| Paintball can quickly become an expensive sport. The | | | | indicator or how many shots were fired from the gun. |
| average cost of play per day is $65. This usually | | | | If the marker has very few scratches, chances are its |
| include admission, air and paint. However this does not | | | | only through 10 cases of paint which is very good for |
| include the piece of a paintball marker. The paintball | | | | a marker. If the scratching is moderate, more than likely |
| gun can be rented from the field or you can purchase | | | | the marker has gone through 50-80 cases of paint. |
| your own. Paintball Guns new range from $50 to | | | | Remember the outside appearance of a marker has |
| $2,000. Used ones rarely go for more than $1,400. Due | | | | zero effect on the quality or even use of the marker. |
| to the expensive cost, many players are opting to | | | | Just because a marker has a lot of scratching on the |
| purchased used paintball markers. Sometimes this can | | | | exterior does not mean it has been used a lot. |
| be a great deal, other time you are purchasing nothing | | | | Reputation is another thing you want to consider |
| but an expensive problem. When your shopping there | | | | before purchasing a marker. There are two different |
| are three main things you want to consider before | | | | areas you want to look at. First the markers reputation. |
| purchasing. Price, Condition and Reputation. | | | | is this gun known for breaking down after a few |
| The first thing you want to consider when purchasing | | | | uses? does the guns manufacture give a one year or |
| a used marker is the price. Far to many time, people | | | | 60 day warranty? is the gun easy to fix in the event |
| pay just a few bucks less than what they could | | | | of a malfunction? These are questions you should look |
| purchase one new for. In the long run, your better off | | | | into before deciding on a specific marker. The other |
| spending the extra twenty dollars to get a brand new | | | | type of reputation you will want to look at is the sellers, |
| gun with a warranty. You never want to pay more | | | | Does the seller have a good feedback rating? does |
| than 70% of the retail price of a new marker. For | | | | he or she have enough feedback to even determine |
| example, If you are looking to purchase a MacDev | | | | this? if you are purchasing the marker off of a forum, |
| Droid which retails for $1,100, you do not want to spend | | | | do a quick search of the sellers name in the forum of |
| more than $770 for the marker. The reason for this is | | | | the marker manufacturer. For example is |
| markers are very much like cars, they loose their value | | | | pbplayer11223 is selling his smart parts shocker on |
| the second a shot is fired. Secondly if you pay much | | | | pbnation, Do an advanced search on pbnation and find |
| more than that, it would be wise just to purchase a | | | | every thread that user has posted in the smart parts |
| new one. | | | | shocker section. Here you might find out if he or she |
| Another thing you need to pay attention to is the | | | | has been having problems or issues with the gun. |
| condition of the paintball gun. A little secret to | | | | When choosing a used paintball gun, you need to take |
| determining the true condition is to look down the | | | | many considerations into account. The last thing you |
| markers feed tube and observe the scratching the bolt | | | | want is a broken gun and a headache waiting to |
| has causes on the marker. All markers will eventually | | | | happen, do your research to best help you decide on |
| get scratched onside from the bolt regardless of how | | | | the marker that is right for you. |
| well the owner lubes it. The scratching is a good | | | | |