Leverage you Tech experience and offer other recommendations for compatible parts or straight up pre-selected combinations of parts that work well together for different builds. Putting together parts for fresh builds is always such an annoying process to have to remember to put everything in my cart. Also offer targeted upgrade packages of common part replacements for major manufacturers different series of replicas. A Cyma AK upgrade package, a G&G m4 upgrade package, etc. If you can become a prommy dealer that opens up Krytac upgrade parts. A compatibility list based upon your experience for certain parts that might only fit well in certain gearboxes or different replicas could also be a great feature to add value to your site. You do need to consider that, while putting videos for each part leans heavily to your strengths as a content creator, once that content (or any information/experience you have and decide to share) is on the internet any of your competitors can choose to “steal” that information and use it for themselves. Make sure that whatever format you provide to your customers is easy for them to find and understand, while also being difficult for you competitors to replicate or integrate to their own offerings. Finding products that are airsoft related but not common at retailers can be a huge win. Easy example is the 3:1 heat shrink clandestine sells. I’ve made orders from there specifically to get that for other hobby use and picked up some other parts I was considering at the time just because I was on the site. Turned a less than $10 order to a $60+ order just because they have a useful product I haven’t found elsewhere for as good a price. Stay simple and focused too start. Likelihood that it fails is high so keep that in mind. Inventory is difficult still right now and out of stock products can really hurt profitability. Edit: it seems to me like the knowledge sharing and content creation is a big part of the driving force behind this. Do you have any interest in partnering with and already established retailer on the content creation side only to help them add value to their (already well established) retail sites? Stating there and then possibly influencing the retailer to add “airsoft tech recommended/approved” products would allow you to accomplish a similar goal with substantially less risk. Your best chance say success lies in the most effective way for you to leverage the value you have now, which is an audience and strong branding so make sure to try to retain those in whatever effort you do pursue.
Love the idea. It's exactly what is needed. I'm currently on my 4 or 5th start up (one being an airsoft store). Now what could kill you is not running the back end of the business properly. It's what plagues the airsoft market is people with passion and not experience in business. Happy to talk the business side sometime if your interested.
I've never seen a website where you can have a set of wishlists for separate reasons. Like if you wanted to put some parts for a desired build on one list and then parts to another on a separate list. That way you can have a idea of what parts you need and want for each build, have them saved to easily look at quickly and have a complete idea of what parts are available on said site for each build you have planned.
@@aban2642 Hmm, Amazon kind of has something like it too, but like a fully customizable wishlist that has preferences for creating individual build lists for airsoft guns would be great
I think this is a great idea! One of the greatest issues I've observed as a beginner tech is that it's often difficult to figure out how each part interacts with another. I think an amazing educational tool to have would be 3d animations of different parts/components to be able to visualise better some things like AOE, compression ratios, gear ratios, stroke length, how SSG, DSG and TSG work, nozzle lengths, etc... It's something that I think would be relatively easy to do for anyone with a 3d scanner and an animation program. That would help to understand and visualize what it is a beginner tech wants to do with each part.
Here's my $.02 lol RealDealAirsoft has a great parts store...but hardly any selection compared to other stores. This is a VERY good thing! ALL his parts are primo quality and if you buy something from him, it comes with personalized instructions. He also has videos reviewing, installing, and using all those parts. Your videos have helped me sooo much, but I always buy from RealDeal because of the customer service and FIRE parts. The few times I have had problems, he walked me through it until we figured out the problem. He even sent free merch and parts when COVID caused shipping delays. He's the RealDeal. I love your idea, and I'm sure it will be profitable. You have a good following and none of the toxicity that the social media of this sport promotes. Best of luck to you!
I believe the education part referring to each part is where the value is. Most major retailers post only the part and a brief description of the part. In the comments section is always a list of people asking to specific information about the part that the retailer hardly ever responds to. I believe that’s because the person running that portion doesn’t even know. It’s a good idea and I would love to support your business if it comes to fruition.
Great idea! Maybe you could even have some sort of "upgrade kits" that would contain everything one would need to build for example a "high speed" (not talking crazy high speeds but maybe 30-40rps ssg) airsoft gun. Then you wouldn't have to do as much research to just get started with modding and along the line you can learn more if you want to go more extreme for example. Just an idea, not sure how it would actually work out but maybe worth looking into 😅
Love the idea, would defenetly buy if shipping is available to the EU. Would like to see a wizard type page where you can select your criteria for a specific build and get combinations of parts that would work to fulfil those requirements. Maybe even accompanied with actual data (from a chrono, db meter, amp meter). That would be something unique.
As a Noob E myself, I have had to try and navigate through hours of CZcams videos to try and find out the information I desire for my new Airsoft purchases. I applaud your desire to make something more accessible to Noob B's and Veterans alike. I think it will be a daunting task to make videos about every product and make them meaningful for all Airsoft goals. I say this because, I don't know, what I don't know. What is best for someone else, may not be my best or fit my goals. I will say this though. I have learned So Much from your videos. I wish I had you here with me every step of the way. You do a great job.
Coming from a new boot who wants to start teching on their own replicas. I scavenged through CZcams for very informative videos and found really basic how to videos not really meant for new boots like me. I found your videos 1000x more professional and forwarded to someone like myself you sir have got a new customer when you open up shop. as well as a new sub. I salute you. Sir
I think it’s a really good idea. I usually reference your videos before I purchase parts and then when I get the parts I reference your videos on how to properly install the parts. So far I have been able to keep my guns going strong
Good idea, I watch your videos from the UK and if you did shipping I would buy from you, I'm a noob to teching but things I've seen on your channel and a couple of others has really helped me.
No cap, this is the store i have been asking for. As a newbie tech, its a pain in ass to search for consistent spec sheets specially for parts coming out of china, HK, or taiwan. Most of the times, the manufacturer themselves dont provide enough information of the product and the stores that sells them does not even test the parts to get a rough idea of the specs. Which led newbie techs such as myself to BUY and experiment different parts. And most of the time, newbie techs buy completely incompatible parts. Although its part of learning process to learn that certain parts are incompatible with the other, but its just a damn money dump. I like this concept of a store that educates its buyers from a viewpoint of a veteran tech. It provides much more information, including those which are not contained in the spec sheet.
Something to keep in mind is that you are only going to get positive responses to this. You're essentially saying "hey guys how would you like whats already on the market PLUS free personalized advice for every part". From the customers' perspective there is literally no downside so this will be a positive feedback loop. Make sure, on the business side, you can still compete with established stores or use your brand + these educational videos to advertize your store. It wouldnt hurt to do something niche in terms of the products you're selling as well. For example, lets say you have a "bundle" for each group of routine upgrades or "tiers" you would do to a customer gun. The videos can be educational and reference these bundles that only your store has driving traffic to your store. Just thinking out loud here. Glad you're still in the space and enjoying it. I wish you the best of luck Ryan and if there's anything I can help with let me know.
Combining an education/information content to help newbies understand what part or accessories can work with different guns is a great idea and would definitely help me better understand what parts or accessories are compatible with different airsoft rifles and pistols. imo Would allow to save money for newbies to not buy unnecessary parts or products to only blow $Money on parts, accessories etc. Which may discourage them to not play airsoft. You’ve got great ideas and I wish for success in your endeavor. I’ll definitely become a loyal patron.
You are definitely a sharp guy and have good ideas, this being another great concept. I think your idea is really well thought out and will be Great for the Air Soft Community. I for one will definitely frequent your store, follow it's progress, add suggestions to help and make purchases. I also think it will be a success in time. You already have a Great online presence and reputation. You will do well and go far, have faith in yourself brother and Do It, it's gonna work!
i LOVE the idea of having a video for every single product you would sell on your shop. I see all too often parts being sold with not enough information about them for me to be able to decide if its the right product for what i need. I also never see the negatives of a product, only ever what it does well. its great to know what it does well, but i also would like to know what it does poorly. I would definitly be buying from your shop if it ever becomes a thing!
Do it! I love your videos. I've learned so much in the past year that I've been watching you. I went from being terrified to open a gearbox to being competent and confident to do moderate teching on guns of mine and my friends. I built and tuned my own DSG just by watching your videos. Whatever you want to do, you stay your course and you'll make it great. I appreciate you, my dude.
I agree with most of this comment section have pre selected part groupings for different builds so the newer players to airsoft tech know what to buy and you can even have a section where you have your videos on how to build a dsg or something else just using that as an example make it so that new players especially can easily access and learn how to use what your selling
I think as a tech you know what is good and what is not good and if you just have everything in your shop without indeed being able to buy everything from one shops which is good, instead of just paying 6 times shipping. but all the information you can provide on what you sell is of course really great! But everyone also just has their own thing what they like or not and EU and US are of course different.
Best recent example in the market is LA Capa Customs. They almost explicitly specialize in Hi-Capa builds and parts but have grown exponentially. I think having a website that will not only give great products, but also give good information for the products would be great for anyone looking to do AEG upgrades. Just say when it’s up and I’ll have an order in!
I think it’s a fantastic idea. Even if I’m already familiar with a topic, I always watch your videos to potentially learn something new because you never know. I think it’s great to have a store made by a tech because they can put specs to a part that most websites (other than brill and clandestine) don’t put such as motor TPA or exact nozzle length. Fully support.
This idea would be great man! I really like the angle of being educational with the upgrade parts, as we all know when getting into teching or getting together a build for desired results can be bit of a task or headache. Videos on every part will set you apart from others i think! A video showing the physical shape of the part for those people wanting to do custom builds in the unconventional way and trying to figure out if itll work based on pictures on online can be a huge hassle. Showing compatibility of parts on the videos and honest reviews about them is a huge help given most retailers are biased to promoting products. Id be all for buying parts from one retailer than 6 for all my parts needed haha Either way, i love the idea and see much potential for it! If prices are competitive to brill and clandestine,you have my support 100%!
I think it would be a great idea. I would definitely like to see more information on parts that may not always be available on other parts websites (For example nozzle lengths). Other things I would like to see is compatibility charts for parts with certain guns and with other parts as well (For example what gearboxes fit correctly in what frames or what barrel/bucking/hop up combo work together without being too tight or what optical mosfets fit in to what gearboxes). Possibly a chart on what parts are proprietary to what guns or parts. Being able to get parts that may not be readily available or ones that are not usually sold separately would be nice. Tutorial videos are always welcomed. Whether or not it is on the installation of a product or the modification of parts. Also videos on what works well and what doesn't or what you may want to get a desired outcome. Tools for installation, organization, and/or modification would be great to sell as well. I am always looking for new information on parts, installation videos, tutorial videos, and anything else tech related because it is what I enjoy doing. As a tech myself, I learned everything through watching online videos (A lot from you), reading information from online forums, spending my own money for parts, testing what I can, and spending so much time on it that it eventually got me a job because of it. There is always more to learn and I would definitely love to see more people get into tech work.
Cool idea. Let me kno if u need help. I think having videos of how to install every part is a good idea. The problem would be keeping things in stock and price vs competition.
Great idea. Honestly think you could just jump into the deep end with it. Since you already have the marketing with your youtube page. That gives a healthy bit of information on a lot of the products you will be carrying. However with making a video for every item you will carry is great. It will be uber time consuming. I would recommend having a partner in the business that can help with that aspect and hopefully a couple other things. With either recording or editing. That way you aren't doing like five things at once. With a day job, normal youtube stuff, running a website, shipping orders, customer service, recording video's for site, and ordering product. Being able to share the load at the beginning is crucial and lets you settle into a routine. But I do think this will be a profitable adventure for you. Hope to see it come to fruition.
I love this idea, I'd definitely buy parts from it because I know it's coming from a good dealer. A good idea might be you offering a pre-built gearbox plan where they mention their rough specifications for what they want and then you could guide them to what to buy, and maybe offer a building service for a bit more money. One thing I'd also like to mention is that you said you want a big variety of parts in the store, but I think, IMHO, that you should only stock good quality parts that are well known and trusted, as in nothing angel customs quality.
I love this idea and I would absolutely buy from you. It would be really nice if you eventually stocked up on some of the smaller items like tapet plate springs, better o-rings for piston heads/cylinder heads, the appropriate faucet washers for AOE etc. It would also be cool to have upgrade kits that have everything you need to upgrade your aeg (i.e. 22tpa motor, 13:1 gears, piston, piston head, cylinder head, shims, nozzle, tapper plate, etc.). These kits would obviously differ depending on the end goal such as SSG, DSG, ultra responsive, highly reliable, etc.
This sounds awesome! I would totally buy parts from your store if it happens. In terms of recomendations, investing is 3d printed parts would be amazing. As a ssg 24 user there are 3d printed parts i would love to buy but the retailer is always out of stock. This could also work for plenty of other custom parts if there simply isnt anything on the market. Keep up the great work this is going places!
what would also be cool is bringing a lot of the aftermarket parts from Europe to the US. I started teching on the VSR10 plat form and all of the best parts come from over seas like Tidos, Bulltrig and Rapax. also, would be kinda cool to make product pages kinda like wiki pages so others could add their compatibility and personal experience to the part as well
Fabulous idea! A platform like this will do amazing because it gives everyone good reliable information instead of shoddy advice from amateur techs on forums and Reddit posts. I think a list of brands on each part that tells of its a Guaranteed fitment / No fitment / unknown fitment would help buys know right away if it will even work
I do think it's a good idea as I have learned a lot from your videos specifically, main thing I would note/ask is to look into things that can be shipped under "basic letter mail" being in Canada I get dinged for COD customs charges that have in some cases been more then the order itself.
I like the idea of teaching what you sell would have been helpful when I was starting to tech .... you should try to get some of the hard to find upgrades like non common hop up units ie. Cyma scar l platinum there is no upgraded hop unit I have ever found
I would very much enjoy a website like this. I am a new tech and love building out guns, but I lack the knowledge and awareness of avoiding certain problems with builds. the instructional videos would be something that would give a lot of stores competition and I think would attract a lot of new players. I would buy from a site like this.
I do like the idea, but for the sake of giving you things to think about, I believe it would be beneficial to have a “flagship” upgrade product that you do to set yourself apart from other guys doing the same thing. Apex Airworks does a very effective drop in barrel setup, and the real deal airsoft does his motor and piston setup. I think finding something that you believe could be improved upon and releasing it into the market would make so you can attract more consumers. I do think that videos along with each product would be a great thing to have happen
I would only buy from there. I still own an Rhop setup you did for a g3 of mine and its still the best set up I own. The only other shopping experience even close to what you describe is Crutchfield for buying Audio equipment. I say do it.
Great ideas! I would buy from you, especially if you can offer what the box stores don’t. For example, if you could offer a matched set of short strokes gears and the matching short stroked piston, I would be very interested.
Great idea, I like the fact that you want to make it new player friendly. Your idea will help build new and and better techs for the future. I would use this service A LOT and it would get me more into tech'ing because I would much rather prefer having the knowledge and relying on my own expertise rather than a tech that may or may not have good tech skills. I think one of the big elements in airsoft is self expression and knowing that, if more new players can get into teching, we will see more self expression in the form of their modded weapons that fit their needs.
If you can find a way to get warhead motors in stock as well as gears pistons and basic mosfets/kits for triggers that are pre done wired to dean's, I would also like if you could get ahold of SR-25 parts as well, and if you can find a way to match brill armory, like let's be honest, brill armory has fantastic shipping sales and other stuff like they have the best service time to parts shipping and selection for someone who looks got mostly simple stuff like me, now they've had issues with stock, but they work, but if you could also get ceramic modify bearings as well as different gearbox casings that are ready to take parts easily, one problem I have as well is if you could do a video rundown of what gearboxes can fit in classic army G3's without modification, like I've been struggling to figure out what gearbox may or may not work, it's been a painful process.....
I find myself needing to order parts from Taiwangun and sixmm all the time. I have MP5Ks and MP5s that CYMA makes mlok rails, buffer tube adapters, flat triggers, mid caps, and so on. Cant get them in the US and shipping makes it expensive. Wish there was a US based store that had CYMA and TM stock parts.
The idea sound fantastic, but it’s seams pretty hard to realize. I would rather made a part picker or builder where for example you select the rof the fps the trigger build type (full auto or semi response) the budget and it’s provide you with the parts that you need to achieve the result. Or would rather sell the gearbox upgrades kit for what you desire. I think also that in general a noob tech like me would rather try but itself different thinks to discover by themselves what works better for him. That because I love your videos but sometime their in contrast with other tech video that I love and maybe you both are right so the true is in the middle.
Hello there, I have a question for you. I've built a high speed ssg using the LT Proline gearbox shell and MOSFET that came with it. I've tried 13:1 and 12:1 gears with a matrix Sonic 5000 HS motor and have blown two different full rack pistons after working great with one magazine. After a second mag was used, the pistons blows. The rack tears out of the piston. Do you think this matrix motor is too fast for the build? Do they make a stronger piston I can use that won't blow out? These pistons are full metal rack but they're stock out of other guns I've taken apart. The motor is extremely fast cause I was getting around 35 rps with that motor, maybe a little more. Any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks my friend
Yes, I think that your idea fills a hole that is lacking in the industry. It seems that there is little, to no, issue in finding a product that someone would be looking for. If one site doesn’t have it, there are many others that will. But what I find that is missing is information. What parts are best with which guns for “x” scenario, etc, etc. I’m new to airsoft and I have found it difficult gaining information in products and comparative difference within them. Now I have a question, if you don’t mind. Do you have any recommendations for a book, or some other, educational materials in tech-ing? Have you thought about writing one? There is also a lack for that. I appreciate the education that you provide and look forward to future ones.
Great idea I can’t tell you how many boxes of parts I bought that don’t work with other parts not to mention I’ve emailed evike on several occasions asking about certain parts only to never get a response back from them . Do again do it
I am very interested but also daunted by the idea of the project. I would love to see it happen, but I have some conserns if I were to do it myself. Hope my reflections are useful to you. Also I haven't read slot of the other comments so I hope I don't repeat to much of what others might have said. Video for every single part to be sold: how long should the video be? How much information about the product should be the minimum requirements for agreeing that it is a meningful video for the consumer, whist still not 'draining' all your time (when thinking of quantity of potential videos that could be done held up against quality, but also considering personal burnout). An addition of info to the be added to the products page that could be nice is - extended information of product measurements like: nozzle exact length, diameter of gears, port location measured from front to first cut of the port and so on, so on.
Nice to hear never soo this and I would like to soo this because no one have 100+ hours to spend on edujation on this topic just to update their gun properly And it will be very useful to get rid of the mith ebaut sam part that can nev airsoft member pick up on the fields or forum witch vas writen in 2005
do you have restricted words? i made a comment detailing stuff I would like to see because this would be amazing but there are something I want as a higher priority but I cant find my comment now??
Would you ship to Canada? How about ‘upgrade packs’ I.e not just a single updgrade item, but various parts to achieve certain targets? Also could have them for different budgets
If I can get everything I need from one store, it's actually easy/fun to shop on the website, other relative components are listed in suggestion appropriately, and I get a descriptive video as needed.... Sign me up. It will be tough to pull off, no doubt, but you could be just the man for the job... 🤔 I must agree, not a single online store truly serves my needs, much less my desires.
None teach or advise like you do on your videos. How would you help or educate as you say? Thanks. I would be a customer! Also, try to keep items in stock that are in high demand like Evike and other sites don't do.
You are asking for criticism, so here goes my pessimistic ass. I am afraid of your role as both the seller and the "authority telling people what to buy" - I do believe it is not your intention to mislead or manipulate less knowledgeable people for profit, however, what happens if at some point your honest education would get in the way of your business? (That is a rhethorical question, you don't have to specifically answer (: ) Also the plan to be a "one stop shop" for all of our airsoft parts needs is a little ambitious. I really like the idea of selling parts and other items that aren't exactly related to airsoft on their own - e.g. those fancy tappet plate springs you always talk about. Conclusion: I like the idea, just afraid of the execution (like I am not sure it even can be done right.)
Leverage you Tech experience and offer other recommendations for compatible parts or straight up pre-selected combinations of parts that work well together for different builds. Putting together parts for fresh builds is always such an annoying process to have to remember to put everything in my cart.
Also offer targeted upgrade packages of common part replacements for major manufacturers different series of replicas. A Cyma AK upgrade package, a G&G m4 upgrade package, etc. If you can become a prommy dealer that opens up Krytac upgrade parts. A compatibility list based upon your experience for certain parts that might only fit well in certain gearboxes or different replicas could also be a great feature to add value to your site.
You do need to consider that, while putting videos for each part leans heavily to your strengths as a content creator, once that content (or any information/experience you have and decide to share) is on the internet any of your competitors can choose to “steal” that information and use it for themselves. Make sure that whatever format you provide to your customers is easy for them to find and understand, while also being difficult for you competitors to replicate or integrate to their own offerings.
Finding products that are airsoft related but not common at retailers can be a huge win. Easy example is the 3:1 heat shrink clandestine sells. I’ve made orders from there specifically to get that for other hobby use and picked up some other parts I was considering at the time just because I was on the site. Turned a less than $10 order to a $60+ order just because they have a useful product I haven’t found elsewhere for as good a price.
Stay simple and focused too start. Likelihood that it fails is high so keep that in mind. Inventory is difficult still right now and out of stock products can really hurt profitability.
Edit: it seems to me like the knowledge sharing and content creation is a big part of the driving force behind this. Do you have any interest in partnering with and already established retailer on the content creation side only to help them add value to their (already well established) retail sites? Stating there and then possibly influencing the retailer to add “airsoft tech recommended/approved” products would allow you to accomplish a similar goal with substantially less risk. Your best chance say success lies in the most effective way for you to leverage the value you have now, which is an audience and strong branding so make sure to try to retain those in whatever effort you do pursue.
Love the idea. It's exactly what is needed. I'm currently on my 4 or 5th start up (one being an airsoft store). Now what could kill you is not running the back end of the business properly. It's what plagues the airsoft market is people with passion and not experience in business. Happy to talk the business side sometime if your interested.
I've never seen a website where you can have a set of wishlists for separate reasons. Like if you wanted to put some parts for a desired build on one list and then parts to another on a separate list. That way you can have a idea of what parts you need and want for each build, have them saved to easily look at quickly and have a complete idea of what parts are available on said site for each build you have planned.
I think PCPartPicker does this really well.
@@aban2642 Hmm, Amazon kind of has something like it too, but like a fully customizable wishlist that has preferences for creating individual build lists for airsoft guns would be great
I think this is a great idea!
One of the greatest issues I've observed as a beginner tech is that it's often difficult to figure out how each part interacts with another.
I think an amazing educational tool to have would be 3d animations of different parts/components to be able to visualise better some things like AOE, compression ratios, gear ratios, stroke length, how SSG, DSG and TSG work, nozzle lengths, etc... It's something that I think would be relatively easy to do for anyone with a 3d scanner and an animation program.
That would help to understand and visualize what it is a beginner tech wants to do with each part.
I think you have a great idea, Will definitly buy from you if this goes forward
Here's my $.02 lol
RealDealAirsoft has a great parts store...but hardly any selection compared to other stores.
This is a VERY good thing! ALL his parts are primo quality and if you buy something from him, it comes with personalized instructions. He also has videos reviewing, installing, and using all those parts.
Your videos have helped me sooo much, but I always buy from RealDeal because of the customer service and FIRE parts. The few times I have had problems, he walked me through it until we figured out the problem. He even sent free merch and parts when COVID caused shipping delays. He's the RealDeal.
I love your idea, and I'm sure it will be profitable. You have a good following and none of the toxicity that the social media of this sport promotes. Best of luck to you!
Is he shipping to EU?
@@MegaChickenPunch I don't know. Might be worth a try
Good luck. Cheering from Japan. Please make international shipping available too
I believe the education part referring to each part is where the value is. Most major retailers post only the part and a brief description of the part. In the comments section is always a list of people asking to specific information about the part that the retailer hardly ever responds to. I believe that’s because the person running that portion doesn’t even know. It’s a good idea and I would love to support your business if it comes to fruition.
Great idea! Maybe you could even have some sort of "upgrade kits" that would contain everything one would need to build for example a "high speed" (not talking crazy high speeds but maybe 30-40rps ssg) airsoft gun. Then you wouldn't have to do as much research to just get started with modding and along the line you can learn more if you want to go more extreme for example. Just an idea, not sure how it would actually work out but maybe worth looking into 😅
Love the idea, would defenetly buy if shipping is available to the EU. Would like to see a wizard type page where you can select your criteria for a specific build and get combinations of parts that would work to fulfil those requirements. Maybe even accompanied with actual data (from a chrono, db meter, amp meter). That would be something unique.
Great idea, with the ‘experience’ we also need compatibility between parts and manufactures too
As a Noob E myself, I have had to try and navigate through hours of CZcams videos to try and find out the information I desire for my new Airsoft purchases.
I applaud your desire to make something more accessible to Noob B's and Veterans alike. I think it will be a daunting task to make videos about every product and make them meaningful for all Airsoft goals. I say this because, I don't know, what I don't know. What is best for someone else, may not be my best or fit my goals.
I will say this though. I have learned So Much from your videos. I wish I had you here with me every step of the way. You do a great job.
Coming from a new boot who wants to start teching on their own replicas. I scavenged through CZcams for very informative videos and found really basic how to videos not really meant for new boots like me. I found your videos 1000x more professional and forwarded to someone like myself you sir have got a new customer when you open up shop. as well as a new sub. I salute you. Sir
Those who succeed usually find this type of Niche, and make it happen. Good ideas for sure!
I think it’s a really good idea. I usually reference your videos before I purchase parts and then when I get the parts I reference your videos on how to properly install the parts. So far I have been able to keep my guns going strong
Good idea, I watch your videos from the UK and if you did shipping I would buy from you, I'm a noob to teching but things I've seen on your channel and a couple of others has really helped me.
No cap, this is the store i have been asking for. As a newbie tech, its a pain in ass to search for consistent spec sheets specially for parts coming out of china, HK, or taiwan. Most of the times, the manufacturer themselves dont provide enough information of the product and the stores that sells them does not even test the parts to get a rough idea of the specs. Which led newbie techs such as myself to BUY and experiment different parts. And most of the time, newbie techs buy completely incompatible parts. Although its part of learning process to learn that certain parts are incompatible with the other, but its just a damn money dump.
I like this concept of a store that educates its buyers from a viewpoint of a veteran tech. It provides much more information, including those which are not contained in the spec sheet.
Something to keep in mind is that you are only going to get positive responses to this. You're essentially saying "hey guys how would you like whats already on the market PLUS free personalized advice for every part".
From the customers' perspective there is literally no downside so this will be a positive feedback loop. Make sure, on the business side, you can still compete with established stores or use your brand + these educational videos to advertize your store.
It wouldnt hurt to do something niche in terms of the products you're selling as well. For example, lets say you have a "bundle" for each group of routine upgrades or "tiers" you would do to a customer gun. The videos can be educational and reference these bundles that only your store has driving traffic to your store.
Just thinking out loud here. Glad you're still in the space and enjoying it. I wish you the best of luck Ryan and if there's anything I can help with let me know.
Combining an education/information content to help newbies understand what part or accessories can work with different guns is a great idea and would definitely help me better understand what parts or accessories are compatible with different airsoft rifles and pistols. imo Would allow to save money for newbies to not buy unnecessary parts or products to only blow $Money on parts, accessories etc. Which may discourage them to not play airsoft. You’ve got great ideas and I wish for success in your endeavor. I’ll definitely become a loyal patron.
You are definitely a sharp guy and have good ideas, this being another great concept. I think your idea is really well thought out and will be Great for the Air Soft Community. I for one will definitely frequent your store, follow it's progress, add suggestions to help and make purchases. I also think it will be a success in time. You already have a Great online presence and reputation. You will do well and go far, have faith in yourself brother and Do It, it's gonna work!
i LOVE the idea of having a video for every single product you would sell on your shop. I see all too often parts being sold with not enough information about them for me to be able to decide if its the right product for what i need. I also never see the negatives of a product, only ever what it does well. its great to know what it does well, but i also would like to know what it does poorly. I would definitly be buying from your shop if it ever becomes a thing!
Do it! I love your videos. I've learned so much in the past year that I've been watching you. I went from being terrified to open a gearbox to being competent and confident to do moderate teching on guns of mine and my friends. I built and tuned my own DSG just by watching your videos. Whatever you want to do, you stay your course and you'll make it great. I appreciate you, my dude.
Great idea and wish we had something like that here. I think it will strive for you and best of luck in it👍
I really like this idea. The educational aspect is the best. Having some tell you what works with what would be amazing.
I agree with most of this comment section have pre selected part groupings for different builds so the newer players to airsoft tech know what to buy and you can even have a section where you have your videos on how to build a dsg or something else just using that as an example make it so that new players especially can easily access and learn how to use what your selling
Start it! As a begginer being able to learn and buy your gear all in the same place would be amazing!
I think as a tech you know what is good and what is not good and if you just have everything in your shop without indeed being able to buy everything from one shops which is good, instead of just paying 6 times shipping. but all the information you can provide on what you sell is of course really great! But everyone also just has their own thing what they like or not and EU and US are of course different.
Best recent example in the market is LA Capa Customs. They almost explicitly specialize in Hi-Capa builds and parts but have grown exponentially. I think having a website that will not only give great products, but also give good information for the products would be great for anyone looking to do AEG upgrades. Just say when it’s up and I’ll have an order in!
The teaching aspect is a great idea because I would love to learn more from you outside your videos
I think it’s a fantastic idea. Even if I’m already familiar with a topic, I always watch your videos to potentially learn something new because you never know. I think it’s great to have a store made by a tech because they can put specs to a part that most websites (other than brill and clandestine) don’t put such as motor TPA or exact nozzle length. Fully support.
Awesome idea! best of luck with this. I would definitely use it. It's what our community needs
Absolutely great idea. I’m just starting to tech and your videos are a major help.
This idea would be great man! I really like the angle of being educational with the upgrade parts, as we all know when getting into teching or getting together a build for desired results can be bit of a task or headache.
Videos on every part will set you apart from others i think! A video showing the physical shape of the part for those people wanting to do custom builds in the unconventional way and trying to figure out if itll work based on pictures on online can be a huge hassle.
Showing compatibility of parts on the videos and honest reviews about them is a huge help given most retailers are biased to promoting products.
Id be all for buying parts from one retailer than 6 for all my parts needed haha
Either way, i love the idea and see much potential for it!
If prices are competitive to brill and clandestine,you have my support 100%!
I wonder how this is going. As someone new to teching, something like this is a FANTASTIC idea
Upgrade kits be the best thing. I for one don’t have time to shop around let alone enough time to fix and build. So if you have kits I would def buy
Go for it dude! Love your videos! I’m a beginning Airsoft tech and this idea would be so helpful to me.
I think it would be a great idea. I would definitely like to see more information on parts that may not always be available on other parts websites (For example nozzle lengths). Other things I would like to see is compatibility charts for parts with certain guns and with other parts as well (For example what gearboxes fit correctly in what frames or what barrel/bucking/hop up combo work together without being too tight or what optical mosfets fit in to what gearboxes). Possibly a chart on what parts are proprietary to what guns or parts. Being able to get parts that may not be readily available or ones that are not usually sold separately would be nice. Tutorial videos are always welcomed. Whether or not it is on the installation of a product or the modification of parts. Also videos on what works well and what doesn't or what you may want to get a desired outcome. Tools for installation, organization, and/or modification would be great to sell as well. I am always looking for new information on parts, installation videos, tutorial videos, and anything else tech related because it is what I enjoy doing. As a tech myself, I learned everything through watching online videos (A lot from you), reading information from online forums, spending my own money for parts, testing what I can, and spending so much time on it that it eventually got me a job because of it. There is always more to learn and I would definitely love to see more people get into tech work.
Cool idea. Let me kno if u need help.
I think having videos of how to install every part is a good idea. The problem would be keeping things in stock and price vs competition.
Great idea. Honestly think you could just jump into the deep end with it. Since you already have the marketing with your youtube page. That gives a healthy bit of information on a lot of the products you will be carrying. However with making a video for every item you will carry is great. It will be uber time consuming. I would recommend having a partner in the business that can help with that aspect and hopefully a couple other things. With either recording or editing. That way you aren't doing like five things at once. With a day job, normal youtube stuff, running a website, shipping orders, customer service, recording video's for site, and ordering product. Being able to share the load at the beginning is crucial and lets you settle into a routine. But I do think this will be a profitable adventure for you. Hope to see it come to fruition.
I love this idea, I'd definitely buy parts from it because I know it's coming from a good dealer. A good idea might be you offering a pre-built gearbox plan where they mention their rough specifications for what they want and then you could guide them to what to buy, and maybe offer a building service for a bit more money. One thing I'd also like to mention is that you said you want a big variety of parts in the store, but I think, IMHO, that you should only stock good quality parts that are well known and trusted, as in nothing angel customs quality.
Absolutely a great idea bro ,hope u get it online as soon as posible
As a tech I am very interested in this. I love building my guns and I’m tired of sourcing parts that I like using from 4 different places.
This seems like a great idea and I hope this venture works out well
I love this idea and I would absolutely buy from you. It would be really nice if you eventually stocked up on some of the smaller items like tapet plate springs, better o-rings for piston heads/cylinder heads, the appropriate faucet washers for AOE etc. It would also be cool to have upgrade kits that have everything you need to upgrade your aeg (i.e. 22tpa motor, 13:1 gears, piston, piston head, cylinder head, shims, nozzle, tapper plate, etc.). These kits would obviously differ depending on the end goal such as SSG, DSG, ultra responsive, highly reliable, etc.
This sounds awesome! I would totally buy parts from your store if it happens. In terms of recomendations, investing is 3d printed parts would be amazing. As a ssg 24 user there are 3d printed parts i would love to buy but the retailer is always out of stock. This could also work for plenty of other custom parts if there simply isnt anything on the market. Keep up the great work this is going places!
I would totally purchase parts from your store. I usually purchase brands and parts based on a lot of your older videos.
This sounds like an amazing idea and you should definitely do this.
I think this is great idea. I can't tell you how many times Ive went to buy parts and was unsure about it and the results I might get with it.
what would also be cool is bringing a lot of the aftermarket parts from Europe to the US. I started teching on the VSR10 plat form and all of the best parts come from over seas like Tidos, Bulltrig and Rapax. also, would be kinda cool to make product pages kinda like wiki pages so others could add their compatibility and personal experience to the part as well
Fabulous idea! A platform like this will do amazing because it gives everyone good reliable information instead of shoddy advice from amateur techs on forums and Reddit posts.
I think a list of brands on each part that tells of its a Guaranteed fitment / No fitment / unknown fitment would help buys know right away if it will even work
I do think it's a good idea as I have learned a lot from your videos specifically, main thing I would note/ask is to look into things that can be shipped under "basic letter mail" being in Canada I get dinged for COD customs charges that have in some cases been more then the order itself.
I like the idea of teaching what you sell would have been helpful when I was starting to tech .... you should try to get some of the hard to find upgrades like non common hop up units ie. Cyma scar l platinum there is no upgraded hop unit I have ever found
Haven't played in weeks! Going up the road today to play
I would and need it lol
Your videos helped me save my Scar L from bad techs!
I would very much enjoy a website like this. I am a new tech and love building out guns, but I lack the knowledge and awareness of avoiding certain problems with builds. the instructional videos would be something that would give a lot of stores competition and I think would attract a lot of new players. I would buy from a site like this.
Just remember cheap shipping please
And the diy videos will make it great
Clandestine has been pretty inconsistent with inventory. But if your can get parts close to theirs then yeah I'd shop there.
I do like the idea, but for the sake of giving you things to think about, I believe it would be beneficial to have a “flagship” upgrade product that you do to set yourself apart from other guys doing the same thing. Apex Airworks does a very effective drop in barrel setup, and the real deal airsoft does his motor and piston setup. I think finding something that you believe could be improved upon and releasing it into the market would make so you can attract more consumers. I do think that videos along with each product would be a great thing to have happen
Awesome idea! Maybe you can ask the community to help you with the website and the designs maybe. Thank you!
I would only buy from there. I still own an Rhop setup you did for a g3 of mine and its still the best set up I own.
The only other shopping experience even close to what you describe is Crutchfield for buying Audio equipment. I say do it.
Very good idea jope it works out I'll definitely be a customer
I'd use it. Especially if you put build guides like how PC part picker does with certain builds.
Great ideas! I would buy from you, especially if you can offer what the box stores don’t. For example, if you could offer a matched set of short strokes gears and the matching short stroked piston, I would be very interested.
This would be incredible
I'm so new to Airsoft, you have helped me so much please do it!
Sounds exaxtly the store I want
Great idea, I like the fact that you want to make it new player friendly. Your idea will help build new and and better techs for the future. I would use this service A LOT and it would get me more into tech'ing because I would much rather prefer having the knowledge and relying on my own expertise rather than a tech that may or may not have good tech skills. I think one of the big elements in airsoft is self expression and knowing that, if more new players can get into teching, we will see more self expression in the form of their modded weapons that fit their needs.
great idea cant wait to order
If you can find a way to get warhead motors in stock as well as gears pistons and basic mosfets/kits for triggers that are pre done wired to dean's, I would also like if you could get ahold of SR-25 parts as well, and if you can find a way to match brill armory, like let's be honest, brill armory has fantastic shipping sales and other stuff like they have the best service time to parts shipping and selection for someone who looks got mostly simple stuff like me, now they've had issues with stock, but they work, but if you could also get ceramic modify bearings as well as different gearbox casings that are ready to take parts easily, one problem I have as well is if you could do a video rundown of what gearboxes can fit in classic army G3's without modification, like I've been struggling to figure out what gearbox may or may not work, it's been a painful process.....
i would love to have another place to shop from and if you can pull off the 1 stop shopping expirence you will do good.
I find myself needing to order parts from Taiwangun and sixmm all the time. I have MP5Ks and MP5s that CYMA makes mlok rails, buffer tube adapters, flat triggers, mid caps, and so on. Cant get them in the US and shipping makes it expensive. Wish there was a US based store that had CYMA and TM stock parts.
The idea sound fantastic, but it’s seams pretty hard to realize. I would rather made a part picker or builder where for example you select the rof the fps the trigger build type (full auto or semi response) the budget and it’s provide you with the parts that you need to achieve the result. Or would rather sell the gearbox upgrades kit for what you desire. I think also that in general a noob tech like me would rather try but itself different thinks to discover by themselves what works better for him. That because I love your videos but sometime their in contrast with other tech video that I love and maybe you both are right so the true is in the middle.
Hello there, I have a question for you. I've built a high speed ssg using the LT Proline gearbox shell and MOSFET that came with it. I've tried 13:1 and 12:1 gears with a matrix Sonic 5000 HS motor and have blown two different full rack pistons after working great with one magazine. After a second mag was used, the pistons blows. The rack tears out of the piston. Do you think this matrix motor is too fast for the build? Do they make a stronger piston I can use that won't blow out? These pistons are full metal rack but they're stock out of other guns I've taken apart. The motor is extremely fast cause I was getting around 35 rps with that motor, maybe a little more. Any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Thanks my friend
Yes, I think that your idea fills a hole that is lacking in the industry. It seems that there is little, to no, issue in finding a product that someone would be looking for. If one site doesn’t have it, there are many others that will. But what I find that is missing is information. What parts are best with which guns for “x” scenario, etc, etc.
I’m new to airsoft and I have found it difficult gaining information in products and comparative difference within them.
Now I have a question, if you don’t mind. Do you have any recommendations for a book, or some other, educational materials in tech-ing? Have you thought about writing one? There is also a lack for that.
I appreciate the education that you provide and look forward to future ones.
Honestly just the video and added information would be a major option that would be great.
Great idea I can’t tell you how many boxes of parts I bought that don’t work with other parts not to mention I’ve emailed evike on several occasions asking about certain parts only to never get a response back from them . Do again do it
Ship Internationally USPS and I'm in!
I am very interested but also daunted by the idea of the project. I would love to see it happen, but I have some conserns if I were to do it myself. Hope my reflections are useful to you. Also I haven't read slot of the other comments so I hope I don't repeat to much of what others might have said.
Video for every single part to be sold: how long should the video be? How much information about the product should be the minimum requirements for agreeing that it is a meningful video for the consumer, whist still not 'draining' all your time (when thinking of quantity of potential videos that could be done held up against quality, but also considering personal burnout).
An addition of info to the be added to the products page that could be nice is - extended information of product measurements like: nozzle exact length, diameter of gears, port location measured from front to first cut of the port and so on, so on.
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Nice to hear never soo this and I would like to soo this because no one have 100+ hours to spend on edujation on this topic just to update their gun properly
And it will be very useful to get rid of the mith ebaut sam part that can nev airsoft member pick up on the fields or forum witch vas writen in 2005
Do it my friend
do you have restricted words? i made a comment detailing stuff I would like to see because this would be amazing but there are something I want as a higher priority but I cant find my comment now??
Hell yes
Would you ship to Canada? How about ‘upgrade packs’ I.e not just a single updgrade item, but various parts to achieve certain targets? Also could have them for different budgets
If I can get everything I need from one store, it's actually easy/fun to shop on the website, other relative components are listed in suggestion appropriately, and I get a descriptive video as needed.... Sign me up.
It will be tough to pull off, no doubt, but you could be just the man for the job... 🤔
I must agree, not a single online store truly serves my needs, much less my desires.
Hell yeah do it
God this would be so nice, would love to see this happen, still a WIP? Or did this idea get scratched?
Great idea Tex
Do it!!!
I think its a great idea.
Still working on this? There's a lot of awesome parts available now that I would like to recommend to you!
Full send
aoe corrected pistons. washers etc
I'd buy from ya, who knows better what parts to trust than someone with a ton of tech experience!
Love the idea of the videos for each product and the pros/cons section. Nobody out there selling anything is giving ya the downsides of a product
PC partpicker but airsoft pleeeaaasseee!!
Goed idee
I'm in!!
take my $$
do you know what the load at solid height (fully compressed) of the average airsoft sniper spring is?
None teach or advise like you do on your videos. How would you help or educate as you say? Thanks. I would be a customer! Also, try to keep items in stock that are in high demand like Evike and other sites don't do.
You are asking for criticism, so here goes my pessimistic ass.
I am afraid of your role as both the seller and the "authority telling people what to buy" - I do believe it is not your intention to mislead or manipulate less knowledgeable people for profit, however, what happens if at some point your honest education would get in the way of your business? (That is a rhethorical question, you don't have to specifically answer (: )
Also the plan to be a "one stop shop" for all of our airsoft parts needs is a little ambitious.
I really like the idea of selling parts and other items that aren't exactly related to airsoft on their own - e.g. those fancy tappet plate springs you always talk about.
Conclusion: I like the idea, just afraid of the execution (like I am not sure it even can be done right.)