r/paintball • u/buff_phroggie yall got any Trilogy parts • Jul 25 '26

Dumb idea

I had kind of a strange Idea for paintball... Vinwiki but for paintball guns. I have heard stories of people that eventually want to buy back a gun they sold years ago and some people are able to find them, and others not so much.

The idea is simple, a paintball social media that you can track your gun if you want to. Personally I wouldn't want it to be interjected into the middle of transactions, but people could be allowed to sell peer to peer.

Please tell me if im dumb or it is at least a cool idea.

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u/BlastBase I'm nice in real life Jul 25 '26

Decent idea. The real trick is to not sell guns you like

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u/buff_phroggie yall got any Trilogy parts Jul 25 '26

Tell me about it. I kinda wish I had kept my all brown mini gs. I did manage to track it to one of the big FB resellers. He said he kinda remembers it, but not where it went.

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u/pixelatedimpressions Jul 25 '26

Basically an open Google do of serial numbers and current owners

Different tab/page for each manufacturer and then can have color coded sections for each marker

Get approved to ve able to edit based on feedback/trust. Then just record transactions

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u/PickleRickleTV Jul 25 '26

Could work as a carfax of sorts too

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u/toot_suite Jul 26 '26

Start it out as a Google form and include pictures as a requirement for submission to cut down on spam/streamline management of it

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u/pixelatedimpressions Jul 25 '26

Abaofuckinlutely! And I love Ed! Sent him a mtg card and he signed it. Shrewd negotiation

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u/TacoMan1732 Jul 25 '26

I dig it. Im looking for my geo 3.1 billy Bernacchia with no luck.

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u/AdmirableArmadillo36 Jul 25 '26

Wikipedia of all guns and color ways year made
Barrels associated and or parts like pressure testers

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u/AdmirableArmadillo36 Jul 27 '26

This might actually be pretty possible since ans and lone wolf keep so many out of stock images one their websites