Why does paintball cost so much?

[OhMyAMoose]

I am sure this topic has come up before but I want to know why paintball cost so much. The cost is what makes my friends and me not want to go very often. I just can't afford it. I am sure many other people feel the same way. If it cost less I would go all the time. I remember back like 5 years ago when I got my spyder I went like 3 times a month and that lasted like 2 months. Well after that I had no money at all. I dont think I play the rest of the year... well maybe once. Now I can't go and spend 40 bucks a week to play. It is hard for me to even spend 40 bucks a month. I bet I have only played 2-3 times in all of 2001. It is next to impossible to get a bunch of friends to go because of the cost. Maybe two out of the 10 people I invite can spend that kind of money. For example the last time I went we had a pretty big group of people who could go. But only one of them had their own gun and I had mine but no one else did. So that means that 11 of them didnt have a gun. This was all of their first times. Most of them could only spend 40 bucks so renting was out of the question... do you know how hard it was to gather 9 guns fo these people to use. Some how we did it. Well the night came, we all went, had a great time, everyone loved it. They all want to go again and and they want to buy their own guns. But they said it cost way to much for them to go often. We are tyring to make our own field but that is just as much of a hassle. So I guess I am asking what makes paintball cost so much. I think that if it was cheaper more people would play and got hooked. Than the paintball industry would make more money.

[HoppysMag]

wellll...... 40$ is a lot for 1 week. For me 2001 was a sow paintball year too. But im quessin for most companys, not mentioning any names ( Cough WGP &WDP Cough ) are just tryin to UH UH Take our money. Un like AGD and several other companys (Cough Tippmann Cough) most companys want you to buy the hype and there product

[personman]

I think its mostly paintballs, and buying an Electro, is BS, cause your throwing money out the window in the first place, but now, sense you have Full-Auto, your paint comsupmtion is going to double. Second of all, it is the rental fee, and the registration fee.
Paint is probally the main reason paintball is so expensive, and I think someone needs to figure out a cheap, good way to make high quality paintballs.

[Nitroduck]

If paintball costs so much - guy buy a Talon and play outlaw....Your only gonna use 5 rounds a game (20cents a game)......

Paintball can be a poor mans sport or a rich mans sport. Its all in what YOUR WILLING TO PAY.

Think about this...

Talon - $25
Mask - $25
Hopper/elbow and like - $5

Paint - $15 for 500rds
Co2 - $10 25 12grams.

That isnt too much money and thats enough to play about 50 games.

As it is right now...I am only paying $10-$20 per time I play because I use seconds and fill my own n2 ($10 for 500rds, and free air fills because I sell em off to teammates and it covers my fills too).

If you dont like the fields prices, go play somewhere else or in your backyard...Thats what I had to do for about 2 years.

[irbodden]

Paintball is a bussiness, therefore they want to make money.

What's cool though is some of the guys on the board who live near me are making their own field fillstations and all.
.. that means order some decent paint off the internet for $45 a case, and I am set for a month. Fills will be next to nothing etc. I only shoot roughly 500 rounds a day, so paintball is going to be rather cheap now. I am more than likely going to buy a chrono has my "investment" to the field. :)

[spyderkiller]

I run into that problem a lot too. Sometimes I really want to organize a paintball event for my wrestling team or a group of friends but there's just too many people who don't have that type of money to spend on paintball and that's understandable since you're not going to get through a whole day of paintball without spending at least 40-50 bucks.You just have to understand that paintball is an expensive sport to participate in. My whole budget is basically built around paintball. It's not like paintball fields and companies are trying to make the prices high. Some fields actually get very little profit from paintball. There's a local field around my house that stopped doing walk ons all together because they weren't making enough money. Making paintballs takes money. So does shipping them. So does paying field employees and upkeep on the field and rental equipment. Fields and companies that make equipment are businesses remember. They're trying to make money while also getting people to come out and play or buy their equipment and I think that most fields do a fine job of finding a happy medium where everyones happy.

[Nitroduck]

personman - Just because you have a Electro doesnt mean your going to use paint. AND YOU CANT USE FULL AUTO AT ANY INSURED FIELD.

I personally use a Angel that can easily crank out 11bps on semi w/o a problem...Yet I only use 100 balls a game in a 3man. And 200 in a 5man which isnt that bad.

[personman]

Dude, Im just saying... You dont need an electro, why spend all that money? Im not saying that I wouldnt take one if some guy handed me one for free, Im just saying, its not worth the money.. I mean, all you get out of it is A cool trigger pull, and burst shots..

[Restola]

how much paintball costs is totally dependant on how you play.

as a side note how old are you? any sport that your parents arent paying for is going to require some sacrafice. get a job or if you have one work a few more hours a week.

[Nitroduck]

You can't , for a field to be insured , they have to agree to terms of a contract. On the contract , they don't allow you to use full auto. If a field ever lets you use full auto............ and thier insurance provider finds out , they immedately get dropped by thier povider.

PS , i run a store , i know about these things.

[manike]

Originally posted by mattyfatty182
Yes you can, you idiot.

MattyFatty there is no need to flame or speak like that to someone here.

Most field will not allow FA, some will but they are the exception not the norm.

Most events will not allow FA, some big scenarios will.

manike

[irbodden]

Originally posted by mattyfatty182


Yes you can, you idiot.

Nitroduck is a big tourney player and runs his own store. He knows what he is talking about, and is someone I ask every question I have. Heh

The "you idiot" part is completely unacceptable.

[Chaos]

matty - actually, no you cant, not if the field knows what's good for them. Fields have to have insurence, and the agencys do NOT allow full auto guns. Now thats the legal section, but that doesn't mean there is a magic forcefield that stops your gun from full auto. You can technically PLAY in full auto, just dont get caught, because most fields will get very pissy about it, especially since if they're caught allowing it that is most likely a good way to void their contract with the insurence agency, which they need to run the business.

As for paint costing so much, its like everything. Hype and supply and demand. Why does it cost 20cents to make a pair of sneakers that gets sold in the stores for $150?

[Jonno06]

I played paintball yesterday,i shot 700 rounds in like 30 games,in 3 hours,it was like 2on2 and then it was 3on3.My dad was mad.I told him it takes more than one ball per elimination.It was on hyperball,so there was no sniping,and i played back which uses more paint.All in All it cost 52 dollars,w/ air fill,field fee and paint.

[mattyfatty182]

Originally posted by Nitroduck
You can't , for a field to be insured , they have to agree to terms of a contract. On the contract , they don't allow you to use full auto. If a field ever lets you use full auto............ and thier insurance provider finds out , they immedately get dropped by thier povider.

PS , i run a store , i know about these things.

Funny, none of the MXS Scenarios care.
Also, some of the fields I play at are lax and don't really care.

Fine, I retract my statement, and I will delete my post. Happy?