recession good or bad for metal detecting

[metal mania]

ok ladies and gentlemen trying to establish if the current gobal recession is good bad or indifferent to out hobbie.

reasons for and against please

 

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[Woodland Detectors]

For me it is not good.

 

[U.K. Brian]

Last big recession in the U.K. it was bad for the detector user as so many people ended up on benefits. Now they had no money but plenty of time for the hobby. I remember going to Blackpool beach and there was teams of people in rows detecting along the sand.

A few years back we had a similar situation as "Foot and Mouth" disease meant that land detecting had to stop for some months. Everyone moved to beach detecting even if they didn't really like it. Beaches got stripped of finds in no time. Things took a long time to recover.

 

[mlayers]

Depend on who you are. Now if you are a dealer it is back as no one is buying detectors. Now if you are a detectorist it could be good depends on where you live. I have done pretty good this year in the few times that I have gotten out. Now I have not done as much as I would like due to money funds. But I have made a few good finds......Matt

 

[fistfulladirt]

Recession? - bad - been on forced o.t. most of the year, work is getting in the way of my dirtfishing