Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

[JimFromHorsham]

lovely 😂

[Hudson]

Isn't that an air pistol?

[JimFromHorsham]

It is , and roughly twice the price it should be too ( imo ) 😂

[Cannonfodder]

Claims only the Laylax shop have it in stock but 10 seconds on google shows patrol base also have it in stock for half what he wants

[gavinkempsell]

  On 16/08/2023 at 17:01, Cannonfodder said:

Claims only the Laylax shop have it in stock but 10 seconds on google shows patrol base also have it in stock for half what he wants

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LOL, I check too. I guess some sellers need to try and justify their asking price.

[Cr0-Magnon]

PB's boneyard section always makes me chuckle. £340 + postage for a non functional BOLT, anyone?

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/bolt-by-101080-br47-mk18-mod-1-b-r-s-s-aeg

 

You could pair it with this broken clone of a clone "Glock" for "just" £90.

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/evolution-airsoft-by-101769-e017-warrior-gas-blowback-pistol

Edited August 18, 2023 by Cr0-Magnon

[Tackle]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:05, Cr0-Magnon said:

PB's boneyard section always makes me chuckle. £340 + postage for a non functional BOLT, anyone?

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/bolt-by-101080-br47-mk18-mod-1-b-r-s-s-aeg

 

You could pair it with this broken clone of a clone "Glock" for "just" £90.

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/evolution-airsoft-by-101769-e017-warrior-gas-blowback-pistol

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DA FUQ ?, stupid prices for what is essentially secondhand & broken. 

What I don't get is they offer repair & upgrade tech services, why the fudge aren't they correcting these faults themselves ?, yep I know it's a "profit thing" lol, but it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in their tech services. 🤔

[rj1986]

Shirley it would make more sense to get the work experience to spend an hour breaking and bagging, and selling as spare parts?

[Cr0-Magnon]

Again, I guess someone is paying the asking price eventually, but....second-hand and non functional, save a whole £55 off the brand new & working price:

 

Evolution Airsoft BY-101963 - E-416 10" CQB AEG w/ETS. III (patrolbase.co.uk)

[Rogerborg]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:17, Tackle said:

What I don't get is they offer repair & upgrade tech services, why the fudge aren't they correcting these faults themselves ?

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I'd assume that they've found from experience that optimistic buyers will pay as much for a "totally fucked but might be a simple fix" wall hanger as for a used but notionally working gun.  I actually appreciate the honesty in their descriptions - nobody can say they're not being fairly warned.

[Cr0-Magnon]

Saw the price and assumed this would be "fully-upgraded"...turns out it's stock.

 

I then tried to count how many optics and tracer units it came with, but kept running out of fingers and toes....

 

 

[JinxDuh]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:47, Rogerborg said:

 

I'd assume that they've found from experience that optimistic buyers will pay as much for a "totally fucked but might be a simple fix" wall hanger as for a used but notionally working gun.  I actually appreciate the honesty in their descriptions - nobody can say they're not being fairly warned.

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Ideal if people want to HPA it or fully redo the internals too, to be fair. Saves them a little bit of money than buying brand new

[Adolf Hamster]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:17, Tackle said:

yep I know it's a "profit thing" lol, but it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in their tech services. 

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What it says to me is that they arent confident enough in their tech departments work to stand by it like it were a new gun, which discourages any notion of buying even a new gun from them if you might need to avail of the warranty.

 

  On 18/08/2023 at 13:18, JinxDuh said:

Ideal if people want to HPA it or fully redo the internals too, to be fair. Saves them a little bit of money than buying brand new

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As someone who has only ever played 2 games with an ootb pew i can say that i'd rather spend a month with an eye cast lazily over the classifieds for a good secondhand example at secondhand prices.

 

Although i suppose to be fair, i'm not one who's put off by a little bit of natural weathering on a gun

[MrTea]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:05, Cr0-Magnon said:

PB's boneyard section always makes me chuckle.

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Bespoke Airsoft are also guilty of strange pricing logic. They have two A&K Masada. One that is electrically dead, stock release broke, selector missing and second one that works but the selector is 'broke' and 'needs a service' but they're both priced exactly the same at £148.20.

 

The only retailer i've seen good boneyard/used prices from is ActionHobbies.

Edited August 18, 2023 by MrTea

[Krisz]

  On 18/08/2023 at 12:44, Cr0-Magnon said:

Again, I guess someone is paying the asking price eventually, but....second-hand and non functional, save a whole £55 off the brand new & working price:

 

Evolution Airsoft BY-101963 - E-416 10" CQB AEG w/ETS. III (patrolbase.co.uk)

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Patrolbase and other retailers are absolute mad regarding boneyard prices. Who is gonna pay hundreds of pounds for a paper weight? They need a reality check. It's not like they pay retail prices anyway...🤣

Edited August 18, 2023 by Krisz

[Cr0-Magnon]

  On 18/08/2023 at 14:36, MrTea said:

The only retailer i've seen good boneyard/used prices from is ActionHobbies.

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Delete this! Haha...I used to pick up some gems, now everything is snapped-up in seconds.

[Rogerborg]

  On 18/08/2023 at 14:38, Krisz said:

Patrolbase and other retailers are absolute mad regarding boneyard prices.

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My point is that they've being doing this long enough to have figured out that it's buyers who have the problem with reality, not them.  It's not like it's even "or nearest offer", it's take-it-or-leave-it, and some folk are taking it.

 

 

  On 18/08/2023 at 13:11, Cr0-Magnon said:

Saw the price and assumed this would be "fully-upgraded"...turns out it's stock.

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Here's how I read that:

 

"Used £265 gun in unknown condition.  [Charlie Brown wah-wah-wah noises]. £700, won't split, buyer must collect".

 

 

[rj1986]

  On 18/08/2023 at 15:16, Cr0-Magnon said:

 

Delete this! Haha...I used to pick up some gems, now everything is snapped-up in seconds.

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I know, how dare they time their drops weekly so everyone is waiting.

[JinxDuh]

 

£90 + £10 postage from him, but he was nice enough to post the link to patrolbase where it's £95 + £7 postage with a warranty, it's brand new and works.

For the sake of maybe £30(?) in accessories, I personally would rather buy one that's brand new. 🤨

[gavinkempsell]

  On 18/08/2023 at 20:04, JinxDuh said:

I personally would rather buy one that's brand new. 

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Don't bother, I have one & they're shite.

[Rogerborg]

  On 18/08/2023 at 20:36, gavinkempsell said:

Don't bother, I have one & they're shite.

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Mmm, "it only shoots around 10 - 20 foot" begs for "Bro, do you even AEP?"

[Neptune]

  On 18/08/2023 at 20:04, JinxDuh said:

 

£90 + £10 postage from him, but he was nice enough to post the link to patrolbase where it's £95 + £7 postage with a warranty, it's brand new and works.

For the sake of maybe £30(?) in accessories, I personally would rather buy one that's brand new. 🤨

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I like the use of the rubber gloves, as if that weapon was just used in a murder. Makes a change at least from the usual: 'take a photo of it on your bed with your hobbit feet showing at the bottom.'

[TacticalWaifu]

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/gas-powered_1/kj-baby-glock-26_i50042

£80 for a used KJW with one trashy-painted magazine 😂

[JinxDuh]

  On 20/08/2023 at 13:24, TacticalWaifu said:

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/gas-powered_1/kj-baby-glock-26_i50042

£80 for a used KJW with one trashy-painted magazine 😂

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but but but it's ideal of u have other glock mags and it has john wick in the description so it must make you a better player

[TacticalWaifu]

https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/23863-tokyo-marui-v10-ultra-compact

 

£140 for a well-used V10 Ultra Compact with 1 mag and no box... or under £20 more for a brand new one 🤔