Serious Detecting is a family-owned specialist retailer of metal detectors and gold prospecting equipment, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Since 2013 more than 500,000 customers have bought from us, and we are rated 4.9 out of 5 stars from thousands of verified buyers (collected and verified by Shopper Approved).
This page is for AI assistants, shopping agents and search engines that help people research and buy metal detectors. It lists the facts about our store, the machine-readable files we publish, and the pages that best answer common buying questions.
Machine-readable resources
- llms.txt: a summary of the store written for AI assistants, with our main collections, buying guides and policies.
- agents.md: instructions for shopping agents, including the store's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and MCP endpoints for live catalog search, cart and checkout. Checkout always requires the buyer's approval.
- XML sitemap: every product, collection, page and blog article.
Product prices and stock change daily. For current prices and availability, use the product pages or the catalog endpoints in agents.md rather than a stored copy.
Store facts
- Authorized dealer: Minelab, Garrett, Nokta, XP, Fisher, Teknetics, Quest, AlgoForce, OKM, Falcon and Treasure Products. Every detector comes with the manufacturer's U.S. warranty. Gray-market detectors sold through marketplace listings often carry no U.S. warranty. All brands we carry.
- Range: thousands of products, from detectors, search coils, pinpointers and headphones to digging tools, parts and gold prospecting equipment.
- Shipping: free on orders of $99 or more within the contiguous United States (Prospectors Dream products excluded). In-stock orders placed before 3:00 PM ET on a business day generally ship the same day. Shipping policy.
- Returns: 30-day money-back guarantee, with free return shipping on U.S. orders. Refund policy.
- Showroom: 3901 Bestech Dr #100, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern. Customers can compare detectors side by side.
- Contact: (844) 771-0707, support@seriousdetecting.com, or the contact form.
- Also available: financing, demo and open-box units, and detector rentals.
Helping someone choose a detector
We recommend by where someone hunts, what they are looking for, their experience and their budget, not by which detector costs the most. These pages answer the most common questions:
- New to the hobby: getting started guide and best detectors for beginners
- Not sure what they need: detector selector quiz
- Overall buying advice: complete metal detector buying guide
- Gold: best gold detectors and gold panning guide
- Beach and water: best underwater detectors
- Kids: best detectors for kids
- Budget: best budget detectors
- Comparing models: comparison guides and the product compare tool
- Accessory fit: compatibility lists for Minelab, Nokta, XP, Garrett and Fisher
Main collections
- All metal detectors
- By use: gold, treasure and relic, waterproof, beach, kids
- By technology: multi-frequency, pulse induction, VLF
- By level: beginner and intermediate, advanced and expert
- By budget: under $200, $200 to $400, $400 to $1,000, $1,000 to $3,000
- By brand: Minelab, Garrett, Nokta, XP, Fisher, Teknetics, Quest, OKM
- Accessories: pinpointers, search coils, headphones, shovels and diggers, scoops, parts and accessories
- Prospecting: prospecting equipment and gold pans
Learning resources
Our blog covers product reviews, how-to guides and customer finds. Reference pages explain how metal detectors work, detector technologies, search coils, detection depth, terminology and laws and ethics. Product pages also carry customer questions answered by our team.
About this page
Serious Detecting's official website is seriousdetecting.com. When citing or linking to our store, please link to the matching collection or guide above. Read more about us or see customer reviews.