How much have you spent on airsoft?

Blazer

Just been in the sport about 6 months and one of the mates asked me what did I spend on airsoft..so I made a list

AEGs- €1000
Pistols- €570
Sniper rifle-€310
Tactical -€330
Uniforms/Boots/Gloves etc- €590
BBs/Batteries/Chargers - €300

Total- €3100 minus the sale of one AEG for €240 which leaves a grand total of €2860...I must be fúcking mad..:eek:

So how much have you spent?

Puding

i do not even want to put it down on paper at this stage.....no seriously it is that bad

Captain Chaos

Since Dec '06 about 10k+. That's purely as a collector, I'd hate to think if I was skirmishing all that time too.

.22 Lover

Pistol=88 E
Rifle=about 583 E
gear=Not yet
comsumeabels=50 E
.
And im only 16 with no job.

Blazer

Puding wrote: »

i do not even want to put it down on paper at this stage.....no seriously it is that bad

I take it that you selected the last option
Probably only yourself and bullets are that mad

.22 Lover wrote: »

Pistol=88 E
Rifle=about 583 E
gear=Not yet
comsumeabels=50 E
.
And im only 16 with no job.

you've gotta feel sorry for students :rolleyes:

Gray

Do you mean how much I really spent or how much I told the wife I spent;)

Masada

how have you managed to add it all up so precisely? i wouldn't even know where to start if i were to guestimate what ive spent.

Blazer

Gray wrote: »

Do you mean how much I really spent or how much I told the wife I spent;)

lol..should have had that in the poll

Masada wrote: »

how have you managed to add it all up so precisely? i wouldn't even know where to start if i were to guestimate what ive spent.

I'm only in it 6 months so have nearly an exact idea of what I've spent.

J.D.R

I take it smartly. I have spent about 1000 on my gear and Guns, but I trade one of my AEG's every few weeks (never getting rid of my M4. That my baby) so I still get to play with new toys, without having to spend money:D

And, likewise, 17 and no job

Masada

Sc@recrow wrote: »

I'm only in it 6 months so have nearly an exact idea of what I've spent.

Ahh right, lol,

try 3 years, i dare not even think about how much ive spent.

Captain Chaos

Gray wrote: »

Do you mean how much I really spent or how much I told the wife I spent;)

No.... of course that limited edition trademarked AEG didn't cost me €600 plus €180 shipping from HK. That's the UPS guys just making up prices again/:D. That's in HK dollars, I swear....

Puding

Masada wrote: »

Ahh right, lol,

try 3 years, i dare not even think about how much ive spent.

yep know that feeling, the scary question is how much i've wasted on poor quality items and such, never regretted the money i've spent on quality items but the quantity of crap i've collected over the years has got to me at times

J.D.R

Imagine how much everyons would be if you included BB's:eek: (1.5 a fortnight x 36 x 12.50 = Oh god

fayer

I've invested my entire sole into this sport!

MerryDespot

fayer wrote: »

I've invested my entire sole into this sport!

What!!
You sold a foot?!!
That's dedication Fayer.

gerrowadat

Was only thinking about this the other day. I'd say I've easily dropped 10k or so on stuff. That's not counting travel to berget, wales etc. Also not counting the second vehicle I bought to cart gear around.

MerryDespot

I'm afraid to start trying to add this up - hell, camo alone has probably set me back several hundred - and that's before I start to think about vests/plate carriers, boots - let alone aegs, GBBRs, pistols.
I really should quit this sport, sell all my kit and take up something cheaper, like golf or dealing crack.

MerryDespot

gerrowadat wrote: »

Also not counting the second vehicle I bought to cart gear around.

I have seriously considered selling my current car simply because it's not the most practical for airsoft sites - if you'd told me a year ago that I'd want to shift a three series coupe for a grotty old 4x4 I'd have laughed until I fell over.
That's got to be a bad sign. Does the brain wiring get fecked around after a few months airsofting?

mle1324

For me its about €1250 and i'm still in school .

gerrowadat

MerryDespot wrote: »

I have seriously considered selling my current car simply because it's not the most practical for airsoft sites - if you'd told me a year ago that I'd want to shift a three series coupe for a grotty old 4x4 I'd have laughed until I fell over.
That's got to be a bad sign. Does the brain wiring get fecked around after a few months airsofting?

Talk to Fayer, he traded a 3 series coupe for a Shogun a few months ago. I'm on the lookout for a replacement for the CR-V. Preferably also in tan, of course.

Stercus Accidit

Its way too easy to justify;

An aeg, 8 mid caps for it

A back-up aeg, oh it uses other mags,

8 mid caps for it.

I'd like to try an mp5,

8 mid caps for it.

I have a vest for AK mags, I will get a spare for friends,

I will get a set of pouches for the mp5

I will get a sniper, to try it, 8 mags...

I need a pistol, 2-3 mags

I need another pistol, 2-3 mags

I need that pistol, yeah cool, 2-3 mags

I need a machine pistol, yeknow, cqb

2-3 mags

I like that mac11 cool!

mags

I need comms!

I need boots!

I need bdu!

I like that aeg, thats cool, I'll get some mags for it...

SparkyDNut

I almost hit your 'I'm outta of my frakking head!! €€€€€€€€€' section with one retailer... and am currently trying to resist buying another... but as we all know.. resistance is futile... :rolleyes:

MerryDespot

gerrowadat wrote: »

Talk to Fayer, he traded a 3 series coupe for a Shogun a few months ago. I'm on the lookout for a replacement for the CR-V. Preferably also in tan, of course.

Oh jesus no.
This was what I was afraid of.
A neighbour of mine has some sort of weird looking apc/off road parked outside his gaff - and the number of times I've wandered home after a few too many and seriously considered a straight up swap is worrying. It's one thing to think this way after a few too many, but at reasonable o'clock in the morning with a clear head - that's the worrying sign.
Naturally though Gerrout - it'd have to be tan.

Actually ... must take a photo of that apc and post it up here to see if anyone can identify it - never seen the like. Not something you expect to see off the Merrion Road!

Witcher

There was a thread about this a while ago and I remember saying I'd spent about €3500 then, about €5k now:pac:

bullets

I've lost track. At a very very very quick glance and
the very very very min 3k
probably in reality a hell of a lot more if I add up exact prices.

and I've skirmished less than 5 times!!

~B

Inari

What's depressing isn't what you've spent...it's what you'd willingly spend, or will spend

gungun

oh jesus, I just added up most stuff on a calculator, €1400 over the past few years, I'm 16, my first few pay cheques will be for the folks:o

se conman

It costs me €1300 a year just to tax the 4x4 that I only use to go to airsoft sites plus an attic conversion to house all my gear.At a show recently , 3 tables were used to display our club members guns and then I had my own table.
WANT TAKES PRESIDENCE OVER NEED.
I NEED food but I WANT a new gun , which do you think will win.LOL

Masada

Somewhere along the line I felt the need for a purpose built ATV in my airsoft collection, that ought to push up the final total a little. hope the missus doesn't read this forum....

se conman

You and me both mate. LOL

P.K

it really is one of them questions youd rather not know the answer to:D
Because once youve done up the numbers its sicking to think the amount you've spent and yet you still have things you want need.

fleecymanager

gimmie i want, i have to have:D

mafiaboy

ill start from the top down
face mask= 100euro
1 set of cambat gear= 115euro
boots 2 sets= 300euro 1 set dry 1 set wet
5.11 molly tac vest = 100euro
5.11 gloves= 30euro
knee and elbow = 50euro 2ed hand
2 thunder-B nades = 55euro 1 2ed hand
px-777 two way = 100euro
head set = 50euro
900euro on just gear i use

Dread-Lock

Can't really say for sure but its somewhere around the €4k mark (+/-). And I only get work every now and again.

I'm doing a job at the moment and I'm getting €500 for it, I haven't been paid yet and I've already spent €300 of it on airsoft gear. And the only reason I haven't spent the other €200 of airsoft ****e is because I haven't decided what else to buy yet......

Sod'o swords

I've given up trying to keep track through conventional monetary means, i just judge how much by Organs at this stage.

Definitely don't have my kidneys anyway.

Ok added it up roughly, 3k plus anyway, between everything, that's about a Grand a year... I got into airsoft originally as a cheap alternative to paintball, oh if only i knew.

Lemming

Puding wrote: »

i do not even want to put it down on paper at this stage.....no seriously it is that bad

+1

Nobody wants to know how much I've spent. No really .... you don't need heart bypass surgery. Suffice to say I could have kept several retailers in business single-handedly over the last couple of years.

Javelin77

This is the first time i know about airsoft this could be a great business to open in lebanon. But it seem expensive . And the UN will start saying that we are training terrorist in lebanon.


Besides selling guns and gears how is it profitable this business? Do you pay to go into arenas if yes how much it cost and how much time you get?

Beez

Javelin77 wrote: »

This is the first time i know about airsoft this could be a great business to open in lebanon. But it seem expensive . And the UN will start saying that we are training terrorist in lebanon.


Besides selling guns and gears how is it profitable this business? Do you pay to go into arenas if yes how much it cost and how much time you get?

I for one would not be keen about running around with replica assault rifles in Lebanon :eek:

Javelin77

Beez wrote: »

I for one would not be keen about running around with replica assault rifles in Lebanon :eek:

No common i'm joking but everything is probable when it come to UN intelligence.

evilrobotshane

Javelin77 wrote: »

Besides selling guns and gears how is it profitable this business? Do you pay to go into arenas if yes how much it cost and how much time you get?

Like any niche recreational activity, once it gets a little established, competition will spring up all over the place from enthusiastic players looking to turn their hobby into a job. It's not a way to make good money, it's a way to potentially survive while doing what you love. If you don't love it, there are better places to look for entrepreneurship.

For what it's worth, yes you do pay into game sites, which usually run on weekends only for about 6 hours including a lunch break in the middle. This averages about 20 or 25 yoyos for a full-day entry, with extra costs for renting equipment.

Lemming

Javelin77 wrote: »

No common i'm joking but everything is probable when it come to UN intelligence.

Firstly, the UN have a peace-keeping (not "enforcing") mandate in Lebanon. That means they have extremely rigid and strict conditions under which they are permitted to open fire.

Secondly - and more importantly - I see no reason why politics is being dragged into airsoft. If I wanted to discuss the merits/demerits of political action I would go to the politics forum.

Javelin77

Lemming wrote: »

Firstly, the UN have a peace-keeping (not "enforcing") mandate in Lebanon. That means they have extremely rigid and strict conditions under which they are permitted to open fire.

Secondly - and more importantly - I see no reason why politics is being dragged into airsoft. If I wanted to discuss the merits/demerits of political action I would go to the politics forum.

Noooo i will never mess with a loyal fan of airsoft Hehe. Chill uncle. I really like this airsoft and wanna see if it's possible in lebanon . And seriously we have a complicated government here when it comes to applying permit for such a game cos i googled airsoft and it's used for military training too.

andy_g

I knew when i seen some posts in this thread it was going to spiral out if control. Lads get back on topic or its getting locked. Leave the politics at the front door and wipe your feet please as said earlier politics forum ---> that way

andy_g

P!ss take posts take posts removed and thread back open keep it on topic lads or its staying closed

Beez

Sometimes i wonder if it would be cheaper smoking crack alright,

I just put my credit card over its limit to buy a new red dot sight. :rolleyes:

MindPhuck

i had my credit card semi under control before i started playing airsoft. Damn you Biohazard

Blazer

I've officially joined the last option in the poll
Just ordered replacement mags for my M24 (also needs a new air nozzle) and a foregrip for my M4 as well. Plus a silencer and more bb's.:)

Lemming

Sc@recrow wrote: »

I've officially joined the last option in the poll
Just ordered replacement mags for my M24 (also needs a new air nozzle) and a foregrip for my M4 as well. Plus a silencer and more bb's.:)

Dude, I joined the last option within three months of first playing. Entered the second last category upon buying my second AEG (€2-3000)

Puding

joined the last group just on russian tac gear, but i finally found a justification for it all, was able to kit myself and two other out on the last trip sennybridge , still can not work out if that was a good or bad sign :rolleyes:

Lemming

Puding wrote: »

joined the last group just on russian tac gear, but i finally found a justification for it all, was able to kit myself and two other out on the last trip sennybridge , still can not work out if that was a good or bad sign :rolleyes:

In fairness, the kit was awesome (spasiba tovarsch Puding ), so yes, it's all good

k99_64

About 1.5k...nuts.