Philippines made mods? is it worth it?

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BaDaBooM

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R&D?
Research and develop what?
A horn switch or a threaded tube?
I'm not that naive, or inexperienced in manufacturing


I have a low tolerance for BS and baseless hype.
I don't fool easily.
I know what it costs to build a mechanical mod.
No need to hide profit in BS or unfounded hype.

Oooh ..... he went full ...... mode on us.

Yeah the machinery to make these things are dirt cheap 1997 Okuma Cadet LNC 8T CNC Lathe Turning Center | eBay
 

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Don't forget the CNC Mill For parts that can't be run on a lathe:
http://www.mscdirect.com/product/87..._sJXegN7a0_PLA__15557577904_c_S&026=-99&025=c

I have small manual milling machine nothing fancy to make mostly simple bike parts and it costs me about 200 bucks in cutting tools a year. SS cutting tools cost big bucks and I have friend who has a real CNC machining shop and the fuses for those machines cost 50-100 bucks a piece. He was complaining one day about a faulty machine that was blowing fuses all the time until they could find out what was wrong with it.
 

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Answer to your post title and question.

Some Pinoy Mods are worth the asking price and some are not. You need to determine their worth to you. The M16 has a ton of clones, some are worth the 20$-30$ asked for them and some are not because they will require some modification on your end to function well. I have no clue what your time is worth to you, mine is right at 35$ an hour.

Another note on the M16, IMO there is nothing in the original mods design, fit, finish, or materials that warrants ~$200. The enticing bit of the M16 is the simplicity and voltage drop, it is a hard hitting mod with a really frustrating bottom switch. Takes some adjustment throughout the day as it tends to loosen up.

Supporting the mod makers sparks more innovation, supporting 100% to 300% or better markups normalizes profiteering. You pick where your morals lie and what you want to spend your money on. I would suggest you spend your money on the items that have what you want at the price point you are willing to pay.

You could probably get most of your money back later out of a well cared for genuine mod, even more sometimes depending on the number produced. You will be hard pressed to find someone willing to pay $20 for your $25 used clone regardless of it's condition.

I had a lot of clones from fasttech. I sold them all for a couple high end mods. The only clone i kept from fasttech was the BRASS m16. It works great, and preforms great.
 

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I have no problem buying a high end mod for 150 - 200 dollars. Just got my copper pegasus in the mail today. Its flawless in quality of machining. Well worth the 180 dollar price tag. Its limited edition and I could easily sell for double the price to a mod collector in a year of so. So what is wrong with buying high end mods?
 

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... Its limited edition and I could easily sell for double the price to a mod collector in a year of so. ...

Serious question... not facetious... which mods from a year or two ago are currently selling for double the original price? Have original Caravelas doubled?

I think I'm gonna start a thread.
 
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Serious question... not facetious... which mods from a year or two ago are currently selling for double the original price? Have original Caravelas doubled?

I think I'm gonna start a thread.

I think I saw a caravela for like 1,500 dollars on calivapers classifies once.

But you know how the saying goes. "once they sell out in stores, the price doubles" or "triples" I forget which one.
 

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Oooh ..... he went full ...... mode on us.

Yeah the machinery to make these things are dirt cheap 1997 Okuma Cadet LNC 8T CNC Lathe Turning Center | eBay

......?
You are pathetic to use that word as an attempt to insult people.
Do you think being mentally challenged is something to be ashamed of?
Do you think you are funny? Vomiting Ben Stiller lines make ya look cool online?

I assure you, you would never speak that word to my face.

When you resort to discriminatory name calling to have shown that you no longer have the tools to intelligently debate the topic.
 

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......?
You are pathetic to use that word as an attempt to insult people.
Do you think being mentally challenged is something to be ashamed of?
Do you think you are funny? Vomiting Ben Stiller lines make ya look cool online?

I assure you, you would never speak that word to my face.

When you resort to discriminatory name calling to have shown that you no longer have the tools to intelligently debate the topic.

You mad bro?? Yeah I would say it to your face. You start talking about stuff you have no idea about and make yourself look like fool. When caught you go into key warrior mode and think are some hard guy.
 
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You mad bro?? Yeah I would say it to your face. You start talking about stuff you have no idea about and make yourself look like fool. When caught you go into key warrior mode and think are some hard guy.

You would only say it once.
Feel free to pm me if you
Would like to have a face to face vape session. And sisuss you opinions of mentally challenged children and te people who care for them.
You should watch you mouth when you call people thing you have no clue about.

I sold a company that made Heim joints for JEGS and summit racing.
I know the costs of threading steel.
If our claims were true, stainless boat rails would cost millions, as would he suspension on your car
Plumbers would be billionaires and millwrights would be paid like CEOs.

Reality bites, huh?
 

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You would only say it once.
Feel free to pm me if you
Would like to have a face to face vape session. And sisuss you opinions of mentally challenged children and te people who care for them.
You should watch you mouth when you call people thing you have no clue about.

I sold a company that made Heim joints for JEGS and summit racing.
I know the costs of threading steel.
If our claims were true, stainless boat rails would cost millions, as would he suspension on your car
Plumbers would be billionaires and millwrights would be paid like CEOs.

Reality bites, huh?

Name of the company you sold ??

Boat parts and cars parts are mass produced high end mods are not, to even compare the two makes you look like a ...... You are so stupid and full of ...., funny part is that you are too dumb to know it yourself.

BSP PIPE THREADING KIT thread set steel tube water | eBay can you make me a mod please??

You are making it too easy for me to insult you its so funny. I'm waiting for a nasty PM.
 
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