You never do know what you're buying. I got this in and there was old slimy, dried up paint EVERYWHERE. I literally tore it down completely, so that not a single thing remained and started cleaning. Then swapped in the parts I wanted, put it back together, shined her up some, and aired it up to verify everything worked great.
While it's true that buying used has some inherent risk, there are lots of ways to minimize it:
1. Buy from someone that has good feedback. Whether on ebay or on forums.
2. Pay with Paypal, DO NOT do money orders. Paypal isn't the greatest, but they will at least ATTEMPT to get your money back if someone tries to scam you.
3. If buying from a forum, ask for a dated picture of the marker, or even better, a dated video of it firing.
Of my markers that I've had in the last 5 years, I'd say 25-30 of them were bought used. Only 2 markers were bought new, both of which I still own (Odyssey o3m, $130 and WGP 05 Superstock, $180 including an on/off and clamping feedneck), although neither is stock anymore (and 1 of them has almost no stock parts). Of those, I've never had MAJOR issues. I had a few minor ones, such as bad orings, loose screws, etc. The worst was one of my A1's had a bad eye wire, which the seller was upfront about, and that's part of the reason I got a mad good deal on it.
Now convincing your parents to let you BUY a new one...that's another story. Although truth be told if your current marker works fine, you don't NEED a new one...you just want something nicer that performs better. It might be easier to take that route with your parents, convince them to get you something newer not because you need it, but because now that you know you enjoy the game, and want to continue playing, you want something that can keep up with anything on the field.
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Originally Posted by peachesaretasty
dang. when you pull them out of the cases do wandering eyes become glued to your shiny children?
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I don't usually pull them all out at once. I usually pull 2 setups out, plus a Quest. I always take an extra Quest because one guy at my field absolutely ADORES them, and always wants to borrow it. I usually get 2 full setups ready because I can never decide what to use, so I swap between setups each time I come off the field.
But yeah, I get a lot of people that always congregates at whatever table I set up on since everyone there knows me (I've been playing at that field for 14 years).