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Casascius 1.0 Physical Bitcoin


Coin was originally funded by Mike (Casascius).
Funded with 1.0BTC

Starting Bid: 0.0 BTC (shipping in Europe $10, Rest of the World $30)
Increments: 0.1 BTC


Auction will be valid until Sunday December 18, 2016 7:00 pm New York Time (1:00 am in Frankfurt)
Auction is finished if there is minimum difference of 30 minutes between last offers.

It's in absolute mint condition. It was never removed from capsule since I received it.


http://i.imgsafe.org/92fdfc07bf.jpg

1BTC

1.2BTC

1.65

1.75

OP, is there any chance you can lower your increments? 0.1 is quite steep.

I understand, that you think it is a bit too steep, but I would find it unfair towards the other bidders, if I change the rules during auction. Isn't it ?

Can you post a picture of the other side?  Also, the picture you have shows two coins, which one is for auction? 

1.8BTC
1.85BTC just seen the rules

 It is not uncommon i didnt seen it much do to lower the Minimum bid increasement. For a example take a look here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1704738.msg17090488#msg17090488). It is up to you.

I don't think this change of rule is unfair. It may only be unfair to the highest bidder, and you could ask that bidder if they want to change their bid. Of course it is up to you though! :)

I thought about, if I lower increments, but I decided I will not change it, for several reasons.
If the majority prefers lower increments, i m going to change it for my upcoming auctions.


It doesn't matter to me as they have both the same quality, if you'll win you can pick  ;)
I'm going to post a photo from both coins' other side:

http://i.imgsafe.org/bd21ce5f9e.jpg
http://i.imgsafe.org/bd21c697b2.jpg

Did you loose the coin? or was the coin still there despite the weak packaging.

I would be pissed!  What was it that you bought?

I want to know whats it written on the image where there is hologram like
1Ag6tGYM
And on another coin is
1Ag663p5
Whats it???

It's the bitcoin address, if you google it, you can find more information.  Like: https://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1Ag6tGYMrcU64J8Mbr2avBQac9fB3wbPu8

That link that Hellot provided, helps you to determine the authenticity of the coin pic and to see it is still loaded (active) or it has been redeemed (empty).

I was curious which coin is up for auction, or does the winner choose?

okay .. But how could you find the full address?? I can only see 1Ag6tGYM .. And not the rest of the part????

You can search here: https://casascius.uberbills.com/  -- just punch in the "1Ag6tGYM" and search;

or use the fulllist.txt on the orginal casascius.com site.

sorry for that .. I searched on google and found full address on casascis bitcoin analyzer .. Thanks pal

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You can search here: https://casascius.uberbills.com/  -- just punch in the "1Ag6tGYM" and search;

or use the fulllist.txt on the orginal casascius.com site.
[/quote]i found that in casascius.uberbills.com But in original site casascius.com where is that fulllist.txt??

i found that in casascius.uberbills.com But in original site casascius.com where is that fulllist.txt??
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It can be found here: https://www.casascius.com/fulllist.txt

Highest Bidder is now: hybridsole 1.75 BTC as TMAN has withdrawn his offer.

I won't erase previous comments from TMAN, but I won't allow him to post in any of my auctions anymore. From now on he will be excluded from all my auctions.
I shipped him an 0.5 Casascius coin, but he states that here was no coin in the envelope. I think that TMAN stole this coin himself.

Quoting for future reference. Hope you guys can find a resolution to this matter :)

paper envelope. Not a jiffy envelope, shipped internationally and you think I stole it?? Shall we take this to a scam thread as I have all of the pictures to prove that this is due to your poor packaging. Totally insulted that you think I would steal a .5 btc coin.

There's also no evidence the OP actually sent it.  He could have just as easily sent you an empty envelope with a rip in it.  Just the fact that he sent it in a plain envelope like that is enough to ding him.  I would start a scam thread with everything you know if he is not trying to make this right.  Why on earth would anyone send a collectible coin in a plain envelope?  Maybe they didn't.

Let's assume the best for a moment and assume he really sent the coin in that envelope.  That is completely unacceptable right off the bat.  The only way it could be close to acceptable is if it was a free giveaway coin like smoothies monero brass coins.  Those are free, he's doing work for free and he's mailing hundreds of them for free while also minting bitcoin and monero coins.  For someone to package a Casascius coin like that is either stupid or a scammer.  The fact that he won't make it right and is blamming you lends to either of those conclusions.  So assuming the best, he is not someone you want to do business with.  Just my opinion based on the evidence so far.

I am guessing no  escrow TMAN? I had an issue over the summer on a coin it was international shipping and tracking was not updating. The buyer was concerned and because he used no escrow I told him I would refund if the coin got lost. It was because the error was on my end. If the seller sent the coin in a paper envelope fault lies on the seller. Just my two satoshis.

I am sorry for my fast reaction, it just never happened to me that a coin got stolen out of an enveope before.

As I can't prove who has stolen the coin I decided to give TMAN a refund, even if I have a bad feeling about the whole deal.
From now on I will only ship them in a jiffy bag, what I did not do before with smaller Casascius coins (0.1 /0.5).

Thanks - PM incoming to discuss

Also, please ensure that coins are in a capsule, bubblewrapped and then properly sealed/taped before placing it inside the jiffy bag. It might seem like overkill, but I do believe that it is good advice.

I think that's a good idea going forward.   :)

For reference, only items I ship that are very thin & below $25 in value go into a plain envelope (usually O-rings/free items like smoothie has done).  All other items go into bubble mailers for which I have a few sizes on hand.  Everything besides the plain envelopes gains tracking, items over $100 are usually always insured, items over ~$200 are insured + registered.

I would also recommend wrapping the item in bubble wrap/padding before putting it in the bubble mailer as I've seen the bubble mailer "bubbles" cause scratching on the air-tite during long journeys to me.

In addition to that, I also tape the wrapped item to the label side of the inside of the mailer.  That mailer could be ripped up but if that label arrives, so will the item.  ;)

My comments have now been removed as they have derailed the Auction Slightly - the issue has been resolved, the seller refunded my coin.

no animosity and I hope the seller gets more than the current bid.

Always ship coins in boxes...problem solved. I would never mail a Casascius in an envelope.

Agreed that this coin would be best shipped in a box at the current valuation.

I also like Og's recommendation of taping the wrapped item to the label side.

Last day of auction, what a bargain at the moment:

Highest bidder:
hybridsole 1.75BTC