+matchstickgeezer Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hi folks.... Could anybody help recover my trackable lizard? He is sitting stuck in a geocache that was archived due to the CO losing his vision. Please please save the Gecko! Here is the cache Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 All of your trackables (including the gecko) say "unknown location", meaning they're missing. Odd, the cache was archived back in March, yet the "mark it as missing" log seems to be missing also. Over six months, and now you ask about it? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I guess it's possible to email the CO, though they haven't logged in since March either. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 All of your trackables (including the gecko) say "unknown location", meaning they're missing. Odd, the cache was archived back in March, yet the "mark it as missing" log seems to be missing also. Over six months, and now you ask about it? The trackable's owner marked it missing in March, and then deleted that log entry. Quote Link to comment
+irisisleuk Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Your trackable is not in the archived cache. From the logs its clear the trackable was already taken from the cache (without logging it) in 2013. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I offer two suggestions: 1. Post some notes to nearby active caches, and ask if anyone would be willing to try to find this archived cache, GC3VKN5 at N 51° 24.980 W 000° 42.766 to rescue your trackable, TB6NGVN - which was in the cache at time of listing archive. 2. Or, try a nearby active cache owner, with the same request. Email or message directly and Very Politely ask they'd be kind enough to try to rescue your trackable - from GC3VKN5 at N 51° 24.980 W 000° 42.766 to rescue your trackable, TB6NGVN - which was in the cache at time of listing archive I'd do one or the other, not both. I'd likely start with local active owner myself. Reaching specifically to an individual is often the best route. NO TIME PRESSURE, please ;-) Quote Link to comment
+Cachez Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 You could try Project GC's TB Rescue: http://project-gc.com/Tools/TBRescue Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) I offer two suggestions: 1. Post some notes to nearby active caches, and ask if anyone would be willing to try to find this archived cache, GC3VKN5 at N 51° 24.980 W 000° 42.766 to rescue your trackable, TB6NGVN - which was in the cache at time of listing archive. 2. Or, try a nearby active cache owner, with the same request. Email or message directly and Very Politely ask they'd be kind enough to try to rescue your trackable - from GC3VKN5 at N 51° 24.980 W 000° 42.766 to rescue your trackable, TB6NGVN - which was in the cache at time of listing archive I'd do one or the other, not both. I'd likely start with local active owner myself. Reaching specifically to an individual is often the best route. NO TIME PRESSURE, please ;-) I'm not aure that would so any good since the post above yours points out that the TB was removed prior to the archive event Edited October 10, 2016 by Walts Hunting Quote Link to comment
+kopfsalat2000 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I don't know where it says that the TB was removed from the cache before it got archived. We're talking about TB6NGVN, right? Unless the CO removed the cache, the TB should still be there. Maybe ask the CO first what they know about it. I agree that project-gc would also be a good option. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I don't know where it says that the TB was removed from the cache before it got archived. We're talking about TB6NGVN, right? Unless the CO removed the cache, the TB should still be there. Maybe ask the CO first what they know about it. The last holder placed the gecko trackable in the cache Mar 6 2016, and it was archived Mar 20th, with no other log in-between, so yeah, I agree. I'd like to think the CO was responsible enough to pick them all up, but one in the series had a found log afterwards, on 04/05/2016. So yeah, anything's possible... Quote Link to comment
+irisisleuk Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Your trackable is not in the archived cache. From the logs its clear the trackable was already taken from the cache (without logging it) in 2013. Sorry I'm wrong, I thought it was another trackable. I would first contact the CO to ask whether he removed the cache or someone else did, since it is strange to archive it without removing it. Maybe he or the other person forgot to log the trackable when he removed the cache(s). Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 You could try Project GC's TB Rescue: http://project-gc.com/Tools/TBRescue Nice idea, but I can't get it to work. Unknown server issue. Quote Link to comment
+Cachez Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 You could try Project GC's TB Rescue: http://project-gc.com/Tools/TBRescue Nice idea, but I can't get it to work. Unknown server issue. Odd. It works for me. Maybe a temporary glitch. Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 You could try Project GC's TB Rescue: http://project-gc.com/Tools/TBRescue Nice idea, but I can't get it to work. Unknown server issue. Odd. It works for me. Maybe a temporary glitch. My bad, there was a problem with my email address. Quote Link to comment
+matchstickgeezer Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi all... To clear this up.... The trackable should still be in the cache. I spoke to the CO a while back, asking him to get it. Sadly he told me that he was losing his sight so could no longer play the game and was unable to collect up his caches. I like the idea of leaving notes on the other nearby caches. Thank you I will try that. Also, I am aware all of my trackable are missing. It's a pain in the backside which is why I am really hoping that somebody can rescue this one for me. Most of the others seem to have got lost in Germany which is a real shame. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi all... To clear this up.... The trackable should still be in the cache. I spoke to the CO a while back, asking him to get it. Sadly he told me that he was losing his sight so could no longer play the game and was unable to collect up his caches. Unfortunately, folks don't often search for archived caches (usually no reason to). Though it'd be "above and beyond" for them to do so, it's possible a CO whose cache is close-by could look and see. Probably would have been a good idea for the CO to have stated, "Could the next finder please pick up the container? I plan on archiving it soon. - Thanks!" before they archived it. We've seen some do that. Got a few additional ammo cans that way (like I needed 'em). Quote Link to comment
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