Accelerated Angel Depreciation

[Zumina]

Is it just me or is an LCD barely worth $400 these days? Given, they are a "step" behind the A4/speed, but it's still a gun that retailed for $1000+ last year.

[Top Secret]

You can thank WDP for whipping out the Speed and A4 so quickly to kill the resale of the LCDs and IR3s. I hear LED resales are dipping down into the 2-300 range.

[Zumina]

yahs, LEDs are sub $300 now. Just tears my heard out to see NIB IR3s go for $650 on ebay.

[taylor492]

as we speak im sellin mine for 600

[Cliffio]

you just explained why lcds and leds are worth squat

you can get a new or close to new ir3 for under 800 bucks easy.

so naturaly lcds and led, being older models are going for less.

other than 2k3 lcds, there hasnt been an lcd made since 2001.



Cliff

[i like tictacs]

damn im picking one up. thats dirt cheap and they shoot amazing

[SpecialBlend2786]

wow.....might pick up an LCD instead of an x-valve and ULE body

[FalconGuy016]

Sub 300 for an LED? Whats there to lose? man...

[Woogie12]

I wish lcd's were selling for 400. I only found one for 500.

[speedyejl]

Its unfortunate that people aren't buying them for what they are worth performance wise, but what the market is dictating. A good deal of players selling their LEDs, LCDs, IR3s, and Speeds are looking to get A4s other markers. In many cases i've seen people get the money to buy their next marker THEN sell their old one. So people are selling their old Angels for just about any price under the sun, just need to get rid of them. Thus affecting people who want to get a reasonable profit on their Angel, to put cash towards a new marker.

Seriously I don't think theres been any other company thats made incorporated so many insignificant performance upgrades, not offer them as upgrades, and then roll them into a marginally better marker, but calling it the best thing since sliced bread.

[Cliffio]

the speed was never proclaimed as the best


they have 2 markers the a4 did not replace the speed.

its not suppose to be the same thing.


i would also disagree with the comment that no significant things were added, each model has at least one big difference


lcd screen on the led. firing modes, dwell, rof, temp all were easily changed thanks to the lcd board.

ir3 had the space grip and the first angel with an anti-chop system

a4 has external trigger adjustments, new anti-chop system, much shorter and lighter, lower operating pressures, higher ROF


the speed doesnt really fit in there because it offers a lower price than the ir3 however the lcd screen is removed but it has sensi instead of cops

so to say that there were little improvments wouldnt be fair

Cliff

[MrMag]

i love my lcd, and i prob wouldnt trade it for something worth more unless i was desperate for cash. the ace makes it unbelievably sexy and it performs like a champ. although it did have some lpr probs recently, it still is the tops and is uber sexy.....and the ace makes it worth more

[Fixion]

All resale values (of PB guns) has gone down.

[AGD]

For a long time you guys have relied on the fact you can trade markers around for very little additional money. These days are probably coming to a quick end as oversupply drives down prices across the board. Pretty soon your used gun will have so little value that you will just keep it instead of sell it.

A new model every 6 months (which is where we are at about now) gives the marketing perception that the old ones aren't cool. An LCD is THREE GENERATIONS AGO! Lets see, that means it would be equivalent to my great grandfather....

AGD

[camilion705]

That about sums it up...

I want an Angel LCD for $400!!!!!!