I decided to go trackable

2k · October 16, 2008

Well. I suppose the cat will be out of the bag soon enough (and as soon as it is I will chase it around! - woof-woof!)

I have a new trackable" coin at long last. Okay - I don't have it, but I have the sample, which means I feel happy to announce it.

Hope you like it!

I had to go with 250 in order to get tracking, so these should last awhile. I plan to activate 150 of them in my name and then cache them and trade them Face2Face.

1.5k · October 16, 2008

As always, very nice LFD!!! Hope one of these makes its way down here for us to move along!

6.4k · October 16, 2008

So, we need to meet you AFTER you have them :laughing: :unsure: ?

It IS a rather cool looking coin. How could we get ahold of one that isn't activated?

2k · October 16, 2008

So, we need to meet you AFTER you have them ?

It IS a rather cool looking coin. How could we get ahold of one that isn't activated?

They will probably be here mid-November. This is the sample, and I'm happy with it, so it's really just a matter of giving the green-light and getting them into production - which I'll be doing this week.

I'm going to take a page from the "old school" coin folks and activate them in my name, but leave them all as a "take it or move it" item for when I place them in caches. I haven't seen the custom icon, but a little dog-bone pretty much comes to mind

Face2Face trades are always fun - for other folks personal coins. It's my new favourite way to collect. Heck... as anyone who has ever met me can tell you - you don't even need a coin. Meet me and you are likely to get a coin given to you outright. It's just what I do.

I'm holding back 100 unactivated ones and trying to decide if I should "make them available" to folks that really have no chance to ever meet me face to face by selling them. I dunno. 250 was the amount I need in order to get a custom icon etc, but it's a few too many for me.

I won't place them on the "e" place because I don't want them selling for more than a couple dollars over cost at most.

Thoughts?

9.8k · October 16, 2008

I'll buy one!

1k · October 16, 2008

I'll buy a geobone V2 also :laughing: or would be happy to trade for one

6.4k · October 16, 2008

I'll buy one!

Me too, I don't know if we will ever meet face to face.

OR

MAYBE , you could come over here and place some :unsure: :laughing:

2k · October 16, 2008

I'll buy a geobone V2 also or would be happy to trade for one

I'm going to hold off on trades until I have them and will strive for Face2Face trades when/where I can.

2k · October 16, 2008

I'll buy one!

Me too, I don't know if we will ever meet face to face.

OR

MAYBE , you could come over here and place some

I'm in Washington state fairly often. It looks like I might be training at a small Redmond company sometime soon

3.9k · October 16, 2008

I'm in Washington state fairly often. It looks like I might be training at a small Redmond company sometime soon

Nintendo? :unsure: :laughing:

I doubt you will be coming to St. Louis, Mo anytime soon for a face 2 face trade but would be willing to buy or trade. I gave my only GeoBone to someone who really, really wanted it so I hope to replace it with another someday.

CF30

1.1k · October 16, 2008

I'd buy one too unless you ever make it to the east coast. :laughing:

3.6k · October 16, 2008

If you can't see your way to come down this way I'd love to buy one.

October 16, 2008

I'll buy one!

Me too, I don't know if we will ever meet face to face.

OR

MAYBE , you could come over here and place some

I'm in Washington state fairly often. It looks like I might be training at a small Redmond company sometime soon

I live in south Western Idaho and where all do you go in Washington and is it just Redmond? I would love to get one. Edited October 16, 2008 by River Cacher

1.7k · October 16, 2008

Hey LFD, cool new coin! Hope you can make it down here to my neck of the woods for a Face to Face trade. Aloha!

October 16, 2008

Any chance for a visit to Germany in the next few months? :laughing:

October 16, 2008

Add my name to the list.... :laughing:

Would love to trade my personal for one.... :unsure:

2k · October 16, 2008

Any chance for a visit to Germany in the next few months?

I haven't been for awhile :laughing:

I used to go to Frankfurt and Heidelberg couple times a year.

October 16, 2008

A great coin.

Just a suggestion, if you don't want to see any of your coins reaching crazy prices on ebay, activate them all and adopt them over to people you trade with.

Just my half a cent.

October 16, 2008

I have a different thought for an Icon if your interest email me. Cool coin!

2.9k · October 16, 2008

I have the cutest little cabin here that dates from the late 1600's that we make available for free to cachers who come visit...

That having been said, would you like to come visit Sweden so we can do a face to face trade :laughing:

Naomi

2.5k · October 16, 2008

So Cute! Come visit Montreal. :laughing:

1.5k · October 16, 2008

Have you thought about visiting the Upper Peninsula of Michigan????

1.5k · October 16, 2008

Whoooo Hooooo! Way to go, LFD! Welcome back to the GEO-BONE, one of the first really original coins I had the pleasure of receiving way back when. If I'm not mistaken, "Version 1" was one of the first shaped geocoins, and came in around 5mm thick! Awesome to see a Version 2, and I hope to see one of these around.

2.9k · October 16, 2008

If you ever make it to NorthEastern Wisconsin, please let us know, we be honored in meeting you. We live close to Green Bay. You ever hear of them Packers eh?

Add our name to the list.... :laughing: Please

Would love to trade our personal for one.... :unsure:

Never had the honor of meeting you, maybe someday, weren't lucky enough to have your first coin , would be such a honored to be able to add your second version to our collection tho. That would be very special.

Barry and Valarie of sweetlife

October 16, 2008

I would love to add one of your cool coins to my growing collection :laughing:

2.6k · October 16, 2008

Wow, nice coin, will you be visiting and caching in the UK anytime soon LFD?

We're not due stateside for a while now, so I guess we'll have to keep our fingers and paws crossed for a trade with one of our personal coins or a purchase. :laughing:

1.1k · October 16, 2008

Any chance for a stop off in New Joisey... :laughing:

If not, we would buy one!

1.2k · October 16, 2008

As you can see, many people desire one of your bones. Most have no chance of ever meeting you face to face. SO WOOF IT, ORDER MORE THAN 250 OF THEM AND SELL THEM TO US BARKING FOOLS AND LET US BE PART OF THE PACK. :laughing:

1.7k · October 16, 2008

yes, What IB just said...........we would like 1 also........

8.1k · October 16, 2008

Awesome LFD! Been waiting around for these for a while! Glad the samples have arrived. :laughing:

4.2k · October 16, 2008

Nice LFD!

'dem bones, 'dem bones, 'dem beefy bones!

2k · October 16, 2008

Well.... I discovered a way to get many, many e-mails! :laughing: Announce a coin! Here I thought things had died down.

Anyhow - I thought I might as well do the following and "open" some coins up for folks that I'll probably never get the chance to meet.

So here's my plan:

1) I will give away 50 coins. These are to my local caching friends, some friends I have known for awhile, at events, etc. They will be activated under my name, but people can keep them.

2) I will activate 102 of the coins and leave them in caches and use them for face-to-face trades only.

3) I will sell 98 of them to folks from far away and those that want to really, really "own" one. These will be the only ones that are not activated in my name.

Remember though. All I have is the sample coin so we are looking at mid-late November for the actual coins.

It's a very heavy coin (equal to the original - large breeds only!). I'll set the price at a couple dollars over cost so that folks only grab one or two for themselves and don't try to make a "business" out of buying these coins!

Here's the link to a place where you can order a coin if you really, really want your own unactivated one and don't think you'll ever meet me.

http://www.snaptechsolutions.com/SNAP/Links.html

you need to scroll down to see the coin link.

1.5k · October 16, 2008

Thanks for that!....I really didn't think you would come to the UP, got mine ordered.

2.9k · October 16, 2008

Thank You Very Much. That is very thoughtful of you. We will be honored to have one of your geocoins in our collection

October 16, 2008

Thanks LFD, can't wait. Never thought I would own one of these :laughing:

1.7k · October 16, 2008

Thanks LFD..We have been trying to get a "Dog Bone" since December, now thanks to you, we have 1 comming...Thanks again...

October 16, 2008

Thanks for making these available. Great design!

I've ordered two -- as Christmas presents for the two junior geocachers in my house.

October 16, 2008

I haven't been for awhile

I used to go to Frankfurt and Heidelberg couple times a year.

So I better not wait for the next visit and buy a coin? Done!

Thanks for it!

btw: a hovawart should be a breed big enough for this bone. :unsure:

Edited October 16, 2008 by wutzebear

2k · October 16, 2008

I haven't been for awhile

I used to go to Frankfurt and Heidelberg couple times a year.

So I better not wait for the next visit and buy a coin? Done!

Thanks for it!

btw: a hovawart should be a breed big enough for this bone.

No problem! Although I would really like to visit again. My family are all from Germany. Even my sister was born there!

1.2k · October 16, 2008

Thank You LFD.

I see a few dogs are howling with joy now that we finally have a chance to get one of your highly sought after coins.

October 16, 2008

You realize that you will now have to "announce it" on the forums everytime you go on a trip so that we can all arrange to meet you face to face for a trade! lol!

Cool coin and hopefully one day I will have a chance to trade. Congrats on another great design.

2k · October 17, 2008

You realize that you will now have to "announce it" on the forums everytime you go on a trip so that we can all arrange to meet you face to face for a trade! lol!

Cool coin and hopefully one day I will have a chance to trade. Congrats on another great design.

I actually often try to connect with local cachers when I travel. I've been a bit of a home body lately, but I've been lucky to meet cachers in San Diego and Minneapolis and other place too!

Actually, I've been a *bad* cacher... I sometimes visit caches, drop coins and don't log my visits online. I'm keeping a list and will update my finds one day

8.1k · October 17, 2008

You realize that you will now have to "announce it" on the forums everytime you go on a trip

I actually often try to connect with local cachers when I travel.

Actually, I've been a *bad* cacher... I sometimes visit caches, drop coins and don't log my visits online. I'm keeping a list and will update my finds one day

LMAO! Have fun announcing...

Actually, I've been a *bad* cacher... I sometimes visit caches, drop coins and don't log my visits online. I'm keeping a list and will update my finds one day

Sounds like a mystery coin to me! Only, backwards... we know who the person is, we just don't know where they are dropped.

1k · October 17, 2008

Awesome!!!

Xofder our geo-dog needs one of these. Order placed!!!

2k · October 17, 2008

Awesome!!!

Xofder our geo-dog needs one of these. Order placed!!!

Make sure to post a picture! Dogs wearing geobones bring me great joy!

1k · October 17, 2008

Awesome!!!

Xofder our geo-dog needs one of these. Order placed!!!

Make sure to post a picture! Dogs wearing geobones bring me great joy!

Well, first we have to get past the eating everything in range phase, and then we can think about a picture. By the time the coins arrive he'll be about 6 months old, so maybe then we can think about wearing coins!

2k · October 17, 2008

For those of you that used my link to purchase a coin - did it come back and tell you how many were left?

I've set-up the button to limit the sale to the 98 that I am selling, but I don't know if it lets you know how many are left when you buy one.

Did anyone see this info?

2k · October 17, 2008

I set up another thread with the purchase link as it's sort of buried in this one.

Looking forward to this one! The final product will have epoxy coating like the original and be a darker metal colour.

Edited October 17, 2008 by Lemon Fresh Dog

2k · October 17, 2008

In another thread - I announced my new version of the Geobone.

Well.... I discovered a way to get many, many e-mails! Announce a coin! Here I thought things had died down.