+phoenix-rose Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Howdy Guys! I thought this might interest a few of you, but you'd need to jump over to a different thread. If you see the thread at: Grand Experiment - Geocoins in the Wild Several of us are required to send 3 geocoins for someone to put into the wild. We've run out of people to continue the experiment, and since I don't see anyone there interested in tossing a few geocoins into caches in UK (we have several going to Europe) I thought I would post here to see if anyone wanted hop into that thread and possibly offer to help distribute coins into the "wild". If you are interested in placing these geocoins, please check out the thread and feel free to post - we want to cover the world with geocoins IN caches. Thanks! ~Rose Quote Link to comment
+Snosrap Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 At last - someone who thinks Geocoins should have something to do with Geocaching. I'll help if I can. Yorkshire seems to be a Geocoin Desert. Quote Link to comment
+adambro Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Yeah, get them sent to Yorkshire! Quote Link to comment
alistair_uk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 If anyone needs any coins placing in caches from Tyneside to Teesside just contact me through my profile. Quote Link to comment
+Munkeh Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'll get rid of some for you Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Quite happy to put some in Lancashire Quote Link to comment
The Royles Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I can put some in South Wales. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 (edited) I have no interest in collecting geocoins to keep and I applaud your aim to get coins circulating "in the wild". If anyone wants to send any to me I'll happily place them in our local area. (SE Wales, U.K.) Mrs B edited to add ... "Great minds think alike...and at the same time, Andy" Edited January 16, 2006 by The Blorenges Quote Link to comment
+Sensei TSKC Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I am your man for Buckinghamshire! Oss! Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Added a post on that thread and within minutes got an offer to be sent a coin. I have to say that, despite reading the instructions about the system that they are proposing, I still don't understand it. Does anyone here? And can they explain it as simply as possible? I must be having an off day. Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think the idea is that you receieve a coin and agree to send out more which you will have purchased yourself. A bit like pyramid selling, but upside down.... pyramid buying, haha. Or maybe I misunderstood Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 (edited) I think it's as follows: Someone sends you three unregistered coins and you release them into caches. You send three unregistered coins to other people and hopefully they put them in caches. Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. EDIT - WRONG Edited January 16, 2006 by Kitty Hawk Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I quote "Part 1. You find someone who is willing to place 3 coins into caches for the finders to either keep, or pass along. Preferably that person already has those coins, so will not be tempted to just keep them. There is no obligation with this part other than to actually place the coins into caches. NOTE: Accepting the 3 "cache" coins does NOT qualify you in any way...the "sender" is the only one able to claim that as Part #1. Part 2. You send out the 3 "spawner" coins. Now this part gets tricky because you are trying to find someone who does NOT have those coins. The recipient of the "spawner" is under no obligation to send out any coins...but this is the incentive for them to participate in the project. They can certainly use the "spawner" coin as part of their "cache" or "spawner" obligation in order to qualify for the privelige to purchase the Special Project Coin." and: "they send you 3 ACTIVATED coins to put into caches. If you want to get 1 coin that you don't have to keep/register for your own, that would be UNACTIVATED. So, those that are distributing send: 3 activated for the other party to put into caches and 3 (one per person) for those to continue the game on. " Clear as.......or maybe it's just me. Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Clear as.......or maybe it's just me. I'm totally baffled too!! Who gets what out of it?? Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'm totally baffled too!! Who gets what out of it?? Someone is selling Special Project Geocoins by the look of it? Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Firth of Forth wrote:Clear as.......or maybe it's just me. I don't think it's just you... I gave up on it when I realised that it's so complicated that it probably just won't work. Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 (edited) EDIT - entire post OK I seem to be wrong. It seems to be, using me as the example. I send three coins to a cacher to be placed in caches. I send three coins to other cachers to go in their collections. I get the warm feeling of having six fewer coins than I had before. Generous as I am... However, if anyone wants to send me coins, I will place them in caches. Edited January 16, 2006 by Kitty Hawk Quote Link to comment
+bobuk Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 just got this from Phoenix-Rose: Quote/ In a nutshell, here's how it works (simplified): Coin owner sends out 3 activated coins to one person or persons. (we'll call them person A) for distribution into geocaches. Coin owner sends out 3 other coins to 3 other people (not activated, one each) - persons B,C, D. Persons B,C, D can keep the "incentive" coin to add to their collection, register or whatever. It's an "incentive" that they will take 3 of their owned coins in hopes of putting them in the hands of someone else to start the cycle again. The Yahoo link is simply to keep track of who's participating/sent coins to whom/etc. If you accept 3 coins to distribute into the cache (as in you're being person A) you do not need to do anything else other than put them into caches. If you're being person B, C, D, and accepting an "incentive" coin, we'd like to see you continue the cycle. Only the persons "B,C,D" would be eligible for the special coin to be made. The coins will be available to the first 100, only one coin per person. The thing to keep in mind is that for those of us sending out coins, we are doing it in hopes of making more coins available. There are roughly at least 50 different icons out there for individual coins, but most of the coins (for example, US state coins all have a different icon) are never seen because they have gone straight to collections. It's our way of trying to help out fellow geocachers. Have a great one! I'm looking forward to watching my coins move! B. Quote Link to comment
alistair_uk Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Now I get it. I summary... If you accept an unregistered coin you agree to place 3 coins in caches (registered to you) and send out another unregistered coin. Anyway, still happy to be person A and place the coins, but not in to collecting coins (or made of money) so I am not person B, C or D. Quote Link to comment
+Paul & Ros Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Person A looks good to me too. I will place any coins which anyone would like to send. Contact me via GC.com profile for my address. Quote Link to comment
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