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Nice...I will have to wait till next year as am saving very very hard for a holiday later this year and can't divert the funds (though sorely tempted) - But taking 11yo daughter to Disneyland comes first. (OK OK, Hong Kong Disneyland, but still a biggy I hope - She does not know...yet) Where you...

Hi Westaus, yep I hear ya...Have had mine almost a year now and has been a steep learning curve, the closest to this I have owned is the original Sov. Gadgetman45 - opt for gold settings? I will have to look that up! has not come through on the software yet that I have seen. Tonight I am staying...

Here is a 5000 going at a good price, minelab dealer in NZ has said it is a genuine one...Thay also have the sale receipt. I am still a few bucks short (OK, a lot short LOL) otherwise I would get it. Pics include serial number. Don't know what the import price would be to bring to Oz? Cheers PS...

Hi Wombat, this is the original one? Still available? Cheers

Pink dildo?? (One of the items on the sheet) LOL - BTW, NZ 1 and 2 dollar coins are the same as Aussie ones, just opposite in size if you know what I mean....the numbers are the same (1 is 2 and 2 is 1) Cheers

Well from my use of the CTX GPS record hunt function, I would not put a lot of faith in it. The first hunt showed where I was etc, and thought what a great thing to see where I had walked - But the next time the trail showed I had detected across and back a main road that I did not cross at any...

Hey, the one on the right looks like someone kneeling on a rock and praying - Or is that a detectorist peering into the hole he just dug? I can even see a face, weird LOL, great finds cheers

Hi Mick and Anne - where did Nile (like the river as he says LOL) take you to? he is quite knowledgeable with the 5000 for sure! I was not able to find any gold but did find some lead shot - what is the price of lead at? hehehe

Hi, spotted this last night on a NZ web site. Wish I had a few dollars to spare but no idea if genuine. In NZ dollars as well! Turners is a reputable auction house (In Auckland it is anyhow) http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=609396220

Well I was amazed that when visiting one of my brothers he mentioned that he had one of my old detectors gathering dust in the shed...must be 20 years it has been hidden away in there! It is a minelab Goldseekers 15000 and was old when I got it originally...after a clean up, some tape on the...

Hi Tom, I have a Sov and never had a problem with the coil in wet grass or shallow puddles...the main thing I learned from it was to use waterproof tape on the skid plate and to make sure it was a good seal so water or dirt could not find its way between the 2. Never had a coil fail - touch...

Had my Bendigo trip today with a hire 5000 and some instruction. No gold found unfortunately but detected about 10 x lead shot and a slug gun pellet, some very small wire type stuff that gave a good signal (to me LOL) and a small thing (about the size of a teardrop) that looks similar to what...

Very good article - I used to use the screwdriver method, with a large blunted screwdriver (The end was somewhat rounded like the end of a spoon) the screwdriver was both probe and retriever. Would probe down till contact, remove screwdriver and and insert say an inch back from contact and...

Hmmm, an interesting concept - would weight become an issue? Perhaps a mono wound outside a double D would be a bit less unweildly - same question though, would it interfere? Cheers, Mark

Off to Bendigo tomorrow to get a lesson and try out a hire GPX5000 - Am the only one booked in so a good one-on-one lesson. Not much opportunity otherwise over the weekend :(

Hi Goldquest, How did the machine perform after you got it back from Minelab? Cheers, Mark

Thanks Nugget - Do 'thanks' count toward the posts? ;) Cheers Mark

Don't think I have reached 10 posts yet so can't PM you - Don't know how to do that either (Yet LOL)

Hi Duck, Melbourne is a bit generic LOL, I am based in Geelong for the time being. I don't suppose it possible for you to take a credit card - Do you have a business I may be able to do it through? Cheers Mark

Hi Rick, sounds great thanks - though have yet to hire a detector am heading up to Bendigo Friday morning for the lessons and see how things go. Map shop open today so spent a few bob to give me an idea where to go in the golden triangle! That dolphin torch as a sand scoop sounds like a great...