Shops at tournaments

[Bupyc]

Was wondering, are items at tournaments shop cheaper or higher then in ordinary shop?

 

[alexd]

Generally it is the same companies who attend who have a retail presence

It does present an opportunity to encourage a small discount if you bundle up your purchases etc

 

[Care_Bears]

@Bupyc Basicly It`s always better to get to a Tourney, Not just to wander around the Suppliers ( which are at the top of this page ) to see what goodies they`ve got, but to Understand what / why / how / about paintball itself, and more importantly to see what is expected of you , for a lot of people they wake up and see it may be all too much for them to handle and then go back to playing in the woods where half the guys that do that ... Go to Sleep !!!
On the other hand , as with 99% of those that go to a Tourney get sucked in and are grabbed by the Throut, that`s why there`s so many playing Tourneys, always looking for that edge !!!

 

[Dave284]

@Bupyc Basicly It`s always better to get to a Tourney, Not just to wander around the Suppliers ( which are at the top of this page ) to see what goodies they`ve got, but to Understand what / why / how / about paintball itself, and more importantly to see what is expected of you , for a lot of people they wake up and see it may be all too much for them to handle and then go back to playing in the woods where half the guys that do that ... Go to Sleep !!!
On the other hand , as with 99% of those that go to a Tourney get sucked in and are grabbed by the Throut, that`s why there`s so many playing Tourneys, always looking for that edge !!!

Sometimes, I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about.

@op - It's probably a bit cheaper to buy at tournaments, you can usually haggle a bit - can't do that over a website and, let's be honest, unless you're lucky a local shop is usually a couple of hours away.

 

[I used to good.Honest]

go to something like the world cup and wait until the last afternoon, usually sunday and you get lots of bargains as they don't want to pack it all away.

 

[Kevin Winter]

Not all Tournaments have shops - Millenium certainly do, as does CPPS, but Id wouldn't rely on buying at other events, or at least not a wide range.
Buying in person does give that chance to haggle and pay cash - especially as they are packing away towards the end - but you can always phone a shop and see what they can do before you pay.
The biggest advantage is being able to actually handle the kit and inspect it or try it on.

 

[Dave284]

Not all Tournaments have shops - Millenium certainly do, as does CPPS, but Id wouldn't rely on buying at other events, or at least not a wide range.
Buying in person does give that chance to haggle and pay cash - especially as they are packing away towards the end - but you can always phone a shop and see what they can do before you pay.
The biggest advantage is being able to actually handle the kit and inspect it or try it on.

this is true, it's been so long since I played anything but the CPPS or international stuff that I forgot about that. My bad!

 

[Bupyc]

@Bupyc Basicly It`s always better to get to a Tourney, Not just to wander around the Suppliers ( which are at the top of this page ) to see what goodies they`ve got, but to Understand what / why / how / about paintball itself, and more importantly to see what is expected of you , for a lot of people they wake up and see it may be all too much for them to handle and then go back to playing in the woods where half the guys that do that ... Go to Sleep !!!
On the other hand , as with 99% of those that go to a Tourney get sucked in and are grabbed by the Throut, that`s why there`s so many playing Tourneys, always looking for that edge !!!

I got your point , planing to go on tourneys around my country soon, so will get some experience there