I'm getting ready to release pictures of this gun I've nearly finished, and if there's one question that always stumps me, it's,"how much does it cost?" The last of these guns I made has been rumored to have been sold for anywhere between 8,000 and 50,000 dollars, and I still get asked about it after three years.
FYI: I still own the gun.
When the pictures are released, certain judgements get made based on the looks without considering the whole scenario involved. All the comments and insults are fun to field, but the price thing sometimes induces fits of cyber rage. I've often considered taking the Doc Nickel approach which is simply fantastic..."if you have to ask, you can't afford it."
But I thought it would be more fun before anyone even sees it, to ask what kind of price tag you thought would be reasonable for a piece of work with the following considerations:
1. The cost of the gun itself including all the components is roughly 1000$
2. The cost of the tools needed for this project approaches 500$
3. And last, over the past one and three quarters of a year I have easily investested 1200 hours of actual hands on labor, not including the other 300 or so hours spent designing, assembling, disassembling, fitting, thinking, and debating what to do.
I'll assume that most of you wouldn't embark on a project like this to begin with, so let's not get into a debate about how stupid I have to be to do all of this for the fun of it. You're bored enough to be reading this thread so say maybe you'll take the time to answer a few simple questions.
1.How much would you ask for something like this if you made it?
2.How much would you pay for something like this if you were able to afford it at any price?
3.Would you sell it for the asking price or give in to a much lower offer?
4.Can you put a price tag on something without looking at it?
5.How horrible would you feel if some one stole this one of a kind work from you?
Steve Davidsons one of a kind Triggernomics Micro E-mag HAS been stolen, and I feel awful. Please let me know if you have any info about this gun.
Thanks for your response in advance, there will be lot more to talk about soon enough,
Dan@Triggernomics
FYI: I still own the gun.
When the pictures are released, certain judgements get made based on the looks without considering the whole scenario involved. All the comments and insults are fun to field, but the price thing sometimes induces fits of cyber rage. I've often considered taking the Doc Nickel approach which is simply fantastic..."if you have to ask, you can't afford it."
But I thought it would be more fun before anyone even sees it, to ask what kind of price tag you thought would be reasonable for a piece of work with the following considerations:
1. The cost of the gun itself including all the components is roughly 1000$
2. The cost of the tools needed for this project approaches 500$
3. And last, over the past one and three quarters of a year I have easily investested 1200 hours of actual hands on labor, not including the other 300 or so hours spent designing, assembling, disassembling, fitting, thinking, and debating what to do.
I'll assume that most of you wouldn't embark on a project like this to begin with, so let's not get into a debate about how stupid I have to be to do all of this for the fun of it. You're bored enough to be reading this thread so say maybe you'll take the time to answer a few simple questions.
1.How much would you ask for something like this if you made it?
2.How much would you pay for something like this if you were able to afford it at any price?
3.Would you sell it for the asking price or give in to a much lower offer?
4.Can you put a price tag on something without looking at it?
5.How horrible would you feel if some one stole this one of a kind work from you?
Steve Davidsons one of a kind Triggernomics Micro E-mag HAS been stolen, and I feel awful. Please let me know if you have any info about this gun.
Thanks for your response in advance, there will be lot more to talk about soon enough,
Dan@Triggernomics
)
) but depending on what it is, and how much I WANT it, I would prolly go higher, cause I'm a tard(again, if there was crazy money lying around) 
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