Dancingfool Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 New coins will be $10-$12 because the companies that are making and marketing them (with the blessing of GS) need to cover the cost and make a profit. The shipping and handling charges add a lot to the cost. Labor costs something and every stage you elect to delegate will add to the cost. While GS kept the companies away before they have embraced them because they get the tracking fee up front.A $12 coin is still a bargain when compared to some e bay ones Quote Link to comment
Not So Lost Puppies Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 New coins will be $10-$12 because the companies that are making and marketing them (with the blessing of GS) need to cover the cost and make a profit. The shipping and handling charges add a lot to the cost. Labor costs something and every stage you elect to delegate will add to the cost. While GS kept the companies away before they have embraced them because they get the tracking fee up front.A $12 coin is still a bargain when compared to some e bay ones Actually if you were lucky you could get some of the coins (trackable even) on ebay for around $12, now they will probably start at $20 openning bid. But then it is all supply and demand... and there seems to be no end in sight for the demand. At least some people have started to post that they are passing on some of these high priced coins. I noticed that it is taking longer for personal coins to sell out at one of the stores. Maybe 500 is just too many personal coins for the market to absorb at those prices? (especially when its over $10 to get just one) Quote Link to comment
+IceCreamMan Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 The content of some of the other threads suggested this one needed a bump. Quote Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 (edited) I prefer a good Riesling. They have a high level of acidity and are very floral and fruity, going great with about just anything. GeoBrowns have a very nice related geocoin... Edited February 14, 2006 by Rupert2 Quote Link to comment
hirlas Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I prefer a good Riesling. They have a high level of acidity and are very floral and fruity, going great with about just anything. GeoBrowns have a very nice related geocoin... yes, But I left the coin out to "breathe" and someone stole it! Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 (edited) This thread is about whining about coin related stuff. I'd like to whine about people whining about coin related stuff. Man, sometimes people just take the fun out of it all. (edit: removed link to other post with the whining... I should know better. ) Edited February 14, 2006 by robert Quote Link to comment
Rupert2 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This thread is about whining about coin related stuff. I'd like to whine about people whining about coin related stuff. Man, sometimes people just take the fun out of it all. (edit: removed link to other post with the whining... I should know better. ) sorry...my bad. Thought this was about coin relate wine. Quote Link to comment
+GeoBrowns Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Wine... I mean whine on! Quote Link to comment
+sawblade5 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) I am whining is because the deleted the thread on a new Geocoinclub and because of this they left my questions unanswered. Why did it get deleted. All I wanted to know about that club is do I get a coin and a pin as a set, When will the prices go up on the coins, and How do I add subscriptions without doubling S/H. Also that thread delete keeps on bringing my post count going down. Keeping me from accessing certain thread functions. OH BTW I have PPal problems too with an order that got cancelled, Hopefully that gets fixed, At least I can still buy stuff but I have $24 unaccounted for. Edited February 17, 2006 by sawblade5 Quote Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 It's been awhile since I've had a real good whine here... I HATE not being able to tell zeroes from ohs on the tracking numbers! Ones and "I"s can stink too! I have been remiss in activating my coins, and I was trying to get ready for our event this weekend. I was retrieving a bunch of activation codes from one of the sites, and I made too many errors and got locked out!!! Aargh! I'm not saying it's a problem with the numbers, it's just my vision s#@$s! (I'm getting too old!) Quote Link to comment
+LadeBear68 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I hate that some of the tracking numbers and letters are done using lazers and they are soooooooooooo hard to see. Quote Link to comment
ParentsofSAM Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Oh no it is not a vision problem I have young 29 yr old eyes and I can not tell some of the characters apart. Those tracking numbers are getting smaller and smaller! I hate O - 0 & 1 - I & B - 8 & 2 - Z. Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I really hate it how when someone voices their true opinion about a coin others will get mad at them for "not being nice". Smiling and saying everything looks great will just lead to a rash of horribly designed coins. Quote Link to comment
+crake Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 It's been awhile since I've had a real good whine here... I HATE not being able to tell zeroes from ohs on the tracking numbers! Ones and "I"s can stink too! I have been remiss in activating my coins, and I was trying to get ready for our event this weekend. I was retrieving a bunch of activation codes from one of the sites, and I made too many errors and got locked out!!! Aargh! I'm not saying it's a problem with the numbers, it's just my vision s#@$s! (I'm getting too old!) Yell at the minters - because those numbers can be ENAMEL FILLED at no extra cost!!! Then you can keep your glasses safely stored in the drawer like I do Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I really hate it how when someone voices their true opinion about a coin others will get mad at them for "not being nice". Smiling and saying everything looks great will just lead to a rash of horribly designed coins. Yeah but the flip side to that is those sellers are going to get stuck with them. Quote Link to comment
+sawblade5 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) Oh no it is not a vision problem I have young 29 yr old eyes and I can not tell some of the characters apart. Those tracking numbers are getting smaller and smaller! I hate O - 0 & 1 - I & B - 8 & 2 - Z. I have to agree with you there. My biggest problem was the Tiny, with the number off center, cut off, and hard to read Tracking Number on the Red Selective Availability Off geocoin. I took me 5 shots to get the right tracking number in on this site. How do you expect coins like this to travel without getting lost because they're hard to log? Edited February 22, 2006 by sawblade5 Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I really hate it how when someone voices their true opinion about a coin others will get mad at them for "not being nice". Smiling and saying everything looks great will just lead to a rash of horribly designed coins. Yeah but the flip side to that is those sellers are going to get stuck with them. Sadly though I don't think they will get stuck with them, there seems to always be someone to buy them up, no matter what they look like, and thus the problem and growing number of ugly coins. Quote Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I really hate it how when someone voices their true opinion about a coin others will get mad at them for "not being nice". Smiling and saying everything looks great will just lead to a rash of horribly designed coins. Yeah but the flip side to that is those sellers are going to get stuck with them. Sadly though I don't think they will get stuck with them, there seems to always be someone to buy them up, no matter what they look like, and thus the problem and growing number of ugly coins. Hey! I resemble that remark. Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Sadly though I don't think they will get stuck with them, there seems to always be someone to buy them up, no matter what they look like, and thus the problem and growing number of ugly coins. It's only a matter of time before someone gets stuck with extras. My bet is on the guy making a series of 20,000 coins being the first. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Yeah but the flip side to that is those sellers are going to get stuck with them. Sadly though I don't think they will get stuck with them, there seems to always be someone to buy them up, no matter what they look like, and thus the problem and growing number of ugly coins. I don't know that I would classify them as ugly. I think poorly designed would be a better choice. If the mintings are small enough, yeah, people will buy them. However, a lame coin won't even sell 500 easily these days. It won't be long... lots of people will get stuck holding the bag. Then they'll learn. Quote Link to comment
ParentsofSAM Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 That will be unfortuante. That is why constructive criticism is so important on the coin design and interest threads. If people are getting a lot of negitive feedback or criticism for the design, price or what ever, they should head back to the drawing board. But it is never nice to be just flat out rude and mean. Sometimes it is not best to follow the rule of "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" It can be helpful so someone is not stuck 'holding the bag' so to say. Quote Link to comment
SCP-173 Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Sometimes it is not best to follow the rule of "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" Exactly. People here need to be more forthcoming with what they really think of a coin. And if someone posts about a new coin they want to make and the feedback can be pretty much summed up as "That's a horrible idea, try again" they need to gracefully bow out of producing it. Of course that will never happen. Quote Link to comment
+Prairiepartners Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ok, here's my whine! People other than original coin sellers are now selling off coins they don't on hand yet. I noticed this happen on a few coins, now there are several. Already one one there for Florida coins that sold out today. Geez, people can't even wait to sell coins until they get them in hand. Quote Link to comment
+Puma Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Ok, here's my whine! People other than original coin sellers are now selling off coins they don't on hand yet. I noticed this happen on a few coins, now there are several. Already one one there for Florida coins that sold out today. Geez, people can't even wait to sell coins until they get them in hand. This is exactly the wine I would have posted, thanks. On Ebay Germany it is not allowed to sell items that the seller doesn't have in hand, how is that in the U.S.? Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) On Ebay Germany it is not allowed to sell items that the seller doesn't have in hand, how is that in the U.S.? I have not read these auctions in detail, but in the US you can presell the item ONLY if it will be delivered within 30 days of the auction ending date, and the auction must state that it is a presale. Kinda risky with coins since many have been delayed well beyond when they were expected in the past. Edited February 22, 2006 by AtlantaGal Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 AG, is that rule from paypal or ebay? I remember hearing that ebay you have to have the item in stock, but that could just be through the grapevine and it is so hard to find anything on that site anymore. Quote Link to comment
ParentsofSAM Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) Here is the eBay Pre-Sales Policy edit to add: The above link also has a place that you can report lisings that are in violation of this policy. Here is what it says: Pre-Sale Listings Pre-sale listings are those that describe items for sale that are not in the control or possession of the seller at the time of the listing. These listings generally consist of items that are sold in advance of a delivery date to the public. eBay permits Pre-sale listings only on a limited basis. The seller must guarantee that the item will be available for shipping within 30 days from the date of purchase (i.e., the day the listing ends or the date the item is purchased from a store front listing). The seller must also clearly indicate within the listing the fact that the item is a pre-sale item with a delivery date that indicates the item will be shipped by the 30th day from the end date of the listing. Additionally, this text must be no less than the default font size of the eBay Sell-Your-Item form. Currently, the default font size is HTML font size 3. Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions, including: * Listing cancellation * Limits on account privileges * Account suspension * Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings * Loss of PowerSeller status Edited February 23, 2006 by ParentsofSAM Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 cool, thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment
ghostwriter13 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Sometimes it is not best to follow the rule of "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" Exactly. People here need to be more forthcoming with what they really think of a coin. And if someone posts about a new coin they want to make and the feedback can be pretty much summed up as "That's a horrible idea, try again" they need to gracefully bow out of producing it. Of course that will never happen. I have to agree with Vargseld, there are a bunch of Jack Leg geocoins coming out. Clip art does not make a good geocoin Quote Link to comment
+Chaos A.D./aka Arlsdaddy Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 How about the coins we all paid for 2 or 3 months ago. Still an empty mailbox........ Quote Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) Sometimes it is not best to follow the rule of "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" Exactly. People here need to be more forthcoming with what they really think of a coin. And if someone posts about a new coin they want to make and the feedback can be pretty much summed up as "That's a horrible idea, try again" they need to gracefully bow out of producing it. Of course that will never happen. I have to agree with Vargseld, there are a bunch of Jack Leg geocoins coming out. Clip art does not make a good geocoin What does Jack's Leg look like? You never know, it might look good on a coin... Edited February 23, 2006 by Cornerstone4 Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) AG, is that rule from paypal or ebay? I remember hearing that ebay you have to have the item in stock, but that could just be through the grapevine and it is so hard to find anything on that site anymore. Well it WAS an eBay policy. I just remember it from the beanie babies and all the people preselling them. The policy could have been shortened since that time. Edit added: I see from PoSAM's link that it's the same policy I was referring to. It's unchanged since I last was aware of it. Edited February 23, 2006 by AtlantaGal Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My whine is that when I read the Whining thread and have to wade through a ton of constructive and informational posts! Whining only please. You want information, start a new thread! Quote Link to comment
+Cach-U-Nuts Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 People other than original coin sellers are now selling off coins they don't on hand yet. I noticed this happen on a few coins, now there are several. Already one one there for Florida coins that sold out today. You are correct that the FGA (Florida Geocaching Association) coin sold out today! These coins are shipping to us on March 4th - we will have them in hand March 6th and will begin shipping right away!! While the sale did happen before we had the coins 'in-hand" it's not like it's going to be a month or more before folks get the coins! Is two weeks really a problem....just curious! Quote Link to comment
+RustyBeerCan Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) People other than original coin sellers are now selling off coins they don't on hand yet. I noticed this happen on a few coins, now there are several. Already one one there for Florida coins that sold out today. You are correct that the FGA (Florida Geocaching Association) coin sold out today! These coins are shipping to us on March 4th - we will have them in hand March 6th and will begin shipping right away!! While the sale did happen before we had the coins 'in-hand" it's not like it's going to be a month or more before folks get the coins! Is two weeks really a problem....just curious! My whine is Posts that make no since! just spit it out ! Look at Florida's new Geocoin on eBay already someone bought it in the presale today, turned right around and put it up for sale at over 100% profit Plus I need a spell checker and I wanna see more smileys being posted Edited February 23, 2006 by RustyBeerCan Quote Link to comment
+GeoBrowns Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 My whine is Posts that make no since! Plus I need a spell checker and I wanna see more smileys being posted LOL! Here ya go: Since you asked "My whine are Posts that make no Sense! And And, to keep it on topic, my whine is mis-spellings, (it's Bronze with a Z) well actually just a little pet peeve since I often can't get through my own post with messing up. But I get over it And all my other coin whines have been covered here so carry on. Quote Link to comment
Not So Lost Puppies Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 People other than original coin sellers are now selling off coins they don't on hand yet. I noticed this happen on a few coins, now there are several. Already one one there for Florida coins that sold out today. You are correct that the FGA (Florida Geocaching Association) coin sold out today! These coins are shipping to us on March 4th - we will have them in hand March 6th and will begin shipping right away!! While the sale did happen before we had the coins 'in-hand" it's not like it's going to be a month or more before folks get the coins! Is two weeks really a problem....just curious! Well it could be... I believe another recent coin (still waiting for it actually) had one of the packages lost in the mail, it was over 1/2 of the coins! By USPS regulation you cant even begin filing any sort of claim for it until after 2weeks have passed from shipment date. So if it did get lost, there goes your 30days. Not that I'm picking on your sale, or the other sale mentioned here, just pointing out that until it has been delivered to you, you really have no idea when you will get it. Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Yeah but the flip side to that is those sellers are going to get stuck with them. Sadly though I don't think they will get stuck with them, there seems to always be someone to buy them up, no matter what they look like, and thus the problem and growing number of ugly coins. I don't know that I would classify them as ugly. I think poorly designed would be a better choice. If the mintings are small enough, yeah, people will buy them. However, a lame coin won't even sell 500 easily these days. It won't be long... lots of people will get stuck holding the bag. Then they'll learn. Actually we may be at that point now. Went ahead with tracking numbers and icon for the Buffalo Wings V2 coin, as that semed to be the trend, so I had to commit to 500 coins. But the BW2 isn't setting any records for being requested and I figure I might be just able to sell off the number of coins I needed to, but it is going to be close. If I do another coin for myself I probally will bypass the tracking. There just dosen't seem to be any value in it. Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 (edited) Actually we may be at that point now. Went ahead with tracking numbers and icon for the Buffalo Wings V2 coin, as that semed to be the trend, so I had to commit to 500 coins. But the BW2 isn't setting any records for being requested and I figure I might be just able to sell off the number of coins I needed to, but it is going to be close. If I do another coin for myself I probally will bypass the tracking. There just dosen't seem to be any value in it. It is hard to trade with someone who makes multiple coins. I don't have anything unique to trade each time their new design comes out. I tend not to be a buyer of coins (and rarely if ever a personal coin). Edited February 23, 2006 by pdxmarathonman Quote Link to comment
Not So Lost Puppies Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Actually we may be at that point now. Went ahead with tracking numbers and icon for the Buffalo Wings V2 coin, as that semed to be the trend, so I had to commit to 500 coins. But the BW2 isn't setting any records for being requested and I figure I might be just able to sell off the number of coins I needed to, but it is going to be close. If I do another coin for myself I probally will bypass the tracking. There just dosen't seem to be any value in it. It is hard to trade with someone who makes multiple coins. I don't have anything unique to trade each time their new design comes out. I tend not to be a buyer of coins (and rarely if ever a personal coin). I also rarely buy personal coins, I also don't trade for them very often either, usually only if there is some personal connection to something about the coin. ie: beerman's coin since I'm a homebrewer, or workerofwood as I'm a woodworker, etc. I wish they would go back to primarily being signature items to find in caches, that is what ours will be when we do it. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 And, to keep it on topic, my whine is mis-spellings, (it's Bronze with a Z). No kidding! And it's "nickel" with an "E-L", not "L-E"! Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) Actually we may be at that point now. Went ahead with tracking numbers and icon for the Buffalo Wings V2 coin, as that semed to be the trend, so I had to commit to 500 coins. But the BW2 isn't setting any records for being requested and I figure I might be just able to sell off the number of coins I needed to, but it is going to be close. If I do another coin for myself I probally will bypass the tracking. There just dosen't seem to be any value in it. It is hard to trade with someone who makes multiple coins. I don't have anything unique to trade each time their new design comes out. I tend not to be a buyer of coins (and rarely if ever a personal coin). I also rarely buy personal coins, I also don't trade for them very often either, usually only if there is some personal connection to something about the coin. ie: beerman's coin since I'm a homebrewer, or workerofwood as I'm a woodworker, etc. I wish they would go back to primarily being signature items to find in caches, that is what ours will be when we do it. Add me to the list of people who no longer has any interest in purchasing personal coins. Those aren't personal coins, but commercial coins. I've been especially disappointed with the trend of third parties minting and selling the bulk of some coins. The "owner" of the coin is just one of many buyers of a commercial coin that happens to have their geonick on it. That's about as far from a signature item as you can get. Edited February 24, 2006 by Moun10Bike Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) And, to keep it on topic, my whine is mis-spellings, (it's Bronze with a Z). No kidding! And it's "nickel" with an "E-L", not "L-E"! Oh feel sorry for us souls who cannot spell, will ya? Edited February 24, 2006 by AtlantaGal Quote Link to comment
+PassingWind Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Add me to the list of people who no longer has any interest in purchasing personal coins. Those aren't personal coins, but commercial coins. I've been especially disappointed with the trend of third parties minting and selling the bulk of some coins. The "owner" of the coin is just one of many buyers of a commercial coin that happens to have their geonick on it. That's about as far from a signature item as you can get. I couldn't agree more!!! If you want to make a "personal coin" trade it and ship it yourself. Also, I hate the new threads that start out as "Not an order thread" or "Just want input on..." or "What do you think about..". It's your signature item so who cares what others think....ITS YOURS so OWN IT!! PassingWind Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 It's your signature item so who cares what others think....ITS YOURS so OWN IT!! PassingWind Amen and Hallelujah!! seriously Quote Link to comment
+sawblade5 Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I am whining and worrying about a coin that I sent to Rupert2. I had it sent off Tuesday and it is Insured but Rupert2 hasn't reported it received in his Mailbox yet. I don't want something to go wrong with the trade like that. I had another trade sent out to MA and it arrived within 3 days to him but this one going to IN is taking longer even though IN is closer to me than MA. Quote Link to comment
+Go JayBee Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I am whining and worrying about a coin that I sent to Rupert2. I had it sent off Tuesday and it is Insured but Rupert2 hasn't reported it received in his Mailbox yet. I don't want something to go wrong with the trade like that. I had another trade sent out to MA and it arrived within 3 days to him but this one going to IN is taking longer even though IN is closer to me than MA. If you insured it, then there has to be someone to receive it, right? Personally, I think insurance is a waste of money. It does not gaurantee that the package will be delivered. Quote Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I am whining and worrying about a coin that I sent to Rupert2. I had it sent off Tuesday and it is Insured but Rupert2 hasn't reported it received in his Mailbox yet. I don't want something to go wrong with the trade like that. I had another trade sent out to MA and it arrived within 3 days to him but this one going to IN is taking longer even though IN is closer to me than MA. If you insured it, then there has to be someone to receive it, right? Personally, I think insurance is a waste of money. It does not gaurantee that the package will be delivered. There is no gaurantee that any package will be delivered, that is why you buy insurance. Quote Link to comment
+Cornerstone4 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Ok, here is my whine for the day. (I could really use a thread with a stronger word than "whine", but I'll take what I can get.) While I don't begrudge anyone for selling coins on ebay, I do have a problem with misrepresentation! I just saw a bikedog coin that recently sold on ebay. In the auction listing, it stated that this coin was "sold out"!!! In fact, this coin is not sold out, and we have several left for sale. This was taking money out of a grieving daughters trust fund as far as I am concerned... Quote Link to comment
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