SteveJJ

Go easy on me Steve, I just got an F75 and found silver in Cobalt Ontario. I have badgered/convinced my friend to head west into gold country next trip. So now I'm looking at GB2, GM1K, ATX?, GPX5K?, who knows? So much to learn but the gold is calling me! Would love to be you with a slew of machines to pick from, but I gotta start small then find enough to fund the good machine... or so I keep telling myself! There's been gold found in southern MN near Zumbrota, and whatever else is here is fly spec size so maybe the GB2 would be sensible to start with, that could be useful locally. The Gold Monster really appeals for just a bit more... The F75 sure beats my Vaquero, with my poor hearing seeing the numbers really makes a difference, so the GM1K has an appeal over the GB2. Might be coming through Reno in November for a gold detecting class, but that's up in the air yet. Maybe next year I'll have something to post here, it's my intent anyway! Do you ever show your collection? It would be an education for sure. Does Fools Gold count? Found a huge specimen that does bear some non-ferrous metal (silver, nickel, cobalt maybe) but I kept it for the huge face of iron pyrite. Not gold but it sure glitters!

ANY business partnership is likely to be more volatile than a marriage. Devise and execute a "pre-nup" Business Plan and Contracts and perhaps articles of incorporation that both can agree to. (How will you handle hiring an employee, for instance). Have lawyers go over them to be sure they hold what you wish them to. Not all items may be lawful whether agreed upon or not. That process alone has been known to bust a partnership before it happens. Do due diligence, and be equitable. Some bring more to the table than others so an agreeable balance must occur. If you aren't comfortable with anything about your potential partner, work it out before you sign anything. I am not an attorney, just worked as a small business consultant (on the tech side) for a couple decades so have seen some ugly 'divorces'.