Paintball gear...

paaiyan · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:25 am

So I'm thinking of selling my paintball gear to get some new stuff. I'm not posting this in classifieds because I'm not actually selling it here. I have a Spyder TL-R with 12" and 16" barrels. It came standard with a drop-forward and LP setup. pbreview.com says it retails for about $200, but I paid significantly less, however, I have no moral objection to selling the gun for more than I paid if I can get it. You guys have any idea how much I should ask for it? It's just the gun, two barrels, and a mask. I might throw in a Spyder 14" rifled barrel, but probably not.

The gun's in great condition. I just don't know how much to ask for it.

Jared Haehnel · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:33 am

I would pay 100, 120 for something like that. If I was desperate 150...

paaiyan · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:35 am

Sweet, that's kind of what I was thinking. I've seen stores sell just the gun with a 9 inch barrel for $120, but when I got it new, I got the gun, barrels, 12 oz tank, mask, cleaning kit, and hopper for $130. It really is a great gun, I'm just wanting a shiny new one. Er, less shiny. It's polished aluminum, doesn't go well with my play style at all.

Jared Haehnel · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:42 am

Its a miracle what a little spray paint can burlap can do...

paaiyan · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:45 am

Well yea, but the gun I'm looking at is also an electronic, and I can fit a stock on it. The hopper isn't directly over the gun, it's angled off to the side so I can aim down the barrel, or get a cheap scope if I feel like it. The TL-R was my first gun, when I bought it I didn't know how I'd be playing. Now I do, and I just want to sell it. It's apparently quite easy to mod.

Jared Haehnel · Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:50 am

I know what you mean, I bought a tippman A-5 after I was fed up with all the cheaper paint ball guns. I payed about 100 bucks for it second hand with an 16" inch barrel. Its nice... Haven't played for awhile so it just sits and collects dust but once in a awhile...
Good luck hunting....

paaiyan · Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:02 am

Yea, I think the gun I was looking at was a Spyder E-MR1. Heard anything about them?

Jared Haehnel · Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:29 am

I haven't but, I know Spyder generally makes a pretty decent gun. It looks pretty sweet though. Reviews sound pretty decent....

paaiyan · Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:30 am

Yea, the reviews sound pretty good. I really would like a marker with the 3-round burst option, and the E-MR1 looks good. I'm still open to suggestions though.

goathunter · Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:46 pm

No doubt for entry level guns kingman spyder has the market cornered.But honest truth, Paaiyan, I'd go with an Ion or an SP1.

I know quite a few guys with Ions painted green to match scenario play. I've yet to see any major issues. Maybe a faulty switch from time to time.
For a couple bucks more you can have a gun that will far surpass that spyder. Give it a thought.

Of course lets not leave out the tippy's. I recently acquired an X7. I really do like it. Polish the internals, get some TechT parts for the cyclone, and you're good to go.