Anybody ever hear of these??????

[deepbeep]

"NEW FAMOUS TRAILS UNDERWATER md6000 METAL DETECTOR"

Pretty inexpensive, just wondering if they are worth anything?

Tim

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Any detector that is $49 at Walmart isn't going to be worth much.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10247712#ShortReviewTitleBar

 

[Sandman]

These are what are referred to as not being able to find a garbage can lid under a sheet of newpaper. However they are better than nothing and will keep the kids busy at a picnic and you aren't out much when they forget where they left it.

 

[Tank69]

good for the kids an even then I think I might be a lil embarrassed,an I'm all for saving money

 

[Gobyman]

Dude This is probably the same company (china) that makes the Trident Viper sold by Kellyco, and whats even more interesting is Kellyco advertises that it should retail for $900, what a joke. I bought one of the tridents used, since I did'nt want to go all gongho before knowing if I would like the hobby. Needlesss to say I've hit about five beaches (approx about 4 hrs a day) here in SW florida in the last 2 weeks and all I've found is about $2 in change, a womans 10K small necklace (dry sand) and alot of pull tabs, aluminum cans. Still waiting to hit the jackpot, so I can get me a real good waterproof MD, maybe a Minelab Excaliber. One good thing I can say, is it gets me out and about (just retired from the USAF, 21yrs) so I guess thats one positive. Heres a pic with the walmart one and the trident side-by-side, kind of obivious on the maker

 

[deepbeep]

lol....thanks guys, that is pretty much what I expected since I had never heard of them before. The interesting part is.......I didn't know they sold them at walmart for $49.00 but saw one on e-bay with a buy it now of $112.00.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FAMOUS-TRAI...in_0?hash=item3a5169a1df&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I wonder if this guy is actually pulling this off!

Tim

 

[spez401]

buy a bunch @ $50 and sell them for $112? Heck no... you need to under-cut the ebay seller... Buy @ $47 from walmart and sell them on ebay for $75 + $20 shipping. No need to be greedy...

steve

 

[cdltpx]

Stranger things have happened.
My favorite is go to yard sale buy something unopened that has a walmart sticker on it and return it for the gift card.
Good way to stay in canned goods. All they ask for is your ID and hand you a card good for groceries/ or whatever you would buy I perfer to save up for the inpending shootout between the folks that can't learn to get along.

I don't qualify for food stamps and don't break the law so this is my cheap thrill.

 

[GibH]

Buy them at walmart, sell it on ebay, have buyer send it back to you, return it to walmart, send buyer replacement........ not a great way to turn a profit.

I bought one, it worked the first time I used it. Hits hard and deep on iron, won't find gold half an inch from the coil. Second time I tried to turn it on and it was toast. Oh well, it only cost me the $.97 shipping to try it out.

 

[Willee]

Yes ... they are not worth the metal they are made from ...

I had one and it worked but was very limited on detection depth.
I sold it to another guy for $20 that wanted it for his kid .
He did not want his kid finding anything I guess.
About 2" is its max range but still ... that is about 2" better than some of the other "dowsing rod detectors" KellyCo sells for big bucks!
KellyCo should be ashamed for selling cheap junk to people.
I know they are smart enough to know these detectors are total crap.
They must be making a bundle on each one sold.

If you buy one of these from Wal-Mart ... Keep the box and receipt ... you will need it when you return it for a refund.
Or ... sell it on eBay for $150 and rip off some other sucker.

Willee

 

[JP]

Any detector that is $49 at Walmart isn't going to be worth much.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10247712#ShortReviewTitleBar

It has such nice, great reviews.....I think I might buy one

It's worth it to save ones money to buy a quality, used name brand detector. In the winter time you can get some real deals. Also, check pawn shops and antique malls. I've seen detectors for sale very cheap out there.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Something you should always consider, a good detector holds its value and you can sell it or trade it down the road and get most of your money back. I bought a used Excal for $800, kept it for 18 months, found lots of nice goddies with it and then sold it for $750. $50 to use an Excal for 18 months isn't bad. It is like renting a Ferrari for 18 months for $500.

Look at the price of used Excals, Sovereigns, or Whites Beach Hunter 300 on the boards or on Ebay, they hold their value. A good detector is not money lost, money is just in a different investment is all, the money is still there......

 

[silvercop]

i was told by a dealer that a good rule of thumb is when you buy a new detector, look at investing 100.00 for each inch of depth you want to search. so if you want to search 10 inches below the surface look at spending 1000.00