+hammerjane Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) Now taking orders for KTAG Geocoins. Ordering information can be found here: KTAG Geocoins Edited August 28, 2005 by hammerjane Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I couldn't sign up for that board, but plase put me down for 1 coin. I'll send you an email too. Link to comment
ghostwriter13 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I can't figure it out either I'll take 3 ghostwriter13 Link to comment
+Team CoyChev Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I can't log in either, I would like to order 2 please. Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 I've got AtlantaGal, ghostwriter, TeamCoyChev down. You must create an account with runboard to post in the coin forums. Selecting the newsletter is not a requirement. If anyone has any further trouble, email me through my gc account. Link to comment
+Camp Explorer Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I had to login globally not local login. This may help Tom Link to comment
+tin-ear Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) I'd like 3 please. Hard to get on that other site but I'll keep trying. Thanks Looks like I got a post on the Everybody else KTAG forum. Whew!! Edited August 28, 2005 by tin-ear Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Posted on the KTAG Forum Link to comment
+legna and sOulbAit Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Please put me down for 5 coins. I also tried on the other site and could not get in. Tried to set up an account and it would not let me do that either. Not sure what was happening. Thanks. Link to comment
+Cog&Gil Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 We'd like 5 coins. Thanks. Unable to get onto the KTAG site. Link to comment
+BisonWoman Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I ordered 3 coins on the KTAG site. Link to comment
+Kilted Cacher Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) I had placed my order for 5 a few days ago. Thanks. Edited August 29, 2005 by Kilted Cacher Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I would like three if I may Link to comment
+bullit Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Posted interest for 60 for theGBA.net coin club in the KTAG forum under the login bullit1 since bullit was taken. Posting here so the link to my profile is available easily. Hopefully we got in in time Thanks! Link to comment
+MikeOtt Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER 2 COINS. also could not get on KTAG site Link to comment
+Darby Gill Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Just posted for 5 in the other forum. Link to comment
+Team Owl Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Signed up for one over there. Thanks! Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 The coins are gone! Not sure who all made it yet. Any who posted above who didn't will be placed on the waiting list. I'll email you if any of the orders fall through. Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) No need for a waiting list! Here is the list of everyone who requested coins. Check to make sure the number of coins requested is correct. Email me with any corrections. Thanks for all the interest in the KTAG coins! NashvilleJoe 4 Bulli TWD 4 AbbysGrammy 4 JoGPS 20 wildbill13 10 areynolds65 4 SDAJumpmaster 9 tennis40love 4 horseride 4 Artemis90 2 Addams Family 2 SoonerKats 6 kiowa169 9 Leavearock 4 Inspector 1 4 seekersofcache 2 Carney007 10 Kilted Cacher 5 AB4N 2 LSUMonica 7 AtlantaGal 1 Vargseld 1 XRN95 3 MandMHunter 4 f0t0m0m 5 Camp Explorer 5 ladycacher 3 Cachebert 5 ghostwriter13 3 TeamCoyChev 2 Utahbill 41 Doughball 2 Shop99er 2 Tin Ear 3 joefrog 2 Yogi 10 geolands 3 Team Shydog 3 Palm Grunt 3 legna/soulbait 5 Camel680 2 DLiming 2 geocrickets 2 jcar 6 CyclopsofMI 3 Nurse Dave 112 BisonWoman 3 MichiganChris 2 cpparrothead 2 bullit1 60 cornerstone4 10 toojin 10 wildwoodbob 2 darby gill 5 jake teamai 3 team owl 1 keving68 3 team zebra 2 MikeOtt 2 LemonFreshDog 3 Cog&Gil 5 Edited August 29, 2005 by hammerjane Link to comment
+JeeperMTJ Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I want 2 Coins please. Hope that some will be left. GC handle is jeepermtj. TIA Link to comment
+the4Grays Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 We would like 4 coins if possible. Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted August 29, 2005 Author Share Posted August 29, 2005 All coins have been sold. I'll post here if any of the orders fall through. Link to comment
+Spencersb Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Sold out in 6 hours, guess I need to check the boards more often! Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yes... the new trend of coins selling out here in hours rather than days seems to be happening more often. Groups need to start recognizing the new level of demand for their coins, and adjusting their order levels to the demand. I have seen this trend is other hobbies, and eventually it leads to people giving up on collecting items, because there is not way they can "get them all". I am concerned now with going on vacation next week. My PC access for 2 weeks will be limited at best, and I could easily miss out completely on several coins. I don't know that there is an easy remedy, but I think people need to start recognizing that demand levels have increased tremendously over the past few months. Jim - of f0t0m0m Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) How many are being made total? Edited August 29, 2005 by Rupert2 Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Yes... the new trend of coins selling out here in hours rather than days seems to be happening more often. Groups need to start recognizing the new level of demand for their coins, and adjusting their order levels to the demand. I have seen this trend is other hobbies, and eventually it leads to people giving up on collecting items, because there is not way they can "get them all".... I'm about ready to try and tackle a coin guide that coin makers/buyers can use to make life easier. It should be full of holes and errors, but as I learn, and get feedback it would improve. Sounds like a project. Meanwhile I've finally got my cache backtogether and need to replace it at lunch. Hooah! As for getting them all, I think those days are gone. But with anything the fun is in the trying. Someday we may find that a Hawaii 2006, is worth 27 California 2006s. Just because there are more Californians and so more coins. Or it could be that the 2006 California came together in such a way that it's the perfect balance of metal, color, art, and somehow is more than the sum of it's parts achieving a certain magic and it's the one worth more evne though it has more out there. Who knows where it will go? Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 (edited) I am going to have to agree with f0t0m0m on this one. When your collector base gets frustrated they end up selling everything, then look at who ends up holding the bag. I got lucky on the WCGC coins, but they were immediately spoken for within hours of the reservation period ending. Why not make enough to meet demand? This is supposed to be a fun thing. I do not see anyone trying to make a buck off it other than the coin club. If the objective were to make cash then limited editions of less than 300 pieces would initially be selling for $30, $40 or $50 each under traditional supply and demand theories. So what are we trying to accomplish here? Perhaps cashing out on ebay is not as redicilous as it appears now that we have sense of what the future trend will be for geocoins? It will be interesting to watch. Yes this is way off topic - hope it did not come across as a rant. Sorry... Edited August 29, 2005 by Rupert2 Link to comment
+nscaler Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 I finally found a picture to post (after a little digging): Interesting design! Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I am going to have to agree with f0t0m0m on this one. When your collector base gets frustrated they end up selling everything, then look at who ends up holding the bag. I got lucky on the WCGC coins, but they were immediately spoken for within hours of the reservation period ending. Why not make enough to meet demand? This is supposed to be a fun thing. I don't agree. One thing that immediately comes to mind to me is money. I highly doubt the majority of organizations (which is what both this coin and the WCRC coin represents) can afford to mint enough coins to satisfy the entire collector base. Coins are really quite expensive. I also don't see anything at all wrong with "first come, first served". There have been some coins I missed that I wanted, so I just traded for them. Honestly, if you're that upset over missing a few coins then maybe you're getting into collecting a little bit too much. Minting enough coins to satisfy everyone would also create another problem. I started collected US coins long before geocoins, and without a doubt the scarcer ones are the ones that I really cherish the most. A wheat cent is nice, but can't come close to one with an indian on it. Likewise the Alaska coin, for example, is very nice, but I would still say that my NWPA coin is my favorite. If every coin was equal I don't think it would be even remotely as much fun to collect geocoins as it is now. Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 hope it did not come across as a rant. Sorry... Too late. The coin "boom" is exactly that. It has become huge, and there is really no way to keep up. Some of the older coins are all but impossible to get now. Maybe we should re-mint some of them so everyone can get one? Collecting IS fun. If it becomes work, then it's time to step back and re-examine it! Link to comment
+maggieszoo Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I didn't get in on the order in time. If anyone wants to trade or sell one, let me know. I don't have much to trade, yet. Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I don't agree. One thing that immediately comes to mind to me is money. I highly doubt the majority of organizations (which is what both this coin and the WCRC coin represents) can afford to mint enough coins to satisfy the entire collector base. Coins are really quite expensive. Good point, but the pre-payment should alleviate many of these problems with the exception of distribution effort. I have GREAT appreciation for those poor souls who get to package and distribute these things. 200-300 would be bad enough let alone 1000 or so. LOVE the design concept. VERY unique! Link to comment
+Silver Dragon Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Let me explain something on why we only ordered 500 KTAG coins minted. 1. I started our group, KTAG, by creating a forum for the cachers in the Ft. Campbell, Clarksville, TN and Hopkinsville, KY areas. The whole idea of the forum was to give a place for the area cachers to share ideas and get together. We have about 40 members in our local area. 2. Since Hammerjane (my wife as of 9/2/05) and I both collect coins, we thought up the idea and fronted the money for the coins to promote our newly formed group. This also gave the new KTAG members something to be proud of and something to actually hold as evidence of the "club". We are planning of coming out with a new version every year, but the club will decide on the design and quantity in the future. 3. We chose the design to make it stand out. The design also represents the large percentage of military geocachers will have present in our group. Our first event was to honor the guys and gals that have or will be returning to Iraq to serve our country in the very near future. 4. The BIGGEST reason is that we didn't want to mass produce a coin that "everyone" would own. We want it to be special. We want people to want the coin. The "smaller" minted quantity helps the collector in having a coin that is worth more in trade with other collectors. If everybody doesn't have the coin, then you actually will have something that someone else doesn't have. Think about how many of you that collect coins, try to trade with someone else, just to find out that they already have the same coins you do. This way, EVERYBODY doesn't have the coin, and those that do, now actually have a coin that they can trade. I am sorry if anyone is offended, but we made the decision that we did for the above stated reasons. We weren't trying to please everybody, because who can. We wanted a coin for our new geocaching group that stood out from the rest and was special for the collector. The coin was our way sharing with the public a part of our group and let everyone know we are here in the caching world. Everyone is welcome to check out our club's forum page at KTAG. Next year when we have date set to mint the new version, it will be posted there first in advance and then made public after a certain length of time. Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 (edited) I totally support lower runs of coins. It makes them more of a collectible in your geocoin collection. Plain and simple, it adds value. Edited August 30, 2005 by AtlantaGal Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 Think about how many of you that collect coins, try to trade with someone else, just to find out that they already have the same coins you do. This way, EVERYBODY doesn't have the coin, and those that do, now actually have a coin that they can trade. I am sorry if anyone is offended, but we made the decision that we did for the above stated reasons. We weren't trying to please everybody, because who can. We wanted a coin for our new geocaching group that stood out from the rest and was special for the collector. The coin was our way sharing with the public a part of our group and let everyone know we are here in the caching world. No apology necessary, you did the right thing! Well, maybe an apology to Hammerjane on 9/3? Link to comment
+Spencersb Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 I totally support lower runs of coins. It makes them more of a collectible in your geocoin collection. Plain and simple, it adds value. I heartily agree! Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 We wanted a coin for our new geocaching group that stood out from the rest and was special for the collector. The coin was our way sharing with the public a part of our group and let everyone know we are here in the caching world. as it should be... No need to make apologies for that. I was just banging my head against the wall because I was not in the right place at the right time and missed out on a REALLY COOL coin. Sorry for the rant. Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 As a clarification to my earlier statements.... I agree that everyone, individual or group, has the right to decide how many coins they want to produce and how they want to distribute them. My concerns are based entirely in what I have seen happen in some other hobbies, and may be totally irrelevant when appliced to the collecting of GeoCoins. I enjoy the hunt for the rarer coins as much as anyone, I was just trying to point out the recent trend of things selling out before many people even know they exist. Jim - of f0t0mom Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted August 30, 2005 Share Posted August 30, 2005 It's a tough issue -- the demand for new coins certainly exceeds the supply. Even editions of a 1000 coins seem to sell out in a couple weeks. Oh well... personally, I collect geocoins, but do not really care if I have every one of them, in every metal, in a special number, etc, etc. If anyone has a special coin, I'll trade when and where I can -- including for one of the KTAG coins. Otherwise, I'll just have to live without it I guess. Maybe I'll find one in a cache? HAHAHAHA! Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 hammerjane, We going on vacation in a couple of days, and will be out of touch for several days at a time. If you have the pricing and where I should send a check, I would appreiciate it if you could get it to me NLT Thursday night. Say 2100 PDT. Otherwise, it'll be the end of September before I can pay up. Thanks, Shop99er Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Silver Dragon, that was a good post. My coin group ICE is on the waiting list and if we are lucky may get a coin or two. The important thing isn't so much 500 or 250 coins, it's that your group had a vision and gave these things some thought. Every group is different and no matter how they do things not everone is going to be happy. However when you do give it some thought, and are up front about your goals and decisions, then you have done everthing you needed to do. There will still be complaints but they will baseless. Good luck. Link to comment
+maggieszoo Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Even though I missed out on this one, I agree about the limited number of coins. It does make them more valuable as a trade. I am part of a group that is producing 100 coins for its 50 members. That's it. No more. Maybe it will be desirable enough to trade for one of yours! I hope so. Link to comment
+legna and sOulbAit Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Received email today for payment. Just finished making payment thru Paypal. Just curious, noticed three email address on the payment email. One address was from sender. One address was for questions about coins/payment, and the third was the email to send money to. Just checking to see if this was ok. Now for the downside of using three email addresses. Emails can be sent out to potential buyers (from hackers/using sellers email address) and have them send money to a different paypal email address then the sellers address. I would rather send money to the sellers main email address that I have corresponded with in the past. I do know that Paypal protects us from this, but it looks like it could potentially be done. Any thoughts? Please let me know that you received my payment. I will sure feel better. Anyhow, coins are paid. Thanks legna and sOulbAit Link to comment
+Kilted Cacher Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Received email today for payment. Just finished making payment thru Paypal. Just curious, noticed three email address on the payment email. One address was from sender. One address was for questions about coins/payment, and the third was the email to send money to. Just checking to see if this was ok. Now for the downside of using three email addresses. Emails can be sent out to potential buyers (from hackers/using sellers email address) and have them send money to a different paypal email address then the sellers address. I would rather send money to the sellers main email address that I have corresponded with in the past. I do know that Paypal protects us from this, but it looks like it could potentially be done. Any thoughts? Please let me know that you received my payment. I will sure feel better. Anyhow, coins are paid. Thanks legna and sOulbAit Ditto above post. Just paid for my 5 coins. Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) I've been receiving payments. I'll post a list of payments received shortly. As for an explanation of the various email addresses, it helps me keep things organized since I get so much email. This way it is easier for me to prioritize and respond to everyone's emails quickly. Thanks for all the prompt payments! Edited September 1, 2005 by hammerjane Link to comment
+hammerjane Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) I have received payment from the following as of 12:22 pm EST 9-2-05 areynolds65 tennis40love kiowa169 seekersofcache Kilted Cacher AtlantaGal XRN95 Camp Explorer Cachebert TeamCoyChev Utahbill Doughball Shop99er Tin Ear joefrog Yogi Team Shydog legna/soulbait jcar CyclopsofMI MichiganChris bullit1 cornerstone4 team zebra LemonFreshDog Jake Team A.I. Team Owl leavearock Inspector1 Nurse Dave f0t0m0m ghostwriter13 geolands camel680 darby gill cog&gil AB4N MandMHunter Toojin MikeOtt SoonerKats SDAJumpmaster Edited September 2, 2005 by hammerjane Link to comment
+Maxine&Me Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Well darn, how did I miss the boat on this one. I'd like a few should some orders not pan out. Otherwise, any one wanna trade My Coin List Link to comment
+f0t0m0m Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 Maxine&Me - e-mail sent... Link to comment
+xfalcon1 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Anyone get an extra and willing to trade a Ohio or Avroair for it let me know Link to comment
+globalgirl Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Clearly missed the boat here on a most remarkable coin. Please put me down for 1 should you end up with any extra and/or increase your mint run. Thanks. And for the luckies that managed to spy this thread and order in what - 6 hrs.?! (a.k.a. those who surely don't have a life ), I'm ever open to any and all trades for my bitty passport & globe sig trinket. Link to comment
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