SaginawIan
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Hello everyone! I'm new to the forum and I wanted to share a story.
I have been detecting lightly for a few years, using a Garrett 350 and a Treasure Ace 250. I'm from Saginaw, MI, which is an old lumbering area dating to the mid 1800's. I grew up in a Victorian style house that was built in 1863. I usually hunt the yard and a few very old local parks. As for old coins, I had only found an 1882 dime at 3" in my yard. I figured that the detectors I was using were too weak to find the deep coins. So I went on a quest to find a more powerful detector.
I looked at this forum every day looking for input on which one was best. I decided on a White's DFX. I spent months looking all over for the best deal. I almost bought my DFX from an internet site - where I could save a few bucks and get some free things. Before I did that, I stopped at a local business that I had passed a hundred times but dismissed. It is basically was an old farm house with a homemade sign out front that said "metal detectors". I stopped in and this older man came out of the house like he was expecting me. He was about 80 years old and nearly blind. He told me to come on in to the "shop". In his garage he had lots of metal detectors hanging on hooks. Most were older models I had never seen. He had platt maps hanging up, shovels, rotating shelves with thousands of objects that he had found, books, hats - you name it. It was a regular treasure trove of information and cool finds. I talked with this guy for an hour about metal detecting before he even discussed selling me anything. Unbelievably, he had several DFX's new and in the box! He offerred to sell me one for 999.99. I asked if he could throw in any accessories. He told me that he would throw in free headphones (49.95 value), a shovel (9.95 value), a bag, a bullseye pinpointer (119.00 list), all for free! Plus, I sent in the White's $200 coupon for a free coil and books. I felt that I got a good deal a that point. Well, after I bought it, he gave me the best accessory of all. He told me about all his old secret hunting spots, old swimming areas, and an old fairground. He showed me platt maps and told me about childhood experiences and firsthand knowledge of where there would be old coins. Needless to say I wrote down the list of places. This guy was so happy to make the sale that he invited me in to meet his wife. I actually had to swipe my own Debit card in the card machine because they didn't know how to do it. The guy told me that If I break anything, bring it to him and he'll replace it. He told me to come back next week and he'll find some other places to hunt for me that he had written down. Needless to say I am very happy with my purchase and I have some places to hunt that probably very few people know about. Could I have saved $200 or something had I bought it online? Maybe. To me just making this guy's day and learning a lot about the hobby from a pro- old timer was well worth it. Thanks for reading my first post,
ian
I'll let you all know what I find. I'll be hitting an old swimming area from 1850 this weekend.
I have been detecting lightly for a few years, using a Garrett 350 and a Treasure Ace 250. I'm from Saginaw, MI, which is an old lumbering area dating to the mid 1800's. I grew up in a Victorian style house that was built in 1863. I usually hunt the yard and a few very old local parks. As for old coins, I had only found an 1882 dime at 3" in my yard. I figured that the detectors I was using were too weak to find the deep coins. So I went on a quest to find a more powerful detector.
I looked at this forum every day looking for input on which one was best. I decided on a White's DFX. I spent months looking all over for the best deal. I almost bought my DFX from an internet site - where I could save a few bucks and get some free things. Before I did that, I stopped at a local business that I had passed a hundred times but dismissed. It is basically was an old farm house with a homemade sign out front that said "metal detectors". I stopped in and this older man came out of the house like he was expecting me. He was about 80 years old and nearly blind. He told me to come on in to the "shop". In his garage he had lots of metal detectors hanging on hooks. Most were older models I had never seen. He had platt maps hanging up, shovels, rotating shelves with thousands of objects that he had found, books, hats - you name it. It was a regular treasure trove of information and cool finds. I talked with this guy for an hour about metal detecting before he even discussed selling me anything. Unbelievably, he had several DFX's new and in the box! He offerred to sell me one for 999.99. I asked if he could throw in any accessories. He told me that he would throw in free headphones (49.95 value), a shovel (9.95 value), a bag, a bullseye pinpointer (119.00 list), all for free! Plus, I sent in the White's $200 coupon for a free coil and books. I felt that I got a good deal a that point. Well, after I bought it, he gave me the best accessory of all. He told me about all his old secret hunting spots, old swimming areas, and an old fairground. He showed me platt maps and told me about childhood experiences and firsthand knowledge of where there would be old coins. Needless to say I wrote down the list of places. This guy was so happy to make the sale that he invited me in to meet his wife. I actually had to swipe my own Debit card in the card machine because they didn't know how to do it. The guy told me that If I break anything, bring it to him and he'll replace it. He told me to come back next week and he'll find some other places to hunt for me that he had written down. Needless to say I am very happy with my purchase and I have some places to hunt that probably very few people know about. Could I have saved $200 or something had I bought it online? Maybe. To me just making this guy's day and learning a lot about the hobby from a pro- old timer was well worth it. Thanks for reading my first post,
ian
I'll let you all know what I find. I'll be hitting an old swimming area from 1850 this weekend.
