nebulanoodle Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said: GoldTree - I'm not much of a crusher, but when I do, it's usually the ugly kind that hang around Madtuna. ?? ...dear God... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/12/2021 at 8:58 AM, GB_Amateur said: Take the specimen to your 3 day detecting class and show the students that the detectors they brought won't pick it up. When you then show them the detector that does sound off you'll make more in sales than the specimen is worth (and still get to keep it)! Hearing me tell folks, they high dollar detector misses many kinds of gold is easy to ...yea whatever. Showing folks how their detector misses all those kinds of gold... is an eye opening. What you do with the knowledge learned is up to you, I'm just the teacher helping students understand gold is not just gold and the different detectors are needed. Glad you were able to learn and most importantly...remember. Gold Catcher - I don't have as may Pre Sales Customers as I had expected? Maybe the stimulus checks will help. Norvic - It is quite a decision to it's final fate. I thought about sending it to yo then realized you're in Australia. Plus I hate to pass on such stressful thoughts of its demise to a friend. WesD & jason - I don't think at all the pursuit of.. and or gold itself is a waste of investment. It's an occasional detector purchase, outdoor breathing, free exercise and workout, comradery with your friends who enjoy doing the same thing. The gold we find has value...if we decide to sell it. It has memories of the trips and adventures in trying to collect it. No matter what country you find yourself in, an few grams of gold is supplies, food...life. As a hobby, I have fished, hunted, bowling, archery, coin detecting. I did all those for 40+ yrs and for many of the same reasons I mentioned above. Only the coins/artifacts of detecting have a value I can sell today and get cash. In the last 20 yrs, I have found 100X more value I can cash than even my only coins, in half the time. I feel nugget hunting has been the best investment for all the hobbies I have ever done and the returns are worth more than all the others combined. No, it's not like real-estate, the stock market for most people but those require the person to have a good chunk of change to get involved, for the average individual. Yes my property has went up in value, just like everyone else. It took a big chunk of money and a loan and paid interest to get that far. The average Joe is only going to have 1 or 2 chances of those purchases in a lifetime, when in fact many people can afford the detector and pursuit of gold. Or we could hang out at the local pub and drink/drink our hard earned wages away and have nothing but a headache in the morning? I'll stick with detector in hand instead of a beer. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 5 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: I have heard of a few horror stories when slabbing. I think it's kind like cutting a thunder egg (rock) and hoping its full of pretty crystals when done, but sometimes it's nothing fancy. If the process is done correctly it has a 85% chance of not breaking up. Grandfather done it in the past with a piece he had found, and said he had to keep it cold when cutting through it. They tend to explode when the temp gets to high most of the time, and I can understand what you are saying. Grandfather had several slabs done, but the best he had were done using a water cutting system. Then they were finished and polished. Good luck on your decision, and I hope it turns out the way is best for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/13/2021 at 12:06 AM, mn90403 said: Gerry, Now the detector ... when you get your 6000 you are going to be an Easy Expert Minelab says! https://www.minelab.com/gpx6000 Heck, I think my Training Trips and Sessions are going to be obsolete? We thought that with the GPZ-7000, but still lived on. Only time will tell. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/16/2021 at 2:17 PM, Gerry in Idaho said: Norvic - It is quite a decision to it's final fate. I thought about sending it to yo then realized you're in Australia. Plus I hate to pass on such stressful thoughts of its demise to a friend. Let`s cut to the chase, send a 6000, that`s about what that golden eggs fate would be downunder, that`ll remove all stress ............... ? Crikey even us old codgers are hyped up at the prospect of becoming Easy Experts, plus once it`s been crushed we`ll only argue about whether the 6000 could find the golden egg. Definitely keep it and send a 6000...........? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Heck, I think my Training Trips and Sessions are going to be obsolete? We thought that with the GPZ-7000, but still lived on. Only time will tell. I think your training (re-training) will be for more 7000s to make it sound like the 6000 and have them immulate the new detector. You can tell people that they can pay for a training on their 7000 and you will give them full credit towards the purchase of a 6000! Of course you will have 6000s at the training sessions that will show its superior handling of the Rye Patch ground. Hurry folks ... the final cleanup of Rye Patch is upon us. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Catcher Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, mn90403 said: Hurry folks ... the final cleanup of Rye Patch is upon us. Don't say these horrible things......I am just in the process of filing a claim at RP ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 8 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Heck, I think my Training Trips and Sessions are going to be obsolete? We thought that with the GPZ-7000, but still lived on. Only time will tell. Training trips and Sessions are not obsolete! I have found gold with every detector I have ever purchased. Gold doesn't always have to be yellow...finding great people to share a common passion with can be worth more than the value of gold. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 9:17 PM, Gerry in Idaho said: WesD & jason - I don't think at all the pursuit of.. and or gold itself is a waste of investment. It's an occasional detector purchase, outdoor breathing, free exercise and workout, comradery with your friends who enjoy doing the same thing. The gold we find has value...if we decide to sell it. It has memories of the trips and adventures in trying to collect it. No matter what country you find yourself in, an few grams of gold is supplies, food...life. As a hobby, I have fished, hunted, bowling, archery, coin detecting. I did all those for 40+ yrs and for many of the same reasons I mentioned above. Only the coins/artifacts of detecting have a value I can sell today and get cash. In the last 20 yrs, I have found 100X more value I can cash than even my only coins, in half the time. I feel nugget hunting has been the best investment for all the hobbies I have ever done and the returns are worth more than all the others combined. No, it's not like real-estate, the stock market for most people but those require the person to have a good chunk of change to get involved, for the average individual. Yes my property has went up in value, just like everyone else. It took a big chunk of money and a loan and paid interest to get that far. The average Joe is only going to have 1 or 2 chances of those purchases in a lifetime, when in fact many people can afford the detector and pursuit of gold. Or we could hang out at the local pub and drink/drink our hard earned wages away and have nothing but a headache in the morning? I'll stick with detector in hand instead of a beer. Most of the wealthiest people on earth became rich because of real estate. The best investment you can make is purchasing your first home. Buy the worst house in the best neighborhood you can afford. Sweat equity and paying off debt as quickly as possible can change your life. Once you can live debt free you can...(insert dream here)...the possibilities are endless... Set high goals for success, beat those goals, have fun doing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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