+samirsky Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 PRAISE: I wanted to let you know that a geocoin of mine is back in circulation after MIA for over a YEAR! I am so excited. When new to geocaching, my first hitchhiker purchase was a few TB's and a few geocoins. The coins (2 of 3) quickly went missing. I guessed that many like to collect these coins, and they probably aren't the best purchase if I want to enjoy watching them travel. Perhaps that is not completely true, but it was my perception. If you have felt the same way, I just wanted to give you some hope. Christine 63 is back in action after being gone for over a year. cache on, samirsky Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) Yup, not everyone is out to get a TB/coin. Some just forget them in their swag bags. I've lost someone else's bug and have one of mine linger for a year before being released again and more than a few MIAs. It happens. Glad to see you got yours back in circulation. Did you have to implore the last finder about your traveller? Edited January 2, 2007 by Droo Quote Link to comment
+samirsky Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Did you have to implore the last finder about your traveller? When it showed up again, I didn't say a word. I figured "What good would it do?" Make someone admit to collecting it, or that they forgot about it in the back of their truck? I didn't want to embarrass anyone, I was just glad it was back. The new finder emailed me and said he would be traveling to the coins destination goal soon. He asked if I wanted him to put it back in a cache quickly or hold on to it so it could achieve its goal. I wanted to see it travel, so I said "Set it free!" It has moved a few times since then. I wanted to share this success story with everyone. Quote Link to comment
Team Macha Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Thats great when tb/geocoins are finally moved on. I just some of mine would also move too. Quote Link to comment
Aushiker Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 (edited) When it showed up again, I didn't say a word. G'day I reckon a simple thanks wouldn't go astray. Can't do any harm surly? You don't have to say any more than that. I am rapidly coming to the view that maybe part of the problems we sometimes have with travel bugs moving or rather not moving is that owners so frequently take no obvious interest in their trackables until they go "missing." I have moved lots of bugs and coins and made a real effort where possible to meet the objectives. I have rarely received a thanks from an owner, yet is something that is cheap, easy and nice to do and would be encouraging I am sure. That said it hasn't personally stopped me from doing the right thing but then I believe in karma . I now make an effort to thank privately and publicly as appropriate cachers who move my trackables, who move them according to the objectives who and post photos. I actively follow my trackables. Just a thought. Glad your coin is back in circulation. Andrew Edited January 2, 2007 by Aushiker Quote Link to comment
+samirsky Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 When it showed up again, I didn't say a word. G'day I reckon a simple thanks wouldn't go astray. Can't do any harm surly? You don't have to say any more than that. I am rapidly coming to the view that maybe part of the problems we sometimes have with travel bugs moving or rather not moving is that owners so frequently take no obvious interest in their trackables until they go "missing." I have moved lots of bugs and coins and made a real effort where possible to meet the objectives. I have rarely received a thanks from an owner, yet is something that is cheap, easy and nice to do and would be encouraging I am sure. That said it hasn't personally stopped me from doing the right thing but then I believe in karma . I now make an effort to thank privately and publicly as appropriate cachers who move my trackables, who move them according to the objectives who and post photos. I actively follow my trackables. Just a thought. Glad your coin is back in circulation. Andrew I agree completely. I enjoy thanking other cachers. I thanked the cacher that grabbed my MIA geocoin in my reply to him. What I didn't do after it showed up is email the last cacher who had it for a year, who is NOT the same cacher who 'grabbed it' and put it back into the wild. I didn't see the point in that. I have thanked other cachers for moving my TB's, logging my caches, and trading-up so well. Just the other day a cacher from TX left a very flattering log which I felt compelled to email and thank him. As you, I also very much believe in giving praise (generously). Quote Link to comment
Aushiker Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 What I didn't do after it showed up is email the last cacher who had it for a year, who is NOT the same cacher who 'grabbed it' and put it back into the wild. I didn't see the point in that Okay I am with you. Understand you not doing that in this case. Andrew Quote Link to comment
+EScout Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I just had a coin missing for about 5 months, last seen in a California cache, show up on the east coast (not listed in the cache it was in.) I helped the finder log it as a grab and log it into a new cache, and thanked her. Feels good to see it move again. Quote Link to comment
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