+lotboy Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Maybe I am too anxious to see my trackables move along, but is a month too long for someone to hold my coin? The person logged the find, so I do not think he is trying to keep it, and looks like a respectable cacher by reading his profile. Any info on the speed at which your coin should travel would be appreciated. I know life gets in the way sometimes, but he has logged lots of other finds since he picked mine up. Quote Link to comment
+Pine and Poplar Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I would send the holder a friendly e-mail asking him if he could place your geocoin some time soon. Other then that there really isn't anything you can do. Quote Link to comment
+mfamilee Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 A month may seem long, but in the world of trackables the timeline varies. Two weeks of holding is the recommended ettiquette, but it wouldn't hurt to send out a friendly reminder. Just don't bombard them with a bunch of messages. Sometimes patience pays off. It's all up to you. Quote Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 I have a bug I'm going to be holding for a month.... I guess I better mail the owner and see if they are cool with that. Quote Link to comment
+Steve&GeoCarolyn Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Right now I have a travel bug that I've been holding for three weeks now. The caches we've found that we thought we could put it in have been too small (or too dangerous for the TB). I'm not going to put a travel bug in a cache with a history of disappearing travel bugs or one that is filled with water or has any other problems. I consider moving a travel bug to be a sacred trust. Other caches we'd hoped to put the TB in we've had to DNF. So here we are. It is not just that life gets in the way, it is also that caching has no guarantees. Sometimes you don't find the cache. Sometimes the cache won't work for the TB. Carolyn Quote Link to comment
+mrbort Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Right now I have a travel bug that I've been holding for three weeks now. The caches we've found that we thought we could put it in have been too small (or too dangerous for the TB). I'm not going to put a travel bug in a cache with a history of disappearing travel bugs or one that is filled with water or has any other problems. I consider moving a travel bug to be a sacred trust. Other caches we'd hoped to put the TB in we've had to DNF. So here we are. It is not just that life gets in the way, it is also that caching has no guarantees. Sometimes you don't find the cache. Sometimes the cache won't work for the TB. Carolyn Absolutely. Great points here. It might not hurt to send the cacher an email but stress that you'd rather a safe cache for your lil bug/coin than any old cache. Quote Link to comment
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