John Madill
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In a pawn shop now. Garrett AT Max for $180. Seems like a great deal?
Need answer ASAP
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airbornebob
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you need to test drive it
John Madill
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I put in new batteries, reversed the coil. Works great. Just cannot say no.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
John Madill
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Got it for $169 + tax.
Looks new. No headphones. Does indeed find metal. Will play with it for a few hunts and then hopefully turn a profit on Marketplace.
Looks new. No headphones. Does indeed find metal. Will play with it for a few hunts and then hopefully turn a profit on Marketplace.
ohmygato
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Good deal!
John Madill
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I don't know how these shops work. When she pulled it off the wall she said she could let it go for $179. I got some new batteries from her and a few coins and took it outside to test it.
i came back in and asked what her very best price was. She said "what i said before, $169."
I only replied that that sounded good to me.
Then she told me they had $250 invested in it but just wanted it gone. The machine had a sticker on it with a descending list of dates and prices.
It apparently arrived 09/30/24. Had a price of $399 on it.
Then the list said:
12/29. $319
03/29. $255
06/27. $204
09/25. $163
Not sure what that means. Perhaps someone hocked it and made some payments to hopefully recover it later?
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tough to believe they would take a $70 loss but I guess its possible, they sure would go out of business if that trend continued. Time of year could be a factor in demand, would have sold in summer, which is the time to flip it if you do.
metaladdict
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hoser
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Sounds like a score to me. Good going.
pescadore
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Really nice buy!!!
Jet Peddler
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Congrats John! Sounds like you got a great deal. Be careful - you may want to end up keeping it.
John Madill
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Put it on marketplace for $345. Fellow offered me a tad less and I drove 25 miles to meet him and he didn't show.Congrats John! Sounds like you got a great deal. Be careful - you may want to end up keeping it.
I'll likely take it home to Michigan and pick up some headphones for it. My nearby detector store is likely to have an inexpensive used pair available.
Glad this machine has volume control, it is loud!
It seems pretty chatty.
GroundSweeper
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I'll give you $143 for it 
I would have picked it up for that price too, congrats.
I would have picked it up for that price too, congrats.
Big Boys Hobbies
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Nice find!
John Madill
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Bart...
Just met a couple interested in buying it for $345. Honestly I talked them out of of it and told them to call you for a Triple Score pro pack. It was in their budget and would better serve them.
Big Boys Hobbies
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Yes, the Nokta Triple Score is a heck of a machine for the $.
