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Commander_Cool
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That is true, and also in the case of video games, goes for the manufacturers as well. There is a parrellel in paintball, but most big box retailers sell very few upgrades instead selling cheap guns they can buy in bulk. Local shops however make alot of their money on gun upgrades and accesories, not on marker sales. |
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Commander_Cool
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Wow, I love your childish logic. Lets start tearing it apart: 1) You don't play paintball at a store, you play it at a field (thats okay though,... I know what you meant, since I mentioned fields too, and local stores and fields are usually linked). I do ask how the selling of markers at a big box retailer means there won't be organizes games or fields? Businesses adapt, and fields do not necassarily have stores. 2) My point is not to tell people to avoid local shops. Its that they shouldn't fund a local business soley because they are a local business. Doing so for some higher ideal is simply dumb. 3) I dont know about you, but all the stores around here are definetly maked up more than 5%-10%. AV - 65.00 4) Now lets go to why I suggested action village, over a local shop. Local shop would be more money and you might get free labor or some other perk. However, tippmann markers are so extremely simple, and idiot proof, that you are probably better off buying the marker online given the money you save. That doesn't mean that buying at a local shop is a bad choice, it just depends on the circumstances. |
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Clark Kent
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Yes and no. I certainly agree that we shouldn't unnecessarily support inefficient economic behavior - but a selfish consumer might still choose to buy at a local shop, for a variety of reasons. Local tech support is valuable, for instance. Goodwill at the local shop is also valuable. Perhaps the local shop also owns the local field where you play, and by buying at the shop you are supporting your field. And so forth. Capitalism isn't all about the lowest price.
And just like that you completely undermined your pro-capitalism argument. This part makes absolutely no sense. Back to capitalism and econ 101 for you. |
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Hellomister
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well i work full time plus weekends so i don't have much time to go out to local shops or fields, except to actually play
i ended up buying like 700 dollars worth of stuff from action village. not done yet either. gotta get my barrel and stabilizer.
just a retort for commander cool though a lot of big market names make a lot of money from add ons, not their main selling point. like gaming systems such as ps3 and xbox 360. the profit is marginal on the systems, it's all about the addons and such. my 2 cents. heh |
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netramakin
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Yes, please, no one support you local field by buying equipment for 5%-10% more so that eventually there will be no organized places to play paintball, just megastores. Awesome plan. |
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Commander_Cool
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I say go online and find the best deal, its called capitalism, if you can't compete you dont deserve to continue business, and the consumers get the best deal in the end (in addition the shops around here...Long Island....are rip offs). The support your local shop, on the basis of they are local and need your measly business to stay open is a flawed argument/ reasoning. It is almost as bad as go to field paint only fields b/c fields make their money off of paint sales. It might be true that fields make their moeny off of paint sales, but it is a flawed business model. Its like saying, I own a gym, but I make all of my money off of bottled water. Each element should be able to support itself. Edited by Commander_Cool - 16 April 2007 at 12:02pm |
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County Sports is excellent too.
But I agree, support your local shop. |
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yeah local shop plus many (at least the ones near here) give you field membership for a year if you buy a marker there. |
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Buy it from a local shop. Supports the business. And brownie points if it breaks.
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kickinwing2010
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Ya, support your local shop for a couple of reasons one you may get some pretty decent benefits like discounts and repairs, and two you don't have to worry about being ripped off.
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netramakin
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Action Village is selling 'em for $199 right now and I get everything from then within 2-3 days (I'm in CT). Plus, they have good customer service. If you can get the same price on it (or even slightly more) at a local field, though, I'd support them instead. They might even do repairs for free for you.
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Hellomister
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hey there i've finally decided to buy my a5 after doing some extensive forum research
but now i need to know what's a good site to order the a5, i saw the post about the canadian sites but i'm in maryland, USA. so i thought people might have some other opinions. i was just wondering if i should be weary about like updated revisions of the a5 ( it has been around for some time now). i'm just worried about getting an a-5 that's been sitting on the shelf for a couple of years. . . when i googled to buy the a-5, the first site that popped up was xtremez.com. so any recommended sites are much appreciated thanks in advance!! |
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