Going price for a Thunder cat

Uranus · 07-02-2007, 01:13 AM

It's not on the Blue book.

Thanks

Chris

fanky · 07-02-2007, 10:18 PM

do you have any pics? Just by going by what I've seen them sell at before, I'd say anywhere from 60-75 in good condition.

quay · 07-03-2007, 03:22 PM

There was an SE (i think?) on ebay a week or so ago. Its the one that came from ICD with the black/green anodizing, 45 grip, expansion champer & bottom line. It was priced at $100, and if i remember correctly the auction ended without any bids. And I've seen a base alley cat go on ebay for about $35 or so (without shipping)

That said, if its in good condition, I wouldn't sell it for under $50

Railgun · 07-04-2007, 12:47 AM

Through a rather odd set of circumstances I just ended up buying 4 of the darn things over the last 6 weeks. Prices shipped are within spitting distance of $60US each but one of them came with a broken bolt (adequitely warned about prior to buying).

I really don't need 4 of the darn things so PM me if you're interested.

It doesn't help that I'm having a devil's own time getting them to fire and recock. And the one that did recock nicely when I first fired it stopped recocking after about 12 dry fires. Hopefully it's just a wee smearing of oil that'll be fixin' er up sweet like but ma track record, she ain't a good'un so far.

As far as the machining goes they are everything you've ever heard about other than the ASA's which are a rather coarse belt sanded finish prior to anodizing.

The power feeds are separate and attched by screws and easily reversable. And I've got a Qloader with no misson in life so far.... MUUUAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha.. ha.. haha... *COUGH COUGH cough... cough cough.... wheeeeze.....COUGH*... oh man, I REALLY need to stop doing that..... *cough*....

Railgun · 07-04-2007, 12:54 AM

For a nice condition splash one I'd perhaps go UP to $100 but I'd have to be in love with it. But given that old stuff like this and the SE style stuff in particular is mostly based on what a buyer is willing to pay and generally old paintball stuff is pretty much worthless compared to what the original prices were from what I've seen so far then $100 for a splash ano is probably pretty much top price already. If the right person that had to have it had come along he'd probably be very happy. But he'd likely have trouble selling it later on for what he paid. For some that would matter and for others it wouldn't and they'd be happy to have had it for a while..... *shrugs*

quay · 07-04-2007, 10:30 AM

I agree, Alley/Thunder cats in general are a pretty rare gun. Its all about finding the right buyer, or on the flip of the coin, a good seller.

custar · 07-20-2007, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Railgun

It doesn't help that I'm having a devil's own time getting them to fire and recock. And the one that did recock nicely when I first fired it stopped recocking after about 12 dry fires. Hopefully it's just a wee smearing of oil that'll be fixin' er up sweet like but ma track record, she ain't a good'un so far.

You have probably already done this, but with all having a similar problem, it's worth a shot. Have you adjusted the recock setting?

custar

skx762 · 07-20-2007, 01:30 PM

I think there is a manual on line somewhere that has how to do the initial set up. They are quite adjustable.

ICD Paintball

I believe it's under "fine tuning".

Some of the stuff isn't showing up for me but my server has a lot of stuff blocked, so......

Here's another through Warpig, it has a pdf file you can save to your computer with the whole manual on it. Good luck:

WARPIG - offsite link

Railgun · 07-30-2007, 02:29 AM

This thread is getting fairly old now but on the off chance that it'll help some new 'Cat owner in the future I solved my firing problems.

I went back to good ol' CO2. CO2 is a more dense gas and that seems to be the answer. For some reason even with the same pressure it seems to kick the bolt back more firmly and I'm now getting nice firing performance and the settings given in the manual are working out.

HurtCow · 07-30-2007, 06:43 PM

Sometimes my Alley Cat won't re-cock without firing paint. It's tuned to the nth and seems to need the back pressure of something in the barrel to push enough gas thru to reset the bolt.

07-04-2007, 12:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Railgun MCB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,056	Through a rather odd set of circumstances I just ended up buying 4 of the darn things over the last 6 weeks. Prices shipped are within spitting distance of $60US each but one of them came with a broken bolt (adequitely warned about prior to buying). I really don't need 4 of the darn things so PM me if you're interested. It doesn't help that I'm having a devil's own time getting them to fire and recock. And the one that did recock nicely when I first fired it stopped recocking after about 12 dry fires. Hopefully it's just a wee smearing of oil that'll be fixin' er up sweet like but ma track record, she ain't a good'un so far. As far as the machining goes they are everything you've ever heard about other than the ASA's which are a rather coarse belt sanded finish prior to anodizing. The power feeds are separate and attched by screws and easily reversable. And I've got a Qloader with no misson in life so far.... MUUUAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha.. ha.. haha... COUGH COUGH cough... cough cough.... wheeeeze.....COUGH... oh man, I REALLY need to stop doing that..... cough.... __________________

07-04-2007, 12:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Railgun MCB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,056	For a nice condition splash one I'd perhaps go UP to $100 but I'd have to be in love with it. But given that old stuff like this and the SE style stuff in particular is mostly based on what a buyer is willing to pay and generally old paintball stuff is pretty much worthless compared to what the original prices were from what I've seen so far then $100 for a splash ano is probably pretty much top price already. If the right person that had to have it had come along he'd probably be very happy. But he'd likely have trouble selling it later on for what he paid. For some that would matter and for others it wouldn't and they'd be happy to have had it for a while..... shrugs __________________

07-20-2007, 01:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
skx762 Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 214	I think there is a manual on line somewhere that has how to do the initial set up. They are quite adjustable. ICD Paintball I believe it's under "fine tuning". Some of the stuff isn't showing up for me but my server has a lot of stuff blocked, so...... Here's another through Warpig, it has a pdf file you can save to your computer with the whole manual on it. Good luck: WARPIG - offsite link Last edited by skx762; 07-20-2007 at 01:35 PM.

07-30-2007, 02:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Railgun MCB Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,056	This thread is getting fairly old now but on the off chance that it'll help some new 'Cat owner in the future I solved my firing problems. I went back to good ol' CO2. CO2 is a more dense gas and that seems to be the answer. For some reason even with the same pressure it seems to kick the bolt back more firmly and I'm now getting nice firing performance and the settings given in the manual are working out. __________________

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07-03-2007, 03:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
quay Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 18	There was an SE (i think?) on ebay a week or so ago. Its the one that came from ICD with the black/green anodizing, 45 grip, expansion champer & bottom line. It was priced at $100, and if i remember correctly the auction ended without any bids. And I've seen a base alley cat go on ebay for about $35 or so (without shipping) That said, if its in good condition, I wouldn't sell it for under $50

07-04-2007, 10:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
quay Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 18	I agree, Alley/Thunder cats in general are a pretty rare gun. Its all about finding the right buyer, or on the flip of the coin, a good seller.