Gun Whores

[Rudz]

i am more of a collector, i go after mags that are high end and rare..i own a mint sfl, an ice fade xmag, and a karta emag, recently sold my karta/thrasher devilmag, but i got an sfl from it so im happy..

[spike_ball999]

i've noticed recently theres been a decent demand for mags recently, alot of people wanting to trade thier guns for mags of some sort.

Ok, so it isn't just me that noticed it.

I'm just a whore in general. That's what craigslist is for I don't have the money to do guns just yet.

In the past I was a pretty big snare drum whore. I think I went through about 10 snares in one year and not one of them got to see the stage or studio. Maybe a couple sticks, but that's it.

[Pneumagger]

I used to be a Gun whore. But I haven't sold a gun in 4 days... so I think I'm cured.

[RRfireblade]

A gun whore IMO , is someone who buys sells and trades markers with no care for any of them , how much he makes or loses on deal and generally what he ends up with afterward as long as it's something they find to be 'brag' worthy.

Typically , they care FAR more about being thought of as a gun whore than they do about the guns or the trade , as though poor business transactions and great loses of money are something to be proud of.

Of course when they tell the story , they always come out thousands of $$ ahead and with twice as much stuff than when they started. Curiously tho , there are very few tangibles to actually show for it.

funny how no one evers loses money in a paintball deal.

[hvacman250]

A gun whore IMO , is someone who buys sells and trades markers with no care for any of them , how much he makes or loses on deal and generally what he ends up with afterward as long as it's something they find to be 'brag' worthy.

Typically , they care FAR more about being thought of as a gun whore than they do about the guns or the trade , as though poor business transactions and great loses of money are something to be proud of.

Of course when they tell the story , they always come out thousands of $$ ahead and with twice as much stuff than when they started. Curiously tho , there are very few tangibles to actually show for it.

funny how no one evers loses money in a paintball deal.

What you say is so true There are many wanna-be whores. You have to be smart to make money, and be patient on the right deal.

I can honestly say the only gun I've lost money on is my wifes PM5 I had anno'd pink for her, and its because I kept it for a year.

ALL others I have made at least $100 on, or got a free barrel, tank, hopper, or something out of the deal for free.

[RavishingEddie]

Gun Whores

Ok this is funny, because I read in a paintball mag on the subject of gun whoreism and they fall into different categories. I am going by memory here so it may not be as accurate as the mag but here it goes.

Classic whore - This whore spends most of his time on the shooting range than actually playing. He is usually surrounded by a group of newbs as he shows off his prized possesion, shortly followed by another and another from gun bag. This whore usually appreciates the attention from googling eyes as he struts his stuff like a true whore.

Collector whore This whore is the exact replica of those people you see on KCET on the "Antique Road Show" except it is paintball. They wet themselves of just thinking what they could own and how much of that or those they could own. This whore is different from the trader whore, because they have no interest in letting go of what they own and if you're lucky enough to strike a deal with the Collecter whore it is usually on a hefty price.

Trader whore This whore trades guns like 12 years olds trade baseball cards. They shoot the gun of their dreams and shortly get bored and shoot the next gun of their dreams. Trader whores will never make up their minds and will wander endlessly on their quest for "The gun".

Newb whore This whore believes that the gun is what makes the player and not the other way around. This whore believes that he has to own the latest and greatest gun or else he will not be as good. These types of whores will never shoot a gun that is more than a year old and are beloved by and cherished by paintball companies everywhere.

Tech whore This whore is actually turned on by what makes the gun tick more than anything else. They are fascinated by the different integral mechanisms and gyrations. They are capable of taking apart a new gun before they even shoot it. I do admit that tech whores can come out with cool and weird creations all the time.

So ask your self which one of these or a combination of these are you?

[olinar]

i was recently on the path to gun whoreing but i stopped myself.
i play once a month and pretty much just use my 98.at one point i owned 4 minimags 3 classic mags 2 classic rts a tac one an emag and some spyders.i decided there was no way i could ever use these and decided to just get myself one or 2 guns.so i got rid of them and im down to 2.with a possible 3rd and 4th coming.i once got a tac one off ebay for $300 and sadly i parted it but that was the only way i could get an xvalve which was free basically witha a few hours work.i thinkim gonna get back to whoreing after the holidays.

[Demonio]

Hmmm that's some intersting Whore info. According to that, I'd be a Collector Whore. But I'd rather be considered a Gun Pimp as I don't mind letting others play with what's in my stable as long as I play with my favorite first.

[d4m4don3]

Lets see...
CCM SS 25
Classic ULE'd mag
Pariah ULE X-valved mag
Invert Mini

and a host of sub 100 blowbacks in working and non-working condition.

partially a tech and collector whore?

I'm trying to stop.

Nobodies even mentioned the tons of Support equipment like masks, vests, harnesses, protective gear. I bet most of us have a closet full of misc. paintball crap too.

[FiXeL]

I guess i would be the Collector/Tech whore.. I don't own many guns right now, but still buying mags. (a 68 classic in the mail and negotiating a RT) Been a trader whore for a short while, selling and buying markers in a resonable short time.

Ow and indeed i have also alot of gear!

Guns i owned:

A5 (2x)
DM4 (2x)
Orry Cocker (1x)
PT Xtreme (1x)

What i own:

Xmag CNC
Xmag STD
PTP Micromag
ACI Maverick

Soon to own:

68 classic
RT

May not look like much compared to some, but i've only been playing for 1,5 year now.

[eric_503]

have owned:
kingman hammer
piranha usp
a-5 with stock
black maxx
pirate pistol(basicly an old pursuit pistol)
assault 80
dm3
colonial
brass eagle nightmare

own now:
the first mag i bought
an rt pro with emag valve
aim bodied cocker with palmers pnues,dye frame,and deadly wind wisper barrel
half blocked cocker

how it started

i bought the dm3 for $150 then traded that for a hyperframe (at the time it was $200) so i made $50 i then traded the hyperframe for the brass eagle nightmare with some extra stuff
i kept the extra stuff and traded that nightmare for an assault 80 (worth about $300) so i made $100 off that trade wise i have now traded the assault 80 for the two cockers not sure on a value yet but i pry made atleast $150 trade wise off it

so in all the trades ive made ive had profit

now the other story on the pirate pistol

bought that for $40 polished it replaced one oring and sold it for $200 which in turn i bought an a-5 package for $250 (all internals up'd and a stock and remoteline with it) so it was a good deal i then traded that a-5 for the rt pro with emag valve and intelli frame so once agian nothing but profit there

i traded the colonial to someone for the kingman hammer and usp and didnt make anything (i paid $100 for the colonial and sold the usp and hammer for $100)

this is how you truly whore guns

[RavishingEddie]

have owned:
kingman hammer
piranha usp
a-5 with stock
black maxx
pirate pistol(basicly an old pursuit pistol)
assault 80
dm3
colonial
brass eagle nightmare

own now:
the first mag i bought
an rt pro with emag valve
aim bodied cocker with palmers pnues,dye frame,and deadly wind wisper barrel
half blocked cocker



anything (i paid $100 for the colonial and sold the usp and hammer for $100)

this is how you truly whore guns

You are a Super trader whore

[geekwarrior]

Hi my name is Tim, and I am a gun whore. (Hiii Tiiiiim)

This year I have bought and sold:

Classic valved mag, made into retro mag, than sold
Ygriped X valved mag sold
F4 Illustrator still have
Red Angel 05 Speed 45 frame sold
Black/blue 05 Speed 90 frame sold
Logic framed xvalved mag sold
Chimera framed xvalved black mag sold
another x-valved logic framed red mag sold
a classic mag sold
Ion stock sold
another classic mag sold
a phantom sold
an 06 Angel GAT (now for sale)
Invert Mini (on its way to me )
another Ion with freak kit (have to pick it up yet)
and just paid for another phantom 5 min ago

throw in there a dallara body, a devil mag frame, and a bunch of other gear and parts

alot of these were really good deals that i bought and sold for cash. i think I have made about $500 this year buying and selling (thats after paypal and postage)

[buzzboy]

If you currently own all those, you are a collector, not a whore.

A true gun whore buys or trades guns for profit, or keeps them a short period of time. I have slowed down a lot, but in 2006, I had about 25 guns in my possession. Some I had sold before I got them. Some got played with once, then traded.

All for fun and profit.

Well, not nessassarly. A-Tach-One is most definatly considered a gun whore and from what I have seen he just keeps getting new guns, well Xmags/SFL's, but w/e.

Yeah, though I am actually more of a gun whore by this def then. I have now had 4 guns in 3 years and the first and third were ones that I said I would never get rid of. Well they're gone.

Tippmann Pro/Carbine
04 BKO
Minimag
03 Viking

I know I need a lot more to be a whore but I have had a few. I just now need a job.

[Lohman446]

A gun whore IMO , is someone who buys sells and trades markers with no care for any of them , how much he makes or loses on deal and generally what he ends up with afterward as long as it's something they find to be 'brag' worthy.

Typically , they care FAR more about being thought of as a gun whore than they do about the guns or the trade , as though poor business transactions and great loses of money are something to be proud of.

Of course when they tell the story , they always come out thousands of $$ ahead and with twice as much stuff than when they started. Curiously tho , there are very few tangibles to actually show for it.

funny how no one evers loses money in a paintball deal.

I generally buy the "hard to get / oddity at the beginning of the year" (examples include the Minion, Devilmag, 03 Shocker, rebound Shocker (though that one screwed me up with a mid-year release and I umm... bought several), Ion (when it was hard to get), Pneumag, PM5 etc.). Then, when they are commonly available I sell them and take a loss at the end of the year

When the rebound Shocker first came out I already had one Vision Shocker. I called SP and ordered a rebound a couple days before they were publically released (I had called to order a Nerve board to "fit" in a Shocker). They could get me a complete marker quicker than just the board. Three weeks later I was at a tournament that had announced it was allowing ramping. I had one of very few ramping markers at the field. There was a Shocker sitting on the wall and we had one game before finals that we had to win against a group of old teammates. One of them had been eyeing that Shocker all day, so I walked into the store and bought it, and handed it to one of my teammates that day to keep him from buying it - it was blue. I only shot that marker once, and ended up selling it to the teammate that I had "loaned" it to since new for like $300 or something.