sweet a5 I found on ebay?
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Topic: sweet a5 I found on ebay?
Posted By: fccs
Subject: sweet a5 I found on ebay?
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:26pm
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Hey was looking into getting a a-5 but i wanted a fast one with a egrip and a low pressure kit and i found a auction on ebay and this gun looks pretty sick. I was thinking about bidding on it when the days come close to the end but what do you guys think about it? good buy or what? http://cgi.ebay.com/INSANE-UPGRADED-TIPPMANN-A5-A-5-EXTREME-LOOK_W0QQitemZ200008809866QQihZ010QQcategoryZ47247QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/INSANE-UPGRADED-TIPPMANN-A5-A-5-EXTREME- LOOK_W0QQitemZ200008809866QQihZ010QQcategoryZ47247QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
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Posted By: murphyfever3711
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:30pm
it looks pretty good to me but r u sure u wanna get an a-5? not an upped imp, cocker, or ion? u could just get a good if not better gun for a lot less.  ------------- Your either woodsball or no balls...it's your choice! Choose Wisely... |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:33pm
| yea i know but ive used tippmann a while now and i really want a a5 i love the cyclone feature on it and stuff. I want a gun mainly for woodsball but doesnt look like speedball that much but can play in speedball but mainly a fast gun that everyone knows up just looks really defferent from stock for wooodsball and this a5 is like perfect idk who this guy is but he fricken rules. At least i think that gun looks sick it comes with a freak back to so id just need to buy a insert and front or just use the stock that comes with it. 21bps is fast enough for me lol |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 6:34pm
| let me get more opinions on what you people think of this a5 tho i mean theres 8days left on it..lol |
Posted By: RavenGuard
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 7:10pm
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Looks ugly in my opinion. Decent price I guess. I don't know if I'd get it... It appears to be one of the older model A-5s too, so it has the glossy finish. ------------- Tippmann A-5 Polished Internals E-Grip Ape Board JCS Blade Trigger QEV 8" Bigshot + Apex Ricochet R-5 / Tac Cap Palmers Stabilizer 68/4500 Crossfire |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 7:40pm
| i asked the guy and its not a older model.. it has the good paintjob on it. He said theres no glossy finish and when did a5s ever have a glossy finish anyways..? |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 8:16pm
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it looks ok, i dont like the screws. (you could always change that) the red drop forward is.....bright. if your playing woods ball, they will see you no prob all the original a5 have a flat paint. the newer paint is the dust finish like on mineVVVV ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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fccs wrote:Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 8:34pm
| yea he said his is a dust paint he said he didnt know what i was talking about when i asked him about the gloss either lol |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 8:55pm
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that gun isn't dust finished. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 8:56pm
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He said its not glossy he said it wasnt shiney at all and do you have any hires pics of ur gun so i can compare urs to his cause im so confused |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 9:00pm
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theres a vid of me firing it here: http://tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=157526 - http://tippmann.com/forum/wwf77a/forum_posts.asp?TID=157526 yeah here you go VVVV
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http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2474/1000284qb6.jpg - Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 9:18pm
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Punctuation is a good thing. It's not bad... ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 9:19pm
| o ok i see it looks like yours is a rougher paintjob so thats what a new one looks like mm well that means this one is a regular paint but idk i kinda like this old one better it looks more finer. |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 9:36pm
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if i was to pick the dust finish over the regular flate i would. i use to have the flate finish but the paint started chiping off. the dust finish is allot tougher... the gun at ebay you pic out is ok. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 19 July 2006 at 11:05pm
| so the gun on ebay you think is still ok? I mean he does have alot of upgrades on that thing and ive looked into the prices of what hes saying its more like 700 but close enough lol |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 10:44am
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i say if you can get it for 400 then go for it. you can always change stuff on it if you dont like it. ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 11:00am
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Without the tank included I am not so excited about the price. If you could get it for $400, then maybe. MAYBE. But the $625 price is just goofy. Tippmanns just don't hold their resale value that well. For $500 or so you could get a used Angel A4 Fly or similar gun. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: Mrepp
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 11:01am
| Well don’t get me wrong I love my A5, its my baby. A lot of us started with tippy’s and just moded and upgraded as we went to make our guns comparable. But if I had the $600 I sunk into my tippy upfront to buy a gun (I’m not gonna lie here), I would probably buy something else. I mean right now you can get a new proto matrix 05 for less then his buy it now on his used tippy. Think about that. I know there’s hardcore guys around here that want to shoot me but lets be honest with ourselves a pm5 stock = a fully moded tippy. Not to mention later in life you can mod the pm5. BTW I’m just using the pm5 as an example since it was the first high end gun I could find for that price theres alot of other great guns in that price range. This is just my opinion. |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 11:45am
| Yea but I dont want a pure speedball gun i want more of a woods gun and tippmann is the name for woods. Idk tho i still like that i checked out the prices he says and they are expensive parts on that gun |
Posted By: Mrepp
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 12:40pm
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Well I gave up 10 min of my time here, anyhow the whole system he's got peaced together new for $595.50 Brand spanking new. Not to mention you don’t need the stainless steel screws or hopper really. Don’t believe me check it out: *note: I didn't include the FREAK barrel back since he didnt say what kinda of tip. But the point is for new you can build it and better prices can be found then what i have even.
32 Digree Drop $20 http://cgi.ebay.com/E-PAINTBALL-32-Degrees-Universal-Drop-Forward-Chrome_W0QQitemZ300009064712QQihZ020QQcategoryZ47237QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/E-PAINTBALL-32-Degrees-Universal-Drop-Fo rward-Chrome_W0QQitemZ300009064712QQihZ020QQcategoryZ47237QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 32 Degrees On/Off 18.50 http://cgi.ebay.com/32-DEGREE-ON-OFF-CHOICE-OF-COLORS-NEW_W0QQitemZ7244061762QQihZ015QQcategoryZ47237QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/32-DEGREE-ON-OFF-CHOICE-OF-COLORS-NEW_W0 QQitemZ7244061762QQihZ015QQcategoryZ47237QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Smoke Ricochet hopper holds 230pbs $20 http://cgi.ebay.com/Ricochet-R5-Hopper-for-Tippmann-A5-Tippman-A-5-Loader_W0QQitemZ110008547881QQihZ001QQcategoryZ71157QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/Ricochet-R5-Hopper-for-Tippmann-A5-Tippm an-A-5-Loader_W0QQitemZ110008547881QQihZ001QQcategoryZ71157Q QrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
JCS Trigger $30 http://cgi.ebay.com/New-JCS-Blade-trigger-For-Tippmann-A-5-A5-Egrip-E-Grip_W0QQitemZ180009516094QQihZ008QQcategoryZ47241QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.com/New-JCS-Blade-trigger-For-Tippmann-A-5-A 5-Egrip-E-Grip_W0QQitemZ180009516094QQihZ008QQcategoryZ47241 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I got board around here, these prices look right: Macro line ~$5 Stainless steal screws ($18) QEV for increased airflow ($20) -CP drop forward adapter piece ($15)
Anyhow if you made it this I guess it depends on how you look at things. To be saying tippmann is a #1 woods ball gun simply means its big and heavy and if your not really, really good you’ll get your butt handed to you on the speedball course. To say a smaller gun is ineffective in woods ball simply isn’t accurate. Any “speedball” gun can achive the same range as a tippmann unless the tippys got a flatline. Anyhow it kinda sounds like you made your decision already. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 12:43pm
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Just get a Promaster, New they are like $360 Plus, idk, starting bid $400? Thats a bit much for a tippy ------------- 
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Posted By: Dan db09
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 12:55pm
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Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 1:55pm
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the tank isn't included? oh i didn't know that. if i was you, i would buy a stock tippmann A5 and then get a ape board and all the stuff you want. you can prob get it for less then what he is asking... ------------- http://imageshack.us">
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Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 2:01pm
| yea but then if i got a stock id still wind up at $400 right after the ape board pretty much.. so that kinda defeats the point this one has a lpk on as well |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 2:06pm
| And dont forget half of those things are ebay links.. which means each thing ill be paying like $10 for shipping for each item itll wind up costing me like $650 instead of $595 and my friend has that reg and he works at skirmish usa. Skirmish usa doesnt even get that reg at $55 they get it at a wholesale price of $60 some |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 2:17pm
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i bought my ape board for around 50 bucks. id say go for it. sell the stuff that you dont like and then get some stuff that you do like or need.
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Posted By: You Wont See Me
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 2:28pm
If you do get it, ditch the flame drop
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Posted By: Mrepp
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 2:47pm
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All the prices are inclusive of shipping |
and I've paid under wholesale for things on ebay. Dunno how they got it or how they can make money but I really didn’t care as long as it was factory sealed new.Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 5:40pm
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i asked the guy if he would throw in a tank this is what he said: "Do you mean the hpa tank? If so I have 2 hpa tanks. I have another that is painted a metallic red with black rubber bottom its a little scratched but it works fine I never really used that much tho either. If you really want the gun If it goes for $600 or over and your the winner just between you and me ill give you my other 68ci hpa tank wasnt really looking to get rid of that but I dont use it much and if the price is high enough for this gun I'll send it out with the gun along with a bag of paintballs from skirmish usa unopened"
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Posted By: Clark Kent
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 5:45pm
| That would be a good deal at $400 with the tank included. $600+ is a bad deal, tank or no tank. |
Posted By: MeanMan
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 8:07pm
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yah, for $600, you could get a really nice gun, maybe a used cyborg? -------------
hybrid-sniper~"To be honest, if I see a player still using an Impulse I'm going to question their motives." |
Posted By: tippya5extreme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 8:19pm
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what is your budget?
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Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:17pm
| i have a hpa tank so i could care less about that lol ill look at it for $400 tho i really want a tippmann |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:18pm
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a pm5, or "speedball marker" would perform better to your expectations than a tippmann. think about it. you want a fast marker, but you want a woodsball marker... any marker can be a woodsball marker... however, a dm, angel, shocker, imp, borg, promaster, or anything like that would shoot faster, and be more quiet than a tippmann a-5. also, most easier to field strip than a tippmann... ------------- X |
Posted By: fccs
Date Posted: 20 July 2006 at 9:25pm
And from that it sounds that the he doesnt want to give a tank in the first place hes just saying if you really cared that much if you won it at a high price hed give you one but thats not the sale to begin with so idk |