+Moosiegirl Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I thought those of you who have been selling/minting coins for a while could give us who are just starting out some tips and tricks, if you have them, for keeping "your" coins out of the wrong hands. This comes to mind after reading the thread about the person having trouble getting an activation code for an APE coin. I suggested that obtaining codes on line can keep coins more secure, if the page is set up to capture info about the requestor. I've had eBay sellers ask for my geocaching.com ID (if I didn't already volunteer it), which I think could be another good measure. I tend to look to see how active the cacher is before I purchase something from them. What other ideas do you have? Happy Trails! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Create a coin registry. Not as a means to track coins, but to track the legitimate owner. This is only worth it when coins reach a certain value because the registry would cost money to maintain and transfer owenrship. Any coin with a tracking number or number can be registered on such a thing. Quote Link to comment
+nfa Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Have them tell you the tracking number so that you can check to see if it is an activated geocoin with a mission... if it is already activated, then don't trade/buy the geocoin...it's stolen if it is not already activated, then feel free to trade/buy...it's not stolen Jamie - NFA Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Have them tell you the tracking number so that you can check to see if it is an activated geocoin with a mission... if it is already activated, then don't trade/buy the geocoin...it's stolen if it is not already activated, then feel free to trade/buy...it's not stolen Jamie - NFA Ownership of Tracking and Ownership of the Coin are two different things. Moun10bike for example retains the tracking on his coins even if he gives away or trades his coins to others. Some others do the same. Also unactivated coins can be stolen. Bad trade etc. Quote Link to comment
+nfa Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Have them tell you the tracking number so that you can check to see if it is an activated geocoin with a mission... if it is already activated, then don't trade/buy the geocoin...it's stolen if it is not already activated, then feel free to trade/buy...it's not stolen Jamie - NFA Ownership of Tracking and Ownership of the Coin are two different things. Moun10bike for example retains the tracking on his coins even if he gives away or trades his coins to others. Some others do the same. Also unactivated coins can be stolen. Bad trade etc. In the majority of cases, accessing the tracking number would be effective, and it is much easier than a registry to implement... Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 How much of a problem is this really? I have yet to hear of a true case where someone was sold a stolen coin. I am excluding Moun10Bike coins from this as this is a special case and all true cachers these are never ment to be sold but are also not really stolen. Team Sand Dollar Quote Link to comment
+MustangJoni Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 The biggest problem has been people taking them out of caches that are activated travelers. The only time I've heard of a "stolen" coin on ebay (that wasn't Moun10bike's), it was a misunderstanding. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Have them tell you the tracking number so that you can check to see if it is an activated geocoin with a mission... if it is already activated, then don't trade/buy the geocoin...it's stolen if it is not already activated, then feel free to trade/buy...it's not stolen Jamie - NFA Ownership of Tracking and Ownership of the Coin are two different things. Moun10bike for example retains the tracking on his coins even if he gives away or trades his coins to others. Some others do the same. Also unactivated coins can be stolen. Bad trade etc. In the majority of cases, accessing the tracking number would be effective, and it is much easier than a registry to implement... Yes and no. It's not one stop shopping since you have half a dozen tracking sites to look at, and you still have to cross check just in case someone has retained the tracking but given up owning the coin. KISS. That's the solution needed. Quote Link to comment
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