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Title: Chasing Casascius Post by: casascius on June 16, 2016, 04:01:37 PM I was just shown this... :o
http://chasingcasascius.com http://www.chasingcasascius.com/img/bookpreview.jpg Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: cyclops on June 16, 2016, 05:58:59 PM LOL
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: defcon23 on June 16, 2016, 06:52:21 PM Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: icey on June 16, 2016, 07:56:09 PM haha how random
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Quickseller on June 16, 2016, 09:52:06 PM Wait what? Is this an actual advertisement for those islands or some kind of play on words talking about your coins?
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: owlcatz on June 16, 2016, 10:30:10 PM Wait what? Is this an actual advertisement for those islands or some kind of play on words talking about your coins? It looks like it's a book. Keep scrolling down. I missed it completely at first too! :P Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Quickseller on June 16, 2016, 10:50:27 PM Wait what? Is this an actual advertisement for those islands or some kind of play on words talking about your coins? It looks like it's a book. Keep scrolling down. I missed it completely at first too! :P @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: owlcatz on June 16, 2016, 11:05:44 PM Wait what? Is this an actual advertisement for those islands or some kind of play on words talking about your coins? It looks like it's a book. Keep scrolling down. I missed it completely at first too! :P @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. The domain's whois is private. I sensed a certain bit of scamminess at first, myself, asking for bitcoins for ... what... right away??!! ::) Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: casascius on June 16, 2016, 11:32:43 PM @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. Not personally - but I ordered the book and will let you know if I get what I was promised! I have every reason to believe it's legit - who'd go to all the trouble of this photoshoot only to renege on the promise of delivering them in print? http://chasingcasascius.com/img/surf_blur_fade_2.jpg Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Sir_lagsalot on June 16, 2016, 11:42:21 PM @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. Not personally - but I ordered the book and will let you know if I get what I was promised! Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) How much was it? I don't want to put in my street address just to find the price >:( Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: casascius on June 17, 2016, 12:16:58 AM @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. Not personally - but I ordered the book and will let you know if I get what I was promised! Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) How much was it? I don't want to put in my street address just to find the price >:( IIRC pricey for a book - like $150 (?) That said, I won't be shocked if he still sells the whole run! Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: bitkilo on June 17, 2016, 01:30:40 AM I was just shown this... :o I will buy one of your best coins if you can do a package deal with her included.http://chasingcasascius.com http://www.chasingcasascius.com/img/bookpreview.jpg What rating should we give her MS69 :D Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: owlcatz on June 17, 2016, 01:35:18 AM LOL wut? MS70 for sure! 8)
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: bitkilo on June 17, 2016, 01:36:51 AM LOL wut? MS70 for sure! 8) Yeah but i just thought MS69 suited better, it's like saying she is Miss 69 :-*Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: owlcatz on June 17, 2016, 01:40:11 AM LOL wut? MS70 for sure! 8) Yeah but i just thought MS69 suited better, it's like saying she is Miss 69 :-*Hahaha... makes sense now! ;) Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: gen. specific on June 17, 2016, 02:52:28 AM I was just shown this... :o I will buy one of your best coins if you can do a package deal with her included.http://chasingcasascius.com http://www.chasingcasascius.com/img/bookpreview.jpg What rating should we give her MS69 :D Looks like the book owners are put into a raffle for that Casascius gold bar after the halving, so that's close right? In for 1 Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: iram5104 on June 17, 2016, 04:56:19 AM Don't see this everyday, I'll bite
been a good week and barely .20 btc Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: TookDk on June 17, 2016, 05:36:28 AM @casascius - do you happen to know who is behind this website/venture? I am curious to know if the person behind the book is reputable enough to be sure this is legit. Not personally - but I ordered the book and will let you know if I get what I was promised! Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) How much was it? I don't want to put in my street address just to find the price >:( IIRC pricey for a book - like $150 (?) That said, I won't be shocked if he still sells the whole run! Ha ha, cool that you ordered the book :) Not sure the seller realize how important that one single order is. Forget about the silly girl, the bar can be yours: https://i.imgur.com/lp5n8DH.png Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: monkeynuts on June 17, 2016, 07:55:39 AM I would love this to be legit
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: smoothie on June 17, 2016, 08:17:30 AM LOL! :D :D :D
Epic. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: monkeynuts on June 17, 2016, 08:18:49 AM LOL! :D :D :D Dont laugh Smoothie, Chasing Lealana is the sequal :D Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Lutpin on June 17, 2016, 08:22:12 AM Up next:
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: smoothie on June 17, 2016, 08:29:38 AM LOL! :D :D :D Dont laugh Smoothie, Chasing Lealana is the sequal :D I wasn't laughing at it, I was laughing with it. ;D Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: smoothie on June 17, 2016, 08:30:51 AM Up next:
I think you're on to something. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: stereotype on June 17, 2016, 08:43:55 AM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: TookDk on June 17, 2016, 08:49:53 AM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: stereotype on June 17, 2016, 08:59:46 AM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: gen. specific on June 17, 2016, 03:55:44 PM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D That would be ironic Maybe I'll put in multiple orders to increase my chances of getting the bar, damn how are you guys doing the group buy going to handle that! Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: TookDk on June 17, 2016, 04:09:31 PM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D That would be ironic Maybe I'll put in multiple orders to increase my chances of getting the bar, damn how are you guys doing the group buy going to handle that! I don't see a problem with the draw and group buy? If the books are serial numbered then will the draw speak for it self. If the draw is order based, then will the group buy organizer just make a local draw between the buyers. If you trust the group buyer with your bitcoins, then surely can you also trust him to make a fair draw. You can even have a trusted 3rd party to do the draw, but that would hardly be necessary with Mitchell or MJ as organizers. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: BitcoinPenny on June 17, 2016, 04:15:04 PM Up next: Being BitcoinPenny LOL That would be a boring book. Maybe just a collection of doodles. ;D Me Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: gen. specific on June 17, 2016, 04:35:38 PM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D That would be ironic Maybe I'll put in multiple orders to increase my chances of getting the bar, damn how are you guys doing the group buy going to handle that! I don't see a problem with the draw and group buy? If the books are serial numbered then will the draw speak for it self. If the draw is order based, then will the group buy organizer just make a local draw between the buyers. If you trust the group buyer with your bitcoins, then surely can you also trust him to make a fair draw. You can even have a trusted 3rd party to do the draw, but that would hardly be necessary with Mitchell or MJ as organizers. I think it is by book number, maybe it didn't specify Also something about a provably fair seed but either way I think this will be pretty simple Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Lutpin on June 17, 2016, 04:46:15 PM Up next: That would be a boring book. Maybe just a collection of doodles.Being BitcoinPenny Speaking of it, what happened to the thread collecting all? Last time I've checked, it was locked. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: Hellot on June 18, 2016, 01:17:50 AM I can only imagine the types of things you must get in your inbox. :o
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: dazedfool on June 18, 2016, 02:45:11 AM Chasing yourself now, Casascius? ;) I hope Mike wins the bar ;D That would be ironic Maybe I'll put in multiple orders to increase my chances of getting the bar, damn how are you guys doing the group buy going to handle that! I don't see a problem with the draw and group buy? If the books are serial numbered then will the draw speak for it self. If the draw is order based, then will the group buy organizer just make a local draw between the buyers. If you trust the group buyer with your bitcoins, then surely can you also trust him to make a fair draw. You can even have a trusted 3rd party to do the draw, but that would hardly be necessary with Mitchell or MJ as organizers. I like this idea, raffle would be fair. I'm down for one of these via group buy. And if it turn out NOT being a hokey cash-grab, maybe we can convince Mike to sign a few (like Elianite's book) :P Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: photonresearch on June 18, 2016, 01:54:13 PM ;D ;D
Thanks, Mike! I hope you'll like it Official announcement thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1515432.0 Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: elianite on June 24, 2016, 07:42:25 PM This is amazing.. Maybe our books should be sold as a package deal (hint hint)
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: photonresearch on June 26, 2016, 06:36:51 AM This is amazing.. Maybe our books should be sold as a package deal (hint hint) The bitcoin collector's starter pack Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: siameze on June 27, 2016, 05:42:40 PM You're famous! Congrats man! Thats a serious achievement!
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: elianite on June 27, 2016, 06:19:17 PM Received my book today...... The overall quality of the book is nice but for what we getting, the asking price of $150 seems way off...... 15 sentences and 42 pages of almost the same picture. The glossary at the end was surprising!! And why not mention the Kialara bar that is involved in the pictures as well? Your idea was great, but for what you are asking and what we are getting, this is disappointing. Just my 2 satsohi..... Thanks It is important to remember that low quantity book printing is not cheap. That said, I'm asking $89 shipped for my book, which is 270 pages of color with 550+ pictures. I would venture a guess that the model & photography was not cheap either! Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: defcon23 on June 27, 2016, 06:59:24 PM Quote It is important to remember that low quantity book printing is not cheap. That said, I'm asking $89 shipped for my book, which is 270 pages of color with 550+ pictures. I would venture a guess that the model & photography was not cheap either! sorry Elianite , but as a customer , i dont have to take this in consideration ! : that's not my problem if he produce only a low number .. i dont care about it .. That's not justify the requested amount in finality ( for what we are supposed to get in hand after buying.. Received my book today...... The overall quality of the book is nice but for what we getting, the asking price of $150 seems way off...... 15 sentences and 42 pages of almost the same picture. The glossary at the end was surprising!! And why not mention the Kialara bar that is involved in the pictures as well? Your idea was great, but for what you are asking and what we are getting, this is disappointing. Just my 2 satsohi..... Thanks i totaly agree with you minerjones .. for what i have saw of this book , an amount of 150 $ is absolutely unjustified. i understand theres' a work under it , model is not cheap ( or free ) ( and she need to eat .. ) , etc etc .. but asking an amount of 150$ for this book is not fair ... sorry .. That's my own opinion , and it's engage only myself... feel free to disagree with this point of view. defcon23 Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: BitcoinAccepted on June 27, 2016, 07:41:35 PM If people want to donate me some physical coins I'm happy to slap a few pictures of my cock next to them and sell them back to you for $150.
Have I missed the point here or what? What is the purpose / content of the book? Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: elianite on June 27, 2016, 08:31:39 PM Quote It is important to remember that low quantity book printing is not cheap. That said, I'm asking $89 shipped for my book, which is 270 pages of color with 550+ pictures. I would venture a guess that the model & photography was not cheap either! sorry Elianite , but as a customer , i dont have to take this in consideration ! : that's not my problem if he produce only a low number .. i dont care about it .. You may have missed my main point, which was essentially that if I can make a profit by charging much less for a book with 50 times the content (still having color photos), $150 does seem like a little too much in comparison. I would not buy at that price.. Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: naypalm on July 02, 2016, 11:42:27 PM Neat! How does each book have a unique identifier or did I read that wrong?
Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: photonresearch on July 07, 2016, 08:35:01 AM Neat! How does each book have a unique identifier or did I read that wrong? Each book owner is entitled to an associated Counterparty token everyone gets a counterparty token sent to an address they control and if they sell the book on the after market, make sure the new buyers gets the token too Title: Re: Chasing Casascius Post by: fluffypony on July 18, 2016, 11:00:34 AM Did anyone else order the book? Are Mike and I the only ones who get to oogle the gold bar!!! :P thanks Mine arrived today: https://twitter.com/fluffyponyza/status/754978006255472640 In terms of price, I view this as a coffee table book (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_table_book). Here are some other hard-cover coffee table books to provide a price comparison: $290: https://www.amazon.com/South-Africa-Hoberman-Collection-1999-05-04/dp/B01FIZW5AE $675: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Ford-Years-Graydon-Carter/dp/0500511977 $300: https://www.amazon.com/Beach-Richard-Misrach/dp/1597110485 $620: https://www.amazon.com/Tea-Tea-Table-Eighteenth-Century-England-Ben/dp/1848930259 Of course you also get coffee table books that are $15, but I don't think the $150 price for this was overly harsh given the small run. In deference to what defcon23 stated above, I feel that paying a premium for a limited edition is completely justifiable. Even if this book goes on to produce a second print, the first edition will still have been a limited run, and would remain collectible. |
