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Post by havokpb45 on Mar 8, 2002 1:10:59 GMT -5
Back in day, I hated paintball prices, I wished that there was a way to keep them cheaper. Well there was, I got a business licence and bought factory direct, well not factory but middle man direct. After emailing WGC a few times they informed me that all it would need was that same business licence. The problem is that mine ran out about 2 years ago. But its realy not hard to get one, and it only cost $2. I just thought I let you guys know, we could a airsoft dealer at mia games, also discounts would be nice.
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Post by Locutus on Mar 8, 2002 1:15:46 GMT -5
Well, did they inform you of their minimum $1600 a month order they require for you to maintain your wholesaler status?
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Post by havokpb45 on Mar 8, 2002 15:29:00 GMT -5
Damn you and your knowledge. Ya I expected that they would have some thing like that. National Paintball Supply had a min. order of $700. But realy that is friggin high I would look around to see if any of the other dealers would have lower starting orders, Airsoft Wholesale, LLC maybe? I think they're downsizing though.
The main reason a suggest this is because of the large overpricing of airsoft guns in america. It seems to me that if a US dealer buys a lot of airsoft stuff shipped bulk from HK. The price should be lower than the average HK retail price+UPS shipping. Do dealers buy at retail price or something? Well I guess it can be expected, paintball was the same way about 5 years ago , prices where inflated, paintballs costed $.34 apiece. Now there $.025, mass production doesn't effect price that much.
Caution pointless rant
Oh one more thing, Bigmack was lucky enough to see overpriced gears are, $50 for 3 a 1 inch gears. Realy how much more would it cost TM to add gears that aren't made of, god knows what that is, plastic alloy?
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Post by Bigmack on Mar 8, 2002 18:34:13 GMT -5
melted down pop can aluminium. that's what your guns are powered by, guys...recycled japanese pop cans.
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Post by Chewcky on Mar 8, 2002 18:40:21 GMT -5
Uh....are they still worth a deposit ;D
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Post by Motown on Mar 8, 2002 20:39:03 GMT -5
any risk of cancer from the radiation ladened pop cans?
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Post by Ed on Mar 8, 2002 22:00:07 GMT -5
Yeah, the Ichi metal body that I got is made out of the same metal. There needs to be an American company that makes good metal parts.
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Post by Newman on Mar 9, 2002 1:05:25 GMT -5
There goes any reason for importing Airsoft stuff, and then we all realize that we can't afford American products, and we go back to importing. ;D
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Post by dicepackage on Mar 10, 2002 19:38:02 GMT -5
Cool I can sell links to airsoft websites at the MIA events. he he he j/k
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Post by TheSalsaShark on Mar 12, 2002 20:12:48 GMT -5
Airsoft toys has low enoguh prices for me. It would be cool to buy BBs in bulk at wholesale from some place and then just sell them out at a higher price until you pay off expenses and then just go to a no profit or low-profit kinda thang. I don't think you can buy BBs any cheaper than $16 though. I saw them at $13 at WGC. However, you had to buy......30 bags + shipping so it was around $400.
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