REPORT CARD: One year of finds and expenses

georgeinsc said:

All that record keeping is too much like work. For 20 years I had to keep a record of everything that happened. If nothing transpired in a one hour period I had to also record that fact.

I metal detect for fun. Record keeping is not fun for me. I do keep a record of how much clad I find and any other pm for each outing. I do not record how many stinking zincolns I find.

With the exception of the vehicle expenses I don't worry about what I spend on the hobby. If I did not spend the money on detecting it would be on fishing or hunting etc. Most of my metal detecting expenses are paid out of funds acquired from detecting.


But for those who like to keep records. Record on brother.

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Walrus350 said:

After jumping in head first of October 2017, here is what I spent and found treasure hunting .

$60 Bounty Hunter Quicksilver MD
$1.50 gardener knee pad
$3.50 spade
$20 HF pinpointer
$30 Bounty Hunter 3300 MD
- $80 SOLD Bounty Hunter 3300 MD
-$50 SOLD Bounty Hunter Quicksilver
$440 Ace350 and Garrett Pinpointer
$14.69 Ace 350 coil cover
$12.70 Ace 350 control box cover
-$220 SOLD Ace 350
$603 Tesoro Sand Shark
$20 Sand Shark body mount
$18.50 Sand Shark extension
$11.90 tesoro coil cover
-$400 SOLD Sand shark
$675 AT Max
$15 AT Max cover
$825 Equinox 800
$40 Digger
$25.99 Ring Display Case
$3.50 Camera Mount
$21.29 Mandrel and hammer
$16.78 Puritest
$15.99 diamond tester
$11.89 polishing compound
$15 raptor handle
$9 spray bottle
$1.99 gloves
$108 scoop
$10 scoop handle
$4 iron on patch
$10 camera mount
$9 camera mount
$7 headlamp
$31 wetsuit boots
$10 water shoes
$10 water shoes
$7 loupe
$5 brass probe
$13 Equinox arm pad
$23 Equiox box cover
$6.25 waterproof cell phone case
$3.50 emi filter
$1.89 emi filter
$8 battery storage box
$1 inline volume control
$15 Garrett finds pouch
$11 sand scoop
$20 rechargeable batteries
$7 9 volt
$32 HF tumbler
$5 Brasso
$15 Energizer headlamp
$64 scoop step on scoop
$69 sand scoop
$39 Shipping to trade AT Max for Nox 600

= $2706.86, that's not including gas and RedBull!

So I spent all that to start up and this is what I've found:

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Numil said:

Each of my detectors have paid for themselves many times over. Just this summer I cashed in all my clad from 2 years worth of detecting and it came to over $1400.00. Not included in that are the dozens of rings of all types.

THere's also been some ring saves where people call and ask me to come out and find a ring to something like that. One fella from Korea asked me to find his ring on the beach and it only took me 10 min. I do it for nothing but he insisted I take $300. Why? because he didn't have to explain he lost his ring to his wife... lol

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Walrus350 said:

Jackpot! $1400 is amazing
Reward was awesome too.
I forgot to add mine.

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jimther said:

Wow, that's a lot of detectors to blow through in just a year. Hardly seems you had time to really learn one before jumping to another... and another... and another... and another... and another

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T-Man said:

Wow.... you cycled through alot of stuff to get started. The exact reason you posted this is the same reason I would never create something similar. My wife catches wind of it and I'll be saving on utilities by sleeping in the doghouse, and I've not gone through even half the equipment you have. That being said in the 5 or so years I've been detecting I have paid off my equipment just in clad alone. We will not factor in gas or I'm sure I'm way in the hole.

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maxxkatt said:

You are right, but I noticed he didn't buy any after the Equinox 800. Probably too busy learning the dang thing.

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