Trackables and FTF etiquette

[+Team Who Dat]

I have a couple of questions regarding trackable and FTF etiquette

 

Trackables

1. If you take a trackable, should you have a trackable to trade with or can you leave general, nicer SWAG?
   
2. If there are trackables, is it rude to take more than one? IOW, can you take a TB and a geocoin?
   

FTF

1. If you are FTF on a nicer cache, do you generally only take 1 item so others have a chance at the original SWAG, or as long as you trade even or up, can you take a few things?
   

 

Thank you for your help!

 

PS (This is Cieloangel but I changed my user name to Team Who Dat)

[+StarBrand]

Trackables are NOT trade items. You do not trade anything for them. Take as many as you can help with thier missions - guilt free.

 

FTF or 308th to find - trade up or trade even with a like number of items. I see no problem with that.

[+dorqie]

I generally leave something if I remove a trackable, sometimes it's another trackable. However, if I drop a trackable in a chache, I don't usually take anything in trade for it.

[+DudleyGrunt]

Agree with StarBrand, you're not compelled to leave anything for a TB or geocoin. I will generally not take multiple trackables, however, unless I know I can help them on their mission. If there is no indication of their mission, I'll generally only take one and do my best after checking the page at home.

 

As far as FTF's go, I see no issue with trading multiple items, as long as it's "even or up".

 

Welcome to the game!

[BCProspectors]

Trackables are completely free of the Geocaching trading system. This means you can take as many as you want without leaving anything and that you can't take something and leave a trackable for it.

[Andronicus]

...you can't take something and leave a trackable for it.

This is a super important detail to remember! Leaving a trackable item does not entitle you to take swag!

Edited May 18, 2010 by Andronicus

[+taco40]

If you take a TB or Geocoin, please log it. One of my caches gets a lot of TB traffic and I am dumbfounded as to why folks won't log them. The TB owners want to know where it's going and so do those who are tracking their finds. If you don't wish to log them, please don't take them.