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Salvage agreements
- Thread starter landman
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I try to avoid those kind of things......to me it takes away from the spontaneity of just hunting. I sometimes take along an extra metal detector and allow the person(s) the opportunity to detect themselves. Getting into contracts is too much like work. However, there might be a situation which actually suites this.
Uncle Willy
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I've got some if I can find them. Wrote some articles on that years ago.
Bill
Bill
Uncle Willy
New member
It ain't my memory it's the clutter I have to wade through to find them. 
But if you have some handy help the man out.
Bill
But if you have some handy help the man out.Bill
I had to hunt one on the net becasue the book couldnt be found in all MY clutter!
There are a few salient points to keep in mind with these agreements:
1. They are formal documents and can be scary to some. This is one reason John dislikes them, for good reason. You MUST be a good salesman to employ them successfully.
2. you must stae clearly the where, when, who, how, and why parts of the agreement.
3. In so doing, I suggest you leave out words like money, rare coins, jewelry, treasure and so on and simply say "hobby items of interest."
3. Also, I would use a second addendum which details any fee or percentage split - and leave that part out of the "search agreement" altogether, unless it was needed. In the case of a known treasure then it becomes obligatory - if you just want to poke around someones property for fun, leave it off.
4. Finally, you would be wise to stop thinking of yourself as a treasure hunter and call yourself a detectorist instead. Then you would be looking to have a "permission to detect" agreement. Much lies in the wording and perceptions of your activity.
Greed is an ugly thing - no sense stirring it up.
There are a few salient points to keep in mind with these agreements:
1. They are formal documents and can be scary to some. This is one reason John dislikes them, for good reason. You MUST be a good salesman to employ them successfully.
2. you must stae clearly the where, when, who, how, and why parts of the agreement.
3. In so doing, I suggest you leave out words like money, rare coins, jewelry, treasure and so on and simply say "hobby items of interest."
3. Also, I would use a second addendum which details any fee or percentage split - and leave that part out of the "search agreement" altogether, unless it was needed. In the case of a known treasure then it becomes obligatory - if you just want to poke around someones property for fun, leave it off.
4. Finally, you would be wise to stop thinking of yourself as a treasure hunter and call yourself a detectorist instead. Then you would be looking to have a "permission to detect" agreement. Much lies in the wording and perceptions of your activity.
Greed is an ugly thing - no sense stirring it up.