[tomn8r]

yep. thought we might continue on with the 'affordable' paintball theme by opening a paintball-only pro shop on our property in nanaimo. so - no rent and club-staffing means very little overhead. of course this translates into low pricing. now i won't make the same mistake we made years ago by offering low (wholesale-level) pricing to every1. regular retail prices may be the smartest move to keep the peace. (every1 who knows our club knows we're players, not businessmen). we are zoned, registered, licenced and just awaiting conversion of one of our large rooms......

but

members of this esteemed forum should be able to get product far far cheaper than by shopping elsewhere.

hours, directions, prices, product etc. will be available to the people of earth soon. keep posted. (oh, and yes, a mobile act for the cage is being mulled.) looking forward to saving y'all some money..... 2010 should be awesome for island ballers....

central island paintball. (250)756-6793 10 a.m. til 10 p.m. 7 days a week.
vancouver island paintball club

buying a new gat this year? - save HUNDREDS

This post has been edited by tomn8r: 23 January 2010 - 12:00 PM

[camoking]

Good Luck with your new venture Tom. I'm looking forward to when you get this project up an running.

[ShadoWalker]

Hey Tom, good luck. As I'd mentioned, just shoot me a PM with the details for your section and I'll get it set up for you shortly.

SW

[crboy]

Way to step up Tom for paintball community. Good luck in your new endeavor and if I am ever down your way I know where to visit.

[tomn8r]

bin getting questions re marker selections.

definitely mil sims - the coolest 1's out there.

also speedball markers - but because they upgrade them every year it's a gamble which 1's 2 stock. if it doesn't sell, you're left with a very expensive paper weight....

we'll stock the 'must have' markers from both genres. up on the wall. basic colors. you'll have 2 visit us 2 c the deals. (there will b gasps)

This post has been edited by tomn8r: 24 January 2010 - 08:59 AM

[Cheap-o]

What about you order them once you get a down payment Tom?

That should solve some/most issues of non payers

[joshua]

where exactly are you located tom? i will definatley come by sometime and check out your wares as myself and all of Hellfire are from nanaimo.

[tomn8r]

you can pin us on google; 1845 nanaimo river road. but we'll b a month or 3 b4 we open th doors. would b nice 2 have a budget that would allow us those gun racks like in matrix.- but we'll work something and get a decent rack.

- what i think the market needs is a simple store, the basics. but keep in mind a grass-roots approach has 2b adopted 2 try and keep interested players in the game longer. attach some sort of 'new-player friendly' field and program. as long as we keep costs where parents won't fight the kids because it's structured, safe, and cost-viable. if this can b sold with the marker or the mask or the paint THEN the pro-shop will survive because they're doing their part of 'creating' and maintaining the market.

if it's woodsball, we're gonna do our best 2 get them in2 something that is so ridiculously realistic and bush/sniper/machinegunner. get them hooked up 2 this forum. introduce them 2 the likes of hellfire and island militia and the whole island-united movement. hook 'em up with quality paint at prices that keep 'em coming back. throw 'em the odd goodie like a cool squeegie or camo-do or a coupla pods 4 free. that sorta thing. let 'em know about matt's big games intswassen and the other island efforts 2 keep the players in the game. connect. network. b pro-active and keep that island woodsball scene growing. - sell them THAT with the marker.

if it's speedball, same thing. give them a list of teams. give 'em the lowdown on what might best fit them. some teams are picky about their players, others not so. the forum, the series' and leagues and tourny's that promote the good things in paintball. network. make more. push it. contribute. be proactive, suggestive, supportive. - optimistic - and well.... u get the idea.

in my opinion, that's what is needed to keep a pro-shop alive. let's face it. it's a tough market in even tougher times. so hopefully island players keep it island with pw and bastion both with on-line projects - they've served AWESOMELY for years. and harrelsons, nicol street, us.

monologue - sry.

[pistolpete]

yep. thought we might continue on with the 'affordable' paintball theme by opening a paintball-only pro shop on our property in nanaimo. so - no rent and club-staffing means very little overhead. of course this translates into low pricing. now i won't make the same mistake we made years ago by offering low (wholesale-level) pricing to every1. regular retail prices may be the smartest move to keep the peace. (every1 who knows our club knows we're players, not businessmen). we are zoned, registered, licenced and just awaiting conversion of one of our large rooms......

but

members of this esteemed forum should be able to get product far far cheaper than by shopping elsewhere.

hours, directions, prices, product etc. will be available to the people of earth soon. keep posted. (oh, and yes, a mobile act for the cage is being mulled.) looking forward to saving y'all some money..... 2010 should be awesome for island ballers....

central island paintball. (250)756-6793 10 a.m. til 10 p.m. 7 days a week.
vancouver island paintball club

buying a new gat this year? - save HUNDREDS

OH, TOM...

[ragewo1f]

yep. thought we might continue on with the 'affordable' paintball theme by opening a paintball-only pro shop on our property in nanaimo. so - no rent and club-staffing means very little overhead. of course this translates into low pricing. now i won't make the same mistake we made years ago by offering low (wholesale-level) pricing to every1. regular retail prices may be the smartest move to keep the peace. (every1 who knows our club knows we're players, not businessmen). we are zoned, registered, licenced and just awaiting conversion of one of our large rooms......

but

members of this esteemed forum should be able to get product far far cheaper than by shopping elsewhere.

hours, directions, prices, product etc. will be available to the people of earth soon. keep posted. (oh, and yes, a mobile act for the cage is being mulled.) looking forward to saving y'all some money..... 2010 should be awesome for island ballers....

central island paintball. (250)756-6793 10 a.m. til 10 p.m. 7 days a week.
vancouver island paintball club

buying a new gat this year? - save HUNDREDS

good luck tom il deffinetly have to drop by some time.
Brett


OH, TOM...

good luck tom il deffinetly have to drop by some time.
Brett

[longstar550]

ya i will deffinatley buy my new tank from you guys if your up before feb 25th and who knoews maybe more

[Wingnut]

Awesome! With Bastion all but disappearing from Nanaimo and Nicol St. Pawnbrokers pretty much running the show, I'm glad to see some new options springing up.

Will look you up and pay a visit - best of luck in your venture!

[tomn8r]

yeah, there should be some1 else besides nicol street to serve the paintballer's needs. we offer 26 years experience. can't beat experience.

june 20th target date.

[Pwnty McOwny]

cant wait till your up and runnning...what kinda of paint will you be getting?

[paintballboy]

Sweet, I might get back into paintball eventually once I get a job! Good to know that there will be a shop waiting in Nanaimo. Goodluck!

Alex~C

[camoking]

cant wait till your up and runnning...what kinda of paint will you be getting?

Tom always stocks Draxxus paint at the cage, and his home field I'm sure he'll have the whole line of DXS paint at his shop

[bccrawlerz]

Right on Tom... Look forward to coming up and spending money there! As well as drooling over all the goodies!

[parksos]

aslong as we support this shop paintball on this small island will grow!

The we can have like 4 fields going with turf and new bunkers XD dream

[Pwnty McOwny]

iam defiantly stoked about another store to shop at for gear...wana find some virtue boards for Ion's?

as for the paint i would liek to try some silver out, if he gets it

[joshua]

TOM.
so is this store officially open now or is it still targeted for june.
are your store hours seriously gonna be 10am-10pm or is that just the time you are able to contact you?

[tomn8r]

target date june 20th.

open fridays saturdays and sundays to start out. see how it works.

you can reach me on my cell 10 am til 10 pm 7 days a week. but the store hoyrs will be as above, most of the time i'm on the cell so if you need something on a non-open day, call me and i can still prolly meet u there.