It appears you have more or less "hit the nail on the head" (so to speak).
You are not alone in "wondering" why an individual would want to sell an LRL
device that is supposed to point to
buried treasure.
Probably the shortest and most accurate answer to your question is simply
this: Commercial LRL (dowsing) products are advertised with a lot of hype
including specifications and claims that cannot possibly be substantiated.
In that regard, it should be obvious to the most casual observer that if
there was a "device" that even came close to doing what some of the
advertising claims tell you, ---there would really be little reason to sell
such a device. The inventor would be much better off just using it for
their own profit. Consequently, it should be obvious to most folks that if
the device is being sold, instead of being used, there must be a whole lot
MORE money to be made selling the things, than using them. I say, it SHOULD
BE OBVIOUS... but it really isn't obvious to a great many of what we might
call "the gullible".
Therefore, once "the gullible" buy these things, and then finally figure out
that they really don't work any better than dowsing with a bent piece of
wire... suddenly they realize they have been duped.
I suppose it is at that point when these individuals decide to sell the
things to the next unsuspecting "gullible", and try to recover a small
portion of the money that they lost in their original purchase.
D.D.
what is hard to think is some of these treasure seekers could
actually falling for some those advertisings. like they claim
the thing will locate some treasure at 100 or more feet in a
mountain. or they say over 60 feet deep. what kind of fool
would dig that far. not me. i see one of these things that
could not find a gold ring only 10 feet away and just laying in
the grass. what a joke. that guy tried to sell it too but I
don't think he did.
what is hard to think is some of these treasure seekers could