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Tom Allen

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Jul 4, 2003
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yorgie said:
I wont take it apart - read the website, unless otherwise asked i'd just take photos of the outside, with an accurate camera, and send it to both parties for confirmation of the trade, mainly it's just getting both traders happy with the state of the marker theyre recieving and nobody "accidentally" leaving out something like an airtank, or barrel, or something like that
So you're charging £10 to take a couple of photos and say yes it's all here, that sounds like a rip off to me.
 

yorgie

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Jun 2, 2006
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pretty much better than not recieving a marker, wouldn't you agree?

plus, yeah, i'm trying to make a little cash, paintball's expensive...
 

beanbag83

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Feb 12, 2006
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No offense meant, mate. but there are people on this forum more well known, respected and trusted who would offer this kind of service for free. what makes you think People would pay someone completely unknown to do it. Maybe you need to rethink this idea?:rolleyes:
 

Tw!sted

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Oct 25, 2004
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Going by mathematics there's twice as much chance of a marker going missing that way, it could be argued even x3. There's two lots of postage phases and one guy in the middle, unknown to most who's taking out the marker in the middle.

If it gets broken, the seller won't take responibility because you repackaged it, you won't take responibility because the post went missing and the PO definitely won't re-imburse the seller. So you've got to pay two lots of recorded delivery + £10.

+ the fact that it's a service that buyers (rather than 1 of 2 traders) won't use, and 'buyers' are more common over here. Not much business is going to come your way it looks like.
 

yorgie

Yorgie for Mod '07
Jun 2, 2006
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i'm 17

and to be honest, i completely understand people's concern for me not being "safe" etc, i understand that as until i have carried out 3rd party trading several times, i will be considered an outsider - which is completely understood - i wouldn't trust someone offering to take two markers to an unkown location - that's a lot of money that can go walkies - but to be honest, i go to a public school, and live in a nice semi-detached house, in rural surrey, i'm not a theif, and have no theiving instinct. I'm not computer literate, look at my attempt at a website! but i have got a fair ammount of feedback, ammounting to a lot of money ... i just spent £200 on an E2 for my cocker, and i understand if this idea doesn't work, it was just a concept i came up with, trading my old marker for a new one, and having quite a powerful little camera, and more importantly, no job ! thanks for the feedback though :)
 

Strawb

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May 8, 2005
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It just doesn't sound like you have much if any experiance with high end makers (haven't got air just Co2).

As you've no driving licence and live in the middle of nowhere can you even get to the post office whenever required, ballers are impatient.
If you receive a marker in the morning you'll be expected to have it tested and back in the post by lunch time so it gets to the new owner the following day.