geoStrider Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Any good stories out there on valuable items having been found in caches? Any record on the most valuable cache find? No Markwells please, just looking for new stories. I found a $10 gift card to Starbucks in a cache just yesterday. Given the proliferation of Starbucks shops, at first I thought someone had opened a franchise in the ammo can. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Quote Link to comment
enfanta Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 That sounds just like Starbucks! The most money I've ever found in a cache was in Serenity by Salvelinus. He'd described the cache as 'wallet-sized' and sure enough, there was a $20 bill in it. (I think that was just for the first-finder, folks.) I figure I have an obligation to spend that much on setting a cache. I figure I've ALREADY spent that much on cache-nuggets and caching supplies! X is for X, and X marks the spot, On the rug in the parlor, The sand in the lot, Where once you were standing, And now you are not. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 I placed an automobile ice detector in a cache. I received it as a gift, but had no use for it, so I used it to seed a cache of mine. I saw it in the Sharper Image catalog for $39. I've also placed a few Geocaching.com hats in caches. "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment
geoStrider Posted March 23, 2003 Author Share Posted March 23, 2003 Wow. $20 bills and electronics. Sounds like I should be geocaching out east. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Quote Link to comment
Cloak_N_Dagger Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 I put out a fairly expensive cache for my first one. I doubt it's the most valuable but it might get an honorable metion. (tooting own horn) The Original contents of The Treasure Chest Contained: Smith & Wesson Binoculars Brand New fishing lures(not just hooks ...lures) Original Victorinox Swiss Army Knife (Official Boy Scout model) A stone heart Japenese candle A Turkey Call and a bunch of stuff I can't even remember!! I remember figuring the original value of the cache to be somewhere in the $100.00 range. Now I didn't just run out and buy this stuff for the cache. It was just extra stuff that I had laying around. The only thing that wasn't new, were the binoculars, I had gotton some for Christmas to replace them. BTW, I don't plan on making a habit of doing up my caches this way. I just wanted to make the first one special. Most of the goodies are still there also, so grab the GPSr and go have fun! Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 I found a silver medallion once...it was one troy ounce .999 fine. I'm not sure what it is worth...but was very cool! El Diablo Everything you do in life...will impact someone,for better or for worse. Quote Link to comment
+Tradboy Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:I placed an automobile ice detector in a cache. What's an ice detector? I'm originally from MI, so it seems I should have heard of something like this. Quote Link to comment
Blackfoot Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Some of you may know of Idaho GeoCachers. A Member "TachomaHunter" not to long ago was first to a cache, and recieved the coords to a second cache with a Makida cordless drill and drill set. Pretty valuable I'd say. Blackfoot Life is a gift, unwrap it and use it to the fullest! Quote Link to comment
+Ltljon Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Found a new digital camera in a cache by "The Smokey Mt Extreme Team". Pocket size & takes good pics, purdy darn cool! Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 Last summer, I was pleasantly surprised to find a $15 dollar REI gift card and more recently, I found a pair of Mariner tickets for a Rangers game in July. Cool! Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 quote:What's an ice detector? I'm originally from MI, so it seems I should have heard of something like this. It's basically and indoor/outdoor thermometer with an alarm that sounds when the outside temp hits 32 degrees. It mounds on the dashboard and has a remote sensor that goes on the outside of the vehicle.I believe it was made by Oregon Scientific. "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment
+Buzzle Posted March 23, 2003 Share Posted March 23, 2003 We seem to be very lucky in southern BC and on Vancouver island in particular. My Girlfriend and I have found $100 for first finder TWICE and several $20's at other caches in the area. An anonymous group called TEAM KFWB GPS has placed over 160 caches to date. 90% of them have a money reward for the first finders and some of the more complex ones have had Etrexs and Digital Cameras and up to 1200 Dollars in Cash!!! They have given out over twenty THOUSAND dollars worth of cash and goodies in the last 7-8 months We live in a very lucky place Quote Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 The Whole Story Also, check out here and here. canadazuuk Quote Link to comment
+Amazingracer Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 In Darebel's "Healing Waters" cache near my hometown I found a Lord Of the Rings (First One) DVD. Happy Hunting -Amazingracer "Life is tough, life is tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne Quote Link to comment
+bunkerdave Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 I have found a couple that had gift certificates for dinner, and others that had nice items, such as knives, binoculars, etc - you know, useful stuff, as opposed to the typical happy meal toys and used golf balls. A group of us did a multicache/cannonballrun style thing back in 2001 in which the idea was that we placed caches all over the state of Utah, in prime locations of varying difficulty level. Each cache held an item and a keyword, which would indicate that the cache had been visited. Points were awarded based on first, second, third, etc., and the cacher with the most points won a brand new GPS. The irony was that it was probably 1500 miles to drive out and get all these caches, which at current gas prices, would have almost bought a GPS, without all the driving. Of course, as we all know...what fun would THAT be!? bunkerdave Quote Link to comment
The Buzzard's Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Last summer we found 2 tickets to a Penn State football game, which are pretty expensive...The funny part was that it was in a mini-cache and it was found the day before someone placed a single ticket for the same game in one of our caches. My niece also found a 193? silver dollar in a cache, which I was told was worth a nice bit of change too. I also know of someone that is going to be placing an old Rolex watch in a cache this summer, once they are able to place a really hard to find cache. Yes, it's actually real too!!! I'm hoping to be the one that finds it first, but I guess we'll have to check for new caches more than just once a week though. I've never placed anything of that value, but the chances are there, since we like to place instant lottery tickets into some of the caches!!! Quote Link to comment
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