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Sell Your Old Paintball Gear
For every paintball veteran, there comes a time when you will outgrow your old paintball gear and seek an upgrade. The gear you had may have served its purpose for its day, but you may be looking for that new marker or new gear to bring you to the next level. If you are strapped for cash, you may decide to sell some of your old gear to finance the purchase of some . There are a variety of for selling your old paintball gear so that you will be able to buy the top end equipment that you need.
The first step in the process of selling your old gear is resolving yourself to the fact that you're going to end up selling your stuff for much less than you paid for it. Like computers, paintball guns and gear depreciate pretty quickly, even after only six months. Depreciation means something that loses value over time. Depreciation is an overall term for all the possible things that can make an object lost its value over time, including wear and tear, how often the product was used, and how the product compares to the latest and greatest other products that have just came to the market.
While the value of art tends to increase over time, technology equipment, or any gear that has moving parts and is subject to wear and tear tends to decrease in value pretty steadily. Cars and trucks tend to depreciate over 20 percent after the first year. Other sporting related engines like wake boats, wave runners, motorcycles, ATVs, and even paintball gear can depreciate at 30% or more. Some paintball guns have been known to depreciate more than half of its original price after the first year.
The value of some paintball gear holds up better than others, but in the majority of instances, you will get back less than 50% of your initial investment.
Where To Sell Your Gear
The most common places people have traditionally gone to sell their gear have been to their friends just breaking into the game, or to their local paintball store. Most local recreational have an accompanying shop, or a bulletin board for posting ads for buying and selling paintball gear.
If you want to sell your gear local, you can talk with friends or players in rec games around your local fields, and try to make a sale that way. When you head down to the local field, bring all your gear with you, and take the opportunity to show off your marker and equipment. This can give your potential buyer a chance to test all the gear out, and to see all the stuff in action. Even with all the websites like ebay and craigslist, you may like what you see on the screen but not be sure that you will get what you thought you were paying for when it arrives.
Your local shop can also be a great resource. Your local paintball shop may buy the gear from you outright or may sell your stuff in their shop for a commission. Usually, having the local shop broker the deal is better, because paintball shops usually offer much less than half of the original purchase value. Most people selling to local shops recover less than 30% of their initial investment.
Consignment is usually a good method for selling your used stuff. Usually, the local shop owner will display your gear in their store in a high profile area where a lot of new players will see it. This gives new players a chance to test out the equipment before buying it. If your gear sells, the local shop will get a percentage of the . Consignment is an excellent method, especially if your local shop is next to a popular field.
Internet Sites & Blogs
There are many great internet sites for selling your paintball gear, including PBNation.com & Ebay.
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