Doc's Detecting Has Moved ! New 4500 Sq Ft Warehouse

[Doc]

Well after 31 years I put my office building up for sale.  We remodeled and put it on the market.  For those of you who have visited my business you know what a great location it was, close to the Las Vegas strip, airport and convention center.  However, it was a really high crime neighborhood.  To be honest I had real reservations about whether I would get a buyer.  But God always provides.  So who do you think bought my office building?  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.  My office building will be the new home of the Neighborhood Criminal Justice Center.   So you know what that means?  In two years, after they clean that neighborhood up, all the property values will go up.  That's OK.  I am glad to have left something for that neighborhood that will be positive.  There are a lot of nice people that live in that area.

Fact is, that a professional office building is not really the proper kind of structure to run a Metal Detecting Prospecting Supplies and Accessories business out of.

I am always amused by how information sometimes get twisted in this industry.  I have heard every rumor imaginable.  Some people heard I had sold my office building, so somehow that translated into "Doc died."  "Doc went out of business."  "Doc isn't a Minelab dealer anymore."  "Doc got into financial troubles."

Rumor 1.  Not dead.  Rumor 2.  Not going out of business I expanded business.  Rumor 3. I am one of a select few Minelab dealers that is a "Managed Dealer."  That means I deal direct with Minelab, not some go between distributor.  I am also one of  a handful of dealers that is a Certified Minelab Gold Machine trainer.  Bottom line I am a Minelab dealer, I have been for 25 years.  Rumor 4.  I have been very fortunate in life financially.  I sell metal detectors as a hobby business.  I am 68 years old and I could have retired 25 years ago.  I am a psychologist and years ago I developed some written psychological tests, back in 1977.  Those tests are still used by over 850 companies around the world to screen employees.  So I have always had a steady income stream from my testing business.   I have invested my money very wisely in safe investments over the years. I own my 8 year old home, free and clear.  I owe no one anything.  I have no debt.  I started selling metal detectors because I loved the hobby and my wife would not allow me to stay home and retire.  (I mean who in the hell retires when they are 43 years old?)

You have helped Doc's Detecting become one of the largest suppliers of Metal Detectors and accessories in the Southwest and we needed to expand.

To that end, March of 2017 we moved to a new location.  We have rented a 4500 sq foot Office warehouse in Henderson Nevada.  Unlike the old location, this is a beautiful location.  1180 Wigwam Parkway, Suite 110, Henderson Nevada.

This is the largest warehouse West of the Mississippi dedicated solely to Treasure Hunting and Gold Prospecting Equipment.  From Metal Detectors to Sluices, to Gold Pans and classifiers to Picks and digging tools.  

We primarily do mail order, but if you would like to drop by for a cup of coffee, please call for an appointment.

Thank you for your support over the years, it is you that have made Doc's Detecting Supply grow into the company it is today.

By the way if you would like my free 51 page color catalog, PM me with your mailing address.  U.S. residents only please.

Doc
Doc's Detecting Supply
1-800-477-3211

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[fredmason]

Doc;

you have done well...congratulations!

fred

[Rob Allison]

Hey Doc,

   I wish you would stop bragging all the time!  Haha .... I'm proud to be one of your close friends.  You have always treated me like a damn Son when it comes to being a dealer.  You're the best US Distributor anyone could ask for.  

Your Honestly, Integrity, Trust and Work ethics have placed you on top of the Metal Detecting Industry!

Your bud,

Rob Allison 

[Doc]

4 hours ago, Rob Allison said:

Hey Doc,

   I wish you would stop bragging all the time!  Haha .... I'm proud to be one of your close friends.  You have always treated me like a damn Son when it comes to being a dealer.  You're the best US Distributor anyone could ask for.  

Your Honestly, Integrity, Trust and Work ethics have placed you on top of the Metal Detecting Industry!

Your bud,

Rob Allison 

Wow Rob, thank you.  Do you want me to send the check to the same address I always use?  

[Doc]

Dear Rob,

Sorry I didn't mean to brag.  But you know this industry / hobby, word travels fast and we live and die by what people think of us.  To have a rumor floating around that I went out of business and had financial problems is like industry homicide.  Someone kills you and your business with rumors that are 1000% fictitious.

I think the way this rumor got started was that I went out of business was that in the interim of remodeling and selling my building and looking for a a nice warehouse to rent, I rented some warehouse space from someone in the fabricating and distribution industry.  I had no financial ties with this company, other than they were kind enough to rent me some space temporarily, so I could move out of my building to do the remodel while I looked for a new permanent location to rent.

Nice warehouse space in the Las Vegas area is at a premium.  You have to jump on it within the first hour it is listed and get out there to see it, and put a deposit down if you want it.  Nice space gets snapped up literally within hours of listing it.

I went to view one warehouse and there were three other interested parties there and they were already in a bidding war.  So I just left.  I just got really lucky on the location I have now.  It is really nice and an exceptional location.  Right off I-215 at Gibson road.  Easy off and easy on the 215 to get to the warehouse.

Well the party that I was temporarily renting some warehouse space from had to make some modifications to their corporate structure.  This included downsizing their Las Vegas location and moving some of their manufacturing to a different location out of state.   As I said I was not involved in any of that, I was just a renter.  However, when customers came to see me at this temporary location and my landlord had moved, and I had already moved to my new warehouse, they jumped to the conclusion that maybe I went out of business.

Nothing could have been further from the truth, it was just a transitional period between selling my office building and finding a new bigger, better location for Doc's Detecting Supply.

Doc

[Reno Chris]

Hey I want to come by for a visit and a tour next time I am in Vegas. I will contact you and make arrangements in advance so the times are all arranged.
I hadn't come by your old office in a long time because my old bullet proof vest doesn't fit anymore and I'm too cheap to get a new one......
Plus I got tired of being repeatedly carjacked.

So I am looking forward to seeing your new place. I'm sure I will be suitably impressed.

[Doc]

1 hour ago, Reno Chris said:

Plus I got tired of being repeatedly carjacked.

Dear Chris,

I get that a lot!

I had this one customer that walked to my office from the strip.  I told him that was a bad idea as it was a bad neighborhood.  We said he was a coach at a high school and taught the wrestling team as he used to be a college wrestler.   We concluded our business.  I insisted that he allow me to give him a ride back to his hotel.  He vehemently refused.  

He takes off walking and about 10 minutes later is back at my office with a bloody elbow.  He said some jerk tried to rob him and he took him to the ground and broke the guy's arm.  This happened like two blocks from my office.  He said he knew he broke the robbers arm because he heard it and felt it snap.  The bad guy went running off down an alley screaming in pain.

The bad guy didn't get anything and my customer said he didn't want to file a police report.  I got out the first aid kit and bandaged him up.  This time he very graciously accepted my offer of a ride back to his hotel.

Doc

[Rob Allison]

Hey Doc,

   No reason to send a check, maybe the Truth Hurts!

I remember getting the calls about you going out of business.  Heck, I wasn't sure if it was true or not.  I guess we would be lying if we didn't believe some would want us to go out of business for one reason or another. 

I doubt I will ever more to a warehouse, I'm still pushing a long in a small office and garage.

That being said, I think we both live by the same business ethics. 

Take care,

Rob Allison
Rob's Detector Sales

[~LARGO~]

Doc,

It is great to hear about your new location!  I know over the many years you have been in business, you always were "out there" with the newest and latest of goodies in the detecting realm.  I suddenly feel a bit of a crick in my almost 76 year old shoulder from patting myself on my back, for doing MY part in helping you get into that new dig whether in $$ just supporting Doc in some way.  I remember getting my Doc's Prospecting awesome hat and kangaroo nugget pouch as pleasant surprises over the years, writing supportive essays for you, like when your out of country pick supplier cut you off, ad infinitum...  You have been great always, I do miss your forum, with the great information on detectors and fun stories, such as the Horrible J Turn...  That forum was always a "go to" location when it was still around, for me and you faithful followers.

Thank you Doc, for all you have done for the hobby!

Gary Long/  ~LARGO~

[Lanny]

Hi Doc,

Why, I might just have to drop by the next time I'm in Vegas, which will be soon. I'd love to see your new location as the old one was definitely in a sketchy part of Vegas.

You've always treated me like gold, so I think it would be fun to see your new digs to see exactly what the expansion looks like.

I see you've received some sincere compliments on what a great guy you are, and they are well deserved.

All the best,

Lanny