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My $80 metal detector find was a bust

I bought a cheap detector online for about eighty bucks, hoping to find some cool old stuff on a friend's farm near Lexington. All I dug up after three hours was a bunch of rusty nails and a crushed soda can from the 1990s. Has anyone else had a funny fail with a piece of gear that got your hopes up?

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paige4276mo ago

Ever try a cheap drone? Mine flew straight into a tree.

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susan_mason6mo ago

My $40 "SkyRocket" drone lasted exactly one flight before it decided a neighbor's roof was home. I feel you, paige427. The controller had a mind of its own, like it was trying to escape.

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nelson.wesley6mo ago

Actually found a 1990s can with a cheap detector, that's a decent signal. Those things can pick up modern aluminum just fine. Your machine probably worked right, it just found the wrong kind of old stuff.

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