For anyone who wonders about Ion sales

[Lohman446]

smart parts is a smart company, which people do not like. they cover their bases and do not worry about yours......unfortunatly.

but about the ion, from the one i shot it is a great gun at a great price. it helps some of hte more advanced rec players get more into the sport for cheaper. so if it helps out the sport i am for it, i cannot wait for the day every noob at the field has an ion but they are not a noob gun, so please do not take words out of my mouth and construe them as something else

OMG.. how can you say the Ion is better than your DevilMag

[Flow_Tech]

they are actually closer to 20,000 units behind.

[AGD]

I would totaly expect a 10k backorder. Another brilliant marketing move from a company that wrote the book on how to do it. All is forgiven, go forth all and multiply the order numbers.

AGD

[Creative Mayhem]

I would totaly expect a 10k backorder. Another brilliant marketing move from a company that wrote the book on how to do it. All is forgiven, go forth all and multiply the order numbers.

AGD

HAHAHAHA

[Athius]

Let me make something clear though...am I happy they are selling so many, No. I still dislike Smart Parts and would not actually suggest anyone buy an Ion. But I knew they were going to sell a lot and fast. How ever, it's only a matter of time before someone else (probably NPS) releases a gun that is comparable in features and similarly priced. The only difference is that Smart Parts for the last 10 years has been known as a company on the cutting edge who made higher end markers. Where as NPS has been known as a compnay on the cutting edge but making lower end stuff (32 Degrees, etc..). I think for something to do as well, it has to come out of the Timmy line of guns. Seriously though, how hard would it be for NPS to make a $300 version of the Timmy? My guess is not very.

I am also seriously wondering how much money SP makes on each gun sold. From what I heard they wholesale for about $180, which is dirt cheap. How much does one cost to actually build and how much R&D money was spent?

Just wait for the 05 BKO is gonna be sweet.

[Blazestorm]

And they might sell 1000 or 2...

But ICD will never. Ever. Have 18,000 guns on backorder (Talked to my SP Rep, that's how many are on backorder now)

<3

[Muzikman]

Blaze, you have to remeber, ICD = NPS

[Blazestorm]

ICD = Make everything in-house in small building in Idaho = Not going to sell 10,000 BKO's

[azza]

Another thing that would help pull customers that alot of people seem to overlook is that Ions are capable of using CO2 fairly easy, thats the single biggest thing that makes it appealing for me.
Living in a town where noone uses hpa and the feild doesnt offer it is a big encentive to buy a Ion and a antisyphon tank and be happy. Id rather buy an Angel or an osiris cocker, but i know im like alot of people out there that are not in a position to buy a hpa tank and a fill station and either start hiring or buy a scuba. On a side note, stuff karting a scuba on me motorbike to n from the feild

Cheers

[Teamslayer76]

This is a very intresting thread. I still call IONS junk. I still hate smart parts even though I shoot
theyre guns. And about the 05 BKO I bet that will blast the ION away in proformance but sales. Like everyone else said. If its made by Smart Parts it going to sell. The kids will buy them. They will brag then theyre friends will get them.... That how the 18,000 backorder came along I bet.

Its kind of the same way with Automags, not very popular with newer players. But the old ones [at least 3-5 years into the game] They are high end and well respected. Ask any newbie who AGD is you'll get "Is that a new company" or "I've never heard of them"

[WingMan13]

The Wrath is in the same price range but I doubt they have sales that are even close to the ION. Also, rumor has it that Lasoya is releasing a "cheap high end" marker in the same price range. Here we go!

[minimag03]

I knew it was going to be big.

[JimmyBeam]

The Wrath is in the same price range but I doubt they have sales that are even close to the ION. Also, rumor has it that Lasoya is releasing a "cheap high end" marker in the same price range. Here we go!

just curious, but has anyone been able to shoot the wrath?

[maxwell]

I shot a wrath, seemed nearly identical to OGI's one...or whatever that was called...only real difference I noticed was the different eyes....wrath had breakbeam...did not spend much time with it, but shot it briefly...I liked the ION more....

[OmniDynmc]

Props to SP, I bought it not for the spool valve but for the weight and closed back (price might have had something to do with it). I like putting a marker up close and my E-Blade cocker whacks my mask every time I do it (on accident of course), though I could put a tail on the back, it's still heavy as hell.

Of course I could have gotten an emag but for the price of the ION, why? Sorry AGD!

I'm curious to see what happens on rec fields concerning ramping now that the ION is out and any old poor Joe can buy one. My current field doesn't say anything in their orientation about it at all.

I turned on ramping and dry fired it at the house and all I can say is, holy crap!

Greg