Yeah paintballing is definatly more expensive, depending on what bike you get and what upgrades, components etc.. especially when you're traveling around the country playing tournaments even with freebies and barley having to pay for paint or entry on the weekends. My allez cost as much as a paintball gun. I've been out of it for awhile, hard to quit something your good at but darn girls, i guess i should post that as another one of my gear obsessions.
edit: and resale value of highend gear actually isn't that bad if you sell quick enough, I used to make a living off buying and selling guns and gear.