Ripped off?
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Topic: Ripped off?
Posted By: eRock08
Subject: Ripped off?
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 9:20pm
| So, i went to a pro shop around my house. It was my first time there. All I wanted to do was get my 20oz Co2 tank filled. He charged me $5.25 for it. I havent played in awhile, but isnt that a bad price? also, he said that an anti syphon would cost $15 and $10 for installation. Any thoughts? |
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Posted By: paintballinbill
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 9:28pm
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i pay $4.99 at a nearby general sporting goods store, and at a paintball pro shop that's a little farther away, they charge like 2 bucks (a dollar if you buy paint), so i guess it depends on where you get it from.... ------------- 98 Custom milled;painted;J&J Ceramic;X-Chamber;R/T;Cyclone. |
eRock08 wrote:Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 9:29pm
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You can get an anti-siphon tube for like $2......
------------- A-5 E-Grip JCS Dual Trigger DOP X-CORE 8 stage x-chamber Lapco Bigshot 14" Beadblasted Optional setup: R/T Dead on Blade trigger |
Posted By: Jmann4567
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 10:02pm
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Normally a 20oz co2 fill is around 5 dollars, at least thats what it is around me. And like mentioned above Anti-siphon tubes don't cost 15$ ------------- 98c Smart Parts Teardrop Ricochet Rhino hopper deadOn double trigger Pen spring mod Custom paintjob http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/16221294395.jpg&s=f5 |
Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 10:10pm
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Posted By: rossy11223
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 11:41pm
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My proshop fills everything under 10 oz. for $1 and everything over 10 oz. for $2. It is a pretty reasonable price if you ask me. I have got them filled at D.icks before and it costed around $5. |
Posted By: Bird-Dog
Date Posted: 04 June 2006 at 11:50pm
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Tube = RIP ------------- 
_Bird-Dog_ |
Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 10:12am
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Wow this sounds like nobody supports the local business owner or they are just doing very well. our shop sells 20oz for 6 bucks to fill -------------  
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Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 11:33am
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Well, here in the Silicon Valley, I know of no place that refills for less than $5 for a 20 oz. As for the cost of the anti-siphon installed, I cannot see how they can do it for less. Pulling the neck valve, installing the tube and assuring alignment, then re-installing the valve with LocTite (necessary in most cases). The cost of the tube itself should not be more than $2 to $3. -------------  
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 11:39am
| Field here costs $5 (I usually get it free, cause my friend works there) and theres a place downtown that fills them for $2-$4, and they do a much better job, also a local business. |
Posted By: tecumseh
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 12:15pm
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my place that i fill them at charges me 4.50 for a 20oz but they dont require an age limit like some places i know of where you have to be 18 ------------- what? |
Posted By: Jmann4567
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 12:34pm
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There is no age limit at the proshop near me. ------------- 98c Smart Parts Teardrop Ricochet Rhino hopper deadOn double trigger Pen spring mod Custom paintjob http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=6/16221294395.jpg&s=f5 |
Posted By: Bird-Dog
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 4:24pm
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I get mine at wal-mart for 4.50. -------------
_Bird-Dog_ |
Posted By: Squishey
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 4:48pm
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your all getting ripped off lol i get everything filled for 2$(cdn) at the pro shop and its free at the field!
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Posted By: Cammo
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 5:24pm
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ya my pro shop charges 5.00 for like all tanks ------------- Tippmann A-5 Palmer Male Vertical Adapter D.O.P. Drop Forward Lapco Big Shot 14" No Trigger Spring E-grip |
Posted By: mercer45
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 7:38pm
| i get my 24 ounces filled at a local hardware store for 3 for the two of them |
Posted By: tippmannpb01
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 8:00pm
make ur friend hav a birthday party at a field and thas cool.....i got
a free rental......also i refilled the rental tanks free but every
frickin game they run out......it u were to really refill a rental it
would be like 3 bucks....but I GOT IT FOR FREE!!!!! 
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Posted By: MoNkeY Hunter
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 9:21pm
$.25 ounce at my places so 4.25 for a 20ounce and 2.25 for a 9ounce. Costed be 10.60 Today to get 2tanks filled! AND 42.00$ For paint! Things are getting expenisve.
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Posted By: PaulJ69
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 9:27pm
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i get my 20oz Co2 filled for 2.00(plus tax) but on thursdays it free air!!!
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Posted By: tigman250
Date Posted: 05 June 2006 at 10:09pm
make friends with the owner, then fills are always free! at $25 for A/S seems like alot but look at it from a performance standpoint, the diffrence it makes is unbelievable! besides, what did you spend on your last upgrade? hell even a double trigger (that does absolutely nothing for the performance of a mech gun) cost $20! yes the components only cost $4 at best but if you don't know how to do it $20 for installing it isn't that bad. if you take in 3 or more tanks you will likely get a discount.------------- http://img76.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stickemup6of.jpg"> 
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