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Garrett Groundhog

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Renfrewite

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I am looking to by my husband a metal detector for Christmas. I know nothing about them. I came across a very lightly used Garrett groundhog for sale, the guy says it's a commercial land or sea type thing, but it looks old. He says it retails for over $1,000.00. What I would like to know is how much these ones are worth, is this guy putting me on? I have a pics of one just like it, not sure if pics will turn out but will give it a go.

Thanks
 
Keep the $1000.00 in your pocket and look elsewhere for a new one.

A dealer here will give you a great deal on a detector as soon as he see's this post.

Good luck.
 
If he's collecting antiques, it would be great for your husband....for about a hundred bucks. If you want to spend that kinda loot, buy hubby a nice, new AT Pro along with all the accessories!!
 
Guys pulling your leg $1000.00. When new in 1982 sold for $299.00.
Still a great detector providing it is working.
I might be interested in it for parts, contact me thru my website if you have the sellers info.
Send me an email
 
If your husband is just starting out detecting, I would reccomend an Ace250 or 350 for starters. Great machines for $200-300. Good luck.
 
:rofl: A thousand bucks!?!? That's hilarious. Maybe MAYBE a couple hundred bucks to somebody that's a hardcore collector of those old machines(there is a group of hardcore old analog users). That's IF it's in perfect working order.
I'd say go for the AT Pro for five hundred something or even the Ace250 which is only a couple hundred bucks.
Best of luck to ya!:)
 
[size=large]you've shown wisdom by checking on a forum such as this before buying. very good shopping smarts.

HH[/size]
 
Thanks so much all of you. I am so glad I came here first. He is asking $300.00 for it, he said it's worth over $1000.00 new, it comes with the headphones but that's it. It said sea on it or something, so I thought it was one of those expensive land and sea ones, but an older model. I am so glad I came here first. He had it working when I looked at it last night, but it didn't seem to pick up things very easy, he put a gold ring on the floor and took a lot of fiddling with the buttons to get it to register, so I asked him if it takes that much to get it to pick up the ring that is on top of the ground, and I know it's there, will it pick up stuff underground haha.

The only problem is not many stores sell them around here. So if I offer him $100.00 do you think it's worth it? My hubby wants a good one, but I can only afford so much, but if it's not going to detect anything really well I won't bother buying one at all lol.
 
Renfrewite Try these two sites http://www.kellycodetectors.com/indexmain.php?gclid=CKybh6Okw6QCFdJL5Qodtxj-iw
http://www.bigboyshobbies.net/
That machine is old and out dated. Stay away from it just buy a new one for the quarter of the price he's asking. That man should be ashamed.
 
I guess the guy is not waiting for me to make him an offer he put it up for sale on a local newspaper site today, here is an actual pic of the detector.
 
I owed one of them in the 80's. The cover has to be remove to put battery's in it .Very little electronics involved. If you order on line, probable talk to someone in person, you can have it by Christmas. He may sell it but to someone that has no idea.! I sold my old one about 15 years ago for $ 25.00 to a friend and he is still my friend. Move on to something new.
 
If you want a nice machine that will get hubby some loot, order an Ace 250 from one of the dealers on this site. You'll get a sweet little rig that will find the loot the big boys will at a little over $200.
 
This will give you an idea of it's worth back in 1984-85. It's roughly 27 years old.
A fully functioning AM-2 in mint shape to a collector probably worth $50-100. One with problems worth about $20.00 or so for parts
depending upon cosmetic condition.
That seller apparently doesn't know how to use the AM-2 and or it has old age problems- electronic parts that need replacing......
These AM-2's are hot little boogers, mine will pick up a large 14kt man's wedding band at 10" (air test) in VLF mode, and 8" in disc. mode
and a large silver ring a bit deeper.
The AM-2's are very capable detectors and have decent depth comparable to Garretts current ACE 250.
That being said, better off getting a new Ace 250 for about $212 at Kellyco Lots of bells and whistles for the price, lighter weight and a
perfect beginner's metal detector. Push a few buttons and your detecting.
http://www.garrett.com/hobbysite/hbby_ace_250_main.aspx
Lot's of videos on you tube
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4iT5tqTgEc[/video]
 
Yup...Your better off forgetting about the Groundhog and getting an Ace 250 or 350...If you really want to get him a machine he will use for a long time, get the AT Pro (it can also be used in water to 10 feet deep)...
PM me for a list of dealers if none have responded to you yet...
Also go to this site for more info on the AT Pro:

http://www.findmall.com/list.php?79

HH,
 
Well I went out and bought a Ace250 I sure hope it's good enough lol. The guy has changed his ad in the local online newspaper and states that the groundhog's replacement model name is Scorpion and sells at just under $600.00 is that true? I though someone said that the Ace250 is the comparable model to the groundhog? Thanks for all your help.
 
The A2B was good in its day but is a dinosour today. do not waste your money on that machine,
As others have said, the ACE 250, ACE 350 or the AT PRO would be the way to go with the AT Pro being the best and most versatile of the three.
 
Fishers Ghost said:
The A2B was good in its day but is a dinosour today. do not waste your money on that machine,
As others have said, the ACE 250, ACE 350 or the AT PRO would be the way to go with the AT Pro being the best and most versatile of the three.
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Only a dino by weight and because it does not have motion disc. But does have an auto setting that kind of is a slow motion feature. The A2B, Gold Hunter or ADS series Groundhogs can keep up with many higher end machines in VLF mode, they lack the depth in TR disc. mode but, still respectable. And in mild or non mineralized grounds actually go surprisingly deep.

The above units must have sold by the hundreds of thousands to the Australians as they were the number one detector used for gold prospecting in the gold fields. Still being used today. Minelab came out with gold machines that took over........

The nice thing about the Groundhogs is they are non motion and threshold based.
The Groundhog eventually became the Gold Scorpion with motion disc mode that was just recently discontinued. The Groundhog circuit platform basically remained the same from the late 1970's to just recently. A testiment to how well the Groundhogs work. They are still highly sought after today in working condition. There are still many of us here on the forums that love using the GH until the weight starts to make our wrist and forearms ache. We don't have the popeye forearms like we did when younger...LOL
 
I agree that the A2B Ground Hog did extremely well in our Aussie gold fields and it is one of the few detectors that I have not owned and even as a coin and relic machine it did very well. I wouldn't mind trying one out for a while today for nostalga reasons but not for above 150 dollars. I have got a scorpion which is a very good general purpose detector but it gets very little use when it has to contend with my Infinium and Sov, XLT, 6000DI Pro SL.
I have owned and used approx 38 different metal detectors over a span of 47 detecting years. The A2B handled our gold field high iron mineralisation (from what I have read) very well compared to other detectors of the day and so it sold well here and found a lot of gold. as did the old Deep seeker.

However There are so many detectors on the market today that will eat this detector alive that are in the 350 to 600 dollar bracket, that to chose the GH as a Gift First detector just sounds a bit silly to me. For one thing it will be second hand and backup spares will be minimal.
On the other hand if the machine is in pristine condition and working well then 150 to 200 dollars is probably OK for a collector but for a seller to suggest that the detector might be worth 1000 dollars to an unsuspecting person is so totally wrong as to be boardering on criminal.
 
Fishers Ghost said:
However There are so many detectors on the market today that will eat this detector alive that are in the 350 to 600 dollar bracket, that to chose the GH as a Gift First detector just sounds a bit silly to me. For one thing it will be second hand and backup spares will be minimal.
On the other hand if the machine is in pristine condition and working well then 150 to 200 dollars is probably OK for a collector but for a seller to suggest that the detector might be worth 1000 dollars to an unsuspecting person is so totally wrong as to be boardering on criminal.
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Totaly agree with what you have written.
In todays world the GH is not the best choice for a beginners first detector. Modern day entry level Ace series from Garrett is the best choice when looking at the Garrett line.
Easy to use and set up and a reasonable cost that will not break the bank. The GH is an excellent machine for those that have been in the hobby as long as you and I that wants to go out and have fun and relive some of the old hunting days. The GH's make nice collectibles too if in mint shape. Kind of like classic cars, they have thier calling, some can no longer be classified as fast compared to modern day cars but, they sure look cool. I currently own a Groundhog--Gold hunter ADS, top of the line GH and two of the less expensive versions International S-4 and an AM-2.

Folks place ads all the time with super high asking prices because they don't know what they have, clueless as to value. Nor do they have the desire to research the item.
They take a guess. after while they realize the pricing error and drop the price to what it should sell for. That is after enough folks tell them they are crazy asking that much.
Antique dealers have a tendancy to do this...................I know, have been in the business and met a lot of them scoundrals....who will drag an item worth claimed $25 around for years, refuse to sell for less when actual value is $1.00 or less being so common...... Pity the poor sole that didn't do some research before buying the GH that seller says is worth $1000. Thank goodness, today there's the internet with forums and websites for treasure hunting beginers to help them make an educated choice.
 
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