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I recently sold my used t2 on e-bay for £600, great as i didnt pay that for it, just looked on e-bay and theres another used t2 [ not mine] selling , bidding up to £860,  Whats going on , why are people paying well over the odds for these detectors,  I know they are only £750 new , ??????

Apparently there is a shortage of new T2's,so that maybe keeping the price up how old was the one you sold Mark ?.

Its because they are in very short supply. Nigel in Regtons told me as the Main Dealer in the UK,he can`t get hold of his next supply from the USA till March. And besides that, they are a very good detector.
 
 I believe the Libyans are going mad to try and buy them for Gold hunting over there ,and there in very short supply. Some people have obviously heard this too. I couldn`t be bothered going through  the hassle.
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Lol its up to £910 now  ???

Thats just insane .  ;D

Thats crazy you for get an F75 new for £679.00 free post off Joan Allen

Id be a little concerned about buying off this seller hIs/her User name is Shehe lol

people are silly on ebay sometimes they end up paying more than a new one
debs

Im just glad Jeb didnt want the hassle lol. Cracking machine Jeb went out again yesterday silver first 10 minutes. we still torn though whether to sell the Laser or the SE  now, see how it goes

I got £595 for mine and it had a SEF coil.  I was pleased with that at the time but heck, they have gone berserk now.


Brian

I'm glad I bought mine way back in 2007 when they were £499 with an accesories pack  :)

I bought my F75 in 2009 for £650 off Joan Allens Ebay shop

Best detector ive owned so far but i dont think id pay the 2nd hand prices now if i had to get another for whatever reason.


regards
Phil

That T2 on eBay has reached £910 with 4 days to go to the end of the auction.

Are people really that desperate to get their hands on a T2?

There's absolutely no way I would pay that much money for a used T2 or a new one come to that.

And like Phil Y said the seller has only got a feedback score of 2 and in both cases she was the buyer.mmmmm ???   

Yes, that feedback thing and the price would kinda worry me too.
Bri

crazy prices, the one i sold  was used when i purchased it 18 months ago for £340.

I think theres 2 variables at work here
one there in short supply and 2 there seems to be a Large loyal Cult following for the F75 and 2T

When i bought an Explorer about 2 years ago the review on the net where very mixed
But you wont find many negative reviews for the 1st Texas instruments F75 and 2t.

It seems the only complaints are from f75 owners who have Bought a T2 and don't like it for some reason and Visa vera

My 2 complaints with the T2 and the F75 is they're not as tuff as most of the Minelabs ive owned in the past but as long as your not heavy handed its fine
Second complaint, the battery's last so long you can get complacent and forget to check Um lol

 

I have had 2 T2's and loved em.  I am a carful tectorist so the build was no problem for me.  The only thing I did not like was that on some fields the thing just took off and you couldn't do anything with it.  And they are allergic to Minelabs.  So, that can be a problem at some rallies.  I tried a Fisher F75 but didn't like that.  Too noisy for me.

Brian

They can be very sparky but generally its my own fault coz im very greedy with the sensitivity.
They say that the T2 is more suited to British soil conditions anyone got any thoughts on this ? as ive never owned a T2 i wouldnt know
I looked into getting a T2 But in the end went for the added extras of the F75

all the best
Phil

lol - its up to £1120 now - definately something dodgy going on with that ebay sell

Yes Phil.  I might have been too greedy with the F75 too.  The experts say that the T2 is better suited to British conditions.  Something to do with where the iron rejection starts.  I didn't quite understand it but having used the both I would say they were right.
Bri

cant help you im afraid, I have only just got hold of the T2 and still trying to figure out whats best setttings audio etc. it throws me a bit untill i meet someone on one of the rallies then i,ll persevere with it. Yesterday went out sense was 85 disc was 50 audio 2. I know the disc is high but wanted to see what the depth was like with a lot discd out also above 50 its in a boost mode so im told so thats my reason behind it. Anyway within 10 mins it found a button and a 5p pence so cant be bad

Wow
Thats very odd
If your on ebay it means your on the interweb so its easy to find out what somethings worth.

all you T2 users could list yours and put your name down for a T2 Ltd with boost process lol

2+ was my preffered tone setting as it made the iron so obvious.

Hi Paul/Lisa

Next rally you should have a word with Gwil aka Saxonman he does very well with his


all the best Phil

For non iron infested land i generally use
All metal, sens as high as practical and i only dig tagets with a VDI of 18 and above

In Disc i mostly use
De Or Je depending on how adventurous im feeling lol  Je can be a bit to sensitive but isnt effected by using high disc numbers (i dig everything over 18)
Disc level 4
Sens 70 or as  high as pos without it being unstable
2 tones

I read somewhere if you use disc over 4 youll loose depth but it means you have to look at your VDI all the time
I know 4 is sometimes impractical on trashy sites

I find all metal the most enjoyable way to use the F75 if the conditions are right  ;0)

Phil isnt that the f75? je mode etc. The manual I got says that iron is between 10 and 20 and below 10 is minerals and there are two boost modes one 5 or below the other 50 and above i may be wrong of course but sure i read it. I havnt tried it at 5 as im sure there will be a lot of noise wish i could get out but the ground is like iron where i am

These details are exactly right for the T2

Yes Paul i was talking about the F75 ive never owned a T2 and at the price of that one on Ebay i never will lol
Ive got a T2 manual in the Rare library i,ll have a quick read later

There not mention of a boost mode in the Fisher manual
but ive just read a piece on the 2 machines and it says the F75 has more Power but ive also heared that the extra power can be counter productive coz its made the Fisher more sparky

I,ll dig out my T2 abd Fisher articals from the net and the detecting mags and Post in the Teknetics and fisher boards i think it will be very usefull to some Including me coz i,ll read them through again (memory span of a gold fish  lol)

I added a T2 manual link on here 2 days ago Phil

Hi Simon
Ive just noticed very good idea
I,ll post a link to the f75 later

I find reading off a computer screen easier that from a book as the only time i get to read is in the Bath it got the book all soggy (Note to self: remember never take the laptop in the bath lol)

I think ive hyjacked this post with my Fisher 75 comments lol sorry  !

I am Temped to get a T2 in the future id be interested to know if the T2 works better on the wet sand than the f75

This is for PAUL and LISA.
What i found with my T2 is that the insides can become very damp.thus giveing you all soughts of problems.It took two weeks last time to dry out.Ive been told the best remedy for this is to tape all the holes which are not in use on the stem........I know this seems a pain,after all its brand new machine.but a bit of black PVC tape or pink if lisa is to use it.!!will save you in the future im sure..
WHAT A BRILLIANT MACHINE!
Im useing the F75 at the moment.Three Hammerd and lots of other bita an bobs,from last three scan ralleys.so have not gone back to the T2 yet....I do like the look of the new T2 LTD will be off to the USA in a couple of months so will bring one back then...2TONE    DISCRIM OF 5 UP SENS 85 UP..GWIL.

PHIL both the same there iwould say,,they are ok if you like a lot of noise,but this where the minelabs beat then,but after a half hr its like swinging a bus..Gwil.

cheers Saxon didnt think of that with the holes I think I can safely say the tape will be black not pink lol. Why dont you fetch two back from the USA though think about it

SUCH A TEMTING IDEAR..YOU TWO...YOU WILL HAVE GR8 TME WITH IT..GWIL

You know the spare adjustment holes near the elbow cuff  you can get small rubber gromits to fit in them from motor factors  looks very neat and tidy !

VERY GOOD IDEAR PHIL....SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER...

Blanked off Adjustment holes !

that looks pretty phil :o

bugger if you want to adjust it though i bet lol

Thanks Phil

I did think about fitting some studs like the ones on Leather biker jackets but i think it would to look kinky
like something youd use in BDSM whatever that is lol

you starting to scare me now lol