Moving too far away from the marker will cause it to time itself out; it will also eventually time out, regardless of proximity, after about 15–25 minutes. When it times out, it will automatically return to your inventory, and a notification of "Your marker was returned to your inventory" will appear in the chatbox. It can be replanted as normal. However, if the player's inventory is full, the marker will be sent to their bank. If a player logs out while their marker is planted in the ground, it will simply disappear and they will have to talk to the Strange face again to get a new one.