Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

[Colin Allen]

For sale Rifle  SSR9 bundle barely used

Barely used SSR9, used 3 times. Comes with original box and mag. Extras - sock, strap, chest rig, drum mag, 2 x batteries, battery charger, 4 x mags, safety glasses, speed reloader and a red dot scope. All in amazing condition.

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£500.00

or best offer

£800? No information on which version it is.

 

[Colin Allen]

For sale Rifle  SSR9 bundle barely used

Barely used SSR9, used 3 times. Comes with original box and mag. Extras - sock, strap, chest rig, drum mag, 2 x batteries, battery charger, 4 x mags, safety glasses, speed reloader and a red dot scope. All in amazing condition.

• jamesm7 (+0 /0 /-0)
• Today at 12:19 PM
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• Views: 92
• Reaction score: 2
• Questions: 3
• Category: Electric

£500.00

or best offer

£800? No information on which version it is.

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He has uploaded new pictures and it is the standard version.

 

[Galvatron]

For sale Rifle  SSR9 bundle barely used

Barely used SSR9, used 3 times. Comes with original box and mag. Extras - sock, strap, chest rig, drum mag, 2 x batteries, battery charger, 4 x mags, safety glasses, speed reloader and a red dot scope. All in amazing condition.

• jamesm7 (+0 /0 /-0)
• Today at 12:19 PM
• Expires Jun 1, 2026 at 12:19 PM
• Views: 92
• Reaction score: 2
• Questions: 3
• Category: Electric

£500.00

or best offer

£800? No information on which version it is.

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Half that would be doing well.

 

[Punisher3990]

Half that would be doing well.

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Indeed, £250 including shipping to get one imported from Nov website

 

[Cannonfodder]

I started looking up prices for that lot and even before I finished it's obviously not worth £800 new

 

[Punisher3990]

I started looking up prices for that lot and even before I finished it's obviously not worth £800 new

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yeah, probs like £350-400, maybe, and that's probs generous depending on the brands of the other extras.

 

[Cannonfodder]

yeah, probs like £350-400, maybe, and that's probs generous depending on the brands of the other extras.

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Gun plus all mags £400
Clone speed loader £20
Charger £45
Batteries £30 for 2
Clone JPC £30 to £50

I stopped there as it's obvious the rest wouldn't take the total anywhere near his asking price

 

[Colin Allen]

To give him credit, he has reduced it to £500.

 

[Punisher3990]

To give him credit, he has reduced it to £500.

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Aye, I don't think he did it intentionally, I am sure we would all overvalue our rifs when it comes to selling them lol

 

[Willpeth]

Genuine question as its a point I see made repeatedly when mocking prices....

How often do people import rifs without having them stopped and charges added?

Every time I've ordered a rif since brexit its been stopped and bumped up, including one where border force destroyed two rifs because they couldn't understand that ukara wasn't the only defence under the vcra...

Like I know uk shops bump a bit on to make a profit but still

 

[Cannonfodder]

To give him credit, he has reduced it to £500.

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Still a bit high imo. The whole lot new is probably around £600 as the extras all look like they're from the cheaper end of the market. I'd say closer to £400 is more realistic

How often do people import rifs without having them stopped and charges added?

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The simple answer is you don't. In the past there were some shops who would declare a lower price on the invoice but HMRC are wise to this and if it looks dodgy they will go after the buyer

 

[Colin Allen]

Still a bit high imo. The whole lot new is probably around £600 as the extras all look like they're from the cheaper end of the market. I'd say closer to £400 is more realistic

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I agree. However, the seller has not thrown a hissy fit and has reduced the price considerably to a far more realistic level. The package may be worth £500 to someone; if it isn't, the seller and a potential buyer can haggle.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4hNePJwrOM

 

[Lyndication]

How often do people import rifs without having them stopped and charges added?

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Stopped? None so far. Charges? Only the VAT I'd be paying anyway.

Using UKARA helps a lot.

 

[Colin Allen]

Like I know uk shops bump a bit on to make a profit but still

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They "bump a bit on" to cover their operating costs and hopefully make a profit, on which they have to pay tax, in an increasingly difficult environment.

 

[Lyndication]

Much like any other area of commerce, they're struggling to compete with online options chasing the same pool of cash-poor customers, and struggling to demonstrate an added value on the price.

 

[Galvatron]

Every time I've ordered a rif since brexit its been stopped and bumped up, including one where border force destroyed two rifs because they couldn't understand that ukara wasn't the only defence under the vcra...

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Indeed, UKARA isn't the only defence under the VCRA to purchase a RIF but I don't think anyone can reasonably dispute that it is the best known and arguably the easiest one to verify as it is centralised.

Does BF have the resourcing to deal with all the decentralised defences and are all its officers trained and briefed on lesser known defences?

 

[Cannonfodder]

Does BF have the resourcing to deal with all the decentralised defences and are all its officers trained and briefed on lesser known defences?

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If be very surprised if they've got the funding and resources to efficiently check the ukara database and considering that many of the alternatives are available best a bit iffy I wouldn't be surprised if HMRC don't recognise them