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Thanks, he said it was pretty entry level.

Very good information and I have been on your channel for a bit. Now the real question is will you take any of us detecting with you if we pay our own way and ask real nice 😆

Thanks for all the information. It seems your best bet is to either not bring your detector or keep it broken down in your bag if passing through an area you suspect may be subject to restrictions. Sadly, many of my EU friends don't know their own laws. And because in the case of Poland, you can do all the right things and still be in trouble i.e. loose definitions of what is a relic

All good suggestions here. The White's may be worth buying if I'm not sure I want to be super serious about the hobby, then I have something of my own. But I will definitely try out detectors my friend owns.

Thanks! Not sure how I missed that.

At what point does private messaging become available for new users? 24 hours after account creation?

Thanks for that link. Unfortunately some dead links, but that's up to the site owner to fix. I feel like countries make it ambiguous or difficult on purpose. Polish law is so vague a bottle cap could be subject to relic laws. @mcjtom I think that's a great idea if we could have a dedicated resource, kept up to date with links from countries laws. In the case above, it appears even the guy who was local didn't know the laws. I don't know the specific laws here in the US either.

Thanks for the welcome. Check out my post here: I'm thinking it's probably better to buy a newer machine. But I'm curious to hear what people think about this model.

Some interesting information here as well: https://ratuj-zabytki.pl/46_barford_EN.pdf https://ratuj-zabytki.pl

The original law regarding Poland states: "Art. 109c. on monument protection Searching for hidden or abandoned monuments without a permit or contrary to the conditions of the permit Whoever searches for hidden or abandoned monuments without a permit or contrary to the conditions of the permit, including using all types of electronic and technical devices and diving equipment, shall be subject to a fine, restriction of liberty or imprisonment for up to years 2." Now if that's still valid, I'm not sure. There was this even from 2019: https://tvn24.pl/katowice/raciborz-zatrzymany-za-nielegalne-poszukiwanie-skarbow-ra930038-ls2296833 He did not know the law and did not have a permit and a local ratted on him to the police. Luckily the area he was in had no known archeological significance. I think seaside beaches may be ok.

The laws at times can be ambiguous, Poland for example. You can get all the necessary approvals and still get in quite a lot of trouble because they don't have a specific definition as to what is considered a relic. Unfortunately I doubt a foreigner can just go up to a landowner and ask.

I think he's just doing me a solid, I'm not sure he'd let it go that cheap to just anyone.

Hello everyone - new to the hobby here with a particular interest in detecting relics of major conflicts. I've been to Europe several times, and have local contacts in many of the places I've visited. Some detect and some don't. I know that it is generally quite difficult and bureaucratic to get permission to detect in many European countries, not to mention the many restrictions on areas, types of objects, etc. I'm curious from those who have done it, what countries have you found to be the most amenable and easiest to navigate legally? Do you find that it's better to do all the legwork yourself? Link up with a local group? Befriend landowners? I'm more than happy to compensate a landowner to look on their property but I doubt many just walk up to their door trying to do so. And yes, I am aware of the potential physical dangers such as XO as well as the myriad of possible penalties ranging from equipment confiscation, monetary fines and arrest. Thanks!

Just wanted to say hello to everyone. Completely new to the hobby, living in the Midwest US. Looking forward to learning from all of you!

Hello everyone, completely new to the hobby. I have a friend who has these two detectors he wants to get rid of due for lack of use. Not sure what model the white one is, but the black one is a Whites XLT Spectrum E-Series with waterproof search coil that he's never used. I do know the white color one is a more entry level model per him and he's used it before. He's offering both to me for $200 just because he wants to get rid of them. I do have a local friend who has probably a dozen detectors who is willing to let me try his out, but I thought it would be nice to have my own if it's not something I'm going to do on the regular. It seems White's is out of business(?) or is serviced by Garret now so I'm not sure how much of a hassle maintenance/repairs would be or if I'm better off just buying something more modern. Thanks!