A Prospector T150 Metal Detector Binned

I have quite an interest in metal detecting, and do know a thing or two about good detector brands. So when I seen this Prospector T150 lying there smashed to bits I laughed. I imagined that the owner must have found out after he or she purchased it, that it was basically a kids toy, and can't really detect much. Specially not at any respectable depth. When the person discovered this, perhaps out of frustration, they smashed it to smithereens. Well, not quite smithereens, but in half at least.

Surprisingly, the Prospector T150 does have the usual features found on the more respected brands, like volume adjustment, discrimination level and sensitivity. However, how effective the sensitivity and discrimination dials are begs the question, is it really worth putting those features on the detector if they are not effective. Anyway, it's only a cheap detector, so its probably a good model for kids, right? No. Regardless of age, it's always better to spend a bit more money and buy something that can really detect. It makes for a much more pleasurable experience. And potentially a more profitable one, too. Don't waste your time with a T150, buy something like a Garrett Ace 150, or C-Scope C-scope CS770 X D.

Your prospecting days are over mate

Take into consideration that the Prospector T150 costs between £40 - £50. For around £50 extra, or a little bit more you can buy a second hand Garrett Ace 250 (Read here) (Ace 150 is good too - but has no internal pin pointer) or C-Scope CS1MX (Read about that model). Those are ten times the machine that the T150 is. There are many other brand options to choose between. For the same money you can even buy a used Tesoro, Laser, Whites or old Compass XP. Just having a look on eBay UK while writing this, and I can see that there are loads of excellent used detectors on there for sale.

I Found A Game - Scooby-Doo Nintendo DS

While walking down the road the other day I found a game. Scooby Doo First Frights for the Nintendo DS console. When I first seen it on the floor it, the games sticker illustration was face down, so I couldn't see what it was. But going on the connections I could tell it was something worth taking a look at. At first I thought it might be a memory card of some kind. One of the older, bigger models like a "Compact Flash" or Sony Memory Stick PRO Duo, but no, it was a game.

Scooby-Doo! First Frights NDS

 

Some of the more rarer Nintendo DS games can be worth some decent money. In fact, there's quite a lot of old consoles and games that are very sought after, including the vintage Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear hand held consoles, rare N64, PS1 and Sega Megadrive games. And lot's of others. I thought this could potentially be one that might be worth something decent.

But doing a quick bit of research online, or more specifically, checking out some eBay listings, its clear to see that Scooby Doo First Frights for the Nintendo DS is widely available for sale and selling for between £5 and £10 depending on condition, and whether it comes boxed with instructions / guide or not. Ah well, better luck next time. Still a cool little find though. I wonder if it actually works. I don't own a DS, never have, so I'll probably never find out.