+Capt Prozac Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) What is the the consensus? If I come across the same geocoin in two seperate caches (coins are for collecting and not travellers), is it OK to take both? Or, is it common courtesy to leave one for someone else since you already have one. Just trying to get a feeling for what the ettiquette is? Edited February 19, 2009 by Capt Prozac Quote Link to comment
+LadeBear68 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think it is greed to take more then one. Let someone else enjoy the geocoin. Quote Link to comment
+Hula Bum Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think if you already have one that is all u need. Leave it for someone else to enjoy. Quote Link to comment
+summerandnana Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I have been in that situation and only took one:) However, I have known of some cachers cleaning out coins from caches even if they already had it, very sad in my opinion. Just my feelings Quote Link to comment
+Capt Prozac Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 I ask this because someone did just that. Check out this thread: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=213975 Quote Link to comment
LoriDarlin Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think you already knew the answer....its common courtesy to leave the other one for some other lucky soul and be grateful for the one you did get. Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 It probably doesn't help when you publicly post the value of the coin as being over $100 in the forums and announce you've dropped two off in caches and let everyone know which caches they are in. I would venture a guess that not all lurkers are just shy forum users. Quote Link to comment
+Landsharkz Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We are going on a three day road trip this weekend and we will be dropping some unactivated coins for people to find by surprise. I'm looking forward to the finders logs! Quote Link to comment
+GATOULIS Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We are going on a three day road trip this weekend and we will be dropping some unactivated coins for people to find by surprise. I'm looking forward to the finders logs! why I am not living in the states or in Canada??? I was reading the posts... oh boy! Why not leave the other one for an other geocacher? Now the second one will probably end in ebay.... Can I ask something? how this coin looks like??? Is there a photo to see it?? Quote Link to comment
+CoverOfDarkness Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We are going on a three day road trip this weekend and we will be dropping some unactivated coins for people to find by surprise. I'm looking forward to the finders logs! Coming down to Colorado any?! Heh heh heh. Have a great and fun road trip! Quote Link to comment
+Capt Prozac Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 We are going on a three day road trip this weekend and we will be dropping some unactivated coins for people to find by surprise. I'm looking forward to the finders logs! Coming down to Colorado any?! Heh heh heh. Have a great and fun road trip! I tried to drop one off in Denver last week. However, I couldn't find the cache near my hotel. I'm done posting when I leave these things. Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 If you left it for someone to find and keep then I'd give up worrying about what happens to them. Yes, it might end up on ebay, but it might also be gifted to another person who's been seeking or traded away or etc., etc. We can't assume to know the intention of the finder or the infinite number of reasons they would go after both. However, if you tell people flat out in a public way where to find both (at the same time no less) then you should expect the possibility of this. Personally, I'd trade up or trade even if I found a coin in a cache, but I'm fortunate enough to have coins for doing that and not everyone else is. It begs a few other questions though. Is perceived value actual value for trade reasons? ie: If you find a rare coin, should you leave a rare coin in return or just any coin? What if you've never found a coin before or have nothing worth the inflated ebay driven collectors' perceived $ value. If I found an unactived Moun10Bike coin as a trade item, would leaving my own personal in trade be fair? If not, why not? Can you say with perfect certainty what anyone's personal will be worth in 20 years? Quote Link to comment
+fox-and-the-hound Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 (edited) hiccup Edited February 19, 2009 by fox-and-the-hound Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Well considering you cache in a pretty specific area and only certain people within proximity of that area have a chance to get the coin(s), then if the finder is picking them up at the request of other cachers AND leaves another swag coin as trade, I think it's acceptable. If the finder is just taking and not trading fairly, then I think it's disgraceful and greedy. Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I tried to drop one off in Denver last week. However, I couldn't find the cache near my hotel. I'm done posting when I leave these things. Good call. I went that route a while ago, too. It irks me a bit when I leave a bunch of cool items or coins in caches and somebody follows in your footsteps only to take them all. I'm sure one was kept and the others were sold and traded but I prefer to have people find them in the wild - out of my control, I know but I can wish... A while back I went on a trip and went caching in a new state where I dropped a lot of local coins, personal coins, sig items, etc. and somebody went back after I was there and pretty much cleaned it all out without so much as a mention in the logs (sigh). Quote Link to comment
+Lemon Fresh Dog Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 We are going on a three day road trip this weekend and we will be dropping some unactivated coins for people to find by surprise. I'm looking forward to the finders logs! Coming down to Colorado any?! Heh heh heh. Have a great and fun road trip! I tried to drop one off in Denver last week. However, I couldn't find the cache near my hotel. I'm done posting when I leave these things. It's on the roof of the parking lot. I've been to Denver and I'm thinking of a cache near the downtown hotels. Is this the one? The coordinates take you to the bottom of the parking lot. you have to go UP. On the topic of coins in caches. I delay posting cache finds, because I almost always leave coins in caches as gifts. This prevents "followers" from grabbing more than one coin (or at least discourages it). I think it's common courtesy to leave the second coin. Nobody likes the person that takes the last piece of pizza when someone hasn't had any. Quote Link to comment
+A Mitt Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I was considering making the drive to try and find one of these coins. I must say it does stink to know someone took both coins. It was a nice gesture from Capt Prozac though Quote Link to comment
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