Price increase for ION's - Page 3

sniper97 · 02-28-2007, 12:54 AM

Everyone must hurry and buy an Ion before they are sold out!

BigOldSkool · 02-28-2007, 01:22 AM

Actually...

From a friend of mine from the inside at SP....

The price increase is to chase away the lower end market... SP has been dealing with far to many user error issues from using Co2 , cleaning the gun out with water, angry customers that had only dead batteries in the gun.. and the ever fun stripped out vertical adapters because the numb skull customers back out the reg not the velocity adjuster on the gun causing a loud boom and a stripped out frame YAY!

The logic works... it chases away the lower end market back into high end spyders and let smart parts go back to the normal way of not having a factory tech back log..

Big Nasty · 02-28-2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigOldSkool

Actually...

From a friend of mine from the inside at SP....

The price increase is to chase away the lower end market... SP has been dealing with far to many user error issues from using Co2 , cleaning the gun out with water, angry customers that had only dead batteries in the gun.. and the ever fun stripped out vertical adapters because the numb skull customers back out the reg not the velocity adjuster on the gun causing a loud boom and a stripped out frame YAY!

The logic works... it chases away the lower end market back into high end spyders and let smart parts go back to the normal way of not having a factory tech back log..

AWWW! Poor Smart Parts techies! My heart freakin bleeds.

Not.

B · 02-28-2007, 01:48 AM

SP need more margin out of a $30 gun, ( to produce) the new max flow was a flop and the Epiphany is being shelled in the market place. No one wants to buy an expensive Ion in an alloy shell. They are struggling to stave off buy outs and leveraging from suppliers.

FeedTheDogg · 02-28-2007, 02:13 AM

At the field that just opened near me, i have not heard one word about the Epiphany....everyone there has dye guns, cept me and my friends...we got our phantoms and snipers...and oldschool goodness! I bet when my mag gets back from AGD no one at the field will know what it.

doglb · 02-28-2007, 02:16 AM

aint that something, I had one of my old snipers at our local shop one day and some kids came in to fill their tanks. I swear it was hard to keep a straight face when one of them asked me "how can you play with such a small tank" referring to my pump handle!!

FeedTheDogg · 02-28-2007, 02:20 AM

LOL, I hear that. What i love is kids calling me out for a hopper hit when I was shooting a sheridan PG.

aqua_scummm · 02-28-2007, 03:30 AM

The worst is when they ask you how many times you have to pump it to shoot 300fps. I always feel like crying when they see the 12gram and say "wait, that thing hold your air?"

BigOldSkool · 02-28-2007, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by aqua_scummm

The worst is when they ask you how many times you have to pump it to shoot 300fps. I always feel like crying when they see the 12gram and say "wait, that thing hold your air?"

I just usually say something really stupid... like the last time I had my all pump games at work I said.." I have to pump it like 10 times to get to 250 fps but I have to only pump it half way as to not load a ball "

I still like the kids that run after you at a game with your dead 12 gram you just chucked going.. " YOU DROPPED YOUR TANK!!!! "

Cunha · 02-28-2007, 05:31 AM

I thought they were 300 dollars new.

200 dollars is really a pretty good bargain if you run them on a vl200 and the cheapest HPA tank and score a good barrel for 20 bucks you an entry level gun setup for pretty cheap that is o.k.

Better off with a used cocker still id say.

I picked up those 12 grams when i was new and wondered if it was okay to use BB guns. I wanted to pick them all up and keep them though.

02-28-2007, 01:22 AM	#22 (permalink)
BigOldSkool MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Deer Park, NY	Actually... From a friend of mine from the inside at SP.... The price increase is to chase away the lower end market... SP has been dealing with far to many user error issues from using Co2 , cleaning the gun out with water, angry customers that had only dead batteries in the gun.. and the ever fun stripped out vertical adapters because the numb skull customers back out the reg not the velocity adjuster on the gun causing a loud boom and a stripped out frame YAY! The logic works... it chases away the lower end market back into high end spyders and let smart parts go back to the normal way of not having a factory tech back log.. __________________ RIP - Ed "BigDaddy" Roth and "Indian" Larry "Reading APG does not make you an airtech" http://www.myspace.com/eastcoastanarchypaintball

02-28-2007, 02:16 AM	#26 (permalink)
doglb Fear the Dog! Join Date: Jul 2006	aint that something, I had one of my old snipers at our local shop one day and some kids came in to fill their tanks. I swear it was hard to keep a straight face when one of them asked me "how can you play with such a small tank" referring to my pump handle!! __________________ Feedback: MCB, SCP, EBAY-Just ask! Rogue #11 *"Nothing Personal, Its Just Business"*

02-28-2007, 03:30 AM	#28 (permalink)
aqua_scummm MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles	The worst is when they ask you how many times you have to pump it to shoot 300fps. I always feel like crying when they see the 12gram and say "wait, that thing hold your air?" __________________ My choice is what I chose to do, and if I'm causin' no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you chose to be, and if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.

02-28-2007, 12:54 AM	#21 (permalink)
sniper97 MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006	Everyone must hurry and buy an Ion before they are sold out!

02-28-2007, 02:13 AM	#25 (permalink)
FeedTheDogg Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA	At the field that just opened near me, i have not heard one word about the Epiphany....everyone there has dye guns, cept me and my friends...we got our phantoms and snipers...and oldschool goodness! I bet when my mag gets back from AGD no one at the field will know what it.

02-28-2007, 02:20 AM	#27 (permalink)
FeedTheDogg Active Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA	LOL, I hear that. What i love is kids calling me out for a hopper hit when I was shooting a sheridan PG.

02-28-2007, 05:31 AM	#30 (permalink)
Cunha MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Monterey, CA	I thought they were 300 dollars new. 200 dollars is really a pretty good bargain if you run them on a vl200 and the cheapest HPA tank and score a good barrel for 20 bucks you an entry level gun setup for pretty cheap that is o.k. Better off with a used cocker still id say. I picked up those 12 grams when i was new and wondered if it was okay to use BB guns. I wanted to pick them all up and keep them though.