+AngelFacedGal Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Well the first ever TB I sent out has gone missing on its second cache not the best start am gutted!!!! Good news though the coin I sent out at the same time has visited three different countries already! Anyway back to the point, what do I do about the missing TB? It is still showing up as being in a cache, yet many of the logs confirm it is no longer there. One log from a relative newbie claims to have picked it up, but they have not logged it officially and have not been to another cache in months since this one. I have emailed them via geocache.com several times but to no avail, no response and no movement. What do I do now? Should I log the TB out of the cache and if so where should I put it? Any suggestions? Thanks Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) You've done a great job of tracking down who might have taken it, attempting to contact them and knowing that now you should probably remove it from the cache paging listing. (And you didn't show the tracking number in the bug photo!) It has been long enough that you need to remove it but not long enough to give up hope. 3 months is a long time but I have seen more than a few resurface after a change of seasons and the cacher decides to get back out to the woods. You can remove it from being listed in the cache and place it into an unknown location. On the Bug page, under Trackable Item Options is the option "Mark item Missing". Select Go. You can always pull it back out at a later time if it is found or you decide to re-release it. After that let's give it some more time and see what happens. Maybe after a couple months try emailing the cacher again. Keep it polite and offer your assistance to take it off their hand. Like paying for postage to have it mailed back to you. Good Luck! Edited September 18, 2009 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+mfamilee Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I agree with BlueDeuce... give it some more time. The 1st (and only) TB we ever released went missing after traveling only 3 miles. It will be a year in October. Next month we will use the replacement tag & try it again. Quote Link to comment
+Scouters Fred and Brenda Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I have a similar situation only my TB is suppose to be in the hands of another cacher I have sent several Emails with out reply and checked their profile. They have been on the GC site as recent as today but they only have 58 finds so I am trying to be patient too. I might just mark it unknown and just wait it out Quote Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 They have been on the GC site as recent as today... I suspect that feature is broken, however I have no real evidence. Quote Link to comment
+AngelFacedGal Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Thanks for that I was wondering what to do. I will wait a bit longer then before sending out a replacement. Just hope the newbie that has got my TB suddenly remembers why he liked caching in the first place and gets back out there! Quote Link to comment
+forman Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I see that the people that grabbed your TB found 3 caches. I read the logs on there finds and they were caching with Lord Silver. Maybe that's there buddy and you could email them asking for help. That's my $.02 Quote Link to comment
+AngelFacedGal Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) Nice detective work Forman I will try that thanks!!! ;-) Just out of interest, how long do you think I should wait before sending out a replacement? Edited September 21, 2009 by AngelFacedGal Quote Link to comment
+forman Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Just out of interest, how long do you think I should wait before sending out a replacement? I would just buy a new one and let the other one die. It could be a pain if you send a replacement out then the original shows up. I have had TB's show up after years of MIA. I have one that was picked up Dec, 03 and have been in contact with them once in a great while, and it just a chore to get them out the door to place it. Oh well, good luck! Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) Just out of interest, how long do you think I should wait before sending out a replacement? I would just buy a new one and let the other one die. It could be a pain if you send a replacement out then the original shows up. I have had TB's show up after years of MIA. I have one that was picked up Dec, 03 and have been in contact with them once in a great while, and it just a chore to get them out the door to place it. Oh well, good luck! For a TB that being held I recommend waiting a year before re-releasing it. If it's been lost (flood, muggled cache) you can re-release right away. Should it re-surface you can always pull one from circulation. One of the best things about travel bugs is that you can re-release them. (And why they provide a copy tag) Edited September 21, 2009 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
TonyABC Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Well the first ever TB I sent out has gone missing on its second cache not the best start am gutted!!!! Good news though the coin I sent out at the same time has visited three different countries already! Anyway back to the point, what do I do about the missing TB? It is still showing up as being in a cache, yet many of the logs confirm it is no longer there. One log from a relative newbie claims to have picked it up, but they have not logged it officially and have not been to another cache in months since this one. I have emailed them via geocache.com several times but to no avail, no response and no movement. What do I do now? Should I log the TB out of the cache and if so where should I put it? Any suggestions? Thanks Id call the cops. lol Quote Link to comment
+AngelFacedGal Posted September 25, 2009 Author Share Posted September 25, 2009 Good news!!!! My nagging emails must have guilt tripped the person who had my TB and it has suddenly reappeared in the cache and has been picked up by an experienced TB carrier so all should be well.....for now!!!! Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment
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