Tesoro Eldorado

[Allan]

I have an Eldorado I used for a couple seasons,and have not used it in awhile, and was thinking of selling it and maybe upgrading?

Does anyone know what I could get for this machine? thinking 275.00? It is in very good condition, strictly used for coins in grass areas, never saw rain or salt water.

Will this sell being they no longer make them and how much? Thanks

 

[LittleJohn]

It's probably only worth about $75.....but I will give you $100 for it just to help ya out....

Seriously though you may be just a bit high on your asking price. Is it the eldorado II uMax? or the standard eldorado? Ballpark going rate value on the Eldorado II is between $200-260 depending on condition. Not so sure about the eldorado....

Good luck with selling it, keep on swingin' Tesoro's!

 

[tabman]

If it's the Eldorado uMax it's been selling around $250 - $285 on eBay. I wouldn't sell mine for that.

You'd better think twice about getting rid of it. It is the upgrade.

 

[LittleJohn]

Totally my mistake, I was thinking about the Bandido II uMax...sorry about that.

LittleJohn

 

[Allan]

It's just an Eldorado, no UMax. Thanks

 

[LittleJohn]

In that case there is one on the bay right now for $150

 

[Furious T]

The latest Eldorado is in U max case and form, but is not called Umax. I have one and it would be the last detector I'd get rid of.

 

[Allan]

The latest Eldorado is in U max case and form, but is not called Umax. I have one and it would be the last detector I'd get rid of.

I want a detector strictly for coin shooting mainly in grass areas, and want more disrimination and target ID to keep from digging so much junk. The Eldorado is good but the area I mainly hunt has chopped up soda cans everywhere from them mowing, and the Eldoradao can not disriminate these from bigger coins. Just tired of digging coin size pieces of soda cans and can bottoms. There has to be a better detector to help discriminate these soda can pieces, thinking maybe a Fisher F5 or Garrett AT pro?

I did read a post somewhere and will copy and paste if I can locate it? But someone got a steal on the same exact Eldorado I might be selling? And many claimed this unit goes for 250.00 to 300.00? I'm not sure but want to see what it would actually bring me in cash, for another? Other option get another coil that does better in the trashy areas I discribed? Thanks

 

[Allan]

Here is the link I was talking about, with the same Eldorado I have.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=46208

 

[GaryF]

I think you have the Antiques Roadshow high end appraisal glimmer in your eye...lol

In the end you're only going to get what someone is willing to pay.

$275 is probably not that big of a stretch and it may go for that...I donno... but I do know that if you start on the path of
going for the next better detector you are going to lose out, especially if that Eldorado is what you are
going to give up.

If I had it.... I'd keep it and try and find another way to fund the new detector.

Do yourself a favor and get a smaller coil...Also...I've not run into a detector yet that hasn't had issues with Slaw.

Good luck on whatever choice ya make and HH
Gary

 

[tabman]

Yep! The 7 inch concentric coil and the Eldorado is a match made in Heaven.

 

[Allan]

I think you have the Antiques Roadshow high end appraisal glimmer in your eye...lol

In the end you're only going to get what someone is willing to pay.

$275 is probably not that big of a stretch and it may go for that...I donno... but I do know that if you start on the path of
going for the next better detector you are going to lose out, especially if that Eldorado is what you are
going to give up.

If I had it.... I'd keep it and try and find another way to fund the new detector.

Do yourself a favor and get a smaller coil...Also...I've not run into a detector yet that hasn't had issues with Slaw.

Good luck on whatever choice ya make and HH
Gary

Thanks for your opinion, do you believe the eldorado with a smaller coil would do as good as say a new Fisher F5 or Garrett At Pro when it comes to hunting coins in trashy areas?

I don't hunt all that much, but like to do it on occasion. For as little as I do it, I can't justify more than 1 detector, if buying a new one, I will sell my other. Just do not want to jump the gun if a smaller coil will do as good as the 2 detectors I mentioned? I want to enjoy what little coin shooting I do and dig less junk, I personally feel I dig way too much junk with my Eldarado. If a new detector as mentioned with VDI will eliminate much of the junk digging, I'd sell the Eldorado in a heartbeat, as stated I'm just a casual coin shooter, no need for more than 1 detector, no matter how good it might be, but want to go with the better choice for strictly coin shooting in trashy areas. Thanks

 

[GaryF]

Hmmmm

See both detectors you mention have screens and give it their best guesses as to what the target "could be". Does that help...sure but only to a point.
I've read that the F5 is a good detector but a heck of a learning curve and the screen is easily scratched. Also I've read that the depth is not that great.
I'm not bashing by any means and heck I've even thought about trying one at some point. The AT has had its fair share of issues so far (it's new and the bugs have not all been addressed) but they are getting there. I think the main reason I'd ever consider getting one of those is just because of it being water proof to a certain extent and
the iron ID would help when I really have to know if it's iron. (That isn't going to help with slaw)

If you feel there is an issue with the disc I would call Tesoro and send it in for a check up...Will cost you nothing but one way shipping and put your mind at ease over it.
While it's gone grab yourself a 5.75" concentric or a 7" concentric. You will be happy with ether as you can get between the trash for the goodies you've been missing.

In all honesty I just think that you've not spent enough time with it to be able to tell a good signal from a choppy one but understand we all get fooled. That all
depends on depth of the target....it being close to trash...the angle of the target buried in the ground...Shape of the target....Metal composition...Halo effect on iron causing it to sound good and the list goes on and on.

If I were you and bent on trying something new I would get a Golden as it has tones, notch...a 5.75' coil and a good set of headphones.

Or just dedicate yourself to putting quite a few more hours on yours with the 5.75. With practice and good headphones you will learn the slight sound differences on the targets
your coil is over. I can promise that the good target verses trash ratio will go up and your frustration level and mistrust of the detector your swinging will go down.

Oh and if you don't have one...grab a Garrett Pro Pointer. No matter what detector you own that is an addition everyone should have.

HH
Gary

 

[Furious T]

Allan,
Not trying to talk you into keeping the Eldorado, but its disc mode is pretty good....Not trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs either, but have you tried collecting a few of the pieces of chopped cans, and discing them out and then seeing if you can still get the coins...you may not be able to get rid of all the trashy stuff, but maybe enough to make detecting in that spot a bit more fun. If the signals you are getting are exactly the same as the coins, then another detector might help, but not necessarily. I would try another detector on the same area before I got rid of the Eldorado.

 

[hardrockminer]

What category of coils would Eldorado fall under, if its not uMax, is it the hot technolegy coils? That Super LOBO, Tejon & Vaquero uses .

HaRM

 

[LittleJohn]

I thought a VDI machine would work better and be more efficient and find me more treasure and less trash....what a mistake I made. The machine you have will do anything the rest of them will, and in most cases a better job of it. Learn to use the machine you have, and run a smaller coil like the guys above mentioned...all a VDI machine will do is waste more of your time sitting there looking at the screen and wondering....trust me I have both...and it boils down to your ability to understand your machine....just trying to save you some money and some heartache. Best of luck to ya.

LittleJohn

 

[daddyflea]

You might try a Deleon I seem to dig very little cans these days.

 

[hardrockminer]

I thought a VDI machine would work better and be more efficient and find me more treasure and less trash....what a mistake I made. The machine you have will do anything the rest of them will, and in most cases a better job of it. Learn to use the machine you have, and run a smaller coil like the guys above mentioned...all a VDI machine will do is waste more of your time sitting there looking at the screen and wondering....trust me I have both...and it boils down to your ability to understand your machine....just trying to save you some money and some heartache. Best of luck to ya.

LittleJohn

What most people forget about ID machines is that the metal detector is ONLY guessing on the targets (does the target object fall between certain perimaters) its not fullproof.

But then you have people that think the metal detector is a magic wand & every thing you dig will be treasure. (and you don't dig trash) (look at the pros pile of trash to get a few good treasures)

HaRM

 

[LittleJohn]

What most people forget about ID machines is that the metal detector is ONLY guessing on the targets (does the target object fall between certain perimaters) its not fullproof.

But then you have people that think the metal detector is a magic wand & every thing you dig will be treasure. (and you don't dig trash) (look at the pros pile of trash to get a few good treasures)

My Tesoro's will find more treasure for me, because I know the sounds it makes on the targets that I am hunting. With a VDI you "expect" it to be right all the time...and in fact it is not. I dont know that you could ever hunt and not dig ANY trash, at least I never have....as some of them foil sounds at the soccer fields sound close to a womens gold ring....but anyway....thats another story. I trust the sounds more than I trust a number bouncing around....sad that I spent a pile of money to find that out the hard way.

LittleJohn

 

[Furious T]

I agree with using a smaller coil....since I put the 5.75" coil on my Eldorado I have hardly taken it off. The Eldorado should disc out trash as well as, and often better than a lot of other machines.