MikeLondon Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Interested to know since you started what's your running total? Would be interested to know over what time frame too. I'm in the £500 - £1000 within 6 months..! (its currency agnostic...£s or $s) Link to post Share on other sites
wolfgeorge Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 So far I must be somewhere to 8000€ - 10000€ the Asahi WA2000 alone cost 2500€!! George Link to post Share on other sites
Lasairiona Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Must be somewhere between the 5000€ - 7500€, I don't know the prices of all the upgrades... Grtz Michaël Link to post Share on other sites
bankz5152 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 At least £6,000 in 6.5 years. Not including skirmish fees... Damn this is an expensive sport!! Link to post Share on other sites
Silent_Assassin Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Well I was trying to count how many Airsoft guns I've owned over the years but lost count after about 30 or so. However quite a few of those are trades. My total investment is as follows... Guns - £1000 +/-250 Clothing/kit - £300 Parts/accessories - £250 Green fees, ammo, etc - £1000ish That's an estimate for the last 5 years of airsofting. Quite scary as that could have been a deposit on a house :s Josh Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 If you're just to make a running total of airsoft related purchases, it's natural to see figures upwards of $1000 per year. Not that the hobby is expensive to maintain, it's just that most folks have little control over their wallets. Most folks also sell their old stuff so a current balance of expenditures would be less depressing to see. Tried calculating 8 years of spending and stopped after seeing too many zero's. Link to post Share on other sites
sigma3 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I've got about $1500 into gear (if I deduct stuff I've sold) and about the same in guns. I plan to try to keep it at around that level and only get new stuff when I can sell the old (or maybe get a bonus at work). Link to post Share on other sites
Diezel Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi my names Diezel, and I'm an addict. I've spent somewhere in the ballpark of $5000 in the 3 1/2 years I've been playing airsoft. A lot of the guns and equipment I have since sold or traded. The problem I have is once I buy one gun, I immediately want a different one. Its funny, I use to tell everyone that I only need one more gun to complete my collection. I finally realized that just doesn't work lol. Link to post Share on other sites
carpediem4300 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Im at £230 before my first skirmish...................... Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 About £7000-8000. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 The answer to this question makes me cry. And thats before counting the loss of money due to selling guns at lower prices than I paid when i got them. :s so many guns. Link to post Share on other sites
swannie_2006 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I kinda lost count but must be in the region of 12000 GBP. Sad, I know, and shocks me every time I think about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Arghoslent93 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Put it this way, I could probably put a deposit down on a 2-bed semi with the money I've spent. In the last month alone I've bought 3 pistols, traded one, bought a Magpul M4 with 7 Pmags, and several items of tactical kit including a Serpa dropleg. I am officially done spending. ...For now. Link to post Share on other sites
teflon don Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 im not sure about the total amount i have spend (and its also not really important) but according to my bankaccount i have spend around 5000€ in the first 4 months of 2010 but i noticed lately that there's also money to be made in airsoft (buying old used guns/ broken guns fixing them and then selling them with a profit, or getting paid for preforming upgrades) if i where to guess the total value (not the money that it cost me but the actual value)of my entire kit i would probably be close to 4000€ Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 A couple of grand I reckon. Not bad for being unemployed for most of it. My current VSR setup is at about £600 odd quid on it's own. Plus 2 AEGs, TM shotty, 2 TM pistols, custom commissioned holster for one of them, etc. I try not to think about it all. Link to post Share on other sites
Philbucknall Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Last time I tried to add it up it was £10k and that was four years ago. Havinf just spend £1500 in one month It's fair to say it's probably closer to £15-17k by now!! BUGGER!! Link to post Share on other sites
Voodoo1 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I worked this out a few months ago - I reckon until recently I was spending around £3000 a year on new gear, but also selling about £1500 in exchange. I'm now at a kind of zen medium where I dont really want for anything and have been playing years and so know what does/does not suit me... Link to post Share on other sites
ryangolfvr6 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 ive spent over a £1k since sepetember 2010 when i started good half went on kit ie boots clothing tatical vests holsters eye protection gloves etc. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Ok lets think about this: AEG's and Snipers: Due to some (tactical) swapping and sales i have actually only paid about £300 and have owned around 20. Pistols: About £750 here over the 4 years, but again most were swapped so only postage costs to pay for. Green Fees: Lets see, only about 20 games due to funds so £20 a game for £400 and about £10 each day for ammo and gas so £200 there. Kit: Only about £50 as i often bought cheap surplus and have sold off all the rest so have deducted that from my total. So in total: £1700, not actually that bad having taken into account sales, swaps and gifts etc. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 I'm now at a kind of zen medium where I dont really want for anything I'm the same. It used to be that I would actively go looking to buy guns or kit that I wanted because it looked good or I had heard it was a decent shooter. I'm only buying kit these days if I need it for a specific event to fit in with kit requirements or it will improve my life somehow over the equipment what I have already got. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Have just had a quite deep thought on the subject: Alhough I've spent nigh on £3000 that I didn't really have spare on airsoft, the friends I've made doing it are priceless. Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Only been spending 'properly' for the last 2.5 years, about the same time I've been on a decent wage funnily enough. It is hard to do an estimate, but in that time period maybe just under £10k. Ish. In that same time though I've put plenty away in the savings as well, so I don't see any real issue with it. Link to post Share on other sites
Banshee_Will Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Well I have about 2 and half just in guns in my room............... I enjoy it so shall continue to spend money. Its not a cheap hobby but its fairly low overall. Link to post Share on other sites
The Bushman Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 There was a similar thread a few years back. I went through all my kit and recalled bought/sold prices. I had spent just over £1000 in all my time in the game. Since then, I have maybe spent another £500. My old club was non profit making and ran at cost.... green fee was £3 for a full weekend for years. Eventually it went upto £5. The annual 5 day ENDURO was still only £5!!! It worked out I paid around £100 a year for over 30 days of gaming, for a decade. These days, some of my land access is even free. After 20 years of playing intensly, I therefore suggest its around £3500. I own alot of kit to show for it and all in all, it's been very affordable. Good Hunting Link to post Share on other sites
vorgaphe Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 About £400 in less than a year so far. Not too much but I have only been to 3 skirmishes and I'm only 14! Link to post Share on other sites
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