Why buy old detectors?

[SundaySnoop]

I've seen quite a few ads on Craigslist requesting pre-1995 metal detectors working or not. Why the interest in buying these machines?

 

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[masterjedi]

Ask them..... not sure?

 

[jeff of pa]

parts maybe for a all around detector repair Business. Or personal Project

 

[Terry Soloman]

It's like anything else from matchbooks, to stamps and coins - people collect them. I know one guy with over 150 different machines from the 1940s through today.

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

Don't know, but I was out on my job several years ago around 2008-2009 and a guy had an old White's Goldmaster 66TR detector for sale. It came with the original White's hard case, manual, extra coil, and even charging pack for batteries. No corrosion in the battery compartment either . He had just bought a new machine and said it was time to let the old machine go. He had it since new which was the 1970's. I ended up buying it for $20. Anyways, after hunting with it for about two years, I sold it on Ebay for $180 + shipping. That is no joke. Wish I had about 5 more to sale.

 

[DFX DAVE in M.D.]

He might want them as a investment to re-sell years down the road, anticipating old detectors being a hot item on the collectors market. When people get older they want to buy a part of their past back, we see that with cars and toys. I have saw in post on T-net veteran detectorist raving about how good a certain brand and model was 30 + years ago, they might want to get them back to add to their arsenal of Treasure Hunting equipment.