+Demonic_mop Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I've been reading the forums for a while, and I keep on seeing a repeating theme of people not treating except for other people's signature items, and I can't help but wonder why. What do you do with them? It just seems a little weird to me. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 A signature item from a cacher is a lot closer to a "souvenir" of this hobby than typical swag. - Why does that seem weird ? Many leave a small coin (with a hole in it) as their signature item. They're designed to be kept as a souvenir (or moved along). One cacher near me used to leave trout flies that he tied in caches. I caught many trout on those flies. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Demonic_mop said: I've been reading the forums for a while, and I keep on seeing a repeating theme of people not treating except for other people's signature items, and I can't help but wonder why. What do you do with them? It just seems a little weird to me. Signature items are my favorite swag! 3 Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 6 hours ago, cerberus1 said: A signature item from a cacher is a lot closer to a "souvenir" of this hobby than typical swag. - Why does that seem weird ? Many leave a small coin (with a hole in it) as their signature item. They're designed to be kept as a souvenir (or moved along). One cacher near me used to leave trout flies that he tied in caches. I caught many trout on those flies. A signature item can be almost anything. The key is that it's something that is associated with a specific cacher. There was a local cacher that found a couple boxes of 1" copper balls and she would leave them in caches. They were her signature item. Another cacher worked for a company that many computer cables. He'd leave ethernet or patch cables in caches and if you found a cache with one, you'd know who put it there. Quite often signature items are things that he cacher has made themselves and those, to me, are the most collectable. 2 Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 10 hours ago, Demonic_mop said: I've been reading the forums for a while, and I keep on seeing a repeating theme of people not treating except for other people's signature items, and I can't help but wonder why. What do you do with them? It just seems a little weird to me. If you see something in a cache and you don't want it, leave it there. Somebody else may trade for it. Not everything appeals to everybody. I trade for sig items of people I'm familiar with, or maybe if it's some dragon or something... . I may then trade that for another item. I make a variety of signature items (see my profile for some), and I'm constantly thinking of new designs, so mine aren't all the same. I make pin buttons and one day showed some at an Event. A lady was at first unimpressed, until she saw a particular one. "Buttons? What for? Huh, I don't think I need any... OOOH A PENGUIN?!! GIMME!!" She collects penguins. 2 Quote Link to comment
+Demonic_mop Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 13 hours ago, cerberus1 said: - Why does that seem weird ? I mean on one hand I get it and it seems cool, but on another hand it almost seems like just a bit stalker-ish. Like it could seem cool to know someone collects something from you, but on the other hand it's a little weird to know that a total stranger could have a collection of things from you. Maybe I just watch too many crime shows ?♀️ Quote Link to comment
+Demonic_mop Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, kunarion said: If you see something in a cache and you don't want it, leave it there. Somebody else may trade for it. Not everything appeals to everybody. I trade for sig items of people I'm familiar with, or maybe if it's some dragon or something... . I may then trade that for another item. Don't worry, I always make sure to do that. In fact, the only time I ever took something I didn't want from a cache was yesterday and that item was, drum roll please, poison ivy! Edited August 1, 2019 by Demonic_mop Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Demonic_mop said: I mean on one hand I get it and it seems cool, but on another hand it almost seems like just a bit stalker-ish. Like it could seem cool to know someone collects something from you, but on the other hand it's a little weird to know that a total stranger could have a collection of things from you. Maybe I just watch too many crime shows ?♀️ It is extremely rare for me to find out if anyone takes my sig item, or to know exactly who. That mainly happens when someone sends me a message about something they liked. 1 Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Demonic_mop said: on the other hand it's a little weird to know that a total stranger could have a collection of things from you. If you don't want total strangers to have a collection of your personal signature items, then don't leave them in geocaches. Problem solved. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 7 hours ago, Demonic_mop said: I mean on one hand I get it and it seems cool, but on another hand it almost seems like just a bit stalker-ish. Like it could seem cool to know someone collects something from you, but on the other hand it's a little weird to know that a total stranger could have a collection of things from you. Maybe I just watch too many crime shows ?♀️ I found it rather rewarding and inspiring when someone at an event showed me a swag item I made, that they picked up at a cache, and really liked. (It was a small stained glass pin). 1 Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 9 hours ago, Demonic_mop said: I mean on one hand I get it and it seems cool, but on another hand it almost seems like just a bit stalker-ish. Like it could seem cool to know someone collects something from you, but on the other hand it's a little weird to know that a total stranger could have a collection of things from you. Well, "signature" items are placed by that person as a remembrance of them. - Guess I don't understand how someone could "stalk" another who's presenting themselves to others. Most would think nothing of collecting memorabilia from rock stars or sports figures, right ? - Though we haven't met any rock stars in this hobby. Yet. 2 Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 48 minutes ago, cerberus1 said: - Though we haven't met any rock stars in this hobby. Yet. Now there's an idea for a signature item. 3 Quote Link to comment
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