t, but…..https://airsoft-forums.uk/classifieds/item/30351-ghk-mk18-mod-0-genuine-aimpoint-comp-m2/

Even with the genuine outdated sight and weapon light, it just don’t make sense. 
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stick with your WE then mate I’m sure it’s one of the best gbbrs on the market probably got an element on it thinking you’ve got a steal for 45 quid  when it cost less than 10 on taobao ? oh probably sourcing that “uksf” impression kit from warrior assault systems as well?

 
If I were hoping that someone might pay me eighteen hundred pounds for a toy gun and a sight that won't make it any more accurate than the cheapest Chinesium red dot at airsoft ranges with airsoft accuracy, I reckon I'd make a bit of an effort to come across as a reasonable chap who would be a pleasure do to business with.

Of course, other opinions are available.

 
Hin_1020 said:
stick with your WE then mate I’m sure it’s one of the best gbbrs on the market probably got an element on it thinking you’ve got a steal for 45 quid  when it cost less than 10 on taobao ? oh probably sourcing that “uksf” impression kit from warrior assault systems as well?
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Warrior assault systems are so 2000’s, but those who know, well, just know…

 
Also, while it’s cool to have rs sights on rifs, my son has a sig Romeo on his ghk m4 (a2) it does not magically turn your rif into gold. You would be lucky to get £800 for the rif alone, even with the upgrades

Hin_1020 said:
stick with your WE then mate I’m sure it’s one of the best gbbrs on the market probably got an element on it thinking you’ve got a steal for 45 quid  when it cost less than 10 on taobao ? oh probably sourcing that “uksf” impression kit from warrior assault systems as well?
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I have a tnt combo in my ghk ak. They cost about £120. 
so that leaves  you wanting £1000 for an outdated sight and lamp. You are on crack mate. 

 
As I said, I will be willing to split or take a good offer, just not offering 300gbp for the whole package something like that. And we’ll I’m just testing the market price really, am in no hurry to sell. I know sig Romeo’s are a good sight, I also love my holosuns, but the Aimpoint is a rare find nowadays and only seeing if someone that genuinely wants the old school vibes as a collection piece and that is 100% skirmish-able. True I agree 1800 is over the top and I am thinking of lowering it or splitting, thanks for the advice chaps 

 
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