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[Killer Kat]

Would you guys all do me and the site a favor and check this out before I invest alot of time into this idea. Just let me know if you think it's a good idea or not, and if you would use it? thanks~KK

http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=325276#post325276

[elTwitcho]

Not a bad idea at all. Stickyed for the time being...

[h0p]

Great idea!

[UTLadiesMan]

A few things I don't like about the whole idea...

1) There are some shops that I wouldn't trust with a fair evaluation.

2) It easily costs another $20 or so, which many times puts your good deal just right under retail.

3) I send my money to Jonny, who claims he never got it, so he wants his cocker back. Ok, so I add delivery confirmation, puts another $2 on shipping costs, and Jonny has to be home to sign for his money.

Other than that, it's a good idea. Could we find someone on the site that everyone trusts and would be willing to do all requested 3rd party trades on this site for a nominal fee? Also, if everyone did trust him, everyone could send him money orders only, and when he has both the money order and a fully functional marker or whatever that is worth the money involved, send them both out. This would get the product to the buyer faster, and since he would only accept money orders they wouldn't have to wait for checks to clear. Or we could just run the whole thing on paypal...

Jonny and Billy make a deal. Jonny sends product to Mr. Smith, Billy paypals Mr. Smith Jonny's money (Negotiated price, plus half of shipping) + Mr. Smith's money (other leg of shipping, plus like $2 for trouble). Mr. Smith then paypals Jonny's money, and mails out product when both are received. Sure, Mr. Smith only gets like $2 a transaction, but if he does 10 trades a day, and spends an hour or so doing it each day, he makes it worth his time.

[SEPHIROTH_086]

Sounds good to me

[AK47]

It sounds like a great idea!

[P.A.]

hey the whole third party thing sound spiffy and nice, but i like the direction ladies man is taking it.

-PA

[Super 3]

Actually that would be a pretty lucrative business idea for an airsmith to do. Simply act as a thirdparty and check the guns for a fee.

[unreal7]

sounds great...good idea

[DoodleBug]

As a store owner, the whole idea sounds good except for the paypal part-they get a % of every transaction that I run thru them, which would burn up $2 real quick, I would recommend using the money order/cashiers check idea. The third party idea is great.It is amazing how many markers come in that are just not what they are supposed to be. My store is in Everett,Wa if anyone needs any help. http://www.doodlebugsportz.com

[STO]

I can see one problem and that being shops that don't wanna have the hassle but hey I'm probably wrong:laugh: anyways, I really like that.

[blinkpk11]

the other cool thing is that if you send your gun to a store owner (Mr. Smith) , and it gets broken en route, he can prolly fix it so johnny doesnt get mad or whatver

[Slug]

ok idea except the third person can just go "oh thank you" and run away with Johnny's cocker.:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Kreno]

Sounds great, I'm looking to buy a marker in the next week here, so I will definitely call up my local shop and ask if they can do it.

[Slug]

i think i will try it sometime

[DoodleBug]

The way to be sure no one loses a gun is to use Delivery Confirmation with the USPS or use Signiture Required UPS deliveries. This way it is tracked to who was the last one to have it. Also would recommend Insuring any equipment for whatever the selling price is, so that if it does get lost in shipping, the seller would be covered. My store is available to players in the Everett Area. Contact me prior to any transactions please.
www.doodlebugsportz.com

[Killer Kat]

The next logical step would be to find Shops or Airsmiths that would be willing to work with us on establishing this system. Ideally if we had at least two or three from each state to start. That way both parties should be able to come to agreement on a third party site.
Doodle, can we sign you up?

[DoodleBug]

Sure, I would do third party trades in my area.
$5.00 per gun handled.
Paypal transactions would be charged an additional $2.00
All Guns would be shipped in & out insured @ selling price.
Seller would be responsible for charges if transaction is not completed.
No guns would be shipped to buyer until full payment was received.
Don Cort
DoodleBug Sportz
5626 Evergreen Way
Everett,Wa 98203
425-290-8939
425-238-7625
Fax 425-514-0647

I would caution you to verify all dealer info for dealers that sign up. This way you know your stuff is going to a dealer & not someone looking for equipment at the sellers expense.

[Kreno]

My local field is going to do a third party for me this next week. Perhaps I may be able to get them in contact with one of you mods for listing as a service of theirs :) I'll let you guys know!

[FinnMcKool]

Sounds great to me, I also like that Avatar of Einstein. Too bad the closest shop to me is 5 hours away.

[Blazestorm]

SAWEET! Doodle bugz is like 20 min from me... I gotta check you guys out some time =)

[captain_rexx]

sounds like a plan i like that idea

[Gypsy06]

Just an FYI but some one already beat you too this idea. Doc Nichols has been doing this for the last year or so. Check out his site at www.airsmith.com . He takes delivery of both the money and the marker then sends his evaluation of the marker to both parties so they both know what problems he might have found. He's also a real good airsmith so he can fix just about anything that might be wrong.

[Creek]

Another one thats doing this is Palmers in Sacramento Cal.

[Delutignot]

Not sure how well this would work out, but you could even find one or 2 shops in some major cities.. send the gun to a store close to the buyer, the buyer can go to the store and pick the gun up, and pay the owner while they're there. Saves on the second shipping cost, and reduces the chance of something getting lost/broken en route.

[Cocker0786]

Sounds good!

[Vaypourus]

KK-
I replied to the other thread. Would it be possible to do a few preliminary runs to see how it worked? I think if more people knew of this idea and knew where to go, it would catch on very quickly.

[benkillin]

sounds like a very cool idea but dont use pay pal because they can rip u off(pay pal)

[WARPED1]

Animal PB has been doing 3rd party since they been open..........still a great idea to organize everyone Killer Kat.

[TheZephyr]

If we get a network going, it'll be a great way to take the guessing out of buying used guns.

[Six Feet Under]

good idea Killer Kat
sup dawg.

[ncpaintballkid]

Great idea! However, I have heard way to many stories about paypal ripping people off. Actually some people have even made site like www.ihatepaypal.com .

[pbmaninmt]

excellent idea if i dont say myself

[anthacker5]

palmers does third party. i think pbreview should set up some sort of deal with them, it would get them business so i'm sure they wouldn't mind. and given that palmers is a well known quality gun manufacturer, i'd say they can be considered "reputable"

[SmittyTheMaster]

otter does this check out this page http://www.ottersccustoms.com/prices.html and go down to middle man, and if you dont know who otter is just consider him as god, not thee god but just a minor one

[AngelsHolocaust]

this is a great idea, i was gunna buy an angel led and i was going to do it through 3rd party, and bad boyz toyz wouldnt do it because they suck, and the only place i knew of at the time that would do it was palmers and they charge $35..hah never bought that angel either

[Six Feet Under]

good Idea kat, that would DEFINITELY worK!!!!!

yur so smart:)

[Angelhater10]

six feet under, why did feel the need to post that random lame post? u already expressed your feelings to him like 3 or 4 months ago, why again? and wernt u the dude alot of peeps got pissed at a little bit ago for some really stupid thread?


dont mean to harp on u, but its just stupid random post man.

[Virus780]

Sure, its a great idea. Its better than getting screwed over and it makes the trading more reliable.

[masterjbay13]

I think that it's all cool if you can get it working...:|

[Housemaster]

YES!

[CrogO75]

yes? :eek:

[opus16_16]

Sounds good but my biggest problem is that I wouldn't trust my gun with some pro-shops.

[PaintballMofo]

That's an awesome idea. That way no one will get ripped off.

[Dancing racoon]

its a great idea i would use it if i were going to buy something off of pbr

[WonderLlama]

Palmer Pursuit does something like that, havent heard anything about how well it works though

[Leroy717]

good idea

[paintballer518]

sounds like a good idea:tup:

[imagineuser12]

GREAT IDEA! it would certainly be worth investing in! GREAT JOB!!!