TB dropped at Event

[FunkMaster-T]

Hello all...my TB, Eastward Ho!, has moved again and, ironiclly, has been dropped at an event in the town I grew up in, a whole province away. Needless to say I am quite happy by that turn of events. My question I am posing to you all, is how do these Event Drops work? Do all the TB's and Coins get dropped on a table and people just grab another one...Are they "traded" from person to person? My TB is currently listed as being in "An event Cache" (GC2DBMM Tales from the Trips) To me, that sounds like there is not really a "Physical" cache there s how does it usually work?...T.

[+Eartha]

One would hope the event organizer has some sort of orderly manner in which to trade, drop off and pick up TBs at events. Events become black holes for Trackables. Look at any archived event page, and there are bound to be lonely travelers left behind. Some events will have a sign in sheet, some have a bucket, a table, whatever. But no one can keep an eye on all the people all the time, to see who took what. People have to try to be more responsible with these trackables.

[+The Blorenges]

It appears to have been quite a small event with only a few attendees so if your TB doesn't get retrieved from the event, hopefully, it shouldn't be too difficult to find out who has it. (Fingers crossed)

 

MrsB

[+ngrrfan]

In my area, at an event there is usually a bucket/basket/ box/something that will hold TBs in a central location. TBs are dropped in to be discovered by others or taken. At the end of the event it is up to the CO of the event to take care of any remaining TBs (after all... it is their cache.)

 

Most times the bugs are divied up between a few of the COs friends and then dropped into other caches.

[FunkMaster-T]

Thanks...not worried about it (yet) but just wanted to know what I was (or might be) in for...T.

[+dfx]

and occasionally, TBs get dropped at events never to be seen again. actually it seems to be more than occasionally, which is why we're not bringing TBs to events any more.

Edited August 27, 2010 by dfx

[FunkMaster-T]

well...you are all making me feel less and less confident...lol...I guess all I can do now is sit back and hope...We'll see what happens...T.

[FunkMaster-T]

Well...the good news is Eastward Ho!(TBZK7Q) was picked up at the event...The bad news is the person who picked it up said they were taking it to another event...lol...it all begins again...T

[+dfx]

Well...the good news is Eastward Ho!(TBZK7Q) was picked up at the event...The bad news is the person who picked it up said they were taking it to another event...lol...it all begins again...T

 

you can always try sending them a message and ask them to drop it into a cache instead. i have seen quite a few tbs asking cachers specifically not to take them to events in their mission statement.

[7rxc]

Yep! Or at least a note not to LEAVE them at events... Visiting the event is one thing, but not to be abandoned there...

 

Doug 7rxc

[+Lovey Pigs]

i have had several TB's, coins end up in the 'Black-hole' called: EVENTS! have had to track down the event organizer,etc... just had a coin show up missing, after left at an event. I like the idea of stating on the TB site do not leave at events. maybe that will help.