Popular Post Dick Stout Posted March 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2023 Minelab has always been a difficult company for distributors and dealers to work with and no matter how good their products are they might want to stop and listen instead of dictating. JMO. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 21 hours ago, strick said: The thing that really pisses my off more then anything else about Minelab is their coils...when you release a new detector and it takes months for the accessory coils to come out is just stupid. And then when they do come out you gotta stand in line like your waiting to shake the popes hand just to get one....it's all so ridiculous this is done on purpose and its bad look..morning rant over.. strick I hear ya! Number one reason I bought a 900 , instead of Manticore. An 11 inch coil, is only good for searching for new spots, for me. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaeldoc2u Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Boy, it's really hard to make a good first impression a second time!! Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 6:55 PM, phrunt said: IDC are a multi line distributor selling Nokta, Quest, Garrett, C.Scope, Bounty Hunter, Fisher, XP, GDI and Groundtech along with lots of smaller accessories brands so who knows if their association with Nokta is anything to do with it, I highly doubt it though but I guess they'll be pushing Nokta brand from now on more so than ever. It could be the fact Minelab are including a distributor in the US in the court case with Nokta. Sounds like it has everything to do with it: "We reported a few days ago on how the International Detector Center (IDC) based in Germany, suddenly dropped Minelab from the brands that they distribute. The reason for this course of action was not entirely clear at the time. Although we did speculate that there was more behind it than was explained in the statement put out by IDC. We now know the main reason behind IDC dropping Minelab. It is alleged that Minelab gave IDC an ultimatum. If they wanted to continue to distribute Minelab products in Europe they should cease their partnership with Nokta and also Quest. In Nokta’s case, we assume this is to do with the current lawsuit that Minelab filed against the company in the USA for patent infringement. Something that Nokta strenuously denies. But why the pressure to drop Quest? The company recently announced their new range of simultaneous multi-frequency machines. Initially, their SMF tech was called “SimultiQ” however it seems that there were legal concerns around the use of this name. Perhaps Minelab objected as it was too similar to their own “Multi-IQ”. As a result, Quest renamed it “HyperQ” however, this may not have been enough for Minelab. Do they also suspect patent infringement here too? Whatever is happening in the industry right now, is not good for manufacturers and certainly not good for customers. If indeed Minelab is using pressure tactics to try and force distributors and dealers to stock their products at the expense of other brands, this can only end badly for Minelab. No one likes a bully!" Link to above story- same publication the OP linked to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeabeeRon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 For me, the sad part in all this, it is the End User, those who swing the detectors that are the real losers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 hours ago, SeabeeRon said: For me, the sad part in all this, it is the End User, those who swing the detectors that are the real losers! We can vote with our wallets. The Quest V80 is looking pretty good to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Goldman Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 33 minutes ago, phrunt said: We can vote with our wallets. The Quest V80 is looking pretty good to me. Yeah, you showed them Simon by waiting at least a month before getting that Manticore. Sorry, couldn't resist. Glad you are showing strength by not hopping on the XTP. I Broke down and just purchased a ML product myself... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Chase Goldman said: Yeah, you showed them Simon by waiting at least a month before getting that Manticore. ? Someones gotta do it! It was hard, took a lot of will power but I really showed 'em! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasiopea Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Why won't Garrett make a new v3i spectrum and they have everything in their power to polish it it would be a hit in all possible territories ,Garrett is a decent company and I always meet deadlines 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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