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Counterfeit/fake Minelab detectors and accessories
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<blockquote data-quote="mbasko" data-source="post: 475304" data-attributes="member: 4485"><p>IMO these would have started life as fakes/copies of Minelab GPX's but the company were stopped so how do you get rid of 1000's of blanks & associated parts - paint & rebadge to try & remove them from Minelabs notice. A few of these sellers have been caught in Saudi Arabia I believe but most just pop up somewhere else doing the same thing. This was just a new tactic.</p><p>They still try to sell them by stating/claiming that they contain Minelab patented technology like MPS, DVT & SETA. I think the MPS patent may have lapsed but pretty sure DVT & SETA are current & would be illegal if indeed they do contain those technologies or it was attempted to be copied.</p><p>I had read that there were some machines coming out of China that did indeed contain the right PI components but lacked the correct software to enable proper ground balancing. It's a bit of a lottery you might get a PI that won't ground balance properly or a cheap 6khz VLF or a box of bits that do little other than illuminate the fake screen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbasko, post: 475304, member: 4485"] IMO these would have started life as fakes/copies of Minelab GPX's but the company were stopped so how do you get rid of 1000's of blanks & associated parts - paint & rebadge to try & remove them from Minelabs notice. A few of these sellers have been caught in Saudi Arabia I believe but most just pop up somewhere else doing the same thing. This was just a new tactic. They still try to sell them by stating/claiming that they contain Minelab patented technology like MPS, DVT & SETA. I think the MPS patent may have lapsed but pretty sure DVT & SETA are current & would be illegal if indeed they do contain those technologies or it was attempted to be copied. I had read that there were some machines coming out of China that did indeed contain the right PI components but lacked the correct software to enable proper ground balancing. It's a bit of a lottery you might get a PI that won't ground balance properly or a cheap 6khz VLF or a box of bits that do little other than illuminate the fake screen. [/QUOTE]
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