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Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

Adolf Hamster said:
This is the key thing, the quality of the paint job isnt the issue.

For example i quite like the sigs, and that rifle in its original colours, maybe olive furniture, would be quite nice to me.

But that paint job, again, to me, is just something that would need stripped before i'd want to use it.

I suppose we're all guilty of it to some degree, i know i have guns that are very niche.
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Buy a gun to enjoy it do what ever you want to it. just always assume any paint job will lose by value.

 
BigStew said:
Buy a gun to enjoy it do what ever you want to it. just always assume any paint job will lose by value.
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This is so true which is why none of my guns are painted... Once that's done no matter how good it is the gun will surely lose value unless the buyer is a Camo junkie himself.. (meant in the nicest possible way...)

 
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PopRocket123 said:
That's exactly why I'd probably never sell any of my main guns. They've all been built from parts or boneyard guns and have had hundreds pumped into building them exactly how I want them but I know if it came to selling them, they wouldn't sell for more than £300
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BigStew said:
Buy a gun to enjoy it do what ever you want to it. just always assume any paint job will lose by value.
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there's nothing inherently wrong with doing up a gun how you want, as long as you aren't under any illusions that you are reducing your target market.

 
Cr0-Magnon said:
Comes back to what was discussed earlier re; expensive real steel grips, sights etc.
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I guess if you find a buyer who gasps "That's exactly what I've always dreamed of!  But can't be bothered spending 20 minutes fitting myself!" then you're quids in.  It's pretty optimistic though.

Adolf Hamster said:
there's nothing inherently wrong with doing up a gun how you want, as long as you aren't under any illusions that you are reducing your target market.
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Tru dat. I'm currently turning a CYMA CM.123 AEP (target market likely 0) into a WH40K laspistol.  In the unlikely event that I can be bothered to do a good enough job, I might be able to flog it on Etsy to a cosplayer who doesn't care if it pews or not.  But in the airsoft world, the target market is 1, me.  Don't let your dreams be memes, but don't plan your retirement on them either.

 
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Rogerborg said:
I guess if you find a buyer who gasps "That's exactly what I've always dreamed of!  But can't be bothered spending 20 minutes fitting myself!" then you're quids in.  It's pretty optimistic though.

Tru dat. I'm currently turning a CYMA CM.123 AEP (target market likely 0) into a WH40K laspistol.  In the unlikely event that I can be bothered to do a good enough job, I might be able to flog it on Etsy to a cosplayer who doesn't care if it pews or not.  But in the airsoft world, the target market is 1, me.  Don't let your dreams be memes, but don't plan your retirement on them either.
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It can go the other way too. I had an idea for a for an uzi style AEG with a funky custom gearbox after the disappointment that was the MP7 AEG. I posted it to go get lol at this cool thing I'm working on and I had loads of interest about buying it and even people offering help to bring it to market! Of course I'm not getting my hopes up but sometimes these things people really do want what you can make

 
£400 for half a gun. Nice.

I'm sure those are expensive parts...but 400 quid.




 
PopRocket123 said:
I had an idea for a for an uzi style AEG with a funky custom gearbox after the disappointment that was the MP7 AEG
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When Luke at Negative Airsoft got to the end of his VFC MP7 build and said "Put this technology inside an Uzi", I howled in agreement.

Please make it happen.

 
Rogerborg said:
"i have never fired it. i dont know if the previous owner had used it or not i cant remember, bought it 8 years ago. as far as i know it is in full working order when it was sold to me" = "almost certainly not working now"
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so a third hand gun that's 8 years old of unknown functionality has only devalued by 15 quid that's impressive!

 
BigStew said:
so a third hand gun that's 8 years old of unknown functionality has only devalued by 15 quid that's impressive!
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Well, it's got that "actually exists and is for sale" premium on it.  Plenty of places are looking pretty thin on stock at the moment. :(

 
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AlphaBear said:
Only £600 for the whole job lot! I wonder if that's some sort of uber expensive red detailing on the RIF which you can only find in the deep depths of Mordor hence the price or maybe those knee pads on the belt add to some realism which for sure justify the asking price... Oh it's the Nuprol case isn't it...? 
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Hey, everyone knows that custom paracord wrapping is valued around at least $135 an hour :D

 
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Can't say for sure this is over optimistic but I think it will struggle to sell. My main question is why? I just don't understand buying a £400+ gun then replace pretty much every part.

 
AlphaBear said:
https://prefired.co.uk/ads/airsoft-starter-joblot/
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"never seen a game. just back garden shooting."

I'm just picturing him kneeling on those knee pads, wearing his mesh facepro, 3-round-bursting away at a cardboard box, with a sight-protector on his gun.  Sadder than pineapple on pizza.

BigStew said:
Can't say for sure this is over optimistic but I think it will struggle to sell. My main question is why? I just don't understand buying a £400+ gun then replace pretty much every part.
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"All in all I'm looking at around £800 for this as to date this rifle has cost me in excess of £1500."  How the actual... oh, right, Kingdom of Airsoft.

I wonder how much it will cost for Luke at Negative Airsoft to fix it...  I might actually pay to watch the rant video. :D

 
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Rogerborg said:
Sadder than pineapple on pizza.

"All in all I'm looking at around £800 for this as to date this rifle has cost me in excess of £1500."  How the actual... oh, right, Kingdom of Airsoft.
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1) Stop topping-shaming people!

2) In my experience it's very difficult to find someone willing to pay any more than £600 for a secondhand RIF. Regardless of what it cost to put together.

 
Well some important points to take comment here. 
 

1. pineapple on pizza? If you live in Hawaii I’m sure it’s very popular there. However chicken on pizza that’s entirely different. I mean who does that? Pineapple and Ham kinda works. But chicken. You may as well have a chicken BLT! 
 

2. 2nd hand guns and upgrades. That’s a contentious point and I’m sure will be open for much debate. Two of my guns are with KoA having work done to them. Regardless of what it’s cost me, I know for sure that I’ll never get a reasonable return back if I ever sell them. But for me that’s not an issue coz I’ve no plans to sell them. Like my Systema they are keepers.

 
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