Best bagged paydirt to buy?

[EvilVOG]

I know there has been lots of discussions on this subject, I've read through most of them. What it comes down to is, I live at least 300-400 miles from anywhere that has enough gold to make panning for gold rewarding. I don't have much free time as it is, and i'm not looking to get rich. I just want to pan and find enough gold to have it be entertaining.

Not looking to hear a debate on why people should or should not buy bagged dirt. This is just for me (or anyone else) who has already made the decision to buy some and are looking for recommendations. Or maybe if you have bought some share your experience with the seller/dirt.

I have panned a little before, but just bought my first pan that came with a 1/4lb of concentrate dirt:from ebay seller. Kit cost me 19.50, he sells a 1/2 lb bag for $10 just for reference. Not an expert at panning, nor have i weighed what i have, but below is a pic of my 2nd of what will be 3 pans I will get out of the 1/4 lb sample.




So if you could help me make my next purchase, and if anyone has any tips on getting flour gold out of this blond sand without a miller table... thanks

Also I see a member here sells some, I may contact you, or send me a pm.

 

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[B Street Blacksmith]

Of course there is the fact you are probably going to lose money buying paydirt. Honestly most people on this website are going to lose money hunting for gold/treasure weather it be metal detecting, sluicing, divining or buying bagged dirt. In almost all instances, you would be better off just going to work, or working a second job.

It's about the fun, which is why I don't weigh my panning results and post ROI percentages. If that's all your looking for just skip the pan and buy gold.

Agreed. And that is why I showed what I got, but didn't weigh it out. Only reason I showed what I got out of my paydirt was to show that yes, you get some nice color.

Did the amount of color I got even cover the shipping cost of the paydirt?
Maybe and maybe not.

Was I expecting to find enough color to even cover shipping cost?
Nope!

Did I have fun finding gold in the paydirt?
Definately!

Was it "worth" the cost?
Yes, because I got to have some fun, let my father have some fun, and have a little extra gold to put back into my pan every once in a while.

 

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[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Agreed. And that is why I showed what I got, but didn't weigh it out. Only reason I showed what I got out of my paydirt was to show that yes, you get some nice color.

Did the amount of color I got even cover the shipping cost of the paydirt?
Maybe and maybe not.

Was I expecting to find enough color to even cover shipping cost?
Nope!

Did I have fun finding gold in the paydirt?
Definately!

Was it "worth" the cost?
Yes, because I got to have some fun, let my father have some fun, and have a little extra gold to put back into my pan every once in a while.

That is the bottom line, do you enjoy it? Years ago I used to play golf (played for Suffolk Univ, can't play now due to physical condition) I was a golfaholic, played 7 days a week (until I got married) did I make money at it, no but I enjoyed it. It is like fishing, people buy boat and spend a ton of money for the fish they get and they would save money by just buying the fish but where is the fun.

Buying paydirt is much the same. If you can't get to gold country you can still have the fun of finding gold. Yes you can make your own pay, but it is the quest for the unknown and the chance to maybe get more than you expect, that is the thrill of buying paydirt

 

[EvilVOG]

Going to try to review via mobile.


Got this paydirt sold as "black hills gold paydirt" from eBay seller scottyh79. Probably the most I've spent on a sample yet at $61 with free shipping. It came with a few rock samples of gold in quartz matrix. It also came with this tiny light up currency magnifier, unfortunately mine was more useful as a kalidescope.

Three pounds, and some pretty big rocks in there.

Towards the end of classifying I was finding some decent size flakes. I was also finding lots of other minerals. Micah, pyrite, peacock ore, copper ore, and some more gold on the matrix.

I decided to run this on the highbanker, and it ran perfect on it.

Most of the gold got trapped by the first riffle and didn't go much further.

All in all this is probably my favorite dirt so far. I will by more, but he only does the one auction per week, and the fight to win it gets worse every time. The last bag went for $76.

 

[WNC]

Hey everyone, I hope this doesn't seem like too much of an ad for myself.
I've recently started an online gold pay dirt company "WNC Prospecting". I offer 3 different levels of gold pay dirt for beginners, intermediate & expert!
I have minimum quantity bags! Each level of pay dirt has a minimum quantities of quarter, half and full gram bags!
Depending on the spot price of gold, the ROI from my pay dirt is between 60%-65%! This is much higher than most online pay dirt vendors!!
Inside of every bag is 10oz of river material from Western North Carolina, of course the gold haha, a gold pan keychain, and a unique coin!
I really enjoy prospecting and living in an area that isn't dense in gold, it made me think about the people who live miles and miles from the nearest gold deposit. This is my way of offering the thrill of gold prospecting to people like this or just anyone who enjoys the thrill of panning for gold! Of course, as a business I have to make money, but I try to give my customers the best ROI possible!

Gold Pay Dirt Shop - WNC Prospecting

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Hey everyone, I hope this doesn't seem like too much of an ad for myself.
I've recently started an online gold pay dirt company "WNC Prospecting". I offer 3 different levels of gold pay dirt for beginners, intermediate & expert!
I have minimum quantity bags! Each level of pay dirt has a minimum quantities of quarter, half and full gram bags!
Depending on the spot price of gold, the ROI from my pay dirt is between 60%-65%! This is much higher than most online pay dirt vendors!!
Inside of every bag is 10oz of river material from Western North Carolina, of course the gold haha, a gold pan keychain, and a unique coin!
I really enjoy prospecting and living in an area that isn't dense in gold, it made me think about the people who live miles and miles from the nearest gold deposit. This is my way of offering the thrill of gold prospecting to people like this or just anyone who enjoys the thrill of panning for gold! Of course, as a business I have to make money, but I try to give my customers the best ROI possible!

Gold Pay Dirt Shop - WNC Prospecting

I will check it out!

went to site and it gets into a loop when you click shop now, never gets to "shopping"

 

[russau]

I used to tell people to make up their own pay dirt yourself ! why pay the extra bucks for cons only to see what they put in the cons! BUT on the other hand the Suprise of panning the unknown down and seeing color is quite rewarding AND then again this is for your wife's pleasure of seeing flash in the pan.......why not save some of that hard earned $$ and see that million dollar smile on your wife's face ! I know that would be worth it MUCH MORE !!!! Good Luck on your choice and prayers go out to you and your wife !!! I know she deserves it !!!!