How old is this marker?

[Smoothice]

I know this isn't a mag but it is still interesting.

This is a Tippmann 68 Special.

This is the 1st gun I owned. It was purchased sometime between 1993 and 1996. It was used when I bought it. So I don't know how old it is. I used it a few times over a couple years before purchasing my pre-star automag in 1996 or 1997.

I'm wondering how old this gun is and how much it might be worth?

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The serial # is 5176

Thanks for any info.

[punkncat]

Interested myself.....

[MANN]

I dont know, but have 3 working ones myself that are used as "loaners" If I were to sell mine I would say ~ 50 ea

[Smoothice]

I dont know, but have 3 working ones myself that are used as "loaners" If I were to sell mine I would say ~ 50 ea

I saw one on ebay a few days ago that was purple (i think) and he was asking $150. I don't know if it sold. It looked pretty beat up.

[MANN]

mine are pretty beat up as well. That is crazy 150! maybe I should try to trade up on my "loaner" collection

[Smoothice]

mine are pretty beat up as well. That is crazy 150! maybe I should try to trade up on my "loaner" collection

Yeah, I'm hoping to trade this to a collector for a pump gun.

[punkncat]

Yeah, I'm hoping to trade this to a collector for a pump gun.

Wait? Isn't it a pump?

[Smoothice]

Wait? Isn't it a pump?

Nope. Supposedly it was one of the 1st successful semi's.

[mclaggan123]

no its not a pump. the front grip is just a foamy type material that you hold onto. try looking at tippmans website and send them an email if you dont find any info. alst try pbreview, they have a good library of markers old and new.

[Doc Nickel]

68 Specials came out in late '89 or early '90, and were superceded by the Pro-Am by '93. I can't read the serial number, but if it's "5-something" like it looks, I'd say that falls in the middle somewhere. Very rough guess late '91 to mid '92.

I tried selling one in- no offense- better condition a year or so ago, and the eBay bid never got above $125. Mine had the factory foregrip, strap, loader and original siphon tank.

Yours is pretty heavily used, missing the foregrip, wrong barrel clamp screw, etc. Worse, I see the back plug has been stripped, and is not held in by pins and screws.

If it works and doesn't leak, $40 to $50 is about the max it's worth. There's not as much "collectors" value to them because first, Tippmann made a bunch of them, and second, hey, it's a Tippmann. They didn't exactly wear out, break down and get thrown away, so there's still a bunch of them around.

Doc.

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One of the stores around here is selling one of these for $300CA.. Mind you it's never even been taken out of it's box.

[Smoothice]

Worse, I see the back plug has been stripped, and is not held in by pins and screws.

Yeah, thats how it was when I got it. When you say "and is not held in by pins and screws." Should it be held in by pins and screws? Mine has about 3 different screws going through the body into the plug.