Not following your logic here.
You brought up the cost of your detector, I am countering with the cost of my property.
This is America, we are a litigious society, I am financially responsible for anyone who gets hurt on my property (well, my homeowners insurance is, at any rate).
Also, MakroMark is in the UK where the 50/50 landowner split is the norm for a private property permission.
Let me break it down...
If a person didn't make an investment on something he doesn't deserve a return!
When I am in parks sometimes people will say "If YOU find a gold ring, it's Mine"
I REALIZE IT's FRIENDLY BANTER, but... the thing is, we pay for our gear, have thousands of dollars wrapped up in our gear, years of experience, years of research.... yet the person says "If you find something it's mine"
Well, what was THEIR investment into all of my equipment and experience? Where is their effort in learning how to find specific targets?
And what makes them think we OWE them something is my LOGIC here.
I learned it from someone on the forum, but one day in a park a guy who appeared drunk yells to me "If you find a gold ring, its MINE!"
I casually said to him "Well, my machine cost $600, did you want to pay for your half of the detector right now, or after I find the ring?" and smiled!
He turned and walked away, suddenly he didn't want his half of the work, but yet earlier wanted all of the reward.
I think one important thing is missing here: I am a pirate,
I didn't make all of the monetary and time investments into my hobby so
you can reap the rewards! I did it so I could reap the rewards on my time, money and effort. If I give you something I find, it's because I wanted to, but I don't owe anyone or any landowner any of my finds I made the investment into.
I return things I want to, like class ring and military dog tags, but I personally feel like what I find is mine, since I found it and made the investment into it.
A persons property value has ZERO bearing on what I do with my finds. As far as liability, I don't owe the guy anything because of a potential liability!
"What does THAT got to do with ME, Smokeyyyyy?"
As Ice Cube said to Smokey in FRIDAY when smokey kept bringing up irrelevant points in a conversation.
Liability isn't my problem, nor did I ever mention it in my post, Unsure why you keep bringing up liability, i am talking about FINDS!