To Activate or Not to Activate

[+backhiker]

Tried to add this question to another topic, but didn't work to well so I'll start another thread:

 

Now that I have a few coins for my personal collection I guess I have a question that could be added to this topic too.

 

I see some people activate their coins (I guess for the icon) and then keep them in an archived cache. And others just keep their list on a coin tracking website.

 

Which is prefered, I know this is a completely personal decision but would like some opinions...

 

I would like to take some of my coins to events to share, but if I ever want to trade them I guess they should be unactivated?

 

All replies welcome (flame gear on if nessessary )

[+Damenace]

Once upon a time when coins first started I thought that I would be able to get every coin. I started to activate them so I could have the icons. Once I realized that obtaining all the coins was an unrealistic feat I stopped activating them.

[+derschlings]

I quit activating for a while as I had not enough time...

I personally like the idea of coins being activated...

you can always adopt the coins out later...

the adoptive owners can then do with the history what they like.

[+Droo]

I have bunches of coins I haven't activated for the sole purpose of maybe selling them in the far off future. As that dream fades or I fall out of love with the beauties I will activate them and maybe release them .... or not.

 

Keeping coins (activated) in archived caches is a way to empty the TB inventory of all but the travellers in transit awaiting to be dropped off. Keeping them on a tracking website is a means of creating a trading list. For collection inventory purposes I've chosen an Excel style database where I can store tracking#s, activation codes, reference#, trade status or location.