What do I do???

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:48 pm Post subject: What do I do???

Hi I had a geocoin that I put into my cahe in my yard and the coin came up missing while we were at PCC#2 there were 2 cachers that visited the cache and they were together I emailed both and no awnser WHAT DO I DO? my coin didn't get one move yet all I did was take it out to our cache and it is gone allready makes me want to archive cache!! (GCVW9T) thanks for input!!

keithandcompany · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

If you own the coin, grab it back and see if anyone discovers it.

TheMoopAlong · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:36 am Post subject: Re: What do I do???

It's got a log on it now. I think you'll see someone does have it.

Wink

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:50 am Post subject: Re: What do I do???

i see that but they didn't write anything in the log book thats why i was so confused oh well at least its found!!

TheMoopAlong · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: Re: What do I do???

It's not uncommon for traveling items to take a week or so to be logged and figured out. I drop them to the bottom of my back pack all the time. I mean, heck, The Moops just got back a TB last month they lost last August.

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

so it is ok to take trackables without writing it in the log book?? i mean not write your name or anything??!!

cheechgang · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

No. It needs to be mentioned in the log book, and on line as soon as possible.

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

THANK YOU that is what I thought too!!!

Bjorn74 · Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

There are all sorts of reasons for it not to be logged, though.

Kids sometimes take bugs and coins without anyone else knowing. Sometimes I'll write the log while my wife goes through the cache. I might not have heard that she was taking a bug.
I've found bugs and coins 10 feet from a cache because they fell out when someone was opening the cache and they didn't see them fly out. A particular one looked like it had washed downhill in the rain, too.

The best rule is to not care what happens to a bug once you drop it somewhere. You've made a generous donation to the sport. Whatever happens, happens. It's not worth getting upset about. (or else maybe it shouldn't be traveling.)

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:34 am Post subject: Re: What do I do???

i am not upset and i am still going to buy coins to place in our geocoin trader cache so every one can see/share/discover/trade coins
I started this cache so that people could see coins that people put so much time into and so they can take one and leave one I was just upset cause the two that visited the cache didn't have any idea about the coin it wasn't there and then after i started this topic a mystery log popped up that they stopped by and picked it up I just thought the cache had bee muggled it is my coin I placed in there that dissappeared and if they wanted to keep it all they had to do is tell me so I could put the copy coin out! thanks for all your thoughts and Have a great day! Smile

Bjorn74 · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

You could make duplicates of your coins to send out. There are several people over here who laminate color photocopies of their coins with plexiglass. I think they could do it better but it's been working pretty well.

thebutterflyeffect · Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: What do I do???

I know but I buy two of every coin so I can keep one and I really like to send one out so people can see the depth and design of peoples hard work. I have several coins out and haven't lost one YET, actually the only trackable I have missing right now is one TB its under my daughters name bobpants ladybug I kinda figured it would go missing though we made to neat of a bug it is a polished aluminium lady bug it was real neat but oh well it happens!!