Neil,
My health has been a decline in the last few years, just had both knees replaced may 5 of 2016, so dont get much detecting in and hope next year it will be much better.
On the E-Trac it seem other dealers were getting some, but if I remember right some were waiting too. It seem like the big dealer could call in and it seem Minelab could always come up with a detector the same day. This was when my dist was in Las Vegas and believe it was the main office here in the USA. One of the problems they would be back ordered, then mine was on that next shipment, then it was in, but didn't have enough for my order, then they came in and was going to be ship out the next day and still no detector after a week of waiting. Called them back and ask where it was and was told there was no order for any for me after I was told it was being shipped out the week earlier . When I finally did get mine it was the fall of the year and I believe it was several (5 or 6) month from the time they were ordered.
I like the Minelabs detectors and like using them is why I still will buy the Minelabs, just dont like the run around I was getting. I could tell you much more too but wont at this time.
Good Luck and feel the new Equinox maybe a great detector and a fast seller, I just hope they have a good supply when they are released so those that want to try one can and not wait for month to get their hands on one.
Just got my new Minelab 35 pin pointer in, so others that ordered should be seeing theirs.
Rick
My health has been a decline in the last few years, just had both knees replaced may 5 of 2016, so dont get much detecting in and hope next year it will be much better.
On the E-Trac it seem other dealers were getting some, but if I remember right some were waiting too. It seem like the big dealer could call in and it seem Minelab could always come up with a detector the same day. This was when my dist was in Las Vegas and believe it was the main office here in the USA. One of the problems they would be back ordered, then mine was on that next shipment, then it was in, but didn't have enough for my order, then they came in and was going to be ship out the next day and still no detector after a week of waiting. Called them back and ask where it was and was told there was no order for any for me after I was told it was being shipped out the week earlier . When I finally did get mine it was the fall of the year and I believe it was several (5 or 6) month from the time they were ordered.
I like the Minelabs detectors and like using them is why I still will buy the Minelabs, just dont like the run around I was getting. I could tell you much more too but wont at this time.
Good Luck and feel the new Equinox maybe a great detector and a fast seller, I just hope they have a good supply when they are released so those that want to try one can and not wait for month to get their hands on one.
Just got my new Minelab 35 pin pointer in, so others that ordered should be seeing theirs.
Rick