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  • dansim
    ive been busy
    • Jun 2001
    • 4479

    #1

    buying from a store

    okay im currently gunless and plan on picking up a new gun its either a
    Speed
    Impact 1r3
    xmag
    Trauma matrix
    maybe a timmy... the new timmy's look kinda nice but all teh same really

    Anyway heres teh problem, i know i can get great deals online, even used, but i feel an obligation to my local store owner to buy there even though it may cost more than online, he's my friend and i even bought my car from him, if i do buy a gun from him this will be my 6th angel i bought from him i probally get a speed for 850-900 wich is a good price but then i gotta get a tank and drop and whatnot, a new barrel kit, all the fun stuff ya know so there i would be spending proball 1500 where i could find all of it used for 1000 online... should i just buy the gun and find a tank and stuff online? or go completely online, hes an angel tech so i most likely going to get an angel while if i shop online i might go another way..what should i do?
  • FalconGuy016
    Divine Right, Pevs @ AG
    • Aug 2002
    • 6127

    #2
    I think you should buy the angel from him, but the parts online. Doesnt that give you free service on the gun?
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    • dansim
      ive been busy
      • Jun 2001
      • 4479

      #3
      well ive known him for a while and havent payed for a repair yt, just the parts if it needs it, never a new board though he just has me change it myself

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      • breg
        mean & hateful, fat & ugly
        • Jan 2003
        • 1037

        #4
        Well, how loyal do you feel towards your friend? Sorry, bad comment... I just got done watching the Count of Monte Christo.
        If I was in you position, I'd do what FalconGuy said, buy the gun from him, and the parts online. That way, you help his business and still get some of the things cheaper.
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        • gtrsi
          Automag?
          • Dec 2001
          • 5786

          #5
          Re: buying from a store

          Originally posted by dansim
          if i do buy a gun from him this will be my 6th angel i bought from him i probally get a speed for 850-900 wich is a good price
          that price sux considering you have bought 6 from him in the past. he should hook you up as close to dealer invoice as possible.
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          • Curly
            Registered User
            • Feb 2002
            • 1665

            #6
            Re: Re: buying from a store

            Originally posted by gtrsi


            that price sux considering you have bought 6 from him in the past. he should hook you up as close to dealer invoice as possible.
            850 is very close to dealer cost on angel speeds.
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            • superdesk2007
              Steve O.
              • Apr 2003
              • 178

              #7
              I agree with whoever saud buy the gun from the dealer.
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              • gtrsi
                Automag?
                • Dec 2001
                • 5786

                #8
                Re: Re: Re: buying from a store

                Originally posted by Curly


                850 is very close to dealer cost on angel speeds.
                no kidding,
                when I was going through one of these ebay scams fiscos IR3's were banging right around 750 for dealer invoce.

                I just cant see spending that kind of money at a shop, over 6k, and not getting some kind of special deal.

                jb
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                • TheJester
                  Registered User
                  • Sep 2002
                  • 753

                  #9
                  i usually get small stuff at my local shop, get the big stuff online. but i feel your pain, i felt sooo bad for getting a halo online when i could have gotten it for the same price at my local shop. i acutally delayed my order for 3 days debating where i wanted to get it. but because it was part of a larger order i got it online, and when i showed him i was all sheepish telling him not to beat me just cause i didn't get it from him. but i still go with that, smaller things at the shop, bigger things online. but i get paint and air from him on a weekly basis. i realize this little story doesn't help much, but you always gotta go w/ the lowest price
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                  • lord1234
                    College Boy Spydarm
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 1558

                    #10
                    aaah my son
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                    In any case...i agree..buy gun at CCPB, then other stuff on AO
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                    • Automaggin2
                      Registered User
                      • Sep 2002
                      • 2506

                      #11
                      I buy all my stuff locally, even if i pay alot more, cause this guy really helps me out in the long run. the owner of the local store has jsut givin me a sponsorship, is hookin my team up with really cheap paint and jerseys, and we might even be the Jr. team of his store. Since i was his first customer when he opened, he has been hookin me up, like redz packs with a belt for 45 dollers, warped sportz drop for 35. freak kit for 170. Not bad
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                      • Angry Man
                        Supreme Dicator of 15Club
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 333

                        #12
                        What store? I live in MA so just curious....also, 850 isn't that bad for a speed considering the prices I've seen online, both used and new.
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                        • Archangel Kid
                          Registered User
                          • Apr 2002
                          • 940

                          #13
                          Welp i would like to point out... help your local store as much as possible... ya its a couple of extra bux... but its worth it when there's a prob and he'll fix it for nothin or next to nothin when it needs parts... I used to have a store... well my dad, my bro, and I used to have a store... but everyone was going on the internet and buying stuff and we were just starting out and were dumb and not charging to fix stuff... welp now were outa business... so please help out your local store as much as possible... and 850-900 is what ur getting online if ur lucky... so that is a BIG deal for the local dealer may not seem so to u but trust me it is.
                          IF I WANTED AN ANGEL AIR I WOULD GLUE A GAMEBOY TO MY FRIKIN TANK.

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                          • dansim
                            ive been busy
                            • Jun 2001
                            • 4479

                            #14
                            actually im going online, speeds are going up to 1030, and ill just buy one used, he'll still fix it for free if he doesnt im driving teh car i bought off of him through the store

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                            • wyn1370
                              ...--...
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 3821

                              #15
                              from what I know about actual shops, most (use the term loosely) don't make all that much on the selling actual markers. They make most of their money on everything else. I'd say get the marker online and everything else you need from your shop.
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