Buyer Beware: Any tips on buying used detectors?

[Sandskimmer]

Hi All,

I've been trawling craiglist and ebay looking for a good deal on an AT-Pro for about 6 months. There's a someone selling one in lightly used condition about 15 minutes away from me. He's asking $400 which is about $100 cheaper than the best one I saw. Beyond giving it a quick field test are there any other things to check before making the purchase?

Note: Since he made a special note that "It can be used in water" to me that implies that he has previously used it in water. To the best of my knowledge the AT-Pro can safely operate in water. Could there be any potential damage from water exposure?

Thanks,

Will

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Could you point me in the direction of any of these vendors? Do they deal with used detectors at all? The seller of the AT Pro I was looking at has gone dark.

We have forum called "Supporting Vendors", we also have classified forum where used detectors are also sold...