Paintball is too cheap . . ?

[Skeet]

Originally Posted by XXXXXXXX
Paintballs are too cheap.

Reason
Internet bedroom idiots are allowed by suppliers to buy them and sell them for a £2 profit. Whilst this happens no real money will be invested into paintball because no return can be made.
Paint should be at least £50-£60 per box and only available from walkin shops or sites.

The "If it goes up to £50-£60 I would have to stop playing" argument
Yes you may. But this isn't killing paintball. 15 years ago there were around 500 teams in the UK all paying 6p per ball at a tournament.

If you can't afford £60 per box, don't play speedball in a tennis court with a machine gun, shooting at absolutly nothing.

Ok, so clearly...this was posted by someone who doesn't play or appreciate SupAir ball.

Further more, they do not appreciate, modern electros or at least rapid rates of fire.

On this basis, £50-60 a box would be ok..because you could get away with only using a quarter of a box or half a box a day.

But...I feel his comment, for the wider paintball community as a whole, is quite disrespectful because it prejudices the fact that paintballers are of a diverse nature, with varying rates of disposable income and tastes.

I would assume ( I don't know) that Recballer etc, would use less paint than Tourny players generally, but still, as with SupAir there will be people for whom money is tight and other for whom, it is no object.

The basic attitude is "I don't play SupAir, I don't shoot shed loads of paint and I can afford for paint to be more expensive. Fcuk the rest of you."

Also, 15 years ago the guns did not shoot anywhere close to what could be called "fast".
Not very nice really...but that is just how it appears to me, I may be wrong.

 

[JTD1993]

I would assume ( I don't know) that Recballer etc, would use less paint than Tourny players generally, but still, as with SupAir there will be people for whom money is tight and other for whom, it is no object.

The basic attitude is "I don't play SupAir, I don't shoot shed loads of paint and I can afford for paint to be more expensive. Fcuk the rest of you."

Also, 15 years ago the guns did not shoot anywhere close to what could be called "fast".
Not very nice really...but that is just how it appears to me, I may be wrong.

QFT

Wait, when isn't Yoda being quoted for truth?

Joe

 

[Big Mac]

You did not post anything like that on the thread in question BreakawayBP.

the first part i did.

just in more of a subtle way. i can edit it there if you want. but i thought it would be better not too for a few reasons. highlighting makes things stand out that previously passed by the eye unnoticed


you reap what you sow i guess! i think i reaped more than i sowed though

 

[Maddogwhitey]

I agree with the point of playing how you should and not by your wallet. Tournie ball is a test of pyhsical abilities against other individuals and a test of teamwork against other teams..it is not a who has the biggest paintball budget.

we do this we move towards the dont have to be a good paintballer, just a rich one.

 

[Markie C]

Aids

 

[void]

Aids

agreed

 

[eLLiot-]

Jesus ! If paint was that much id have no money left over for field entry :O

 

[~stan~]

Ok, I'm new to ballin, but have the benefit of a few years on this here earth.

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but theres some simple economics here.

Someone has to setup a site, netting, poles bunkers, compressors etc.

Thats an investment, some owners may argue a considerable investment. As a hobby Paintball is expensive, but I don't think its ust the paint. A day with paint can run to £50 easily, but I don't begrudge the owners making money. The original post clearly seems to be pointed at us, the speedballers, "we don't use as much cos we mooch around the woods in camo for half and hour before we find someone to shoot at".

The key word I think is balance. I think that is what we have now, it works.

Why fix it?

Stan.

P.S. if i have overstepped my noobish status by posting in SYB, i throw myself upon the mercy of the Forums. Please be merciful.

 

[Luke W]

Aids

Word.


Also, go out and ask some mates to take up paintball as a frequent hobby, most wouldn't because of the cost, that's before you even tell them about the bouncy castles and power ranger outfits.

 

[Kat]

P.S. if i have overstepped my noobish status by posting in SYB, i throw myself upon the mercy of the Forums. Please be merciful.

Awww!


I agree with skeet's "But...I feel his comment, for the wider paintball community as a whole, is quite disrespectful because it prejudices the fact that paintballers are of a diverse nature, with varying rates of disposable income and tastes.

I would assume ( I don't know) that Recballer etc, would use less paint than Tourny players generally, but still, as with SupAir there will be people for whom money is tight and other for whom, it is no object."

I use my 'disposable' income on paintball so if it went up by that much I couldn't play because my disposable income wouldn't stretch to it and I imagine that could be the same case for a lot of people?