Buying new is best for a Tesoro...

[GroundScanner]

I was thinking on trying a new Tesoro and now and then I see them on the metal detecting classified forum forsale. Some not a bad price but thinking about this I say to myself for another $50 bucks I can get a new one and get a lifetime warranty. Now I figure that's the way to go. GS

 

[Joe Z]

I agree... I bought a used Vaquero and it works great with no problems but when i called Tesoro to see if the warranty would be honored by a second owner they said No. But i also hear that for $50 they will fix it.
Love my Tesoro either way and the company was very friendly when i called. I got mine for about $100 under new

 

[Mega]

In theory i agree with you about buying a new Tesoro as the lifetime warranty but what most folks are not aware of the fact that the warranty is not transferable and as we are also well aware that most folks dont keep a detector for say 20+ years they like to change and try other Tesoro models or even change brands.It will always happp and always will,you will find the odd forum member who still still has one from new so the warranty is still valid but it must be a very few percent of folks who actually qualify for the lifetime warranty.

I have a Silver Sabre that the headphone jack which has a slight problem and it would only take me 10 minutes to fix myself and all it would take would be to post the item out which would cost about sub $10 but after speaking with Tesoro the answer was no it has to be installed by them,the cost to send it back for repair would have cost more than the detector is worth,so i bought a similar item myself from a local store and it was peanuts,fitted it myself in the 10 minutes as i mentioned earlier and its all fine and dandy.

Moral of the story is the lifetime warranty is not all what its cracked out to be,great machine and reliable and good at what they do,but the warranty is a trump card they love speaking about but at times its not worth the paper its written on.

This is just my personal opinion and my experiance with the main topic of this thread.

 

[jld66]

yes, i would not buy a used one. unless it it was an older one they dont sell anymore of course. for the extra money for a new one, have the assurance that it is fine and if not. it will be made right. just dont know what you will get from a stranger without trying it out first. if it dont work. getting it fixed, shipping, etc. will end up as much as the new one would have in the first place. over the internet, i always buy new from a well named company like kellyco or amazon. not from joe blow detectors either. so if there is an issue and you contact them. its not, take it up with the manufacturer. either full replacement or refund. for the few extra dollars. it is well worth it.

 

[Sven]

This is not directed to Joe Z, my posting just happens to fall under his as a response, but is a response just in general.

Why it is always about warranty? Seems to be a big phobia amongst people in N. America?
Is it because everything produced, sold here is a pc. of junk and expected to break down the next day, 30 days, 90 days?
Is the only place you find craftsmanship still in Europe where things were built to higher standards and to last?

Get a grip on it..................buying a used Tesoro without a warranty shouldn't be a problem. Just look at how many are still functioning and finding treasure after 30 years.
Buying a used one that's a newer model within the past 5 years, should be a no brainer.
Any Tesoro not mistreated by the owner would be a good buy.
I have had many many Tesoros over the past 20 years, only one was new, it was a Tigershark back around 1981 before there was a Internet network of listings for sale.
When you had to call a magazine dealer to acquire a detector. I still buy used ones.

The reason many used Tesoros are priced high, they are a quality performing product that hold their value. If your lucky you might get a great deal every now and then.

Now look at the other side of the world where Tesoro sells boat loads of detectors, do they worry about warranty, probably not otherwise they wouldn't buy Tesoro.
If a Tesoro fails to function, would say most of the time its an easy, inexpensive fix that any warranty station can repair.....

If you have no faith in a Tesoros reliability, go ahead and buy new with warranty. If everyone had a mindset like that person, they better plan on keeping the detector because there would be no one out there to buy it,
if the owner decided to sell it and upgrade. Then it would be worth squat..................

 

[mudpuppy]

Yeah..I dont give a rip about warrantees either...they are a selling gimmic, in some genres an 'Industry Standard'...but really, seems time based warrantees are up for debate depending upon the failure and the strength of the decision makers in customer service....some old guy left batteries in a rig unattended for 10yrs and wants you to make them whole? Sometimes its easier to just ship a guy a whole new rig if the situation merits....if in fact a Co advertises a 'Lifetime' warrantee, they should also have done the math as to what this expense may look like...100% QC testing, combined with MFG disciplines is good...its a disaster when an accountant buys parts based upon price with a known failure rate of 10%...
Used electronic gear is not to be treaded into lightly though..a guy has to feel 'right' about the seller...thats really the only warrantee a guy has..
Mud

 

[Sven]

Typo, in my post bought my TigerShark around 2001, not 1981.

 

[Hombre]

How many companies have parts for 30 year old metal detectors? Tesoro fixed my INCA (circa 1983) several years back, it is good as new.

Minelab has a cut off date of 10 years, so those Explorer ll are now not being worked on, who could afford it anyway?

I'd say most of the new digital machines out now will be in the dumpster or hidden in closets somewhere 30 years from now.

 

[Monte]

First, I know people who bought a Lifetime Warranty Bounty Hunter, D-Tex, or other detector make that came with such an offer. They are no longer covered because the companies, like Bounty Hunter, sold, or all the others who made such a warranty claim simply died.

Also, through the years I have seen more turn-on-and-go Tesoro's, having the internal preset GB, need to be 'serviced' which usually just means recalibrating the internal GB trimmer so it worked with each of the search coils the person owned. If you have a Tesoro with manual GB, then there's no problem, and other than those service needs, I don't think that many Tesoro's really end up needing service all that often.

Thus, the money saved by buying a new or virtually new detector more than off-sets any repair cost, IF one should be necessary.

I have purchased a lot of used Tesoro models, through the years, or traded for a Tesoro, and I have only had two problems and both were easily fixed w/o factory involvement. Tesoro detectors were built well enough that if you have a model without a design glitch, and if it has manual GB, you really don't need the warranty.

Therefore, you ought to consider a good, clean, 'as new' used Tesoro and save $$$. Buy my as new Outlaw and you'll find out. A well built and good working Tesoro that ought to outlast the Tesoro company and keep right on working.

Monte

 

[reddirtfisher]

It's ironic that you guys are talking about this today. I am switching to another brand so my entire Tesoro arsenal is going on Ebay. A mint Golden uMax and a mint Silver Sabre uMax will be offered. Both have been serviced by Rusty Henry and Carl before the new repair policy. Please don't send any offers to my personal PM. I am only selling on Ebay. Also, please don't ask why I am quiting Tesoro. Adios amigos.

 

[mudpuppy]

Reddirt! Dude! You cant just toss this out there with no backstory...gotta be a logical reason? Dont make us guess and speculate...It could be something quite simple as a Life change where you are downscaling gear or going after a target specific within a sub set to this Sport where your research has led you to a better rig more suited? Nothing wrong with that, and I am intrigued....We have no idea if you caught the Meteorite bug, or going deep Sea or what? Help us learn if you want...just a brief backstory to your reasoning please!
Mud

 

[tabman]

First, I know people who bought a Lifetime Warranty Bounty Hunter, D-Tex, or other detector make that came with such an offer. They are no longer covered because the companies, like Bounty Hunter, sold, or all the others who made such a warranty claim simply died.

Also, through the years I have seen more turn-on-and-go Tesoro's, having the internal preset GB, need to be 'serviced' which usually just means recalibrating the internal GB trimmer so it worked with each of the search coils the person owned. If you have a Tesoro with manual GB, then there's no problem, and other than those service needs, I don't think that many Tesoro's really end up needing service all that often.

Thus, the money saved by buying a new or virtually new detector more than off-sets any repair cost, IF one should be necessary.

I have purchased a lot of used Tesoro models, through the years, or traded for a Tesoro, and I have only had two problems and both were easily fixed w/o factory involvement. Tesoro detectors were built well enough that if you have a model without a design glitch, and if it has manual GB, you really don't need the warranty.

Therefore, you ought to consider a good, clean, 'as new' used Tesoro and save $$$. Buy my as new Outlaw and you'll find out. A well built and good working Tesoro that ought to outlast the Tesoro company and keep right on working.

Monte

I'm not a wordsmith like you are Monte, but if I were I would have said basically the same thing. I might add, if I were living in a foreign country with no close by service center, I'd be swinging a Tesoro with a ground balance. I guess that's why you see so many YouTube Tesoro videos with foreign speaking users.

Tesoro detectors are built to last and work great!

tabman

 

[Digga03]

First, I know people who bought a Lifetime Warranty Bounty Hunter, D-Tex, or other detector make that came with such an offer. They are no longer covered because the companies, like Bounty Hunter, sold, or all the others who made such a warranty claim simply died.

Also, through the years I have seen more turn-on-and-go Tesoro's, having the internal preset GB, need to be 'serviced' which usually just means recalibrating the internal GB trimmer so it worked with each of the search coils the person owned. If you have a Tesoro with manual GB, then there's no problem, and other than those service needs, I don't think that many Tesoro's really end up needing service all that often.

Thus, the money saved by buying a new or virtually new detector more than off-sets any repair cost, IF one should be necessary.

I have purchased a lot of used Tesoro models, through the years, or traded for a Tesoro, and I have only had two problems and both were easily fixed w/o factory involvement. Tesoro detectors were built well enough that if you have a model without a design glitch, and if it has manual GB, you really don't need the warranty.

Therefore, you ought to consider a good, clean, 'as new' used Tesoro and save $$$. Buy my as new Outlaw and you'll find out. A well built and good working Tesoro that ought to outlast the Tesoro company and keep right on working.

Monte

Monte you take paypal for the outlaw?

 

[Monte]

I have a white 8", a 10X12 DD, and a Cordura bag. The Outlaw and 7" coil are now spoken for to go up-north. Folks can e-mail me if interested in accessories.

Monte

 

[Mike Hillis]

I would have gotten reprimanded for selling on the forum instead of the classifieds.

I know cause it has happened in the past.

HH
Mike

 

[ecoast]

if one were to buy new, they *might* be able to keep the lights on a bit longer at Tesoro....

 

[Digga03]

just done my bit and bought a new outlaw oh and a Compadre

D03

 

[Joe Z]

if one were to buy new, they *might* be able to keep the lights on a bit longer at Tesoro....

Wow.... I didn't hear any of that. Where did you hear that or where can i get info on that?

 

[BarryL]

Would love to buy new but there is nothing new to buy . Still waiting on the CAZ*%$dor and yes I know their working on it "I Guess" anyway don't matter I have a few nice used Tesoros I bought and still work just fine Just bought a Mint condition troy Shadow X3 used of course with no warranty and really not worried about it . Warranties are good when you get them just keep in mind most are limited . I have bought many Used Tesoro machines and only ever had to send in one for a repair and that was a machine I bought used and also used it for 10 yrs before sending it in

 

[TP63]

Would love to buy new but there is nothing new to buy .
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