John Grisham Racketeer Trackable

[+Rustynails]

I was doing some cleaning and found my John Grisham Racketeer Trackable that resembles a gold ingot. It's not activated and sealed in the original plastic wrap. It had a limited release during a promotion ten years ago.

Anyone know if it has any collectable value ? 

Edited December 3, 2023 by Rustynails
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[+Max and 99]

I wish I had one of those! 

[Keystone]

I've moved this thread from the General Geocaching Topics forum.

 

As a reminder, in this promotion the recipients of the trackables were asked to place them in geocaches.  The trackables could be activated and owned by the recipients.

[+chase99g]

I have no idea if that has any value, looks like it may be worth something at first glance. Wish I had that! Looks so cool!

[+Rustynails]

3 hours ago, Keystone said:

I've moved this thread from the General Geocaching Topics forum.

 

As a reminder, in this promotion the recipients of the trackables were asked to place them in geocaches.  The trackables could be activated and owned by the recipients.

It's difficult to activate a coin if misplaced. Interesting information that may make this sealed trackable even more rare.

Edited December 3, 2023 by Rustynails

[+MNTA]

I wish all trackables including the boring ones would have a proxy or two to send out as they always go missing eventually.

[+cerberus1]

On 12/3/2023 at 10:41 AM, Rustynails said:

I was doing some cleaning and found my John Grisham Racketeer Trackable that resembles a gold ingot. It's not activated and sealed in the original plastic wrap. It had a limited release during a promotion ten years ago.

Anyone know if it has any collectable value ? 

Not sure why it would.  Promotion trackables we've seen were to be placed in a geocache within a certain timeframe of receiving it.

Those interested would see it's a promotion trackable, so maybe if you find someone who doesn't care it could be...  

[+Rustynails]

It does have some value. I was offered $30.00 for it. It's a very nice piece to add to any collection. 

[+Rustynails]

On 12/4/2023 at 7:57 PM, Rustynails said:

It does have some value. I was offered $30.00 for it. It's a very nice piece to add to any collection. 

I considered the $30. offer and will probably keep it. It's much to nice to let go at that price. 

[+chase99g]

Wow, somebody must really like it, hopefully they geocache!

[+chase99g]

It would be cool to discover that one on its way around the world!

[+TeamRabbitRun]

I've had one of these circulating for over a decade. I feel fortunate that the last log I got on it was a DISCOVER in a California cache on 10/31/23.

 

https://coord.info/TB5CY1W

 

Sometimes I wish I'd kept this, but it WAS a promotional TB, so I was obligated to release it.

 

490 logs and over 33,000 miles traveled later, maybe I'll put a mission on it to make its way home......

Edited December 7, 2023 by TeamRabbitRun

[+kunarion]

5 hours ago, chase99g said:

It would be cool to discover that one on its way around the world!

 I discovered one in the wilds that eventually went from Georgia to California, another one at two Events.  After 2 years of travelling, it was beginning to show some rust, but it still looked pretty cool.

 

 

https://coord.info/TL9V9WVN

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by kunarion

[+TeamRabbitRun]

22 minutes ago, kunarion said:

 I discovered one in the wilds that eventually went from Georgia to California, another one at two Events.  After 2 years of travelling, it was beginning to show some rust, but it still looked pretty cool.

 

 

https://coord.info/TL9V9WVN

 

 

Rust! How could it be rusty? They're made of 24 carat gold! Didn't you read that book?

[+chase99g]

3 hours ago, TeamRabbitRun said:

I've had one of these circulating for over a decade. I feel fortunate that the last log I got on it was a DISCOVER in a California cache on 10/31/23.

 

https://coord.info/TB5CY1W

 

Sometimes I wish I'd kept this, but it WAS a promotional TB, so I was obligated to release it.

 

490 logs and over 33,000 miles traveled later, maybe I'll put a mission on it to make its way home......

I hope you are able to bring it home! That would be a cool item to have!

[+CAVinoGal]

On 12/7/2023 at 12:38 PM, chase99g said:

On 12/7/2023 at 8:57 AM, TeamRabbitRun said:

I've had one of these circulating for over a decade. I feel fortunate that the last log I got on it was a DISCOVER in a California cache on 10/31/23.

 

https://coord.info/TB5CY1W

 

Sometimes I wish I'd kept this, but it WAS a promotional TB, so I was obligated to release it.

 

490 logs and over 33,000 miles traveled later, maybe I'll put a mission on it to make its way home......

I hope you are able to bring it home! That would be a cool item to have!

 

Through a series of "fortunate" events, I  will be able to return this to its owner very soon - and it is in absolutely pristine condition - amazing!!

 

Photo attached, and yes, it IS the same TB released by TeamRabbit Run....awesome story of how it came into my hand!

 

[+TeamRabbitRun]

Here's an Update, Campers!

 

CaVinoGal & RattleSnack did indeed hold their New York event as promised on June 14th, and the Team Cap'n & I were thrilled to make the eighty-or-so mile trip.  See Caching at the Winery

 

We all had a great time at this great venue. I'm happy to say that the original THE RACKETEER Geocoin Travel Bug, with almost 50,000 miles on it is now safe and sound on a shelf and it's proxy, expertly crafted by MCL1080, CaVinoGal's son is ready to jump into its first cache to continue Dad's adventures.

 

Click the TB's link above ( or HERE ) to see pictures of the original AND the new proxy. 

 

Here, at the bottom of this post is a picture of the hand-off. I'm the one on the left.

 

SO many thanks to CaVinoGal for her above-and-beyond effort to engineer this, from recognizing the opportunity to managing the retrieval from the field (along with @toycruiser), to holding this serendipitously-timed event on her cross-country trip.

 

It's a good story, from her side. Sue, anything to add?

 

 

[+CAVinoGal]

With all the stories of travel bugs gone missing, disappearing, never to be seen again, it was gratifying and so much fun to be a part of this story with a very positive outcome!

 

On 12/7/2023 at 12:38 PM, chase99g said:

On 12/7/2023 at 8:57 AM, TeamRabbitRun said:

I've had one of these circulating for over a decade. I feel fortunate that the last log I got on it was a DISCOVER in a California cache on 10/31/23.

 

https://coord.info/TB5CY1W

 

Sometimes I wish I'd kept this, but it WAS a promotional TB, so I was obligated to release it.

 

490 logs and over 33,000 miles traveled later, maybe I'll put a mission on it to make its way home......

I hope you are able to bring it home! That would be a cool item to have!

 

Mission accomplished, and it only took 6 months!  The cache in California wasn't too far from me, and the trackable was retrieved by a geocaching friend (amazingly!) about 2 weeks after TRR's December post.  I contacted her, we met at an event in February and she handed The Racketeer off to me. In June, I traveled with it to NY, met TRR at my event and completed the hand off!

 

The beautiful coin I am holding in the photo is a gift/thank you from TRR to me - I plan to keep the original with me and send a proxy out to travel!  https://coord.info/TB8TMQN

 

Interestingly, on this same trip, RattleSnack also returned a travel bug to it's owner after it had been to the Netherlands and back.  Two great stories of TB's finding their way home!!