Where to buy good soakers

[Speedbeetle06]

I've got kind of a weak arsenal and was wondering where I could find some really strong CPS style blasters.
Any suggestions?

[Hannibal]

I've got kind of a weak arsenal and was wondering where I could find some really strong CPS style blasters.
Any suggestions?

They don't make powerful CPS-based blasters anymore, unfortunately. Your best (and probably only) bet is eBay. They'll cost a fair amount there, as well. What type of gun are you looking for? I could give you some suggestions for what to look for on eBay, or tell you if anything is currently made that might satisfy you.



Edited By Hannibal on 1144885617

[Speedbeetle06]

I want somthing like a CPS 2000, 4100, 2500, and a Splashzooka.

[isoaker]

I want somthing like a CPS 2000, 4100, 2500, and a Splashzooka.

For those, the only place you can maybe buy them is eBay, but they tend to sell for a lot of money.

If you're willing to spend that much, some here would probably suggest that you try building your own soaker as another option.

If you're be happy with a Splashzooka-type stream, I would also recommend checking out the Water Warriors Blazer as an option that is available at places like Walmart and K-Mart/Big K.

BTW, welcome to the boards!

[ZOCCOZ]

I want somthing like a CPS 2000, 4100, 2500, and a Splashzooka.

I think there is a long line of people on those CPS 2000s and CPS 2500s. Splashzookas for some reason have been hyped on ebay aswell.

You can still get CPS 4100s at Toys R' Us as leftover stock. If you don't want to pump, there is always the Water Warriors Scorpion this year.

[LtDan64]

Actually, this may sound stupid, but consider checking out places like dollar stores and pharmacy-type stores (Rite-Aids, Eckards, CVS, etc.) that sell more than just medicine. I got my XP Backfire and a couple XP 70s from an Eckard in a mall, last year, and I just recently got 2 Secret Strikes, an XP 110, and a CPS 2100 in a store called Dollar General. Anyway, it seems like sometimes good stuff will sit in stores where one wouldn't expect to see them, and just get forgotten about for a couple years. Also, (like zoccoz said) the back stocks of certain stores are a great place to check, although the more years that go by, the less luck one will have in that department, but one lives in hope...

Edit: Oh! Another thought or two. Bug your friends who are no longer into soaking, and stop at the occasional yard sale or garage sale. People just sometimes have no idea what stuff is worth, and will just be like "Sure, big watergun, 5 bucks. Want it?" omg, it's a CPS 2000...! Again, running across this sort of situation requires some luck, but, again, you never know...




Edited By LtDan64 on 1145293945

[Speedbeetle06]

At my dollar store they have some XP 70's, a couple (dozen) splashfire's and some WW Wasps, but my friend who is not (and never really was) into soaking has a CPS 1200 in his garage.

[LtDan64]

....!! Uh, relieve him of it! Also, do you have a weak arsenal, or a small arsenal? XP 70s aren't too bad for what they are, and they probably won't set you back much. (I got some of my 3 from Eckard for $3 and the last one for $1.) They make a nice size for fitting in one's backpack, and you can still fit in some water bottles if you want. The splashfires should be cheap, also (piston soakers). But anyway, the important thing is to take that CPS 1200 off his hands...!

[LtDan64]

Okay, since last post, I visited a dollar store (another branch of Dollar General in a different town), and that's exactly what they had. I'd bet money that's the dollar store brand you went to. (no-one cares about all this besides us) I will say, however, that I saw an old soaker I have never seen before, and I want to ask if anyone else has ever seen or heard of this one:
It was the Big Bottle Super Soaker or something. ****, now I can't remember the right name. Anyway, it was a small piston-action soaker apparently put out in 2000 or 2001 (copyright 2000 Larami on the box). Seemed like good quality, performance-wise, white with blue resevoir and blue fake-pc. (orange nozzle and fake-trigger, of course.)
By the way, the XP 70s you saw, were they by any chance aqua blue with green resevoirs, orange PCs, triggers, nozzles, circle pieces, pumps, and purple lettering for the SS logo? For those who didn't see this recolor yet, does my description make it sound ugly enough? (They were ugly.)

Edit: grass-green.
Edit x 2: sorry to double-post, I got excited.



Edited By LtDan64 on 1145400651

[Speedbeetle06]

I think the XP 70's are that color, but i dont remember them that well (I havent been there in like a week.) And it was a Dollar General that they're at.

[Speedbeetle06]

My friend probably wont sell it, he's an *** like that but I'll check.

[LtDan64]

...Another great place to use that edit button, conveniently located in the upper-right corner of all your own posts. Please, please, please use that thing, as opposed to double-posting (I admit I did it today, but for me, that's the exception, not the rule.)

[Hannibal]

If you want to find some good soakers, you can also check out some of the stores in your area. Ask them if they have any large water guns in the back. You can also get lucky and find an older soaker in a random store somewhere, you can never know. Or go into a corner shop that might has water guns that is old, and you can chance apon a good one, maybe even a dusty CPS 2000 on the back shelf. :;): Garage sales are the other good place. You just have to do a lot of looking to find a sale that has soakers. Of course, the most consistent place is eBay.



Edited By Hannibal on 1145409307

[Speedbeetle06]

My friend said he would sell his CPS 1200 for 15 bucks, so i'm gonna buy it. And how common is it to find a CPS 4100 as leftover stock?

:bm2700:



Edited By Speedbeetle06 on 1145565947

[scorpion]

By the way, the XP 70s you saw, were they by any chance aqua blue with green resevoirs, orange PCs, triggers, nozzles, circle pieces, pumps, and purple lettering for the SS logo?

Ug! I saw that. What was Really funny though there was a gun there that used an Ice core and had its resivor under the main part of the gun(sound fimmliar to last year's gimmik?). And it was from Mattle.

but my friend who is not (and never really was) into soaking has a CPS 1200 in his garage.

Wow. My neighbor used to cut my hair and her son had a CPS-1200 stashed away is his garage too. Odd.



Edited By scorpion on 1145539628

[Speedbeetle06]

Is the 1200 really THAT good? I've never shot one but always wanted too.

[Hannibal]

It's all right. I know two guys who each have one. But the range is more dissapointing, on the side of 30-35 feet. The CPS 1000 has superior range, about 40 feet. But but the 1200 is a nice light CPS.

[Speedbeetle06]

Yea and I dont have any CPS blasters so it sould be perfect.

[DX]

But the range is more dissapointing, on the side of 30-35 feet. The CPS 1000 has superior range, about 40 feet.

Then again, both the 1000 and 1200 only need 30-40 balloons in a k-mod to reach 50ft! In comparison, a 2100 needs 60 to get the same range. You shouldn't be disappointed with a 1200 if you can't get a 1000, though. The stock performance does not vary enough to make much of a difference on the field of battle.

[Speedbeetle06]

I know this is a dumb question (I'm kind of new to this) but what's a k-mod?




And how common is it to find a CPS 4100 as leftover stock?

:bm2700:



Edited By Speedbeetle06 on 1145666174