Pro players ????????

[rst steve]

O.k me and Pebble were having a chat on Friday about whether pro players should charge people in the sport for there used playing tops. My views are that the players get them for nothing so should pass them on to fans for free. Pebbles views were that there is nothing wrong with the pro players charging people for there tops. What do you think? I understand that these guys need to make a living but come on a loyal fan would surely cherish there heroes playing top and respect the player if he said "there you go you can have that one for free" rather than "you can have it for $120". Discuss....

 

[Lump]

na make some cash out of it. when said fan then sells it on think he will give it away for free ? me thinks not.

maybe only exception is some really young kid

 

[rst steve]

See where your coming from with the lets make some money by selling it on but what about the fans that want to keep the shirt for themselves because they are a true fan not just someone trying to make a quick buck.

 

[Jedi 57]

Yeah i agree with lump, the person there giving it to will just sell it on.

-James

 

[Ninja]

i agree with lump, we all know your never gonna make a million outta paintball so pro's have to make a little money on the side!

Think there is always some exceptions though

 

[J@mes]

what i hate seeing is when you get the LTD ed team guns, like the Rage droid up for sale. The teams haven't paid for them, yet take all the profit selling them on, even before they have been used.

EDIT: im all for pro's selling their ****, but after it have been used for a season, not brand spanker's, direct from the manufacturer

-James

 

[Lump]

what i hate seeing is when you get the LTD ed team guns, like the Rage droid up for sale. The teams haven't paid for them, yet take all the profit selling them on, even before they have been used.

-James

but thats how it works, macdev give rage droids to shoot there gun. team then sell them to pay for events

 

[Niall W]

hmmm, way i see it is ... Say at the end of an event a kid comes up to a pro and asks for his jersey, yeah give it for free don't ask for his pocket money

But I think it's ok for them to maybe put it up for sale or an auction on a forum to make some money on the side. Or maybe put it up for a charity auction if they know it'll make a lot

 

[Ninja]

Oi leave my gun out of this

To be honest i've got no problems with it as teams need to fund there training and travelling otherwise you would find a demise in Pro teams as sponsorship has been cut

 

[rst steve]

hmmm, way i see it is ... Say at the end of an event a kid comes up to a pro and asks for his jersey, yeah give it for free don't ask for his pocket money

But I think it's ok for them to maybe put it up for sale or an auction on a forum to make some money on the side. Or maybe put it up for a charity auction if they know it'll make a lot

Thats kind of my thoughts why not give a little back to the sport or give the proceeds to a charity cannot do the sport any harm.