'Cockers: Build or parts?

[DocsMachine]

In the hopefully not too distant future, I hope to get back to making a few YouTube videos. I have a ton of projects and project markers I want to do, and doing them up as a video gives me an excuse. There's also the fact I have some two hundred of them laying about, and honestly, I need to lighten the load a bit.

Most of 'em aren't too much special, not much more than a rebuild of an old blowback, but I'll usually toss something on to make it custom- handmade grips, a custom volumizer, a custom-fitted trigger, whatever. Then, when it's done, sell it off to whatever poor unsuspecting schmuck might want it.

But I'm wondering on the 'Cockers: Should I even bother building and tuning a complete gun? It seems half the players buying 'Cockers (that aren't a rare special edition or something) buy it and swap half the parts to ones they think are cooler or "high performance".

I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, of course, but my point is, should I, for example, spend the time having everything annoed to match, only for a new owner to decide he doesn't like sliders and swaps on a swing? Would it be better to just build a body kit, and sell most of my extras separately?

Doc.

[Ecapnation]

Parts sell faster with more percentage of profit

[The Last Snood]

I think if you are making videos, do it for what the video is. A complete rebuild video, a timing video, and/or trouble shooting video. I wouldn't bother with re-annoing anything if you plan on selling because as you said most people are re-adding their own parts to their liking. As Ecap also said, parts will garner more profit but also move faster. But I do think people enjoy seeing cockers being rebuilt and brought up to working condition, and if they comment on buying the whole marker then I say keep it together and move it otherwise parting may be more wise.

[boomersruckus]

sling them together with no rhyme or reason, etch in a new serial number and call them docs cocks.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Doc’s Cocks Rocks!

[DocsMachine]

Parts sell faster with more percentage of profit

-Profit isn't necessarily the highest item on this particular list. The reason I ask is simply that I would prefer to make a complete gun, but started wondering if I should bother- or at least bother doing ALL the 'Cocker projects- as full markers, when a prospective buyer might be more interested in a swing rather than a slider, or thinks the body style is really cool, but would rather have it as a pump.

I think if you are making videos, do it for what the video is.

-The video can be whatever I want it to be. These won't be "how to rebuild and time a 'Cocker" or anything like that- there's already plenty of those, and done better than I probably can. These will mainly be just-for-fun videos, kind of like the old AvE stuff, early Diresta or This Old Tony. As such, I can have it just turning a Sniper pump, just milling a front block, or a full disassembly, milling, anno and rebuild.

Doc’s Cocks Rocks!

-If I made my own line of barrel bags, I could use the line Doc's Cock-Socks Rock! If I had a tub of them on the table at an event, that could be a Flock of Doc's Rockin' Cock-Socks in a Box.

But for now, I'm content just sending random people unsolicited Doc pics.

Doc.

[Glovebox Operator]

Put them together with a 1 year technicians warranty.

[warbosschoppa]

Put a tamper proof mark on the regs to make sure it isn't a user error.

[warbosschoppa]

We getting Doc Fastbacks I'd be so happy.

[Buff_phroggie]

I know some guys that would love a basic cocker to start on. Wveryone that likes cockers likes to tinker, so we wnd up chasing performance at evey turn.

[Walker]

Don't waste your time Doc... Package them as basic kits and send them to new homes.....

[Fubarius]

You said it yourself, "rare special editions". If you want to put together a full custom build, with non-standard milling and possibly one of a kind parts, then it IS a special edition. Give it a custom anno and all matching (or artistically contrasting) parts, throw an extra digit on the price somewhere and give it a name. There are plenty of collectors with more money than sense who would throw cash at the chance to own the Green Machine or the Pyrococker. And a full build video gives it documentation, a paper trail, provenance. That's more than most custom limited edition guns have.

Now a plain black 2k3 vertical feed that needs a helicoil fix and a conversion to a Eclipse style feedneck, well that could be an interesting video, but at that point it's just another body.

[boomersruckus]

Throw some together for Walzmas.

[Pogi Si David]

I just wanna see more full Docs builds. With cockers probably better off with body kits. But I think this is the right place to sell full builds. I for one would love to own a fast back sniper or build one myself