TroyLPN

Could this be why Minelab seems to have shut down any Manticore information/hype in the last few days? Could Minelab possibly be fixing this problem with the majority that haven't shipped yet with a software update? I could see why they wouldn't want that information out there if this is the case. Shipping delays because of a problem right out of the gate might not be a good selling point for them. Or maybe alien space ships have beamed up all those container ships full of Manticores since they're too technologically advanced for mere earthlings like us. 😁

Sounds alot like we may have ordered from the same dealer.

I kinda feel like since he's had a big chunk of my cash since October that a straighforward answer to a simple question shouldn't be that difficult. I just don't know how long it will take to get a refund. I'm really nice to dealers who treat me right. The guy who I bought my Nox from (I think he's retired now) probably sold dozens of them to Daytona Beach tourists. It's way easier to hand them a business card and tell them to call that number than answer umpteen questions. "Call this guy right here, he can tell you way more about it than I can!"

I ran into one of my buddies at the beach today and he basically said the same thing about the target trace etc. He doesn't think there's gonna be all that much difference between an 800 and a 900 and I'll be kicking myself when he's digging all the gold with his shiny new Manticore. He knows me pretty well. 😁 I understand that my dealer doesn't know when he'll get them. I do wonder if he even knows who paid first or even cares. If he only gets in 5 of them is he gonna draw 5 names out of a hat? Pick 5 names at random? WTH? Yeah, now that really I think about it, am I willing to settle for a 900 because that's what I really want or because I could (hopefully) get my money back and be done with this particular dealer? Maybe I should just cancel with him and start over at the bottom of somebody else's list? Maybe I'm making too big of a deal of it. Maybe he knows Minelab is gonna drop 100 of them in his lap next week so it doesn't really matter who pre-paid 1st or 21st.

I've been pre-paid in full on that Manticore order since October. I'm guessing if I decide to go with the 900 and cancel I'll get a refund fairly quickly? It would really help if my dealer would tell me where I am on his list. Every time I ask he tells me about his distributor...MineLab...hopefully this month, and so forth. I really feel like I'm getting the run-around from him. Why can't he just tell me "there are x amount of people pre-paid ahead of you"? Why is that so hard? Truthfully, it's one reason I'm considering just cancelling it.

Chase, please let us know what you find out. I take those you-tubers with a grain of salt. Seems like most of them have at least slightly ulterior motives. Seems like noise cancel on my 800 actually makes it even worse about half the time. Yeah, that red backlight was another thing that I didn't like about it. I hardly ever use the backlight but a pink screen would probably be harder to see. Why, Minelab? Did somebody on the development team lose a bet or something?

I'm thinking very seriously about cancelling that Manticore pre-order and just getting a 900. I could probably have one of those next week vs waiting maybe months for that elusive Manticore. Do I really need a target trace when 90% of my hunting is in Florida sand? Do I really need something that will go 16 inches down vs "only" 14? Most of those gold pendants and earrings I scoop up down there with my 800 are 1"-4" down. If the Manticore will help me get more of the 4"-6" small gold items, then yeah, I'll probably wait for it. But I couldn't care less about digging 16" down for a crusty green clad dime. The 900 seems to have the leakage and coil ear issues fixed and it has the expanded target ID range that I've missed ever since I sold my DFX. My main reason for still going for the Manticore would be EMI issues, which it does seem to handle a lot better, judging only from you-tube videos. We have a lot of cell phone towers on the taller buildings at our beaches. Some areas are barely even hunt-able with my 800 because of it. Anybody here upgraded from an 800 to a 900? Does it handle EMI a lot better, about the same, a little better? How about going from an 800 to a Manticore? Have you seen the big reduction in EMI noise that some of those you-tubers say they have? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. I'm on the fence and I need some input from people who already have these detectors. Thanks, ya'll! TroyLPN

I've been selling on Ebay since 1996, so I'll do the math. I'm thinking $3000 would be top dollar-keep in mind this is listed as an "open box" item. I'm not sure why he opened it if he was gonna sell it, but it will hurt the value somewhat. The thing to watch will be if it's the only one on Ebay by the time it ends. If there's 1 or 2 more by Sunday he might not even get that much. Even the $2616 isn't a sure thing. Non-payers are very common on Ebay and I believe auction winners have a minimum of 2 days to pay nowdays. Manticores could suddenly get more plentiful by next Tuesday. Heck, Santa might even hijack one of PSPR's container ships and start dropping early presents down chimneys left and right. We can hope. Let's say he lucks out and it goes for $3000 and Mr. Gotta Havit actually pays up. Ebay fees will be about $312, and his "free shipping" will run about $25 for UPS. If he paid the full $1599 for it, and the tax man gets 25% (15% self-employment + income tax) on the profit, then $267.27 goes to those thieves in DC. He may or may not owe state taxes depending on what state he lives in. Best case scenario leaves him with a profit margin of about $800 on a $3000 auction. If mine suddenly showed up on the doorstep tomorrow Miss Ebay might think about it for about 15 seconds, but I'm sure Ms Detectorist would not be able to resist tearing into that box and leaving a scorching trail of burnt rubber on the road between my house and the beach. 😁

I'm glad ya'll squeezed a couple of them out of Cabelas. But I really think Minelab should help their dealers fill pre-paid orders first. Being as I'm a pre-paid orderer and all. 😅

Thanks, Y'all. Great to be here!

It was worth a try...

Greetings from paradise!