Your Quick Opinion

[jhwjohn]

Do u think real sanddollars are a cool trade item? Ones that have been bleached and cleaned and dont stink?

[+AndrewRJ]

I live relativly near the ocean, they are a dime a dozen out here. Maybe if the finder is from an inland area. Otherwise I would pass in it.

 

My 2 Cents

[+horsegeeks]

I think that would be neat. They may be a bit brittle though

[+sbell111]

I think that they are a perfectly fine trade item.

[MagicMeeko]

The obligatory reply is,

 

I've seen wooden nickles as trade items. Sand dollars should be of more value than that.

 

But seriously,

 

Im sure you can leave one an no one would complain (if it doesnt break) but I do think that you need something else as well.

 

Perhaps you can make the sand dollar your sig item.

 

I figure that since you ask, you must have a ready supply, or live by the coast, so you have more than a few.

[+sbell111]

You have no idea how much I hate threads about trading etiquette, but here goes. There is absolutely nothing wrong with trading sand dollars beyond the fact that they are somewhat fragile.

 

That being said, the important thing about a trade is that if one is going to trade, they do it somewhat equitably. While its true that valuation of trade items is difficult, one should not trade a pretty, but common, stone for a dvd. I realize that this advice is obvious, but some might not get it.

[+Team Snoopy]

I would love to find a sand dollar in a cache. I love going to Florida when i was young and collecting them. Sadly now, there are many places where it is illegal to collect them. If you are able to bubble wrap them, maybe in a little box, that would be cool! There is also a sand dollar poem my grandma used to send me, but I think it might be religious, so maybe that is not appropriate for a cache. But I see no problem with the dollars in there!

[+Team Zappy 45]

When in Florida at a certain beach shark teeth are a dime a dozen, but I think they would be appreciated as a trade in the Illinois.

[+The Cheeseheads]

I'd love to see them. The way I've seen things stuffed into caches, however, I would seek out some mini-zip-locks or something, so in case they do break in the cache, the bits stay contained. Also, you could insert a small caching "business card" in the bag as well.

[+Renegade Knight]

On the beaches of Idaho we just don't find Sharks Teeth or Sand Dollars. Great items I'd say. You guys want lava rocks?

[jhwjohn]

 

Im sure you can leave one an no one would complain (if it doesnt break) but I do think that you need something else as well.

 

Perhaps you can make the sand dollar your sig item.

 

I figure that since you ask, you must have a ready supply, or live by the coast, so you have more than a few.

Yes i definatley only trade them for lil unvaluable plastic things just to remember an area by. If i were to trade for soemthing of value i would definately leave somethign else. And yea i got quite a few and have been leaving them everyweher i go. I was just wondering if toher people thoguht they were cool. Like someone said, i used to think they were but now i got so many of them they only sit in a box and now i thoguht they could be good for geocachign.

[jhwjohn]

 

That being said, the important thing about a trade is that if one is going to trade, they do it somewhat equitably. While its true that valuation of trade items is difficult, one should not trade a pretty, but common, stone for a dvd. I realize that this advice is obvious, but some might not get it.

I Know i know i have heard it plenty of times. I only trade the sanddollars for lil plastic things that are of no value. If i were to ever trade for somehting else i leave cooler things dont worry.

I just wondering if other people that sanddollars were cool

[+AtoZ]

The only problem will be very soon they will just be SAND. Sandollars are some what fragile and probable would not stand up to the abuse of geocaching very well. Thought the idea is great.

cheers

[+StarBrand]

I've seen a few in my caches in Nebraska, even took some out. Just trade fair, hard to but a value on those - some would consider them junk, others would consider them 'cool'.

[+Faith the Aquariaqueen]

I rather a sand dollar than a plastic piece of junk, I just recently picked a rock from a cache that came from mexico....it had a little story with it that made it neat.

I'm from Missouri, so a sand dollar would really interest my sons.

 

We picked a geo caching pin out of a cache, because it was from Iowa, ....those are the items that interest me most, not a gizmo.

[+ohgrl]

Actually TeamSandDollar here in Michigan uses sand dollars and they are in a tin wrapped in tissue to avoid breakage. They are actually pretty popular sig items too! I can't wait until I find one

[+Team Sand Dollar]

My sig item can be seen on the MIGO signature item web site Siganture Item Database -TEAM SAND DOLLAR. I'm originally from Florida and had lots of sanddollars when I started caching so it seemed natual. I've even been known to leave a few of my sig items in Florida.

 

Team Sand Dollar

[+Sonoran Privateers]

We found a sand dollar on top of a mountain near Tucson. It was a great piece of swag. We don't really see those in nature around here. All we have is cactus and snakes.

[+geekster]

I would consider sig items and trade items as 2 different things, unless the sig item serves a purpose other than being a sig item, such as maybe a small compass you have personalized in some way or something like that, otherwise a sig item should not be considered a trade item (unless of course you are trading for another sig item).

[+Team Sand Dollar]

I would consider sig items and trade items as 2 different things, unless the sig item serves a purpose other than being a sig item, such as maybe a small compass you have personalized in some way or something like that, otherwise a sig item should not be considered a trade item (unless of course you are trading for another sig item).

Many sig items are also trade items. There are a lot of cacher that put out a sig items which are better than most items taken from a cache. Take a look at the MIGO sig item data base or the collection from Nurse Dave.

 

Generally I do trade for other sig items, other times I will grab forgein but generally I TN and leave sand dollar.

 

Team Sand Dollar

[+Team Sand Dollar]

We found a sand dollar on top of a mountain near Tucson. It was a great piece of swag. We don't really see those in nature around here. All we have is cactus and snakes.

You did when I was living in AZ. Now they are all over Michigan.

 

Team Sand Dollar

[+geekster]

Yeah, using them as a trade item is fine if you are trading for another sig item, but lots of folks don't collect sig items and have no real interest in clay tokens / wooden nickels, etc. I for one find them interesting, but I don't collect them.

[+Team Sand Dollar]

Yeah, using them as a trade item is fine if you are trading for another sig item, but lots of folks don't collect sig items and have no real interest in clay tokens / wooden nickels, etc. I for one find them interesting, but I don't collect them.

if it were a wooden nickel of signature card I would agree. But many use the same trade item every time and it becomes there sig item. One person here has been custom pating YoYos and another uses chainmail keychains. These I would consider perfectly good trade items. These are much better trade items than a dirty old golf ball. That is unless you are Trippy.

 

Team Sand Dollar

[+Hoppingcrow]

I'd suggest testing your sand dollars for odor before leaving them in a cache. Close one up in a lidded jar for a couple of days. If you don't smell it the next time you open the jar, it should be fine.

[+Marcie/Eric]

Febreeze it.

[+welch]

yes, they break easy, but yes.

[jhwjohn]

These are much better trade items than a dirty old golf ball. That is unless you are Trippy.

 

Team Sand Dollar

I always trade for golf balls. I like finding them. Mainly becuase my dog loves them. He loves tennis balls and golf balls.

[CrafterCat]

I agree with teamsanddollar...many sig items are way nicer and better than those Mc junk and dirty golf ball trade items! Some day I'll figure out something that I can use as trade/sig item that I can either craft (hehehe) or buy that will go with my nick. I think the sand dollar is just fine.

[+BilboB]

You want to put them in a cache then do it. Nothing against you, but why do some people need validation on things like this? Would you still did it if everyone said no? I would.

[jhwjohn]

LOL i like that thought Bilbo. I have been using them ever since i started. I only started this, just for the fun of. i wnated to see everyones opinions. If everyone said no, then oh well.

[+Team Sand Dollar]

LOL i like that thought Bilbo. I have been using them ever since i started. I only started this, just for the fun of. i wnated to see everyones opinions. If everyone said no, then oh well.

Just be sure to protect them. When I first starting putting sand dollars in caches I didn't use the tins and most of them got broke before they were taken.

 

Team Sand Dollar

[+Marcie/Eric]

What if you wrapped them in a few layers of Saranwrap for scent and breakage protection..

[+Team Sand Dollar]

What if you wrapped them in a few layers of Saranwrap for scent and breakage protection..

They don't really have a smell. I use the tins since anything flexable will not protect them.