Pathtags

[+jeepdelfuego]

I found a Pathtag and just realized that they are difficult to log and track. I wish that they could be tracked on GC.com. But, then their prices would go up because of the royalties that Pathtags.com would have to pay.

[+LewisClan77]

they are difficult to log and track.

 

Make an account, click LOG TAG, enter # from back of tag, click ENTER.

 

Where is the difficulty?

[+kpanko]

I found one two days ago. They are not trackable like travel bugs, and the intention is not to replace geocoins, as far as I can tell. They seem to be collectibles and signature items. The one I found bears the name of the cacher who left it. After I entered the tag's serial number (and signed up for an account) I read that I am welcome to keep the tag. The tag's owner is notified that I logged it, and I can see the owner's profile. I do not want to keep it, so I will place it in another cache.

 

I took it thinking that it was like a geocoin, but now that I know more about them, I think I will just not take the next one I find. I am not interested in collecting things.

[GOF and Bacall]

No mods in the forums today?

[+JL_HSTRE]

I've heard whispers that the topic of Pathtags are verboten. Is it because they are considered a commercial competitor for TBs/GeoCoins and not authorized by Groundspeak?

[+Chokecherry]

When Groundspeak starts selling a similar product I will purchase it from Groundspeak. Until then I have little option but to buy from their competitor. lol

[+JesandTodd]

It's a pain. I really don't want to sign up for another site just to see what the heck a pathtqg is...now I assume they are all sig items and not meant to be tracked, and that's how I'll treat them.

 

However, I've only ever seen one.

[+hukilaulau]

They are similar to geocoins with one major difference:

When a geocoin gets taken from a cache and then is never seen again, the owner is disappointed.

When a pathtag gets taken from a cache and then is never seen again, that's what the owner expected!

 

edit to add: this is neither a criticism of geocoins nor an endorsement of pathtags.

I appreciate the people who release geocoins despite the high risk of losing them.

I also appreciate the people who leave pathtags for others to find and keep. I have a modest collection of about 8 of them, and I'm leaning toward getting some of my own to leave when I find great caches.

Edited November 28, 2010 by hukilaulau

[+SwineFlew]

No mods in the forums today?

 

I was thinking the same thing!

[+Harry Dolphin]

In before the lock. I earned one of those unmentionable things. It collects dust.

[Keystone]

Please take this discussion to the Pathtags forum. Closing thread.