I recently got screwed over on a deal for a Grey Ghost online. I'm not going to mention the site or the price, but suffice it to say I missed an opportunity to get one for WAY below Lapco's price of $380.

In a nutshell, they told me they had one in stock, took my money, and a few days later told me that they DIDN'T have any in stock and it'd take 3-4 weeks to get one.

I was upset that they basically lied to me, but I am glad that they offered me a choice between the wait and a full refund. I took the refund, and they said the offer I got would stand if I came back.

That is very big of them, but that is also the problem. I sold my Phantom to pay for the Ghost, and I need a SC marker for a game at the end of this month.


I can't afford to pay Lapco full price and wait for them to build me one, and after the deal I was offered $350, although it is the average price, seems high compared to what I was going to pay, shipping aside.


Now, I have seen a few sites that have them listed for $325, but they seem less than reputable or have bad reviews.

Used was an option, but not only is nobody selling them, but people who are don't seem to want to answer PMs.


So, I call upon the expertise of SCP. Do you guys know of any sites that are reputable that would have them for $325 and include free shipping?
Does anyone know of any site giving coupon promotions currently?
Does anyone even care really?
Shoud I just bite the bullet and pay average price and shipping instead of trying to find a good deal?


Does... anyone have a Ghost they don't want/need? :ph43r:


Thanks in advance for any help, I hope I can rock one at the next game.

Oh man :( I'm sorry Watcher.

Your best bet is to keep looking for used ghosts. I fetched mine used and shipped for $225. I'll keep an eye out and ping you if I see one.

Yes ;)

Sorry, but I'm not real up to speed on the Ghosts, so I have no idea where to get one.

Good luck, though.

In my experience, if you need a piece of equipment for something, you should use what's familiar to you and you're proficient with.


Good luck with everything.

Yeah... I'd grab a phantom till you have a ghost deal secured. Ghosts are great, but I'd go with a used one.

I have several Grey Ghosts hand built by Colin Thompson including 2 Original prototypes 1 first edition proto and 1 2nd series first interchangeable barrel proto.check me at Old School Paintball on SCP I was the largest distributor of Lapco products on the east coast in the 80's and 90's Colin and I were close then.

ran across this tonight if your still looking for one

http://www.customcockers.com/forum/showthr...ed=1#post154147

billy

Thanks for the replies, guys, but I ran into a bit of a problem.

I bought one new off of Ebay, but this was around the 16th of October. I had tried to get in contact with the seller since the 22nd when I should have recieved it, and I'm only getting a response today after I had opened a dispute, then a claim.

They are telling me that they did try to contact me outside of ebay, which is bull since I never got an email, and they are saying that they never had any at the factory and expect them on Monday, although the ad never said that and DID say "Buy it today, play with it tomorow." They also said they'd engrave my name in it for free.


I'm not sure what to do now: wait, demand my money back, tell them yes to the engrave, or tell them no...

Part of me wants "Watcher" on the side of the Ghost, the other part doesn't want to change the gun from it's stock configuration. It'd probably soil the value getting it engraved.


I do have someone with a used Ghost I want to get either for me or a friend, so I have options. But I'm wondering what to do about this Ebay one.

Please leave opinions.

I would pass on the engraving. Unless you plan on keeping it for a very long time.

Are they shipping it on Monday? or is it going to be in your hands on Monday? I would make sure whatever happens you don't loose your ebay recourse. If you only have so many days for ebay to help you, I would probably demand my money back.

No, he is recieving it Monday, if I'm lucky he'll ship it out then, but it will probaby be a few days.

I opened my dispute just last weekend and it is active for 30 days, so I may keep it open until I recieve results.


I plan on keeping the gun for a long time. It has been a personal goal of mine to own a Ghost, so unless I seriously dislike it I doubt it'd leave my hands within a few years. Still, I'm not too hot on the whole engraving thing, the more I think about it.
I may ask him to put the cost of an engrave job to expeditied shipping or refund me that much...

If you don't get your ghost by the end of next week i'd ask for my money back and i differntly would skipped on the engraving for 2 reasone one resell vaule and to from the seller from comming up with anthore reasone why it hasn't shipped it.


Billy

Sorry for not really replying, everyone. Thanks for the advice and the help.

But I've been tied up negotiating over this:



2008 Ghost 260.

Oh yeah! B)

mmmm pretty

that is pimp...

Played with the Ghost today (November 27th, 2009) and I was amazed!

High of 45F in the sun, but we played in the woods most of the day. Right off of the river, so lots of moisture making it seem colder.

Chronoed ~315 out of the box, turned it down to ~275+/-4

I usually got through almost 3 tubes before I needed to change my next 12ie out. IIRC, the first game and a couple more mid-day I was able to reload 3 tubes before I had to change it out, so I got over 30 shots off of one!
In nice weather, I may even expect to get 50+!


Very light, I was running up and down the field like I never have before. I even was able to make a 200 foot bump-up, hurdle a log-pile on the way, shoot a guy in the head, and then surrender someone before getting shot!


Half way through the day, I was going to switch to semi to waste some paint. I got my 98 out, changed my mind for the RT Pro, then after shooting 4 pods off I went back to the Ghost. I did experience some issues shooting the RT Pro (hopper batteries dying, lvl10 chopping paint), but I could just as easily switched to the 98. No, though, I was compelled to play with the Ghost!

Not a single roll out thanks to the detent, the pump stroke was always positive and smooth. I never had a double feed aside from pumping it, forgetting I pumped it, and pumping it again.
Very snappy trigger tuning, it is very quick to fire.
The grips are comfortable, and never made an akward angle or anything. And the balance makes it a snapshooting machine!

The only thing bad about it's performance and playing feel, is that it can be a bit long at times...


Personally, I don't think I'll ever get another VSC gun. Maybe a Sheridan SC marker like a KP-2, but not another nelson.

I may even buy the feedneck adapter Lapco makes to use this as my vert-feed OC pump as well!

This thing amazes me more than my first Automag did! And that is saying a LOT!

Just for kicks, I filmed myself cleaning it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zN6CqKPl3g