Minelab Price increase

		Quote:			Posted by auminesweeper
	RM , I under stand but theres one thing that cheap detectors do that is good, and that is they get folks in to the hobbie and they can use those machines as a stepin stone, coz one of my first machines cost $4000 and that nearly turned me sour, it's better to try somethin out first to see if you like it and not break the bank ,those machines are not really aimed at folks like you and me john

And Sometimes those Cheap Machines are lighter in weight and easier for people with Disabilities Like Me !!
Don't bash the people with the Cheap machines till u know why the own it and even then, as long as they are having fun and finding Aluminum , That's all that Matter's !!     

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You guys are right for the most part and I see several flaws in what I was trying to get across.

Cheap detectors are a great start,live and learn.

As you get better educated,your detector gets better.

But something like a Nokta Goldking is still in a high price range for most.

And it does little to nothing that it advertises that it can do.

If I was new to the hobby and I was researching detectors and I had came across Nokta's Goldking ad with Kellyco's discount,I would have been hooked hook,line and sinker.

I just think companies that push this kind of equipment,like a Kellyco should be boycotted from use by the detecting clubs and organizations until they clean their act up and earn our respect back.

As far as cheap detectors that work and are pretty tough,nothing wrong with an entry level Whites or Garret.



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Yes RM, When i first got in to this i thought that having the best would make me a better detectorist, which proved to be my undoing and it's easy for me to blaim the dealer who sold me the thing but the bottom line was i asked them for the best detector there was and that was the GP 3500 at the time, and i was warned but i just had to have the best, so i was a victim of my own stupidity and it cost me ?2400.00/$3814.00 and they can only just disc out some things, and I would have been better off with a magnet on a stick, And yes you are right some dealers do need to put on the brakes on what they sell to first timers, like i said the detector we want Is'nt always the one we need ,media hype ,gossip, etc ,
So this is way i tell people like you and because of this forum i can warn alot more people and save them from the same trap.

John

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We can go back and forth with this for a month.

I understand what you are saying.

As a gentleman I do respect your oppion,I just don't agree with it.

If you were to call kellyco today and asked them how good the Nokta Goldking was,they would tell you that it was the best thing since having bottled water in the dessert on a hot day.

I know,I called them when it came out.

I then went on line to research the product further because it still (even after talking to the Kellyco pros's and reading the Nokta Goldking ad three times) sounded to good to be true.

My research actually came from joining this site as I was doing a search to find out more information on it.

I got lucky that I found this site.

Experienced or a newbee,some people will never find this site.

Now imagine your new or experienced at this hobby and you go on line and view a product from a company that has been selling detector related stuff for over half a century and then you call them and they reinforce everything in their ad.

They have test teams on all their products (usually for months before they are ever released to the public) and they no that it doesn't work anywhere near what they are telling us and you think that is acceptable?

I don't.

I would think that it would be better sell anyone,especially a newbee the truth.

And companies like Kellyco don't always do that.

And lets forget about price for a minute.

The cheapest detector or the most expensive.

If it doesn't do what it is advertised to do,it shouldn't be sold with that advertisement after it has been proven not to work as advertised.

If Kellyco (and others) are not to blame for the bogus ads on theirs sites,who is?







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	Side Note: One time I was at a Boat show. I saw this 90ft Sail boat and just as a passing, I asked the Attendant how much was the thing. Laughing He Smiled and said,  If you have to ask , You Can't Afford it.    LOL!

Homefire - the Ford Salesman Sarcastically told me the same thing when we went to buy the Ford Expedition ,
So we left went to a different Ford Dealer and bought a brand new one wrote the dealer a check , went back to the lot with the Smart a$$ and told him , if u had just told me the price - u could have had the commission  from this sale instead of another ford dealer and drove away , the look on his face was Priceless!!

I Don't buy anything with out knowing the price first. that's just me.

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