Mn Metal Detectors Shops

I've been dwelling on the Mn Metal Detector Shops in my area,which by the way are not to many,but my point is does a person really need a metal detector shop to find the detector that's right for you,or perhaps accessories if that be the case?

I have not been to all the shops in this state that sell metal detectors,but the few I've been to,are like going to a used car lot dealing with a used car salesman.

They monopolize the price,so you are not going to find a better deal by going to another shop.The prices are set in stone,and the mark up is there.

What is the markup the dealers get,by being able to purchase in bulk..and thus sell to us consumers?

That's a good question?

Or do the business owners who sell detectors for a living take this curiosity as a threat to their very survival?

Well honestly speaking,I personally don't care what they think,else I would not be writing this article.

That's why I strongly recommend you look around when shopping for metal detectors.

Many of these dealers have the prices set in stone,and many of the brands these companies push,decided to take care of the dealer..before the consumer.

So in many ways,shopping for metal detectors is like going though a car lot shopping for cars.These salesman need their cut,like they built the dam things.

Now please know now,I don't hate,nor am I against the Mn Metal Dector Shops in the state.I'm just stating,that there is markup on detectors,and the dealers who sell them,I won't bend over backwards buying the slogan how great it is to support local business.

Buying something anywhere for that matter,only helps the guy selling.

When it's made in America,you're dam right it helps,but what difference is there buying one online for a cheeper price?

This economy is hurting us shoppers too!!

We've been spammed here pretty dang hard by local metal detector shops,and their bottom line is how great it is to buy local,and help your local community by keeping business in the area.

Well that's great for them,but we're not talking groceries here,or clothing.

It's a metal detector for Christs sake...

Most these shops think this blog is here to support their business.

If any product is sold from this blog,I get a chump change at best.

For example to keep it simple,I make 4 bucks out of every hundred spent.

A dealer makes a hell of alot more than that,and many of these dealers spend their time here to get whatever sale I can get..Which is about 1 sale a year,they feel they need that too.

They have the detector for you,and they absolutely love selling them to a family,or husband / wife..because they end up selling more detectors.

I'd say the big money when it comes to metal detectors..is selling them!!!

LOL

I'd say 75% of all metal detectors sold,the guy who sold it to you,made more money off the markup,than what you'll ever pull out of the ground with it.

The dealer selling this to you,knows that :)

This sounds more like lining their own pocket,than making a big difference for your local economy,by buying local etc.

I've had it with these shops,and websites that come here trying to sell their shit,by using my reviews,my experience,and the stories..and opinions I have to share here.

You guys have shops,and websites..stay the hell out of here,because if I wanted to inform all my readers where all the local metal detector shops are..I'd just cust,copy,and paste the phone book here..Geeewhizzzz.

I've told my readers a gazillion times..shop where you can get the best deal,and most all reputable brands of detectors have a warranty.

If it was not for the warranty,even the dealers wouldn't be around very long..It's that warranty that makes a detector reputable,and finding the best price for a detector is the other factor in my book..Not metal detector dealers with the smile on their face,and pissing down my back at the same time..

Yea,yea,yea..I've heard it all..The dealer is very resourceful,helpful,knowledgable etc..

This is Minnesota for crying out loud...LOL

When it comes to someone selling you a metal detector,they sell alot of jargon as well getting you to buy it.

It's really up to you,on what you accomplish,and what your gains will be.

If treasure hunting is in your veins,you won't remember a dam word the dealer said to you on your purchase.

I'll keep you posted on the local Mn Metal Detector shops..that I assure you of.

Bad Locations Metal Detecting

I have not written much here,because my adventures out in the field can be summed up as some bad lacations for metal detecting.

Not bad as in nothing has been lost at these locations over time,it's just they are cleaned out.

So I decided to vent a little here tonight,and have come to the conclusion that the worst places to metal detect are locations that have been cleaned out by other coin hunters with a detector.

I know this is not positive news to the readers here,but the best places have been cleaned out long ago.

So just by typing in google looking for the best locations to metal detect here in Minnesota..A thousand other folks with metal detectors just did prior to yourself.

Odds are you'll be digging up the same junk targets the guy/gal prior to you dug up,and you'll begin to notice you're un-earthing the same crap,then reburried in the same hole more than once.

Now that's a bad location.

Now..I know we all hear the salesman do his pitch,and those that promote specific brands of metal detectors,and some of the encouragement from other metal detector folks.

They say this old quote ->

"Just because someone else already metal detected the area,don't mean he,or she found everything".

No,I guess it don't mean the place is 100% cleaned out by the prior person metal detecting the area.

But after 100 people over time have metal detected that area,one can say it's pretty cleaned out.

So that old saying,and quoute I just mentioned..really is a weak statement when it comes to regards of Mn metal detecting.

We don't have the beaches,with the tides churning sand un-earthing things over time.

We have parks,and locations where people have gathered over a period of 120 years..Such as churches,old picnic spots etc.

But for the last 40 years,we've had people like you & I on the hunt for lost objects,no matter what they may be.

The last for metal detecting trips I've done,have left me with new change that is lost,and it's rare lately I find any silver anymore.

It's frustrating when a person has to plan road trips of some distance,and in hopes he can detect in some of these locations etc.

Every place is a bad location.

The trick is finding good locations to metal detect that have not been detected before.

The other factor in that location,is the garbage factor.

I swear trash was left more so on the ground,than being picked up by todays standard with trying to make a difference from 40-50 ago.

Most good detectors can avoid alot of the junk all together...But not when it's a junk pile you're on...(to much crap per square foot)

Nails,weld chunk,pull tabs..and aluminum.It only takes so many pieces of this crap per square foot to make it so frustrating that a person might as well sift the ground through a screen mesh.

I've metal detected areas that obviously had great finds in the ground,but some of these locations are so full of "shit" in the ground that gives a great signal,but lack the finds due to the fact you're un-earthing all kinds of crap make it a full time job digging up crap.

Bad locations...Locations where people drank beer,and locations that have been detected 10 + times or more.

Auuugh...

Metal Detecting In Southern Mn

I received a few e-mails this week regarding metal detecting in Southern Mn. A person has to use the same concept as if you were metal detecting in Northern Minnesota. I like parks best,and campsites,and where people associated with another.Such as picnics,gatherings,and events. This part of the state is farm country,and I've been metal detecting this area,and farms can be a challenge.There is just so much junk in the ground,that it becomes majorly frustrating. I guess I could some it up,a good spot is where you find it. If you have a cheaper detector,just know you'll have a long day digging up iron nails,and various other farm artifacts that are classified in the "junk department". I've been in the St James Mn area,and explored some around Manakto.There is alot of ground to cover down here,and some locations are clearly better than others of course,and that rule applies where ever you may be metal detecting in Minnesota.

Metal Detecting In Wisconsin

I'd like to hear more stories from others,about their finds when it comes to metal detecting in Wisconsin. I know some time back,there was a gentleman I ran into in the very early spring,and he was metal detecting in in the state park there at St Croix Falls. The park was closed,and there was nobody around to bother him,and do admit he had a good thing going for him that day. I'm sure where ever there is beautiful scenery,people for 100's of years have gathered in those locations to enjoy it,so natural attractions are a nice place to detect if you can get away with it. So if any of you have some stories you'd like to share about your Wisconsin metal detecting experiences,I'd love to hear from you. I'm sure there is some good stories to tell,and some great finds there as well. I assume Minnesota & Wisconsin are pretty much on the same level as far as the various minerals there in the ground.So I don't expect to read about gold nuggets that have been found there,but I bet you there has been some great,and interesting find there none the less. If I can ever afford a road trip,perhaps someday I'll get outh there,and do some metal detecting in Wisconsin.For now,I'm stuck here digging up nails in farm fields. I know some day I'll strinke it rich..hahahahaha..:)

Best To Buy Metal Detectors Online

I get asked this question often.Where is the best place to buy a metal detector online.

The truth is,there all pretty much priced the same no matter where you buy.So one shop on the East Coast,won't be any cheaper than a shop on the West Coast.

In my opinion the best place to buy metal detectors online would probably be at Amazon,or the official website of the manufacturer.Usually same day shipping,and also free shipping included with the sale.

That's where I shop even for my metal detector gear.It's just easier,and in most cases save money just doing business there.Alot of these stores,and shops charge to much for their over-head in my opinion.

I don't need anyone showing me how to work one,when a person gets detailed directions with one,and in most cases they even throw in a "how-to video" that really gets a person started on the right track.

So when it comes to the best places to buy metal detectors I'd try them.

Perhaps in the future I'll add a link with all the models they have,and they have a pretty good variety and brands of metal detectors to choose from,than any store would ever have in stock.


Pluse alot of dealers in detector sales stick to one,two,or three brands,and that brand is usually a model they get the most commission from,and that really don't help a customer when he's trying to choose the best model for him,and with choosing,the price range is a big factor when deciding which metal detector to buy.

Online metal detector sales are pretty much the same price as a dealer.If you can figure out how to work a microwave oven,you can pretty much figure out how to work the unit you buy.

The best place to buy a metal detector,is where you get the best price,and the warranty comes with it.

Do you need a car salesman to show you how to drive the car off the lot?

Of course not!

"Nor" do you need a salesman giving you the pitch on how to find coins,relics,or what have you in the ground,with his little trash can with sand with coins,and jewelry in.

The dealers main job is to sell it to you,and he'll talk..and walk the walk when doing so..LOL

Bring some of these dealers out in the field,and odds are these tards couldn't sell one if their life depended on it,but they are a professional in the store,and a die hard metal detector enthusiast to your ears.

We're getting letters from readers,and hope to help those more interested in online metal dector sales.So keep checking back.

Honest reviews,and those who contribute their thoughts here,none of them have swamp land in Florida for sale.

New Metal Detectors

I was just window shopping the other day browsing at some of the new metal detectors for the 2012 year.

Obviously,I didn't read any reviews,because many of these new models just came out a couple months back,and spring has now pretty much arrived on our doorsteps.So more of us will be getting out there with our detectors.Some of us using are older one's,and some trying their skills on a newer model.

I know many of the models doing all they can by trying to trump the competition,by various ways..Bigger coils,or trying to be the best dector for depth,or perhaps identification of the targets in the ground etc.

I haven't seen anything to make me drop the one I'm using,to go out and buy a new detector.

I don't need a detector that goes 3 feet deep possibly identifying it's target etc.Where I detect I can't be digging 3 foot holes.Not only that,not sure how many I could dig at that depth anyways.

Now if I was looking for gold,and if I new the area didn't have aluminum cans,or old iron chunks of garbage burried 3 feet deep,then I'd want that detector.

I already know that reading reviews can go both ways.There are honest reviews,and then reviews generated by the company that are always comparing one detector,to another.They stick out like a sore thumb.

Another thing that erks me in reviews of the new metal detectors is how one brand always finds something,that another brand did not.Well odds are on the next controlled trial,the other detector would win.

So many of these trials are one sided,and conducted by the competition.

The best way to know the reliability of another detector is to ask someone you personally know who has one,because I've read enough reviews here online that makes the worst detector,worthy of giving up mine for it.

One thing I do notice when it comes to the quality,and the reliabilty of a new detector is the price.Usually the more expensive the detector,the better the detector.

I also think the best detectors are in the 700-1000.00...Unless you are really planning on doing some serious prospecting,the one's designed basically for gold prospecting might cost a little more.That's not my expertise,because they don't have gold here in the area I live,so why would I pretend to be an expert on those detectors..I'm not.

I'll post some reviews when they come in on some of the new metal detectors 2012 as they come in.

Minelab Explorer Reviews

I read some Minelab Metal Detector reviews this afternoon.

I can't really knock the machine,and is more than a tad expensive than my White's Spectrum XLT when buying new.

My understanding is this is a great detector for deeper objects in the ground.


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Some of the reviews claim up to 3 feets deep.I suppose if you're in the woods,or some farm field before planting,you can get away with digging a whole that deep.
       
Personally that's just to dang deep for me,and this detector aint no break through on technology by slapping a bigger coil on it,just more hype in my opinion.

I got suspicious of many of the reviews,especially when they kept comparing this detector to the White's brand.

Proving a good detector by bashing the competition is a sure sign of dishonesty..Review the detector,not compare it.Anyone can compare metal detectors,but stick to the review to give other readers a sense of what the detector is all about,not a scale from 1-10 on how it compares to some other brand.

I think this one is a bit over-priced,and if I was going to buy one,I'd probably look around to buy a used one.Another thing that kind of sticks out with this model,is there are an awful lot of these for sale used,unlike some of the other brands.

I know the economy has something to do with that,and they probably hold their value to some degree.I've sold things myself while in a pinch.

I used this machine,and let my friend use mine.

My opinion is this detector is great for deep objects..it really can't be beat as far as depth.

If that is an issue that makes you determine buying one,then this detector is for you.

But if you are looking to buy one,and buy one not so dang expensive,and not worried about objects 3 feet deep..Go with another brand at half the price.

There is no way this detector could beat my Spectrum...I'll be finding more stuff,while the one using this machine is digging trenches to dig up a 3 foot deep aluminum cans.

Maybe on the beaches,and in fields,and parks in Europe where civilization has crossed the same piece of land for 1000's of years,but here in Minnesota I don't need something like this.