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This auction is for the 10 (ten) 1/2 Troy Oz .999 Gold "Ultra BTC" 1 BTC coins. As said, only 10 coins have and will be minted in gold. Here is the ANN thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1542119.0

Coins are numbered from 001-010

Pics:
http://cryptoimperator.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FullSizeRender-3.jpg

Specs:
- 10 Coins minted
- 30mm diameter
- 1/2 Troy Oz .999 fine Gold
- Denomination of 1 BTC
- Completely new three-layered hologram featuring coins we've minted (including this one)


Each coin includes:
- Air-Tite capsule


Auction Terms

- Shipping is 45$ per coin, it can't be combined. (Express, fully insured and tracked)
- Buyer should pay within 48 hours from auction end. Coins will ship on the next working day.
- Starting bid for each coin is 1 BTC
- Bid increments should be of at least 0.01 BTC
- Bids don't include the 1 BTC needed to fund each coin, it should be supplied by buyer on top of the wining bid, these coins will not be sold unfunded.
- Buyers should bid for each individual coin like #5 0.5BTC.
- Numbers auctioned are: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10
- There is a reserve price for the coins, if at the end of the auction the $ equivalent of the winning bid BTC is not equal or higher than 1050$ the coin will be re-auctioned, unless buyer adds the remaining BTC to reach 1050$. (This is exclusively to cover costs)
- Due to the high demand, we are currently limiting the auction with a maximum of one (1) coin per customer.



Auction ends Monday, December the 12 at 20:00 GMT. Each bid in the last 20 minutes extends deadline by 20 minutes.

Good luck!

#7 1 BTC

Let's kick the party off!

#1 @ 1BTC

Just one question, if I get outbid on a coin number I previously bid, can I change to another number and still bid so long as I win only 1 at the end?

Yes, you can change to any number in that case. The rule is that a the end you will only get one coin :)

Absolutely beautiful coin and hologram.
I'd love to get one of these in my collection although I may have to get rid of some of my current ones to make way for this.

I'll start off the bidding on coin #10 @ 1 BTC.

Thanks

coin 10, 1.5 BTC im not gonna let minerjones win this one lol.

The hologram has turned out really well, and I managed to picture the three layers in one shot  ;D ;D

At current prices looks like if the reserve is met, and doesn't go over, including funding and shipping each coin is going to be around 2.4 BTC.

#2 1B

Oh, this started quickly :)

Current High bids:
#1 - 1 BTC coin@coin
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#7 - 1 BTC TookDK
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72

#3 @ 1BTC

1 btc @ all coins

Sorry,my bad.
I bid 1.35 btc on #9

#4 1BTC

#5 1btc

~6 1btc

Current High bids:

#1 - 1 BTC coin@coin
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 1 BTC miffman
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1 BTC TookDK
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72

minerjones #8 1.5BTC

Current High bids:

#1 - 1 BTC coin@coin
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 1 BTC miffman
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1 BTC TookDK
#8 - 1.5 BTC minerjones
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72

All coins have bids now!

Timer for reference: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=769&iso=20161212T20&year=2016&month=12&day=12&hour=20&min=0&sec=0&msg=Crypto%20Imperator%20Gold%20Auction&csz=1

I'll bid 1.1btc each for both #1 and #2

Sorry, but you can only bid for one coin at a time :/, of course if you are outbid you can change to a different one.

#7 - 1.1 BTC Ezeminer

Sorry, didn't realize, 1.1btc for #1 please

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.1 BTC zanzibar
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 0 BTC
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.5 BTC minerjones
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


miffman has retracted his bid for coin #4

6 days left!

#4 @ 1BTC

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.1 BTC zanzibar
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 0 BTC
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


minerjones has withdrawn his bid for coin #8

Remember that current reserve price is around ~1.4 BTC per coin...

4 days left

#8 1 btc

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.1 BTC zanzibar
#2 - 1 BTC bithalo
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1 BTC cwil
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


Remember that current reserve price is around ~1.4 BTC per coin...

3 days left

#1 .11

Let's try that again...
#1 1.11

#2 1.05

Regards.

sorry, can you explain a auction rule to me, regarding this statment


so as you say this is around 1.4BTC right now, so if someone wins at 1.05 and someone else wins at 1.15 would they pay 0.1 over 1.4 or any amount over the initial 1 coin to start bidding? I just wonder why you started at 1 coin if this is not enough to cover costs?

just asking for clarity  ::)

To simplify: The minimum that you have to pay in order to win one of these coins is the equivalent of $1050. So far it seems that nobody will have to pay above it.

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine
#2 - 1.05 BTC Antuam
#3 - 1 BTC bitenvy
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1 BTC cwil
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


Remember that current reserve price is around ~1.4 BTC per coin...

~2 days left


Exactly, if you win at 1.15 you should have to increase your bid until it reaches 1050$ or coin will be re-auctioned.

sorry, it does not make sense to me, whats the point in bidding up to 1.4 to win the coin?  so were bidding to pay the full amount  ;D ha ha

so if someone wins at 1BTC and one coin goes has a bidding battle up to 1.4, we both pay the same, cant you see why the community is a little riled in your auction guide.

an auction should start at the minimum to cover all costs and go up, not the other way.

The only objective of the "public reserve price" is to protect us from sudden changes on Bitcoin price, so if for example auction ends at 1.5 BTC just when price goes to 200$/BTC there is no a huge loss. But if it goes to 1000$/BTC then 1.1 BTC winning bid is enough...

As you correctly say, its a bit pointless to battle until reaching the reserve BTC equivalent, but we thought that bidders would acknowledge that...

#3 1.3 BTC

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine
#2 - 1.05 BTC Antuam
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1 BTC cwil
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


Remember that current reserve price is around ~1.4 BTC per coin...

~2 days left

#8 - 1.1

if you have a reserve then why didn't you start the auction from that reserve?
I forfeit my bid as it doesn't hit the reserve anyway.
Next time if you want to set a reserve of 1.4btc  then start the auction at 1.4btc, as if I win an auction I don't want to find out that i need to pay you more.

Because reserve is in $ and not in BTC, and by how the BTC price has been increasing lately it could be considered "Unfair", 1 BTC at the start of the auction could be 1050$ at the end. Terms were clear since the start, current reserve price equivalent is barely your 1.35 BTC Bid... That was put with the best of intentions, like the one (1) Coin per customer limit. Nothing of that benefits profit maximization for CI...

Shall you decide to firmly withdraw your bid, please let me know.


Current High bids:

#1 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine
#2 - 1.05 BTC Antuam
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.1 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1.5 BTC killyou72


Only 1 day left!

Yeah it seems like I didn't read the whole thread, anyway I don't like reserves, you better set a higher price then setting a lower and putting a reserve.
My fault.
I'll take it for 1.35
but I also didn't see that I need to provide additional 1btc for funding, does it really necessary?
As it is going to be pretty hard for me to get another one btc, isn't it possible to have it shipped DIY?

Id like to change my bid to coin number 1

#1 - 1.2BTC

Ok,

#2 - 1.2BTC

I am sorry but no coin will be sold unfunded, this has been a strict rule with all CI special editions. The only option I can offer is that you pay the coin and once you have enough BTC for funding we ship it to you...



Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.2 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.1 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.35 BTC Liad.Services
#10 - 1 BTC AT101ET


Only 1 day left!

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.2 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1 BTC digicoinuser
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.1 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 0 BTC
#10 - 1 BTC AT101ET


Only 1 day left!

Liad.Services has withdrawn his bid for coin #9

1.1 on #9 please!

1.1 on 4 thanks

Sorry y'all I was trying to say 1.1 Bitcoin on the number 4 coin.

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.2 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.1 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.1 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.1 BTC gravitate
#10 - 1 BTC AT101ET


Less than 1 day left!

#1 1.12BTC

#2 1.21

#8 1.11

#2-   1.31BTC

1.15 #8

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.1 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.1 BTC gravitate
#10 - 1 BTC AT101ET


Less than 2 hours and 30 minutes left!


Remember that there is a reserve price, now equivalent to: 1.34 BTC

#10 1.01

...Looks like then only 1 coin will actually be auctioned off, at current bids.

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.1 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1 BTC monkeynuts
#6 - 1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.1 BTC gravitate
#10 - 1.01 BTC CanaryInTheMine


Remember that there is a reserve price, now equivalent to: 1.34 BTC

http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=769&iso=20161212T20&year=2016&month=12&day=12&hour=20&min=0&sec=0&msg=Crypto%20Imperator%20Gold%20Auction&csz=1


I guess people are waiting until the last minutes...

#6 - 1.01

#5 - 1.01BTC

15 mins left!

6 minutes

Last minute!

6@ 1.1

So close!

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.1 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.01 BTC Antuam
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.1 BTC gravitate
#10 - 1.01 BTC CanaryInTheMine

20 mins left!

#5 - 1.02 BTC

#5@1.1  - providing I can use squall as proxy, I will pay directly, but I am moving, I will be watching if you accept my bid.

#9 1.12BTC

#4 - 1.11

#4 1.15

#5@1.11

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.15 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.11 BTC bithalo
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.12 BTC bitenvy
#10 - 1.01 BTC CanaryInTheMine


Sure, no problem!

I will move to #10 @ 1.1

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.15 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.11 BTC bithalo
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.12 BTC bitenvy
#10 - 1.1 BTC HardyGoodsLtd

Reserve price is 1.34 remember!

#10 +.01

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.15 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.11 BTC bithalo
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.1 BTC ezeminer
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.12 BTC bitenvy
#10 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine

Reserve price is 1.34 remember!

lol

~7 @ 1.11

this format drives me crazy.  I feel bad if I have to bump someone off.  I wish we didnt bid according to a specific serial number.

Current High bids:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.15 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.11 BTC bithalo
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.11 BTC HardyGoodsLtd
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.12 BTC bitenvy
#10 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine

Reserve price is 1.34 remember!



Thing is that people usually want to chose the serial number...

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Thing is that people usually want to chose the serial number...
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I totally agree that I want to decide my serial number or get the earliest number.  Maybe I would have let the highest bidder get first dibs on the number, then onto the next highest bidder.  But no worries...

Let the games continue...

Winners:

#1 - 1.5 BTC killyou72
#2 - 1.31 BTC greenplastic
#3 - 1.3 BTC comit
#4 - 1.15 BTC kalgecin
#5 - 1.11 BTC bithalo
#6 - 1.1 BTC squall1066
#7 - 1.11 BTC HardyGoodsLtd
#8 - 1.15 BTC Poloherb
#9 - 1.12 BTC bitenvy
#10 - 1.11 BTC CanaryInTheMine

Auction ended!

All bids except for coin #1 should be rounded to reach 1050$ at moment of payment, if not the coin will not be sold.

With this run and prices CI makes 0 profit (used to make future coins). Given the apparent "hype" an huge demand that existed for this coin, and judging by the result, I am sorry to confirm, as I already announced, that this might be the last coin minted by Crypto Imperator self Initiative, as always open to private mintages.

I will contact winers tomorrow,

Thanks

Noooo I missed it...

Let me know if someone doesn't go through I'd be happy to take one. ;)

lol i missed it too.

I wonder how many people will pay the higher $1,050 price, vs how many coins will go back to auction.  I imagine it may not be worthwhile redoing another auction if its a large quantity of coins.    The market seemed to decide the value was worth around 1.1 to 1.15 BTC.

That may be the case but as CI stated, the current bids (except for coin #1) would mean that they'd be making a loss on each coin.
To be honest, my views are that if there's a reserve then it's best to start the auction at the reserve price and go from there.
We'll see what happens in the next day or so...

Winners have been contacted, I will let you know if any coin is left unsold.

Thanks

Please do!

So far 8/10 winners have increased their bids to get one coin... Waiting for the last two to confirm

Coin #1 is available.

http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1717345

Does that mean killyou72 didn't honor their bid?

There was a confussion when he had negative feedback, unread messages, he ended up not wanting the coin.

http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg522/squall1066/IMG_0306_zps9hcrvx1h.jpg

got mine this morning, ty CI

Glad you like it :)