+Johnny Cache and the Cachettes Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I received a Groundspeak Lackeys Geocoin as a gift at GeoWoodstock V in NC. I'm pretty new to coins. I thought it was mine to keep and carry to events and such...but it is owned by Groundspeak and now I have the 2 week notification showing up. Should I pass the coin on or is there a way I can take ownership of it? Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 If it was a gift from Groundspeak you can send a message to contact@Groundspeak and they will transfer ownership to you. If it was a gift from someone else it wasn't theirs to give. Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Most likely you got the coin from Jeremy and it was meant as a gift. Many of the Lackey and Volunteer coins are registered to a Lackey or Volunteer but are meant as gift and meant to be kept. To get it out of your inventory you could always place it in a archived cache. Plus if you where to place it in a cache it would most likely end up in someone else's collection so you might as well enjoy it. Team Sand Dollar Quote Link to comment
+wavector Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Just dip it into a cache and out again. You can try and get ownership but the odds are pretty good that you will not be given that right. In a few exrtaordinary cases (ie deafhunt in Alaska ) the owner of the Lackey geocoin is the person who receives it but for the most part they are all owned by Signal. Here is the email I recieved I am sorry but your coin is not avalible for adoption. Groundspeak retains the ownership of your coin. I am sorry but that is the policy on your coin. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks, Michael Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote Link to comment
+007BigD Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Keep it and be honored that it is owned by Groundspeak! You did somethin right...Now tell me~What did you do?...Be specific Quote Link to comment
+Johnny Cache and the Cachettes Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Keep it and be honored that it is owned by Groundspeak! You did somethin right...Now tell me~What did you do?...Be specific I belong to the North Carolina Geocachers Organization and was a volunteer at GeoWoodstock V. I was also lucky enough to meet Jeremy and Shauna and I also got to see the O.C.B. Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Must be that You are one special person? Quote Link to comment
+paulandstacey Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I emailed Groundspeak and had no problem with having ownership travelled. Ours were from Shauna and she told us to email and tell Groundspeak where we got them. It took a day or two, but there was no issue. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I got mine from Brian, and was shut down on the ownership transfer. If you have an archived cache that you own, drop it in there. Quote Link to comment
+Johnny Cache and the Cachettes Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 I e-mailed Groundspeak and they are more than happy to transfer ownership. Thanks for everyones input! Quote Link to comment
+horsegeeks Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Keep it and be honored that it is owned by Groundspeak! You did somethin right...Now tell me~What did you do?...Be specific They worked their tails off preparing food for the hungry hordes.....plus they bought their darling little 25 day old baby with a gc.com logo on its tiny little shirt. Quote Link to comment
+Johnny Cache and the Cachettes Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 They worked their tails off preparing food for the hungry hordes.....plus they bought their darling little 25 day old baby with a gc.com logo on its tiny little shirt. Thanks Kenny. Quote Link to comment
+lindsychris Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Just dip it into a cache and out again. You can try and get ownership but the odds are pretty good that you will not be given that right. In a few exrtaordinary cases (ie deafhunt in Alaska ) the owner of the Lackey geocoin is the person who receives it but for the most part they are all owned by Signal. Here is the email I recieved I am sorry but your coin is not avalible for adoption. Groundspeak retains the ownership of your coin. I am sorry but that is the policy on your coin. Please let me know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks, Michael Groundspeak - The Language of Location Really? We got one from Jeremy at GW5, emailed Signal, and got ownership within a few hours! Quote Link to comment
+The SuzyQs Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 We met Jeremy and Shauna at GW5 and received a coin from Jeremy. We emailed contact@Groundspeak.com and were given ownership within a day or 2. It was a please to met both of them. Thanks again for the really cool coin. Quote Link to comment
+Vegas Gamblers Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 We missed everyone at GW5.....great for all who got the lackey coins..... Quote Link to comment
+wavector Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Really? We got one from Jeremy at GW5, emailed Signal, and got ownership within a few hours! I did not get mine by meeting a Lackey, I won mine at GeocoinFest 2007 in Temecula. I did get to meet Raine and I had the pleasure of knocking him out of the poker game. I did get given one of Raines coins and I just checked, I forgot to activate it! I see Shop99er wasn't allowed to adopt his coin either and I wonder if not getting it directly from a lackey is the deciding factor, on the other hand perhaps the lackeys at HQ just don't like us. Quote Link to comment
+forthferalz Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It is very cool to see the coin with the frog owner - one is travelling around down here. But Shauna says it was mainly a device to stop the coins being sold - one went on ebay for $100 earlier. Quote Link to comment
+lindsychris Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Really? We got one from Jeremy at GW5, emailed Signal, and got ownership within a few hours! I did not get mine by meeting a Lackey, I won mine at GeocoinFest 2007 in Temecula. I did get to meet Raine and I had the pleasure of knocking him out of the poker game. I did get given one of Raines coins and I just checked, I forgot to activate it! I see Shop99er wasn't allowed to adopt his coin either and I wonder if not getting it directly from a lackey is the deciding factor, on the other hand perhaps the lackeys at HQ just don't like us. Gotcha--that may be why. Thanks for the explanation. Quote Link to comment
+wavector Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It is very cool to see the coin with the frog owner - one is travelling around down here. But Shauna says it was mainly a device to stop the coins being sold - one went on ebay for $100 earlier. Someone who won a Lackey Geocoin at GeocoinFest 2007 sold it right away on Ebay and the final price was $102.50USD. I have never sold a geocoin on Ebay but when one got stolen recently I wish I had sold it instead. I had a travelling geobone stolen, this was after one sold on Ebay for $190.00 dollars. When mine was stolen off the TB to which it was attached I was told that I created the problem by placing an item of perceived value in a geocache. Quote Link to comment
+islander1988 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 It is very cool to see the coin with the frog owner - one is travelling around down here. But Shauna says it was mainly a device to stop the coins being sold - one went on ebay for $100 earlier. Well, I definitely won't be selling mine! I also received Lackey coins at GW5, one from Jeremy and another from Shauna (on the condition I release one of them). Getting those were two of the unexpected highlights of the day. I also was able to get the ownership transferred. Quote Link to comment
+Wij Drie Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 To bad Jeremy never visits an event in the Netherlands. tot cache, team Wij Drie Quote Link to comment
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