Re: FNG : New guys needs metal detector purchase advice
Top-of-the-line isn't necessarily for everyone, tho', Tony. Selling the big money-maker isn't always the best thing you can do for a customer, 'cause in the long run, it can hurt them more than help them, and of course, if that's the case, then they won't be back.
(not meaning to diss you here, Tony. You are a very well respected, and knowledgable business man in the field of metal detectoers, I'm sure... and I willl even vouche for that... not to mention that we're all very fortunate to have you with us... dispite them subliminal "double-plugs".
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Lemme 'splain what I'm thinkin'...
Consider this: (not to say this is directed to you, Jason, 'cause it isn't. It's just a thought)
Ask yourself a few questions before commiting yourself to any one particular brand name or machine regardless of the bells & whistles it offers you. Listen to other detectorists' tell you of thier finds, and not the person that stands to make a buck on a sale.
Are you the type of person that doesn't have the time to do the (usually) extensive "homework" it takes to learn a sophisticated piece of machinery?
Do you lose patience when you're trying to set a VCR to time-record or a surround-sound system to correlate with a DVD palyer?
Do you get all flustered when you can't quite get the knack of setting the timer of a microwave?
Do you get easily discouraged when you find out that there's no way of learning how to run something 'cause you have trouble "self-teaching/learning" something?
If you said yes to any one of the above questions, then maybe a top-shelf machine isn't the best thing you can buy for yourself.
A machine that you can alter the settings to requires that you know what you're doing, and/or have a drive to eventually "get it" (unless you just use built-in, default programs all the time, and the knowledge advancement to run a powerful machine isn't all that inportant to you).
If you don't want to have to learn the technical aspects of a computer-chipped machine and would rather click-on-and-go, then that's what you should do... get a machine that's fitted to you... otherwise, you just might be setting yourself up for one big disappointment, and, consequentlly, lose interest in this hobby altogether... and you don't want that to happen, 'cause you'll end up with an empty wallet and a full attic.
Also... if the only thing that someone is digging up is clad and garbage all the time... maybe just 5 to 6 inches deep... just because it's a lot of stuff to show for your kneeling/squatting time, that doesn't mean that it's a great machine.
Let the finds that people make speak directly for the machines that they are using.
I'll say it again... Listen to other detectorists, not the person that stands to make money off from you. He/she's in it for the money, ya know?
(again, Tony... not meaning to diss. I see no harm in this statement... aimed at the average, unknowing consumer).
If this helps even one person make a "better" purchasing decision, then I'll sleep good tonight.
Take care, everyone!
Krom (still jus' scratchin' the surface in 3 years of owning a DFX)