FLASH.... NEW Model... see Announcements 2011 
Welcome to Golden State Metal Detectors, Foster City, CA Hours: 0900 to 1300 NEVER pay retail!!!!
Competitive Pricing with Expert Guidance and FREE Lessons
NO Obligation Demos
See It, Feel It for the RIGHT FIT!
In Association with California's Golden Triangle of Local Expert Dealers Big Valley Metal Detectors and Valley Metal Detectors (Citris Heights and Modesto)
Confused by the BIG BOX Mail Order Stores? Ask about our 'Enlightenment Package' free with Detector purchase!!!!
NO Confusing Hyped Information and Phoney Claims. Get the Straight Scoop, Quality MADE in the USA Detectors and Accessories.
Don't fall Victim to their BAIT and Switch
Tactics stick to your guns and buy the above mentioned Brands, by US Companies, not from China with Bad Designed Circuits that can't penetrait a bowl of Oat Meal.
Typical Mail Order Deal; Acme Chinese Detector, Retail 900, on sale for as low as $250.00 Free Shipping
The Truth: Costs them as low as 70.00 per unit, even less so they mark it up like an 80% off sale.
Your going to miss many of the valuables you are looking to find without advanced techniques and information we share with our customers.
The BEST Deal is Dealing Locally to Ensure Maximum Understanding and Making sure you get the BEST Package BEST For YOU
Since 1983, Golden State Metal Detectors is a Cottage Bases business located in Foster City, California.
We are your West Coast Multi-Line Metal Detector Dealer serving the greater Bay Area with 1000s of customers coast to coast and around the globe.
We carry the following Major Metal Detector Lines:
White's, Garrett, Fisher, Teknetics, Bounty Hunter, and Discovery Metal Detectors and a large supply of preferred accessories from Jimmy Sierra Products, Lesche, Wilcox, Brutus Bags, and Sand Baskets and Scoops.
Selection of Pre-Owned Metal Detectors at additional savings! Call 650-574-2012 for additional information or questions. BEST time to call me is between 0900 and 1800 PDT. Hours of Operation 0900 to 1300. Appointment is recommended.Mission Statement:
"" I've tried to set up this Web Site to be straight forward talk and not a Dot.company with a Shopping Cart and offering after the sale, LIMITED or NO ASSISTANCE, a perceived lower 'sale' price fraught with hidden shipping and handling charges (read the fine print) and the risk of receiving a damaged or repacked detector someone else sent back in spite of suffering restocking fees." Most of all, they don't offer the 'Enlightenment Package'. What they do offer are bundling schemes... that is, take $12.00 worth of Inferior Cheap Accessories and Claim your getting $200.00 + plus with your Detector.
The real crime is they flood the market with NON-United States Produced and Engineered Metal Detectors that can't penetrate a bowl of Oat Meal. See some of the comments received by my customer page. Most newbies- people are then talked into the WRONG detector, become frustrated and jump out of the hobby. These unfortunates purchased the WRONG detector but would have been better served by their Local Dealer.
Now, just because a Dealer is Local doesn't make him a 5 Star Dealer. Many Dealers lack the level of understanding. Many try to sell out of an Empty Basket. Many Local Dealers are lacking in knowledge and will not put together a competitive Deal. Trapper Larry @ Big Valley in the West and Ron 'The Situation' DeGhetto of Gold Diggers in the East Coast are among the most Knowlegeable Dealers when it comes to Professionally Engineered and sold Metal Detectors INCLUDING the NON-American Minelab which puts out a competitive high quality product.
Be careful of the Internet, most of the information is off mark and causes confusion underscored by Mega Super Stores that offer Chinese Junk and Imports that they can enjoy an exclusive on. I consider White's Electronics among the BEST, State of the Art Detector available at all price ranges because they handle our difficult mineralization, yet many of these Mega Mail Order Houses promote NON-White's and NON-American Metal Detectors because they Make MORE Money so don't be fooled and switched to this junk.
One such Mail Order House boasted over 24 Million in Sales annually but only a small amount was White's Metal Detectors. Shame! They eat off of the plate of Local Professionals but they could care less. Many of their customers end up frustrated and come to us to trade in their 'wrong' detectors or have to pay 50 to 100.00 for a piece of our professional guidance. I will say thank you to the Dot.com stores and local toy stores which have indirectly brought me customers I can convert to LOYAL local customers.
Professional Local Dealers have a passion and understanding for the hobby and a GREAT local dealer passes on the information to make sure their customers understand or are enlightened to get the most out of the hobby. So Frequently I see the same Detector Mistakes and Identifiable Junk Bundling Packages becoming immediately resold on the internet because of the issues with mail ordering from certain suppliers that promise and Hype everything for the Love of Money and don't respect the Local Dealers, especially the Golden Triangle of Power Dealers in Northern California because we point out MEGA Mail Order Houses and their historical eaknesses and failed results.
When it comes to being coached on the finer points of tuning optimization and setting your metal detector for your soil conditions your attempt to get answers to your questions are met with 'Gee, I don't know, I think it your detector comes with a manual, better read it again' or 'You need to go out and practice'. About the only thing most know is to ask 'What Credit Card do you want to use?'
I just heard from a Club Member, Ron W. He moved from the area but dropped in the other day and paid me a visit. He had purchased a Teknetics G2 from a dealer down in the south bay. I asked Ron, what did he teach you about the detector. Ron sheepishly responded, 'Not a damn thing' just took enough time to hand me the box and I was on my own. Ron's story is par for the course with many of the dot.com companies as I've heard it over and over again. Don't let this happen to you.... deal with Golden State and you'll actually learn from the beginning how to set your detector for the numerous applications and soil conditions. Even if you've been in the hobby a long time, I find that there is still a lot we can teach you during the lesson phase and as technology rolls on, things do change and we're on top of it.
I prefer to earn your business by helping you in person, email or phone. I'm not going to waste space by showing the same old factory pictures of metal detector models or showcase Chinese Made Poor Quality JUNK.
You've come here seeking information so you don't make the wrong choice of metal detector. Let me help you decide and I want to earn your business. If you live in an area supported by a local professional I know, I'll let you know and refer you to him as ultimately you as a consumer are best served dealing face to face with your local professional that is competent and carries a full basket of product.... "
Greg, owner of Golden State Metal Detectors, formally Trans Bay Metal Detectors.
Script embedded in HTML
Script embedded in HTML
