beatrixkiddo Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 and where is the best place to buy them? my 10 yr old wants to buy some with his allowance. Quote Link to comment
+Chokecherry Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Aren't the cachekinz the cheapest ones and they're on here I think. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Aren't the cachekinz the cheapest ones and they're on here I think. What ever you do don't buy ANOTHER travel bug dog tag. I'll never get it, geocoins are unique, made of higher material, get you a little picture next to your name for each one... AND you can get them for $2 more than travel bugs... REALLY... Two dollars! For two dollars more just get the better object... Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 What ever you do don't buy ANOTHER travel bug dog tag. I'll never get it, geocoins are unique, made of higher material, get you a little picture next to your name for each one... AND you can get them for $2 more than travel bugs... REALLY... Two dollars! For two dollars more just get the better object... True -- but just where is the uniqueness and the originality? Something that personifies "You"? At $4.95 ea in the Shop Groundspeak store, it's tough to beat a set of TB dogtags (Original and copy tag -- do that with a geocoin). Pretty (o-so-pretty) geocoins in the wild have the shortest lifespan of any traveler. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 What ever you do don't buy ANOTHER travel bug dog tag. I'll never get it, geocoins are unique, made of higher material, get you a little picture next to your name for each one... AND you can get them for $2 more than travel bugs... REALLY... Two dollars! For two dollars more just get the better object... True -- but just where is the uniqueness and the originality? Something that personifies "You"? At $4.95 ea in the Shop Groundspeak store, it's tough to beat a set of TB dogtags (Original and copy tag -- do that with a geocoin). Pretty (o-so-pretty) geocoins in the wild have the shortest lifespan of any traveler. Oh, is that why I see so few of them, I assumed it was because people bought travel bugs... I just ordered a geocoin... Maybe I'll just keep it... Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Oh, is that why I see so few of them, I assumed it was because people bought travel bugs... I just ordered a geocoin... Maybe I'll just keep it... THAT is a good idea. Carry it along with you as a personal trackable, dipping as you go. Study the geocoin forum. Pay close attention and you will see that most posting there collect, but don't send into the wild. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Oh, is that why I see so few of them, I assumed it was because people bought travel bugs... I just ordered a geocoin... Maybe I'll just keep it... THAT is a good idea. Carry it along with you as a personal trackable, dipping as you go. Study the geocoin forum. Pay close attention and you will see that most posting there collect, but don't send into the wild. Now I have a question, why do they have shorter lifespans? Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Now I have a question, why do they have shorter lifespans? Their nice, pretty, and people either keep them because they don't understand they are meant to travel, or know what they are and steal them. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Now I have a question, why do they have shorter lifespans? Their nice, pretty, and people either keep them because they don't understand they are meant to travel, or know what they are and steal them. Sadly, that is how some "collect" them -- at others' expense! Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Now I have a question, why do they have shorter lifespans? Their nice, pretty, and people either keep them because they don't understand they are meant to travel, or know what they are and steal them. Sadly, that is how some "collect" them -- at others' expense! Wait! I've noticed people in the geocoin forum saying that they took them out of caches. I always assumed they took there own... That's terrible! Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I am moving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum to the Travel Bug forum. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I believe that the least expensive trackables currently are the Cachekinz for the Mega Events.The tag itself is unique, has a special icon, and something can be attached to it. Here are the info threads Introducing the new Raven GeoWoodstock Cachekinz $3 GeoWoodstock VIII Salmon Cachekinz™ w/unique icon! GCF 2010 Cachekinz, A Trackable for only $3.00 Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Oh, is that why I see so few of them, I assumed it was because people bought travel bugs... I just ordered a geocoin... Maybe I'll just keep it... THAT is a good idea. Carry it along with you as a personal trackable, dipping as you go. Study the geocoin forum. Pay close attention and you will see that most posting there collect, but don't send into the wild. Now I have a question, why do they have shorter lifespans? My Precious, nice and shiny... Some people have found a 'cheap way' to collect them. Quote Link to comment
+ARONK76 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I have about 70-80 Geocoins and have only released 2 into the wild. All of the others I bought unactivated and activated them in my account for my own collection. I also have one that I carry with me all all times to either dip or have fellower cachers discover. As for TBs, I think they are the best to release because the owner can make them into anything they want. If you buy them on here in bulk you can get them chaper. I just purchased 8 of them @ $4.25 ea. Quote Link to comment
BCProspectors Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I've noticed people in the geocoin forum saying that they took them out of caches. I always assumed they took there own... That's terrible! It's not terrible to take Geocoins out of a cache as long as you move it to another cache within a reasonable period of time. Quote Link to comment
+somegeek Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thanks for this - just ordered (4) GCF trackables. Anyone know of any other cheap trackables out there? Quote Link to comment
+Team Luvbassn Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 No one has mentioned leaving TB or Coins in a cache as a first to find. I leave coins like Signal FTF or my personal coin as a prize for the FTF. I always leave them un-activated. Anyone else do this? Quote Link to comment
+Mike & Jess Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 (edited) What ever you do don't buy ANOTHER travel bug dog tag. I'll never get it, geocoins are unique, made of higher material, get you a little picture next to your name for each one... AND you can get them for $2 more than travel bugs... REALLY... Two dollars! For two dollars more just get the better object... True -- but just where is the uniqueness and the originality? Something that personifies "You"? At $4.95 ea in the Shop Groundspeak store, it's tough to beat a set of TB dogtags (Original and copy tag -- do that with a geocoin). Pretty (o-so-pretty) geocoins in the wild have the shortest lifespan of any traveler. Shop Groundspeak is good if you live in the United States. They do not ship out of the US for regular customers. We had to start our own online store <store link removed by moderator - sales are not allowed in the Travel Bug Forums, only in the geocoin forums> in order to purchase Groundspeak items here in Northern Ontario (Canada). Edited July 13, 2010 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Oh, is that why I see so few of them, I assumed it was because people bought travel bugs... I just ordered a geocoin... Maybe I'll just keep it... THAT is a good idea. Carry it along with you as a personal trackable, dipping as you go. Study the geocoin forum. Pay close attention and you will see that most posting there collect, but don't send into the wild. i sent one coin out there and got lost, now i keep them same goes for TB's, i really liked the idea but when they started disappearing i decided not to make any new ones i got one Signal the Frog with a tag on it and goes with me everywhere and keeps track of my mileage Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Just a reminder to all, please. Sales links are not allowed in the TB forums. Sales link are only allowed in the geocoin forums, and then only if the item is trackable an geocaching.com. Thank you, Eartha Volunteer Groundspeak Forum Moderator Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 No one has mentioned leaving TB or Coins in a cache as a first to find. I leave coins like Signal FTF or my personal coin as a prize for the FTF. I always leave them un-activated. Anyone else do this? My FTF is usually a unactivated set of TB tags. Quote Link to comment
+geowas Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 (edited) and where is the best place to buy them? my 10 yr old wants to buy some with his allowance. <unauthorized links removed by moderator> ... and no need to "buy" them. Edited July 27, 2010 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Using any non-gc.com (you can't track it on the cache page) traveler has it's own set of hurdles, usually resulting in it getting lost. If you don't have a problem with that, go for it. Quote Link to comment
+hikingirl3 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I believe that the least expensive trackables currently are the Cachekinz for the Mega Events.The tag itself is unique, has a special icon, and something can be attached to it. Here are the info threads Introducing the new Raven GeoWoodstock Cachekinz $3 GeoWoodstock VIII Salmon Cachekinz™ w/unique icon! GCF 2010 Cachekinz, A Trackable for only $3.00 Are there any cachekinz event tags currently for sale? Quote Link to comment
+SniperTrifle Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 the cheapest TB I have ever seen is a "slushy the snowman" TB on Amazon it is £2.50 Quote Link to comment
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