Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

[Adolf Hamster]

5 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

Is nobody going to mention the stippling that looks like it was done by a chimp on ketamine? 

that's just how they are, blame keanu for that one if you dare

 

5 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

On a different note, how about a second hand 2 tone for the same price as new? 

 

 

part of me feels sorry for them in terms of how tricky that'll be to sell at that price.

 

the other part of me thinks that's gonna be a valuable life lesson for the kid to realise you can only spend it once and certain things don't hold their value.

[Druid799]

12 hours ago, Enid_Puceflange said:

Another fresh member with only selling posts

So, clearly admits that it’s got something wrong with the hammer

But cunningly taken the picture to not show the issue, in fact it could even not be there at all, steep money for a fuckered pistol !

 

 

Looks like he’s stuck the grip in a cheapo waffle press for a couple of minutes ! 😳

[DaktariT]

As worn by the soldiers in Toy Story.

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

Hmmmm...  A hi-viz ghillie.  

[The Waco Kid]

But it’s specifically for hunting those men women.

As everyone knows they are colour blind, as well as being naturally attracted to reject breath of the wild characters.

[EvilMonkee]

16 hours ago, The Waco Kid said:

But it’s specifically for hunting those men women.

As everyone knows they are colour blind, as well as being naturally attracted to reject breath of the wild characters.

And movement, so you have to stay perfectly still

[Skullchewer]

Ummm..... You sure about that?

[Shamal]

34 minutes ago, Skullchewer said:

Ummm..... You sure about that?

Must say I agree. Looks a bit frayed around edges. Might be the effect you wanted though. Perhaps it's as new internally 🙂

Regards 

[PopRocket123]

1 hour ago, Shamal said:

Must say I agree. Looks a bit frayed around edges. Might be the effect you wanted though. Perhaps it's as new internally 🙂

Regards 

By definition though something that's "custom" can't be "as new". Even if the internals are untouched it's been customised and is therefore not as it was when it was new. 

[The Waco Kid]

Mine looked exactly like than when it came out of the box. But it had been through a Parcel Farce depot. 😝

[Druid799]

13 hours ago, Skullchewer said:

Ummm..... You sure about that?

Also the whole ‘custom’ thing does my swede in 🤯 not this chaps add in particular but near all the adds you see claiming to be selling a ‘custom’ gun , on the whole the term custom is taken to mean you’ve permanently and physically altering the what ever in someway , like shortening the barrel , changing the layout of the controls , changing the entire gearbox internals ? that makes it a custom gun in my book , sticking a red dot and a bi-pod on it or just changing the inner and hop rubber then giving it a shit paint job does NOT make it a ‘custom’ gun , that’s just personalizing it !🤦‍♂️
rant over !😁

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

To be pedantic, 'custom' is short for customerized I think.  It applied to work carried out by the (car or motorcycle) supplier, who, in the '50's, would have employed fully apprenticed and ticketed mechanics to carry out the work.  That way you kept the warranty as the mechs would be qualified and employed by an accredited agent.  

 

I remember a writer on one of the 'custom' bike mags telling me that he cringed each time he wrote the word.  

[Druid799]

14 hours ago, Tactical Pith Helmet said:

To be pedantic, 'custom' is short for customerized I think.  It applied to work carried out by the (car or motorcycle) supplier, who, in the '50's, would have employed fully apprenticed and ticketed mechanics to carry out the work.  That way you kept the warranty as the mechs would be qualified and employed by an accredited agent.  

 

I remember a writer on one of the 'custom' bike mags telling me that he cringed each time he wrote the word.  

That’s basically what I said , except I didn’t use as many words(I was tired) 🤣🤣👍

[Groot]

Could be a new gun with a new weathered paint job.

 

 

[BigStew]

What ever you think of the quality of the paint job it is a custom paint job. Any way holy expletive delete I have no idea if they'll get their asking price but this really makes me regret selling mine 15 years ago for about £100 https://prefired.co.uk/ads/magpul-fpg-w-original-receipt-7x-mags/ (spoiler i sold it because it didn't work very well)

[Tackle]

59 minutes ago, BigStew said:

What ever you think of the quality of the paint job it is a custom paint job. Any way holy expletive delete I have no idea if they'll get their asking price but this really makes me regret selling mine 15 years ago for about £100 https://prefired.co.uk/ads/magpul-fpg-w-original-receipt-7x-mags/ (spoiler i sold it because it didn't work very well)

That's just mental, even if (reading between the lines😏) the guy did just occasionally lovingly caress it & polish with pre-cum🤮. 

That said, some fruit cake will probably buy it🥴

[MAX DICKER]

7 hours ago, BigStew said:

What ever you think of the quality of the paint job it is a custom paint job. Any way holy expletive delete I have no idea if they'll get their asking price but this really makes me regret selling mine 15 years ago for about £100 https://prefired.co.uk/ads/magpul-fpg-w-original-receipt-7x-mags/ (spoiler i sold it because it didn't work very well)

 

I remember I bought one from new as well, sold it on a year or two later for the same reason. It was a fun gimmick but not reliable enough to skirmish with. No regerts

[BigStew]

7 hours ago, MAX DICKER said:

 

I remember I bought one from new as well, sold it on a year or two later for the same reason. It was a fun gimmick but not reliable enough to skirmish with. No regerts

Over the last 23ish years I have had a short attention span and have bought and sold many guns for next to nothing that people now want stupid money for these days.

[Rogerborg]

£240 of RIFs, plus Bogging Blue paint. The usual random assortment of burn-your-house-down chargers, Pinty-knock-off, BBs and mags.

 

Mirror-posing use only, maybe.

 

Being "given" away for only £400!  (And you have to collect)

 

PatrolBase should really start marketing these as "buyer's regret packages".

 

 

[MAX DICKER]

25 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:

£240 of RIFs, plus Bogging Blue paint. The usual random assortment of burn-your-house-down chargers, Pinty-knock-off, BBs and mags.

 

Mirror-posing use only, maybe.

 

Being "given" away for only £400!  (And you have to collect)

 

PatrolBase should really start marketing these as "buyer's regret packages".

 

 

I'd say that lot wouldn't come to £400 brand new

Edited February 23, 2022 by MAX DICKER
can't spell

[Speedbird_666]

7 hours ago, Rogerborg said:

£240 of RIFs, plus Bogging Blue paint. The usual random assortment of burn-your-house-down chargers, Pinty-knock-off, BBs and mags.

 

Mirror-posing use only, maybe.

 

Being "given" away for only £400!  (And you have to collect)

 

PatrolBase should really start marketing these as "buyer's regret packages".

 

 

 

Well, at least he listens to advice. Price-dropped to a more realistic £250.

[BigStew]

Well this is optimistic  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134032407430?hash=item1f34f43b86%3Ag%3AzzcAAOSwZ0diFUFf&LH_ItemCondition=4

[rj1986]

7 hours ago, BigStew said:

Well this is optimistic  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134032407430?hash=item1f34f43b86%3Ag%3AzzcAAOSwZ0diFUFf&LH_ItemCondition=4

Quick mental maths - there probably is about £400 worth of stuff there (without knowing what mags go to what gun) but not as a job lot. Boot sale, probably make about that over the day if the crowd is right.

[Cannonfodder]

Is it me or is every charger there look like it'd burn your house down at the first opportunity? They look like they're nuprol or the cheap Chinese ones that should go straight into the bin

[Rogerborg]

11 hours ago, rj1986 said:

Boot sale, probably make about that over the day if the crowd is right.

 

It'd have to be a big crowd, and you'd have to sell every item to cover the price.

 

I guess if you really enjoy wheeling and dealing and don't value your own time you might recoup the cost of collecting it, if you live close enough.