rockymtn8iv
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We have had the joy of finding a total of 6 Unactivated geocoins in caches.
4 were as FTF prizes
: a Geocaching Colorado Geocoin on our 8th FTF, another on our 15th FTF, a beautiful Sailboat Suncatcher Geocoin on our 67th FTF (a cache dedicated to our own "Roo") , a DNF Geocoin on our 70th FTF and 2 Geo Sasquatch coins , one silver and one bronze.The Geo Sasquatch coins were real work to get to.
One was on a rock in Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs, CO (See Log) and the other at the end of a rocky off road excursion (See Log).
"Raquel" and "Rocky"
We have left unactivated coins in caches as FTF prizes also and are hopin' to someday have a coin of our own made for this purpose as well as a "mystery" coin of our own so that we may spread the fantastic feeling it brings.
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You are still within the date range to file a paypal dispute. I'm assuming that you have contacted the vendor first?
I e-mailed coinswag on the 25th of Oct. (Tuesday) and again today. No response.
Sorry, I am wrong about that, it is 45 days, and you are over that.
Yes that make it a definite bummer. On the plus side paypal may open it up again if multiple complaints are filed within 180 days, from what I understand, and apparently I am not the only customer having problems.
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Name of coin: Pirates of the Geocache - "Girl"
Pirates of the Geocache - AS
Pirates of the Geocache - AC
Name of Vendor: coinswag.com
Date Ordered: August 23, 2009
Shipment Due Date: Unknown
Ordered by: 1. rockymtn8iv "Not yet received"
Payment made: August 23, 2009 - Paid in Full
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Well this is a bummer!
I placed an order with coinswag.com on Aug. 23rd, payed with paypal (taken the same day) and have been waiting ever since.
I have noticed that the items I ordered from them are now shown in their "coin vault".
On the 25th of October I sent and e-mail to their "Shipping Dept." link at their website inquiring as to the status of this order.
I have still not received a reply from them.
I just sent another inquiry to their "General Contact" link.
I guess I'll give it a little more time for a response before I contact paypal and my credit card co. and I'll let ya know of any developments.
Wish I'ld have found this thread sooner......................
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I don't know about all of them on one map or of any other program, you'll have to get others input on that but on your trackable page there is a link right next to the tracking history at the top of the logs that says "View Map". That will show you where that particular trackable has gone with numbers showing the order.
Hope this helps.
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I am a newbie geocacher. I have picked up a couple of geocoins and was quite excited. However, when I went to log my find on the geocoin page, I was able to "pull up" the correct coin using the tracking number. However, when I put the TBnumber on that page and wrote my comments, it says that it does not match. I have tried being case sensitive and not and logging on to that page using the TB number and the name of the geocoin, but it still says it doesn't match. What am I doing wrong???? I am using the TB number and not the GC number. Getting frustrated.
You might also be havin' trouble because of numbers like zero which looks like an O (oh!), 8s sometimes look like Bs, Gs sometimes look like Cs.
Try some variations.
Hope that helps.
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The tracking numbers you posted go to coins that seem to have fallen off the radar screen... that is they have been picked up by folks who didn't know what they were doing. If you read the logs of finders to the caches where the coins were dropped you will notice they are not mentioned anymore or that they are missing from the caches they are logged into.
Are the coins you have NOT the Maze coin or the 2008 Earth Day coin? I've tried entering tracking numbers with similar alliterations to the ones you posted (FYI.... never post tracking #s online, use only the TB#s you will find on the coin's travel pages) and came up with nothing so I'm assuming those are the real McCoy.
What to do? Log that you've "grabbed it from somewhere else" and make sure you log it back in properly when you do drop them off. That'll put them back in the system and in the cache they are really to be found in. After you..... you can only hope the next finder does it right and keeps the coins moving.
Edit to add: Please edit your post to replace the tracking #s with the TB#s....
the first one (Earth Day) is TB2BA7N,
the second (GPS Maze) is TB1W3CV.
Edited again to add: In case you are not familiar with how to log the coins out and back in go to How to Log Geocoins.
If you want to keep the mileage as straight as possible you can write a note on the cache you found them in, "Drop" them in and then retrieve them again to "drop" them in the cache you place them in for real.
Also, you can delete the note after you "drop" them and they will still be shown in that cache. That way you don't have to leave a "Dropped Coin" note on the cache page.
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Here you go. The coin is epoxy coated so there is reflected glare in the image.
Just as an FYI, I was told there was a note with the coin saying not to show the back side. I didn't see it when I took the photo. If asked to remove the photo, I will. I think it's tasteful and artistically done, but others may not.
That is SWEET!
Congrats to all who have received one.
And a Special THANX to Mystical GreenMan for lookin' out for our one and only ""Home"!
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Congrats to all that made it.
Wish we could have been there!
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I am very sad to say, that I was lucky enough to receive 2 Geo Sasquatch coins in the mail, postmarked Nov. 28, '08, and I have not done anything with them because I didn't understand the instructions. I didn't want to do the wrong thing, so I did nothing. I haven't been in the forums much lately (not because I didn't want to be here), and I totally forgot about them until now. Perhaps one of you can explain what I am supposed to do. The first part of the instructions are clear enough, it's the last paragraph that has me baffled, especially the part in red. The letter reads and I quote:
I have sent you 2 Geo Sasquatch coins. I would like you to do the following with the coins.
One coin is for you to put in your collection.
The other coin is for you to place it where ever or give it to whom ever you want.
If you would let me know what cache or where you drop the coin. So I can log that the Sasquatch has been there. If you give the last coin to someone. I would like them to "find it in a cache" please let me know what cache they "found" it in.
Any help would be appreciated from me and Geo Sasquatch, as I am sure she/he/it would like to see this coin start it's adventure.
I would say you should just contact Geo Sasquatch himself for clarification.
Or send it to me, I'll find a good place for it to go.
PS DON"T SELL IT!!!!!
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I am very sad to say, that I was lucky enough to receive 2 Geo Sasquatch coins in the mail, postmarked Nov. 28, '08, and I have not done anything with them because I didn't understand the instructions. I didn't want to do the wrong thing, so I did nothing. I haven't been in the forums much lately (not because I didn't want to be here), and I totally forgot about them until now. Perhaps one of you can explain what I am supposed to do. The first part of the instructions are clear enough, it's the last paragraph that has me baffled, especially the part in red. The letter reads and I quote:
I have sent you 2 Geo Sasquatch coins. I would like you to do the following with the coins.
One coin is for you to put in your collection.
The other coin is for you to place it where ever or give it to whom ever you want.
If you would let me know what cache or where you drop the coin. So I can log that the Sasquatch has been there. If you give the last coin to someone. I would like them to "find it in a cache" please let me know what cache they "found" it in.
Any help would be appreciated from me and Geo Sasquatch, as I am sure she/he/it would like to see this coin start it's adventure.
I would say you should just contact Geo Sasquatch himself for clarification.
Or send it to me, I'll find a good place for it to go.
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If a TB or Geocoin is dropped in a cache before it is published it is possible to check the "map" feature on the TBs page and locate a cache.
Someone found one of mine like that once.
Now I wait to drop the "Bugs" 'till after it is published.
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All my life I have lived within sight of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and love them.
When I was 5 yrs. old, we moved to Steamboat Springs. I lived in the yampa valley until I was 28 years old.
I currently live just a few miles east of the mountains............
Thus my moniker.
rockymtn8iv
(Rocky Mountain Native)
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I've noticed a cacher who always logs caches after they have gone missing and are archived.
Always sayin' "Found it a while back and forgot to log it."
Once or twice............maybe.
This guy does it regularly!
Guess he figures no one can check the logs if it isn't there.
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Living History 2 - Grass Maze 136 miles as the crow flies, 243 miles by TB, originally set out for Mt. Harris Info. Stop-a close second!
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On 03/24/09 I scored this Geo Sasquatch Geocoin from Ignore List after Driving 115 miles, hiking .60 miles through the woods-n-climbing a big ole rock!
It was an gr8 day, fantastic cache, and is an awesome coin!
"Rocky"-rockymtn8iv's Geo Sasquatch Geocoin
Congrats to all who have scored one of these beauts!
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Oooops!
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Wow!
You all are AWESOME!
I appreciate all the feedback!
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I don't think they are allowed anymore.
Sure appreciate the fast response.So I take it there is only the 1.
That is kind of a bummer.
Happy Cachin' to you MustangJoni!
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I've been trying to find out some info on Animated Icons.
I am interested in how many there are and the geocoins they represent.
So far I have only been able to find 1............
The World Traveler.
Are there any others????
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I'm a.............
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Miss Hagen-6th grade reading teacher.
She deserves your prize.
I was in a foster home and struggling in every subject. Reading was my favorite class.
Spring break that year she and her boyfriend "secured my release" for a weekend backpacking trip to Lost Lake near Rabbit Ears Pass in CO. I didn't even realize she knew anything about my "personal" life. Much less cared. I think she took pity on me and wanted to do something special.
We hiked in and set up camp and within hours it was raining. My tent developed major leaks and we all ended up crammed into one tent for the whole weekend. We played a lot of cards. (I'm positive her boyfriend wasn't happy that it turned out that way!
) May not sound like much, but to an 11 year old it was an adventure. More over what it did to my sense of self-worth. They made me feel like I was worth something. And that she was my friend as well as a teacher.
It made me want to work all the more harder in her class and instilled a love of literature that has stuck with me to this day.
It has been quite a while.
Thanx for stirin' up some warm memories!
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I scored this Geo Sasquatch Geocoin from Ignore List after Driving 115 miles, hiking .60 miles through the woods-n-climbing a big ole rock!
It was an gr8 day, fantastic cache, and is an awesome coin!
Wow! Sure would be nice to see the Sasquatch around here. Up North o' the border. In Nova Scotia.
Lots of wilderness and good caching trails. wink wink, nudge nudge.
Congratulations on your find!
Thanx!
This guy seems to get around. The coins have showed up all over the US, including Alaska and in Australia too.
So I would just say..........keep an eye out-n-good luck.........ya never know..................
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Sure appreciate the fast response.
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Thanx 4 the test!
Good luck all!!!!!