Compadre Wanted

Indian Steve

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digger27

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Good luck.
No dealers I can find have any, if they still show them on their website they are all out of stock.
None on Amazon, none on Ebay, checked a few forum classifieds and none listed there, either.
Scarce as hens teeth now, one might pop up but most of us that have them seem to be keeping them for various reasons.
I did see two Cibolas on Ebay for sale, one for about $150 and another for $165 with an RSD coil being sold by a dealer out in California with free shipping.
Says it was a wall demo...works perfectly.
If so a really good deal on a Cibola with an upgraded coil for about the price of a Compadre.
 

Mojave1

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There is also a Tesoro Mojave on marketplace in Colorado with 2 coils for $250. The owner has a Youtube channel in his name and used that machine on several vids. He offers shipping.
 

Mojave1

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Good luck.
No dealers I can find have any, if they still show them on their website they are all out of stock.
None on Amazon, none on Ebay, checked a few forum classifieds and none listed there, either.
Scarce as hens teeth now, one might pop up but most of us that have them seem to be keeping them for various reasons.
I did see two Cibolas on Ebay for sale, one for about $150 and another for $165 with an RSD coil being sold by a dealer out in California with free shipping.
Says it was a wall demo...works perfectly.
If so a really good deal on a Cibola with an upgraded coil for about the price of a Compadre.

Those are bids on the Cibola's. They will most likely go higher.
 

digger27

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Those are bids on the Cibola's. They will most likely go higher.

Maybe, but one day left on the auctions.
I did track down the dealer in Cali, he has a website and if I was in the market for a Cibola I would be trying to contact him directly and make an offer.
Might not matter but couldn't hurt.
Sometimes going the extra mile and trying human communication could work better than faceless, anonymous auctions.

For under $200 I would jump on that Cibola except for the fact that back in Kansas my high tone Vaq was fantastic but now here in the SE. where I hunt I have massive iron issues and got rid it and a couple extra coils because even though it worked ok here eventually it became a bit too frustrating for me to use compared to others.
Traded it to a dealer in Missouri for a brand new Mojave plus another coil a couple of years ago and for some reason that Mojave shines and works much better in my dirt, don't ask me why, it just does.
Even better than my Compadre in that same dirt.
Total win-win trade for both of us...he got a great tool that I know excels in his area of the country and so did I.
Love it when a plan comes together.
 

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Indian Steve

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I had messaged the guy in Warrenton VA but he wants pick up only, no shipping.
 

Mojave1

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steve1357

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Wish y'all were around here, I have too many detectors, most Tesoro. Old acquaintance was a dealer, he dropped the Tesoro line and let me have the few leftovers cheap. I have a couple I like and use a lot, the rest are in their boxes stacked in the closet wasting away.....

I just don't have the nerves to ship one, you get it and it don't work for whatever reason, I'm screwed. Done it once, I'll never do it again.
 

Kitz

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I noticed today that a Compadre with 7" coil is on eBay; auction ends Friday.

-Ken
 

Mojave1

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Wish y'all were around here, I have too many detectors, most Tesoro. Old acquaintance was a dealer, he dropped the Tesoro line and let me have the few leftovers cheap. I have a couple I like and use a lot, the rest are in their boxes stacked in the closet wasting away.....

I just don't have the nerves to ship one, you get it and it don't work for whatever reason, I'm screwed. Done it once, I'll never do it again.

I have bought and sold several detectors on Ebay. If item is not as described they can ask for refund but they have to send detector back. Had it happen one time but it was probably my fault for not going into deeper detail about machine. After I got it back I then sent refund. I then relisted and sold it.
 

Woodsy

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There is a guy on eBay that has an open box one. I think he wants like $550.00 for it. Yea, cruel!
 

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