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<blockquote data-quote="mbasko" data-source="post: 453743" data-attributes="member: 4485"><p>Serial number alone won't prove it's genuine.</p><p>There's been a lot of fakes that actually had a real serial number that would have been taken from a genuine detector or ripped from for sales ads etc.</p><p>To ensure its genuine you really need the serial number & date + place of purchase (ideally with an invoice). If a seller can't provide serial number &/or purchase details that's enough red flag for me to give a used detector a miss. Of course if buying new always buy from an authorised dealer not a Chinese Interweb site <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> </p><p>A few years ago I was looking to buy a used GPX4500 & the serial number checked out as ok but when Minelab checked out the date & place of purchase for me it didn't match with what the seller told me - the genuine one was sold in a different state & years earlier than stated. When I contacted the seller he admitted he thought it was fake but was trying to get his money back <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> Minelab asked me for the details of the sale etc. but I don't know what they did about it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbasko, post: 453743, member: 4485"] Serial number alone won't prove it's genuine. There's been a lot of fakes that actually had a real serial number that would have been taken from a genuine detector or ripped from for sales ads etc. To ensure its genuine you really need the serial number & date + place of purchase (ideally with an invoice). If a seller can't provide serial number &/or purchase details that's enough red flag for me to give a used detector a miss. Of course if buying new always buy from an authorised dealer not a Chinese Interweb site :rolleyes: A few years ago I was looking to buy a used GPX4500 & the serial number checked out as ok but when Minelab checked out the date & place of purchase for me it didn't match with what the seller told me - the genuine one was sold in a different state & years earlier than stated. When I contacted the seller he admitted he thought it was fake but was trying to get his money back :mad: Minelab asked me for the details of the sale etc. but I don't know what they did about it? [/QUOTE]
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