Many Thanks....

[Dick from IA]

....to the members and dealers here at TQ for all of their advice and suggestions in respect to my decision making process to buy or not to buy a new detector. I've received posts, PM's and E-Mails from many of you and believe me, the information I gathered was very helpful indeed.

Though there were several appealing detectors to buy, after months of comparing and analyzing, it became evident (at least to me) I already have the detectors that suit me best. So no changes at this time; I'm looking forward to taking what I already own and strive to improve my skills at metal detecting with what I'm already comfortable with.

Thank you all again. This is truly a forum of friends

[Hightone]

It's funny you posted this. Dick. I was just thinking the same thing today. It seems that it is easy to get caught up in the "I want something just a little bit better" syndrome. I read reviews the Fisher is deeper than Tesoro. Then a Minelab is deeper than Fisher. Then Tesoro is deeper than Minelab. So I get so confused, it comes back to "Is my detector deep enough for me?". I thought after just getting a Tesoro Bandido, that I may opt for a Vaquero instead. Or maybe an Advantage. Then I thought "Am I going to pay 100% more for a detector that is going to gve me 20% more?".

Then I realized, with an Ace 250 and a Tesoro Bandido uMax, I better do something worthwhile with the $500 I spent, rather than spend much more for something that may not give me a lot more.