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Just curious what is thought of this old machine? I believe they came out in the mid-90's, and actually went quite deep. I am looking for a PI machine to compliment my GMT, and have considered a GP Extreme as well. But budget is a concern, so a SD 2000 should be cheaper than a GP I'd imagine. I've scoured the net looking for one, but they seem to be near impossible to find. Jared

I bought a new GP Extreme from Doc back in 2000 if I recall, and it came with a small white 8" coil, said Super Goldsearch on it. It also had a 11" DD, and a 18" DD. This one for sale also has it. As far as condition, the images are kind of blurry, but the seller states a few "scuffs" on the unit. This one has KOSS headphones, mine were not. Thanks for the input guys, maybe a cheaper one will come along. Jared

He would like to get $1,200, not me. Darn iPhone voice typing LOL.

I have been semi-seriously looking for a GP Extreme for a couple months, but they have been in short supply. There is one offered for sell that includes all three of the original coils (8, 11, 18") that they came with when new. It also has two batteries, two chargers, and the original Koss headphones that they came with new, as well as the original black carrying case. According to the seller, both of the batteries have been replaced, and work fine. He would like to get $1200 for this package, is that a fair price? Thanks, Jared Edit I've corrected the typos. Disregard following post.

Thanks for all of the replies guys. It will be a few weeks before I am able to get out again, my hunting buddy will be on a Mexican cruise for a week or two. I'm hoping there will be a few more nuggets in that gulch, and will start my search there. I will post again if I score another nugget. Jared

Hello, I have read that the White's TDI will not run as deep as the newer Minelabs like the GPX or GPZ series, but how do they compare to the older SD and GP series? I am currently using a GMT, and it seems to be working well for me, but at some point I would like to pick up a PI machine for increased depth. I use to own a GP Extreme back when they were the hot machine, and I loved it. I cannot afford one of the newer Minelabs, but would be perfectly happy with another GP Extreme if I could find one for sale used. I would also consider the White's TDI or TDI SL models, but can they keep up with a GP Extreme? What is the going rate on a clean GP Extreme now? I've seen them from $650 - $1,200 on ebay recently, but they rarely come up for sale. Also, back when I had mine, you carried a heavy battery on your back, and now there are lighter batteries for them, is that correct? Rob, do you sell older used Minelabs by any chance? Or DOC? Thanks, Jared

Strangely, my first nugget 15 years ago was found as the sun was setting also. Maybe I should only hunt at sunset LOL. Jared

Hello, I use to nugget hunt back around 1999 to 2001 timeframe. I started with a Goldmaster 4B, and then bought a Minelab GP Extreme from Doc when they came out in 2000 I think it was? I never found any gold with the Goldmaster 4B, but I did find many small metallic items including small birdshot. On my second outing with the GP Extreme I found a 1.5 gram course nugget, I was pretty stoked to say the least! I continued to go out with the GP for another six months or so, but never found another nugget. I ended up getting married and having kids, and pretty much stopped hunting. I stupidly sold my GP a few years later. I usually hunted with the Coiltek Mini UFO coil. Fast forward to about a month and a half ago, I was driving my kids home from school and saw 6 metal detectors sitting on the sidewalk in front of a neighbors house, but the garage door was closed, and the garage door closed. So I stopped and asked if they were for sale. The lady of the house told me they were free and to take them, "take them all" she said. So my boys and I loaded them up. There is a White's GMT, DFX, and Classic IDX. Along with a Minelab Eureka Gold, Fisher CZ-6, and a Tesoro Silver Sabre II. I installed batteries in them and they all work fine. So with my newfound detectors I decided to give nugget hunting another try, I re-read both Zip Zip books, along with "Follow the Drywashers," and finally "The Complete Guide to Finding Gold Nuggets with a Metal Detector" by James Mcculloch. I went out to the area where I had found my first nugget 15 years ago, and started hunting with the GMT. I found nothing that first day out, but got better at running the machine, not trusting the Fast Auto Trac I ran the machine in manual ground balance most of the time. Well on my third trip out, a friend and I hunted all day and came up with many small pieces of wire, square nails, a screw and other assorted treasures but no gold. It was getting late and sun was setting so we headed back to the truck to get a drink. We were all set to go when I decided to go down into a small gulch just below the truck and kill the last 5 minutes of light. I buried my small test nugget about 3 inches down, and set up my machine for the most distinct signal and stepped aside while my buddy did the same. As I was standing there, I got a strong target about 10 inches from where my test nugget was buried. I proceeded to check it out, not ferrous, hmmmm. About 2 1/2" down was a nice little 3 grain nugget! Haha, 15 years later I finally found my second nugget. Jared