Who pays for your equipment?

[RyanS]

I was just wondering I have met kids who get there parents to buy them these nice expensive guns for example I saw this kid brand new to paintball and his mom bought him a sl66. To be honest my dad bought me my gun but I am currently paying him off and will have completly paid him off by april ( got my gun in december and not much good paying jobs for a kid my age in my town). At least I made an effort. So be honest where. And could we plaease keep the bad mouthing to a minimun.

[Rogue852]

i pay for all my own stuff. so it makes it alittle hard to get new gear. depends how fast the grass is growing in neighbor hood. but i think i found a job for this summer so thatll make things easyer

[RyanS]

hey hurley maybe i looked and didn't find one ok so take a chill pill. The fourms are for people who have questions. And if I'm not mistaken this is a question. It hasn't been closed so go take a walk and com down.

[thekid]

I pay for what I can. The stuff I get are gifts from my parents (such as gun, money, etc.) However I do pay for playing and whatever else I can when I have the money. So if you could add a half and half that would be great lol.

[RyanS]

Sorry I don't think I can. Should have put that as a option

[413sonix]

I've paid for everything I own.

[Zaunji]

The only time I don't pay for my stuff is at Christmas or my B-Day... but I'm gonna put that I pay or my own stuff. I payed for my Ion and my upgrades though.

[HURLEY77]

Paid for all the expensive stuff lol, but i just didnt pay for barrel and harness (christmas)

But I've payed for all the other things in paintball.

[Jaster]

my mom and dad wont buy me gear... :(

[Headhunter]

I buy what my wife allows me to buy. :D

[nerdcore]

Pay for all my own stuff... eventually. Credit cards FTW/L. :dodgy:

[oofox99]

I mainly buy my own stuff...the only paintball related thing my g.f. bought me was my E*Tek Ego for X-mas...once she found out I knew the whole time that she got it for me she told me she wouldn't buy me anything else...lol! So I pay for all my gear..

[Ergantos]

I buy what my wife allows me to buy. :D

Me Too!!:D The married life is great.....:pinocch:

[Shadow21]

I've paid for every piece of equipment I own, including paint/entrance/air.

[f2f4]

Either me or sponsors. Sometimes friends give me small stuff, we usually exchange paintball stuff as gifts.

[Crede777]

I pay for my own stuff, but my parents are very supportive and help sometimes.

Also, I receive very little from sponsors, but get huge discounts. (Contact pants, 2 Contact jersies, gloves, E-ventz for $100. Free Sly barrels. Nxe packs and things are coming.) Also I get paint for free for the most part when I play at the sponsor field. (They give us X amount of cases to use at our discretion).

The majority of money spent is on gas/food/hotel/airfare.

[scenario_player]

I got my mask from "santa", my a-5 from "santa", my 10 dollar podpack from my dad (for christmas), and my jersey (for christmas) from my dad. My parents pay for my paint mostly, just 'cause I'll use 700-800 paintballs a day. My parents are going to make me pay for my paint, soon.

[KillerOfGiants]

i pay for my own stuff and it sucks hardcore. i need to go over to kum&go.com to try to get a second job.

[equipmentcounts]

I usually make all my gear.

[KillerOfGiants]

^^lol, i can imagine a pack made entirely out of duck tape... kinda like those wallets that were in a while back.

[HungryHippo7735]

I buy all of my stuff. I get paintball stuff that i order with my parents credit card for my birthday, and christmas (I dont celebrate christmas tho). Sometimes my parents surprise me with stuff off of a list i make lol. Besides those 2 days, i pay for everything, including the cost of playing. Now, im a working man, so i can pull it off, but it gets really expensive for me cause i play every weekend. :D

[Tweeters]

my parents buy all my stuff.

[kjpmkjp]

My second cousin, twiced removed does.

[EEric22]

I do.

[The-Panda]

I bought my marker with a gift card I got for christmas. Everything else comes out of my own wallet.

[Frink98]

I think the poll should be:

Where does the Money for your gear come from:
A. I work for it and it comes from outside my family
B. My parents

Does it count as buying it yourself if you're using a regular allowance your parents give you? Or money they pay you for "chores" count? And I think "I got it as a present" should count as parents as well. I just know I always see a lot of kids below legal working age with high end guns...

Anyway, put me in the "I pay (with my wifes permission).

[4THDEGREE]

I think the poll should be:



Anyway, put me in the "I pay (with my wifes permission).

This should be a whole separate choice for all us married guys.

[Headhunter]

Agreed.

[nerdcore]

You guys ask for permission first? :paranoid:

[camodogfighter]

I pay for all my stuff. My parents are very supportive though. I have gotten all of my stuff from working or trading. I have a very nice set up now. I am so happy.

[Evil_Wayz]

I buy my stuff, but I only get to keep it if my girlfriend doesn't want it.

And I thought having a gf that played was a good idea....

[Frink98]

You guys ask for permission first? :paranoid:

It's not really asking, its knowing what you should and shouldn't spend on toys. All that "responsibility to the family" BS.

[azndragon2222]

i think its a lie when i see that only one vote has had their mom pay for their crap. i know there are those spoiled little 13 y/o kids lurking around here somewhere. with college fees and tryin to maintain a paintball team...i wouldnt excatly mind having a mother will to waste money possibly the 2 most expensive things you can do with your life :P . having to pay for everything makes rethink the theory "money cant buy happiness" eh? i tend disagree...BIG TIME, lmao

[Headhunter]

You guys ask for permission first? :paranoid:
Either A: you're not married or B: independantly wealthy and therefore money isn't a concern for you.

It's not that we ask for permission, but we have other priorities in life, to list a possible few: bills: like electric, fuel, water and sewage, telephone, cable, internet, cell phone, vehicles, medical, credit cards, rent or house payment, and any others I didn't cover. Lets not forget those vehicles need fuel and people need to eat. Houses need repair and apartments need touching up and families need clothing. So we don't ask for permission, we just have to take care of priorities first.

Believe me, I wouldn't trade my married life for a single life for anything. Because of my wife, my life keeps getting better and better.

[nerdcore]

Well, we're engaged, and yes we've got other expenses (certainly not wealthy in the least, unless you judge wealth by family values but this ain't no after-school special). But but but... it's like, paintball... 'n stuff... man...

[Headhunter]

Well, we're engaged, and yes we've got other expenses (certainly not wealthy in the least, unless you judge wealth by family values but this ain't no after-school special). But but but... it's like, paintball... 'n stuff... man...Paintball will take a back seat to other things trust me, it won't be that bad. But PBR will still be here. Of course I failed to mention that my wife plays on occasion and not only has helped, supported and assisted with the paintball business that I had, but has mentioned that maybe we should look into starting it again...

[nerdcore]

I sure would like to get into the paintball business. Mrs. nerdcore plays occasionally (not too crazy about it) but the aspect of throwing myself into the business side of paintball intrigues her. I'm just not sure how to proceed with that. And that's probably straying too much from the topic of this thread.

[Headhunter]

PMs, my good man, PMs.

BACK TO TOPIC:

I have an allowance that my wife gives me after all the bills are paid. :P

[TimeSpaceCntm]

An agent only thread? can I join?

[Headhunter]

An agent only thread? can I join?
Sure! It's an equal opportunity thread!

AFTER you pay an enterance fee, make a reservation, and do the 'Truffle Shuffle'.

[di$TOrTed]

I pay for all of it.

[Cheesy Charlie]

I pay for all my stuff unless Im a little bit under what I need and my mom usually pays whatever I dont have.

[Cookie Monster]

i pay 4 most of my stuff i pay where i can. i get things for christmas and b-day 2. parents also help with tournaments too(not all the way(or even at all sometimes)).

[Pod Clepto]

I pay for most of my own stuff but i do bum money off of my parents from time to time.

What i think you are trying to get at is the whole i hate you because your parents bought you a high end gun. What you are feeling isn't hate, it's envy. You know that if your parents where willing and had the money to buy you the same thing you would take it without complaint.

[mugenXP]

paintball is expensive.. I wouldn't want to use someone else's money on it, I'd feel bad

[Tweeters]

shrug, if u have the support use it well. its better to not worry about your finances and just concentrate on getting good at pb.

[BloodLustDE]

I buy what my wife allows me to buy. :D

lol, amen bro.

[dead head]

I pretty much pay for all of my stuff but there has been a few instances that I've got stuff for my birthday or christmas.

[scBishop22]

I buy what my wife allows me to buy. :D

Indeed. I would have much better gear if not for that pesky house payment. And call me crazy, but we like to feed the kids every day, sometime we feed ourselves too! Guess I need to get my priorities straight......

[the_binary_soul]

My dad got me a stingray and brass eagle mask (lol) for x-mas when I was like 10 or so and just getting into paintball. Ever since then I've bought all my own sutff

[edudcixlsyd]

i pay for it all
my friend went from spyder to spyder to 98c to ion to ego all bought by his parents in 1-2 years all because he saw a guy with an ego and the guy was good

[trolleyman98]

well usually, i have to take out a loan from the first bank of mom and dad. then i have to pay them back. otherwise i pay for my own stuff

[ICD-Baller]

I payed for my own stuff. IDK why, it feels more rewarding i guess.

[Rick James]

my parents bought me my first gun, and sometimes they buy me a case of paint for really no reason, but this summer im hopefully getting a job this summer and i will more than like take out a mom and dad bank loan lol.
so yea for the most part i pay for all my stuff, excluding random instences and b-day x-mas

[BrownSocks]

Im 13 and im rich, not because of my parents I help around neighbourhood.

3000$ spent on all my stuff all by my earnings.

I bought my new Proto Matrix rail recently. :D im canadian btw so thats 3000 canadian bucks.

[8legedspyder]

gowd i betcha that most people who said that they buy their own stuffz are lying...

i live in down tow orlando where alot of people are ritch and their parents buy them nice angels and ions and carnivores ect. i get soooooo mad at them because i have my little first gen spyder piliot and thew go arounda and glaot how good they are and fabricate stories. then i go our and play them and they either suck , camp or poo them selvs at the back of the feild while people like my (Baller on a budget) are running up on them and pinning them.
these people dont dersve nice guns because they cant play for crusty paint in a gun...
some of yeall are lucky that your parents will let you borrow money and pay them back i have to save up all my money at 10$/week... and i need 500$for my new set up...
includes:
dye trousers
spyder VS3
air tank 68ci/3000psi
redz tank cover
red body kit
there i rest my case

[Kiba000]

I hate when little kids have $500 dollar gear 'cus their parents bought it for them.

[Omniscient]

My folks are hypocrites really. They want me to play sports but won't contribute to THIS sport. any other sport would be encouraged but not paintball.


on a further note: I'VE BEEN SIGGED AGAIN!! YAY!!1!

[wise690]

the easter bunny.

[akathewolf]

If you don't, quit.

[NickDaddy]

I pay for my own s**t, as well as tuition , and rent, and insurance, and all my bills... needless to say, despite having two jobs I think an Ion is at the top of my spending limit, and I'm not sure if I even want to spend that much... I need to graduate.

[BrownSocks]

Theres nothing wrong with kids having nice guns... Just because they dont have wrinkles doesnt mean they dont deserve it. And there are no rules saying you have to start off with a bad gun..

[Kung_fu_hippe]

Well, I buy all of my key equipment. My parents bought me a jersey and a pair of pants for christmas. They also bought me some nick nacks (squeegee, new lenses, parts, etc...)

[8legedspyder]

first off i wanna say that brown is a noob... ritch kids who suck dont deserve 500.00 guns because thay dont use it, im not saying to start off with a bad gun im saying gett better ilf ur gonna have it

[pope120]

i have s pyder X-tra and you basic VL quantum and Co2 and stuff like that basic stuff, but it was given to me as a gift. I have to pay for everything else i want to get. such as paint adn upgrades...

[BAMF-HacKeR]

me, me and me

[Headhunter]

I would just like to add that I feel that most here are not exactly telling the truth. :dodgy: The ones I honestly believe are the married guys, the rest...:D

[epygit]

i buy my own

[ROC_Paintball]

My parents can't stand paintball and won't even give me a b-day or xmas present to do with paintball.

[DSDM]

I would just like to add that I feel that most here are not exactly telling the truth. :dodgy: The ones I honestly believe are the married guys, the rest...:D


LOL
I pay for my gear and my Son's gear if my wife lets me or doesn't catch me.:D

[team_xile]

i buy all my own stuff..... it makes me happy!

[ordosaggatie]

My mom once bought me 500 wild streak :dodgy: Tnx mom....Everything else I payed for :D

[oofox99]

first off i wanna say that brown is a noob... ritch kids who suck dont deserve 500.00 guns because thay dont use it, im not saying to start off with a bad gun im saying gett better ilf ur gonna have it

Rofl...your so mean!!! I think it mainly depends on how the player is going to use his equipment. It doesn't depend on if he deserves the marker or not...it's the way he uses it...you get something expensive you better play with it! lol...

[Frink98]

lol, 117 vs 5.

Apparently 96% of paintballers pay for their own gear....

FYI, the following count as "Mom & Dad":


Christmas and Birthday presents
"My dad bought my gun, hopper, tank and mask, but I buy my paint with my allowance"
Being overpaid for menial jobs (i.e. my dad bought me an 07EGO because I take out the trash each week).But it looks like a lot of sigged "98%..." quotes will have to be changed.

[oofox99]

Lol...I guess my g.f. would have to fall under "mom and dad"
That was the only "paintball" related thing she had/will ever buy me...

[DestructoSlayer]

I wouldnt know what the vote would be, cause online, i dont have a credit card, i pay my dad for what i get. But i get my own stuff at proshops. But i mean, sometimes my parents will help out with money. Im getting a job when i turn 14 though, so I wont need much help after that.

[128]

i wish my parents payed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oofox99]

My parents would give me monies but now I give them money for bills around the house like electrice, gas and h2o. Thats it...comes out to about $200 or so...beas paying rent; thats for sho...

[protofreak]

i pay for all my own stuff. so it makes it alittle hard to get new gear. depends how fast the grass is growing in neighbor hood. but i think i found a job for this summer so thatll make things easyer


amen the grass brings in my green
but other then that ive paided for every thing i use except my first mask and gun which was a 20 dollar blade

[ruschinrocket]

I buy my own, but sometimes if I'm lucky for my birthday and for christmas my wife will buy me some stuff.

[Evil_Wayz]

I hate when little kids have $500 dollar gear 'cus their parents bought it for them.

Last weekend I played against a 13 year old with a Miami Rage. That's a 1400 dollar gun.

I didn't have a CAR til I was 22. And it didn't even cost that much.

And the kid sucked and was whiney.

[DestructoSlayer]

AHHHAHAHAH, my two friends played this one kid one on one, cause he was being annoying as hell. They both beat him, he left, he had an EGO or something around that price range i remember, and he said when he left... "These guys are too rich for me!"....

They both pay for their own stuff too, got nice gear.

[Dub_1]

I am blessed with a very good job, excellent income, which allows me to pay for my and my son's markers and all of our related paintball gear.


Dub_1