Tesoro update

[Tot Lot Bandit]

Sharing from a FB group

From Whimster regarding Tesoro:

"I spoke with a reliable friend on Sunday...the building has been sold...building was still owned by Vince's mom...some of the equipment has been sold...as far as warranty work..if you sent your card in shortly after buying a Tesoro and your machine is in for warranty repair work..Vince is still trying to finish up the warranty work on those machines...he's behind in the repairs....this could take some time.
He will not be fixing anything else...so don't send it in..
As far as stock...Rusty bought some of the more popular detector models....pretty much gone now...the future of Vince...I'm told he is going to be teaching Math in a school 30 miles away from his hometown...."

 

[Kraemer]

So glad to hear that people will actually get their machines back, repaired even. Great to hear.

 

[HaroldILL.]

I feel sorry for all the long time employees.

 

[Whimpster]

I feel sorry for all the long time employees.

Guess it was quite a shock when they came to work that morning...all sixteen of em.
Could have been a viable product if the owner had carried on his fathers vision...

 

[bulletman]

Have you looked at any new vehicles lately? Absolutely full of tech that is unnecessary in my opinion. Of course, this drives up the cost. I don't need navigation, bluetooth, XM Radio, back up camera, heated seats, heated steering wheel, auto dimming mirror, automatic braking, lane assist, back up sensor, and now a child in back seat sensor. Lol

Bulletman

Shalom

 

[Chief82]

Really sad to hear about all this. Hopefully someone buys them out and continues on.

 

[chuck ky]

Haven't heard anything that would indicate they are even interested in selling but maybe they're keeping it quiet!

 

[bulletman]

Heard that the real estate sold. Looked it up online at the realtors website. The listing has been removed, so that pretty much sums up their existence. SAD!

Bulletman

Shalom

 

[wheatymike]

Man I sure hate to hear this. I have been a huge Tesoro fan from the start. When I first started hunting and wanted to move up from my little bounty hunter so I went out and bought a Vaquero. I have owned nothing but Tesoro for the last 9 years or so. Some I purchased new and some used. Although, I don't get to do as much hunting these days I still have a couple of Tesoros for when I need them.

I believe the company had so many loyal fans and missed some real opportunities to really do well in the future. I think they did some things right but also did some wrong moves and made some poor decisions. Ultimately, I guess this is what makes or beaks a company. You have to do what sells and if you don't you want be viable in the future. Its too bad they couldn't have developed a new "high tech" style machine to satisfy that part of the market trend. They could have also kept some of the old school machines around, with a few tweeks and upgrades to keep us old style hunters happy. Oh well WM

 

[1hotwire]

Just like with the old farms when the farmer dies the kids don't have the same passion for the work and so the land gets sold off ..

 

[Walknstik]

So many variables involved in surviving today's business world...more than likely a combination of downturns lead to the "End of Trail" for Tesoro. Correct me if I'm wrong...wasn't Tesoro the first metal detector manufacturer to micro-size the electronics into the smaller housings that is prevalent today among other detector manufacturers?

 

[Tot Lot Bandit]

Heard that the real estate sold. Looked it up online at the realtors website. The listing has been removed, so that pretty much sums up their existence. SAD!

Bulletman

Some guy yesterday on Treasurenet claims it is still for sale. Know Rusty and even posted Rusty's phone # for parts. Said he also has some new detectors for sale too.

 

[gwsears]

Jack left some large shoes to fill. Would be like Ford trying to sell 2001 model automobiles new today.
Tesoro failed to keep up with technology by changing nothing but model names and paint schemes.
I still have several T's that would love modifications to bring them up to date.
Tones and numbers would not have been that complicated for an Electrical Engineer.
Actually, it was old technology several years ago.

HH

Gw

 

[Nauti]

Jack left some large shoes to fill. Would be like Ford trying to sell 2001 model automobiles new today.
Tesoro failed to keep up with technology by changing nothing but model names and paint schemes.
I still have several T's that would love modifications to bring them up to date.
Tones and numbers would not have been that complicated for an Electrical Engineer.
Actually, it was old technology several years ago.

HH

Gw

You have hit the nail on the head......Tesoro should have created at least one model that appealed to those who believe they must have a screen to get finds even if they are not really necessary.
We have a company over here like tesoro.....C Scope.They continue to produce excellent detectors that only have knobs and switches but unlike Tesoro,they seem to be doing well......how long they can carry on doing this is difficult to say as more and more detectorists get swept along with the flow of technology.
It may be different over here though as we really have to dig everything other than small iron as some of our really old small silver coins give the same signals as aluminium.......over here it's minimum discrim and dig everything else,screens and programs are really unnecessary and all the performance we need can be accomplished with a sensitivity and discrim knob.There are still people who believe that the latest detectors with screens etc are the best.....and they may be for the manufacturers......but the best old fashioned knobs and switches machine will still get just as many finds as anything else.

 

[gwsears]

Truth of the matter is, Nauti, I have three Nautilus detectors that work so well that I can't part with a one.
Knobs, dials, switches...two detectors inside the one control box, one talking in my left ear, the other in my right.

I'm not getting the vibes with my newer technology, but there again, I’m not a spring chicken... old tricks you know.

 

[kittlitz]

You have hit the nail on the head......Tesoro should have created at least one model that appealed to those who believe they must have a screen to get finds even if they are not really necessary.

Tesoro does (did?) have two models with screens: the DeLeon and the Cortes. The Cortes has always seemed too pricey (though I still want one!), but I think the DeLeon was fairly priced when it was introduced. Now its retail price seems too high compared to what else is out there.

I picked up a used DeLeon a year ago and like it. Unlike most ID machines, it doesn't just have the numeric ID, but also a series of "target bars" that give you a better feel for target's response. It's a nice quasi-analog twist to a digital information source. Plus you have the great Tesoro analog sound.

My impression is that the DeLeon has never been as popular as some of Tesoro's other models; I'm not sure why. Maybe they just didn't hype it enough. One can argue about whether Tesoro's technology is still competitive (for me, it is), but I won't disagree that they were dismal at marketing. I think that as much as anything did them in.

-Ken

 

[Nauti]

I've had three in the past.....my favourite all time detector....hence the name "Nauti" All mine suffered with problems in the end and because of the problems Nautilus were having i never got them sorted.
What a cracking detector they are.....found most of my good stuff with one.....never had another detector i've enjoyed using so much.

 

[Sven]

You have hit the nail on the head......Tesoro should have created at least one model that appealed to those who believe they must have a screen to get finds even if they are not really necessary.

Tesoro does (did?) have two models with screens: the DeLeon and the Cortes. The Cortes has always seemed too pricey (though I still want one!), but I think the DeLeon was fairly priced when it was introduced. Now its retail price seems too high compared to what else is out there.

I picked up a used DeLeon a year ago and like it. Unlike most ID machines, it doesn't just have the numeric ID, but also a series of "target bars" that give you a better feel for target's response. It's a nice quasi-analog twist to a digital information source. Plus you have the great Tesoro analog sound.

My impression is that the DeLeon has never been as popular as some of Tesoro's other models; I'm not sure why. Maybe they just didn't hype it enough. One can argue about whether Tesoro's technology is still competitive (for me, it is), but I won't disagree that they were dismal at marketing. I think that as much as anything did them in.

-Ken

Deleon had fixed GB, good detector but, overpriced, stripped down Cortes. Cortes is cool due to the amount of controls. Fixed GB in Disc mode. Again overpriced. Meters did not give enough resolution and lumped coin like targets into one number range. Good detector had two of them, way back when you could buy a used one for $250 in like new condition.