I WAS JUST ON EBAY LOOKING AT METAL DETECTORS.. "AND "

gleaner1 · Feb 10, 2013

I say the more, the merrier! Everyone is selling because everyone is buying and selling and most never find much. Not nowadays.

diggummup · Feb 10, 2013

More "dealers" (coming out of the woodwork) trying to cash in on the hype of these so called detecting shows. The popularity of metal detecting has never been so high. It's all about selling a dream of riches. Just look at all that money they make every week on that one show that I don't want to call by name :protest:

Heck, it's in the 10's of thousands, that aint chicken feed :laughing7:

Let's go dig up some history! The problem is, like everyone else is saying, most of the newbies are quick to tire and then retire, when all they dig are beer tabs and zinc pennies. I'd venture to say that, for every new metal detector sold, at least half of them will be for sale within months, or the year, and out of that other half that doesn't get sold, probably 3 out of 5 of those will be gathering dust in a closet never to see the coil hit the soil again after the initial few trial runs after purchase. So for every 10 new detectors sold, maybe 2 of them will go to a good home. LOL

hvacker · Feb 10, 2013

Ebay has changed a lot in the last 15-16 years. EBay stores were scarce then. Now they are the norm. It's really too big. Look at how many auctions have no bidders. The stores take up most of the space. But I still look.
It's a cheap way to retail considering overhead. Metal detectors aren't the only thing that's in abundance on Ebay. I just bought a mat cutter there. I would have thought there might be a page or two with them but there were a bunch.

gleaner1 · Feb 10, 2013

The popularity of metal detecting has not gained that much really. I mean they sell a lot of them. But when the new guy gets a taste of the reality, the tecter gathers dust quick like. It's going to be a buyer's market, next fall.

Keppy · Feb 10, 2013

gleaner1 said:
The popularity of metal detecting has not gained that much really. I mean they sell a lot of them. But when the new guy gets a taste of the reality, the tecter gathers dust quick like. It's going to be a buyer's market, next fall.

...Hope your right...

halfstep · Feb 12, 2013

gleaner1 said:
The popularity of metal detecting has not gained that much really. I mean they sell a lot of them. But when the new guy gets a taste of the reality, the tecter gathers dust quick like. It's going to be a buyer's market, next fall.

I agree. A lot of guys want to buy the very best detector without knowing anything about it. A detector is no smarter than the one using it and until a person learns how to use a detector, all that money they spent won't buy them any knowledge. Once they trun on the detector and it sounds like r2d2, they are confused and never get over it. Then they sell it.

diggummup · Feb 12, 2013

gleaner1 said:
The popularity of metal detecting has not gained that much really. I mean they sell a lot of them. But when the new guy gets a taste of the reality, the tecter gathers dust quick like. It's going to be a buyer's market, next fall.

I agree with everything you said except the first statement. I agree that it's going to be a buyer's market next fall, yes. I agree the new guys will quickly tire when they don't find instant riches. But I don't agree that metal detecting has not gained that much in popularity. I think it has. And the reason for it, are these shows, for better or for worse. These shows have given national exposure to our hobby over the last couple years. How can that not have an affect on the hobby?

Treasure_Hunter · Feb 12, 2013

Keppy said:
AND I NEVER SAW SO MANY FOR SALE..... Minelab detectors = 900..... Garrett detectors = 1500....Whites detectors = 800 .... Fisher detectors 1000..... Bounty hunter detectors = 1000.............Tesoro detectors = 250....... And i would have to say that it looks like by count that Tesoro users are happier with there detectors than other detector users...?

Was that count total for used detectors only, or included auctions for new and used and accessories too? I suspect your search was for total auctions which would include all... When I did a search for "Minelab Used" I found a total of 91 auctions which also included some accessories....

Keppy · Feb 13, 2013

Treasure_Hunter said:
Was that count total for used detectors only, or included auctions for new and used and accessories too? I suspect your search was for total auctions which would include all... When I did a search for "Minelab Used" I found a total of 91 auctions which also included some accessories....

....Last year or so when i searched with the count low was with all accessories & detectors..... Then i searched this year the same way.....

afieldsne · Feb 25, 2013

I bought a Safari on Ebay. It was every bit of new. The guy threw in all kinds of extras he bought and weren't even on the Ebay ad. 2 extras coils, a pro pointer. When I praised him afterwards, he offered to sell me a bunch of other stuff cheap. Greatest deal I ever got.

Tnmountains · Feb 25, 2013

I was looking for a Fisher model and checking prices and deals and all the combo packages on e-bay. I decided I just needed the detector and saw a dealer not that far from me had one listed. It was a demo model it said. I was thinking yeah right. I went and saw him and it was brand new in the box and ended up getting $300.00 off list price . So the deals are out there. I bought a package deal from a sponsor here the at pro. It was their advertised special and they threw in a little shovel ( gave to my sister) and a leshe digger for free. I like e-bay though and may list my Harley on it. Ebay is a good starting place to get prices then go after the good deals. I was also surprised at the volume listed on e-bay.