Why cant Americans do this?

[John Winter]

Why can't we [Americans] do this?

From Dick Stout's blog ...

https://stoutstandards.wordpress.com/2015/04/25/why-cant-we-do-this/

 

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[Jason in Enid]

because we already have a huge detecting sales market. I promise you, if the manufacturers thought they could double sales, they would be lobbying to open up new lands. Currently Ireland has a zero sales market, so there is a large sales potential there.

 

[Dick Stout]

John, thanks for sharing my link...

This has nothing at all to do with sales. It has everything to do with promoting and saving our pastime.

 

[Jason in Enid]

But if you want the manufacturers to get behind us and give us real power, they have to be motivated by sales. Otherwise, they would have already stood up for us.

 

[John Winter]

Promoting and saving the pastime - as Dick says - is in the interests of ALL manufacturers ... but which one has the courage to go put a little money behind the project ... like Garrett has sponsoring TV programmes?

Incidentally, Liam's film isn't sponsored or promoted in any way by manufacturers ... detectorists and archaeologists have done it all themselves. Best of luck to them. Considering the situation in the Republic of Ireland, don't you think it interesting that Minelab should have its European base situated in Cork?

 

[Dick Stout]

Don't underestimate the concern manufacturers have for promoting our pastime. Lots of good and caring people among them.

 

[Silver Searcher]

John, thanks for sharing my link...

This has nothing at all to do with sales. It has everything to do with promoting and saving our pastime.

What are we saving it from The threats to out hobby are many, and just a matter of time before it's dead.

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