Anyone Pay for their detectors?

[JAC]

Has anyone here accumulated enough silver, jewelry, rare coins or whatever to pay for their detectors? Would that be a hallmark moment, or is it fairly common/uncommon?

 

[stetam]

In 3 years, paid for my detectors many times over dirt hunting. Get one decent gold ring and presto!! And btw, last year found 3 gold rings with a 540 Vanquish.

Steve

 

[EmuDetector]

I don't sell my relics, but I would be in the category of having bought a few detectors if I did but really, I enjoy it enough either way that my experience has been worth the money too

 

[Cherry Picker]

I paid for my Nokta Simplex+ on the first hunt, first target. In fact, my story is posted on the Nokta website.

Very first target was this beautiful 14k Navy Cross.

 

[Cupajo]

These are from a year's water hunting with my Dual Field in 2012. In the previous years back to 1982 I had a much larger pile!! As one of the first water hunters I was blessed with un-hunted beaches, and I don't think such results are possible anywhere a

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To answer your question, yes I coulda bought a few!!!!!!!!!!!

GL&HH,

CJ

 

[hoser]

I don't sell any of my silver or gold finds. The clad yes. So based on what I have found, yep they are paid for.

 

[Rattlehead]

Yep, finds could pay for every detector I've purchased with $$$ to spare.

 

[Cherry Picker]

I don't sell any of my silver or gold finds. The clad yes. So based on what I have found, yep they are paid for.

If I still had all the gold I've found, I'd be retired in Florida.

I sold enough gold back in 2012 that I bought a 1982 Corvette collectors edition.

 

[SeabeeRon]

Not sure if it's doable now just using the clad I found, but all my detectors paid for themselves with mostly beach coins! With the increased cost of detectors nowadays and the lack of coin use, not sure it would be possible these days?!?

 

[Martin_V3i]

I never have and I have more than a dozen detectors. It is fun but not lucrative,

 

[hoser]

With the increased cost of detectors nowadays and the lack of coin use, not sure it would be possible these days

Good point Brother Bee. A good indicator is the ski hill we have hunted over the years. Long ago, well maybe ten or twelve years anyway, right after the snow is gone we could go in on the lower slope and come home with $4-$7 in fresh mishap drops. Not now. I do believe the skiers are using plastic more and more taking away clad. HAH! ya'll might want to think about saving your real good condition clad. If they get in their head that coins and currency would be eliminated and only use digital currency. Don't foresee it in the time I have left, but stranger things have happened.

 

[Gunboss]

Well, kind of....I certainly have found enough to pay off my first detector, my issue is I had to buy four more

 

[GroundSweeper]

I sold gold found with my Compadre and bought my Nox 800.

 

[bestbuybruce]

Never kept track, But every detector since 1980 paid for itself monetary. I'm pushing 69 years old and I have gained much more in quality of life.

 

[JAC]

I never have and I have more than a dozen detectors. It is fun but not lucrative,

I can see the way I worded it that someone might feel that "lucrative" was the motive for that post. Actually it wasn't, I was just curious. It looks like several folks did actually pay for theirs, though. I never thought of it as a lucrative hobby, unless that's how one views it, as a profession, and they can make it work for them. I don't expect much if anything monetarily, but finding gas money would be cool. Just kidding,
J.

 

[Cupajo]

Never kept track, But every detector since 1980 paid for itself monetary. I'm pushing 69 years old and I have gained much more in quality of life.

I started detecting in the early '80's and rather quickly moved into water detecting. I'm pushing 82 years and still look forward to "getting out there." I took my new Manticore out in the low tide shallows a little over a week ago for just over an hour. A steady westerly breeze kicked up just enough chop to make the knee-deep water too uncomfortable to navigate. Recovered 1 small bit of junk as I studied what Mante was trying to tell me! Even that was just fine with me! Looking forward to the next time out there!

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GL&HH,

CJ

 

[Beachhunt1]

Has anyone here accumulated enough silver, jewelry, rare coins or whatever to pay for their detectors?

I just sorted a pile to send in yesterday. I have sold gold only one other time about 15 years ago. The pile in lower front is the 10K I just sent in. If you saw how much silver I have you might pass out!

 

[C-Dredge]

I've been in the hobby since 1983 or so. Had at least 5 different detectors. They all eventually paid for themselves.

 

[Silver_Seeker]

If I sold my silver coins or gold yes, every machine has paid for itself. But I don't sell any finds.

 

[Pete e]

I know a retired gentleman who not only has paid for his detectors, but also makes a significant monthly income..

Another gentleman in our club earns enough from scrap lead it covers the cost of running his car, and that's without his gold finds..

Both are serious beach detectorists here in the UK.

Personally, I don't hunt to make money and beach hunting has no draw for me...

I much prefer in-landing detecting for historic artifacts/coins and don't sell what I find except for the odd bit of modern/scrap gold I some times.

I generally seem to find a couple of gold items a year, and in four years I guess they more than paid for my first detector, a Racer 2.

My Nox has more than paid for itself 3 or 4 times over....

My best find in terms of £££ was this 24k possy ring dating back to the 1500's. It going through the Treasure process ( legal requirement) so I am still waiting on a valuation, but it will be significantly more than what my Nox cost...