M8 & M15 Coils Price And Availability?

[Tony]

14 minutes ago, phrunt said:

Save yourself the money and buy an Equinox 800 instead, you're not missing all that much, in fact in some ways you're gaining such as Target ID stability and having the smallest of coils available for prospecting.

I think you're right Simon....I'll have to give the 800 some serious consideration. It's a well proven platform and a bargain compared to the Visa melting Manticore / coil option. The Manticore price I can just accept but the coils are cash cows and I'm not going to be milked.

Who knows, if Manticore sales tank then Minelab might bundle an extra coil instead of their crappy pinpointer.

 

[OCBeepDigger]

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

Holy crap, $379 AUD for the small one and $499 AUD for the large one, they're taking us for a ride.

Introducing the Minelab Manticore M15 - 15" Metal Detector Coil
PRE-ORDER NOW! $200 deposit -  RRP Confirmed at $499
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Introducing the Minelab Manticore M8 - 8" Metal Detector Coil
PRE-ORDER NOW! $100 deposit -  RRP Confirmed at $379

 

Holy crap is right! I'm definitely not one to pinch pennies in my hobbies for sure but if true that price seems excessive to say the least. Might be slightly more palatable if it included a lower shaft for that price but we know that's not the case. As much as I would love the M15 to beach hunt I might have to sit back for a while and wait for Minelab to figure out that people aren't buying them at that kind of premium.

[abenson]

Personally I have no interest in the 15" coil. Generally speaking the bigger coils don't get you much more depth than a stock 11". So it really comes down to ground coverage, which the majority of the sites I hunt I'm better off with an 11". On the other hand the small coil is a must have IMO if you gold prospect or hunt trashy relic sites. I'm really thinking the small coil will be priced at about $279 US.

[phrunt]

I'm torn, the 15"  is a good size and the size I used the most on my Equinox for coin hunting in my open fields so it's a winner for me, the 8" I'm not so sure about as I can't see the Manticore being better than the Equinox for prospecting, it has the 6" which should be slightly more sensitive than the M8 so I'd prefer to stick to my Nox when it comes to prospecting UNLESS of course the Manticore surprises me so at this stage I'm more interested in the 15", although I'll buy both as I can't handle not knowing.

[strick]

I just googled $379 AUD and that converts to $243 US dollars which is about the price of the Coiltex 10x5 we all have been buying for our Noxes here in the states ...am I missing something? I'm not pre ordering anything..I'll wait till they become in stock somewhere...

strick

[KDX]

Exchange works out to $332.00 CAD. Still a lot of money.

[UT Dave]

Since Tom D. announced that they are released, maybe someone could ask him to announce US pricing and where exactly in the world they have been released to.

I'm in for the M8 whenever I can actually lay hands on one.  But as already mentioned, I ain't holding my breath.

- Dave

[David N.]

I just got an email advertising pre-orders in the US.  M8 at $239 and M15 for $329.

[phrunt]

4 hours ago, strick said:

I just googled $379 AUD and that converts to $243 US dollars which is about the price of the Coiltex 10x5 we all have been buying for our Noxes here in the states ...am I missing something? I'm not pre ordering anything..I'll wait till they become in stock somewhere...

strick

You guys pay WAY too much for the Coiltek over there, The M8 Manticore coil is $379 AUD in Australia, the Coiltek 10x5" NOX coil is $285 AUD, often $260 AuD on sale.

It's the price of the 15x12" Coil that I think is really crazy though, $499 AUD.  

The CTX 17x13" Coil at the same shop is $449 AUD, Manticore 15x12" $499 so they want more for a smaller coil.  To buy both coils is going to cost me the price I can pick up a Legend with 2 coils included, seems a bit crazy.