+cachewwnuts Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hello all, My wife and I are new at this and we have a question about tb's....is there a place on this site that tells you whether or not the tb is still in the cache? or has been taken?....we did, however click on the tb icon itself to see the history, and it says that it was "dropped off", but after finding the cache, it was not there..... Are we reading this the right way? Thanks a bunch Quote Link to comment
+cache_test_dummies Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Yes, you are reading this the right way. There are several common reasons why TBs are listed on the bug's page (and on the cache page) as being in the cache when they aren't actually in the cache: 1) Someone took the bug from the cache, thinking it was a trade item, and not logging the bug as retrieved. This is common for people who are new to the game. Many times new cachers don't even know what a travel bug is, and frequently the item connected to the TB tag is appealing (especially to children), so the bug is taken from the cache and some unrelated trade item (or nothing) left in its place. 2) Someone has picked up the bug from the cache and hasn't yet gotten around to logging the retrieval (for example, someone is on vacation and doesn't have access to the internet). 3) Someone has deliberately stolen the bug from the cache (common for White Jeeps, Yellow Jeeps, and Geocoin travelers). The best clues for what might have happened to a TB which is missing from the cache can be found in the cache log book and the logs on the cache page, but in many cases you can just never know. Quote Link to comment
+cachewwnuts Posted February 13, 2006 Author Share Posted February 13, 2006 Thank you very much for your help CTD Quote Link to comment
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