Ring. Ring...

"Okay. Thanks for the information. Who am I talking too?"

"No problem. My name is Mick"

"Say again."

"Mick. My name is Mick"

"Rick?"

"No. Mick"

"Dick?"

"No. Mick. With an 'M'. Like Mantel"

"Oh. Okay. Talk to you later, Nick."

CLICK

Crap

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You never know what you might find...

I'm a computer/internet/teckie geek in training. I'm not doing so good. Twenty six years ago I thought I was an Einstein, taping out a code in Basic on the chicklet keyboard of a Timex-Sinclair. A couple of years later it was a Commadore 64 (that's 64 as in 64 kilobytes of ram - compared to the computer I'm using now - about a gazillion bytes.

Between then and now everything is a blur. I have no idea how to work an IPod, got a cell phone just a year ago and have used it three times (It has text option. Who knew!?), can't tell the difference between a Blackberry and a rutabaga and don't even get me started on TiVo.

Anyway, what got me started was discovering my blog traffic counter has an option to look at keywords and phrases people have used to find this site or stumble upon it as the case may be.

One that got me laughing was "paintball field business plan." I'm sure they left disappointed. It has been 15 years and I still don't have a clue. Another was "big balls." I wonder if they were really looking for a paintball link? And then there was "square paintballs." Maybe they got a bad box.

The kicker was this one; "video alligator climbing over a chain link fence."

Yup. Takes you right to this post;

http://tsquarepaintball.blogspot.com/2007/11/travelin.html

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Ultimate sacrifice...

Well...my free "Ultimate" field status has come to an end at my PBNation field and store listing site. The free offer was meant to entice me into paying for instant field status. I guess this means my field and store is no longer the ultimate or even the premier place to play or shop in Arkansas.

But hey, there is always Billy Bob's Podunk Paintball Field and Store just down the road. No nets or gun plugs and he sells off the tailgate of his truck but he managed to save up and send off his $299 a year to be listed as an ultimate field.

Sour grapes, anyone?

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Have I got a deal for you...

It's hard to figure people sometimes. While it's true what they say, "If a deal seems too good to be true it probably is," I'd like to think I've developed enough credibility that any deal I might offer would be considered a good deal.

For example - the Black Max marker that I gave away during my "Keep the Gun" tournament turned out to be a nice little marker. I have a few left so I added a mask and CO2 tank and marked them up just a bit and have them for sale for $45. Now, that's a pretty good "to good to be true" price if I do say so myself. A decent little buddy gun, CO2 tank, mask, hopper, gun plug - heck the CO2 tank even comes filled.

But 45 dollars? There's got to be something wrong with it.

Like many good deals I have tried to pass along to my customers I may have to raise the price before the Black Max deal will sell. It has happened before. A deal that appears too good to be true often sells better when I raise the price to a more "believable" amount.

If you think you might like one and find that it's marked $55 offer me $45. You never know.

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