[TechPB-Mike]

Put your opinion on which guns purchased today, will be worth alot of money in the future

In my opinion, the WGP Karnivor is going to be worth a fortune in the future. Think of the Nexus Autocockers, the Karni almost rivals that in terms of quality of build, etc

You can get them for $400 right now from FirstCall

Don't open the box, don't mess with it, put it in your attic. In about 5 to 10 years, they'll be worth 3 times that price

[cockerpunk]

well karnis seem to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance these days. they arn't bad guns by any means and if your will to play with them, they are compete at the top levels still, which makes them kind of a "cool kids tournament gun"

however, as paintball technology progresses we might see even smaller and lighter guns, which would push the karni into a true "bricklike and unreliable" type of category in which the resale will drop, until they become true classics (typically takes a good 6-9 years, in which the resale will probably pick up a bit.

karnis are cool though, if i had one, i would probably be way to tempted to play with. then again, im the kinda guy who acutually plays with there classic and collector series guns.

[SOUP]

I think any marker that is rare at the moment will be extremely valuable in about 10 years. I am talking about kp2/3's, 007's, pgp's, older BE stuff, palmers, various cockers, nova's, splatmasters, and especially custom work like punishers, doc's and ect.

from todays market maybe the airowgun, mini, m-tac... Its hard to say really, it depends on the future of our sport and which direction it takes.

[Sigma Sparda]

I'm expecting the MTAC to be one myself. Seems like it'll be the KP2 of our generation. Heavy as balls, with a "milsim" look, but an exceptional marker.

Otherwise....Eh. I'm not too sure really. Much like with cars, the market has been flooded with so many different types and brands of markers, it's hard to find a small group of markers that will be remembered forever. Maybe the first generation of markers that are coming back will be collectors, but that's my best guess.

[PacosTacos88]

I'm thinking an e2 karni will be worth a quite a bit seeing as how's it was the true tourney marker of its time. But that one runs for 500 nowadays I believe.

Phantoms also have potential, imo.

[slinkyaroo]

Today's markers .....

1. If you can still find a tippmann C3. One of a kind there. It'll be vintage.
2. Maybe the new shocktech cocker will have some higher value in the future.
3. Any mech cocker.


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[SOUP]

If paintball goes through the 50cal revolution and fades away I bet you money that the markers produced in that time period that use 50cal. will be worth alot afterward. Or vise versa if it stays 50cal than alot of 68cal markers will become valuable collectors idoms. Maybe even all of them but that would be at least a time span of 10-20 years before that could even happen through my eyes.

As fast as paintball has grown and advanced, it wouldn't surprise me to see a whole new game play in 5 years. Which could change things instantly.

this marker in particular will be rare as hell (already is) and its 50cal,
http://www.vintagerex.com/cgi-bin/index.cg...amp;man=Crosman

[Southpaw]

I agree with the Karnivor on one condition, It isnt fucking chopped up. Every time I see a half blocked/mid-blocked Karni, I cry a little on the inside. Why would someone ruin that bueautiful milling??? It's getting hard to find a full boddied Karnivor these days so if you have one, DONT CUT IT UP!!!!!!

[csskiller]

TechPB-Mike, on Jun 22 2009, 10:46 AM, said:

Put your opinion on which guns purchased today, will be worth alot of money in the future

In my opinion, the WGP Karnivor is going to be worth a fortune in the future. Think of the Nexus Autocockers, the Karni almost rivals that in terms of quality of build, etc

You can get them for $400 right now from FirstCall

Don't open the box, don't mess with it, put it in your attic. In about 5 to 10 years, they'll be worth 3 times that price

DAMN YOU MIKE! Now I'm going to buy one this summer, (gun whore inside can't resist)

[Lewthor]

Southpaw, on Jun 22 2009, 12:39 PM, said:

I agree with the Karnivor on one condition, It isnt fucking chopped up. Every time I see a half blocked/mid-blocked Karni, I cry a little on the inside. Why would someone ruin that bueautiful milling??? It's getting hard to find a full boddied Karnivor these days so if you have one, DONT CUT IT UP!!!!!!

No no what you mean is, now that I have MINE chop up all the ones you come across. That way in the future your full bodied all original will be uber rare.

[MNpaintball]

i say a Dangerous Power Threshold
that'll be vintage pretty quick if it isn't already...

[PacosTacos88]

FEP Quest for sure!

[Cantonlax8]

ICD guns are becoming more and more rare, but I dont know how many people would classify them as "classics" I got the last Promaster from ANS

[Lucas]

mnpaintball, on Jun 22 2009, 04:03 PM, said:

i say a Dangerous Power Threshold
that'll be vintage pretty quick if it isn't already...

Agreed. Yet they have some reliability issues so not as much.

[Grimace]

I'm going to guess the RTR Gargoyle. Unless it takes off huge and the production method changes there will be a relatively small number of them produced. They have some innovative features for a stock class pump, and the fact that it takes phantom internals means it should be easy to find parts and maintain.

Cantonlax8, on Jun 22 2009, 04:29 PM, said:

ICD guns are becoming more and more rare, but I dont know how many people would classify them as "classics" I got the last Promaster from ANS

I'd love for my Desert Fox and Promaster to be considered classics. I picked up the Fox fairly recently because I wanted one when they were new but it was out of my price range then. So it's a classic to me.

This post has been edited by Grimace: 22 June 2009 - 03:59 PM

[ClearVision]

Blazers? Or any Palmers marker for that matter.
There mech, and already rare as it is.
I believe they will be prime in the future.

[paintballgpimp489]

maybe a pm8?? discontunued line hard to find might be worth something in a few years but who knows lol andf of course ion!!!! :-P

[TechPB-Mike]

Well the problem with palmers is that he still sells the same guns he sold 20 years ago, for the same price

It's hard for something to become a classic, when it's still on the shelf

To become a classic, it must-

1) Have some sort of unique trait about it
2) Be out of production
3) still have some sort of cult following
4) Still be functional even after a few years

[ClearVision]

TechPB-Mike, on Jun 22 2009, 10:17 PM, said:

Well the problem with palmers is that he still sells the same guns he sold 20 years ago, for the same price

It's hard for something to become a classic, when it's still on the shelf

To become a classic, it must-

1) Have some sort of unique trait about it
2) Be out of production
3) still have some sort of cult following
4) Still be functional even after a few years

I had no idea they've been around that long.
And I have never shot one, it has just always stood out to me.
Are they not reliable regarding to your 4th bullet.

[Blue mInI]

Vice or maybe the Victory, but most likely the vice for its price and performance