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Economy => Goods => Topic started by: ercolinux on July 19, 2011, 10:16:55 AM



Title: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on July 19, 2011, 10:16:55 AM
price reduction: I've reached 20cards ordered

I can made some small bitcoin card with laser engraved a qr-code uri compliant with your payment address. The material is a strong bilaminated plastic, flexible enough to don't break on every day usage but strong as a credit card.

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/3163/btccard1.th.jpg (http://img803.imageshack.us/i/btccard1.jpg/)

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6245/btccard2.th.jpg (http://img231.imageshack.us/i/btccard2.jpg/)

The card can be made in black background/white writings as in picture or on silver/black - gold/black. Best contrast for qrcode is in black/white version but other colour works as well. Is possible to have a hole punched to use the as keychain or pendant.

The dimensions are 60x40 mm (2.36"x1.57").

Actually this is a pre-order only because I can't sent them before 1 month. If you're interested sent me a PM, the payment will be made just before shipment. Ships worldwide.
The cost of a card is depending on the total of card ordered (by total number I mean the total of all the orders your total order) :

10 to 20 cards: 0.27 <- done
20 to 50 cards: 0,24
from 51 - 99 : 0.195
100 or more: 0.18

shipments to Europe (up to 4 cards for more ask): 0.092BTC
shipments to USA (incl.Alaska and Haway),Canada, Asia: 0.185BTC
shipments to Oceania: 0.225BTC
Shipments made by ordinary postal service. If you need an express service we can arrange.

If you need more than 20 with the same qrcode I can engrave a small logo of your choiche and your motto (monocromatic) at no cost.
If BTC will drop or increase is value of more then 5% prices will be recalculated (base price calculate with BTC at 13.9$.

EDIT: A user give me a nice idea: if you make your vanitygen address (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25804.160 (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25804.160)) whit your name in it I can underscore it for free.


I keep the orginal post for historic reasons (every one who have already ordered keep the old prices). New prices fixed:

Black cards: 0,25BTC
Silver/Gold cards: 0,28
For more the 20 cards I can change the motto and the logo with one provided by you for free.
Discount for big quantity

Shipment up to 9 cards:
  Europe (up to 9 cards): 0.12BTC
  USA (incl.Alaska and Haway),Canada, Asia: 0.23BTC
  Oceania: 0.29BTC

I try to mantain the card prices fixed. Shipment price could be revieved for BTC drop or increase in exchange ratio.

For free is possibile to underscore a part of the address and/or punch a hole in a corner to use as keyholder.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: Hollie on July 19, 2011, 07:00:08 PM
Price for 1 to the US?


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 19, 2011, 07:40:34 PM
Price for 1 to the US?

(0,18-0,27) + 0.185 Shipment

Price depends on total number of requests I receive.
If I receive less then 10 request I can't print the cards due to some fixed costs.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: sega01 on July 21, 2011, 07:40:19 PM
These look really neat to use for in-person transactions. If you don't mind saying, how do you make these laser cut cards?

Thanks,
sega01


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 21, 2011, 09:30:13 PM
These look really neat to use for in-person transactions. If you don't mind saying, how do you make these laser cut cards?

Thanks,
sega01
The p2p use is exactly the use I've imagined.
For the building process: the card are made of a sandwich of 2 plastic layer, the support is thicker and white, the other layer is a black film on it, (the gold-silver version have black support and a brushed metallic layer). The laser "burn" away the upper layer engraving the qr-code, the logo and the writings. Actually that's not visible in the picture but alle the white is some 1/100th of mm engraved: it's a nice feel when you touch it.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: gellimac on July 21, 2011, 09:39:06 PM
I'll take one  :)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: Hollie on July 22, 2011, 05:55:23 AM
i'll get one as well


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: SomeoneWeird on July 22, 2011, 06:18:15 AM
I'll take a couple.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: geek-trader on July 22, 2011, 06:29:52 AM
I will buy 5.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 22, 2011, 06:51:41 AM
Good  :D

We have reached the minum for the order. I hope to obtain some little discount from the supplier
Who is interested can PM me the bitcoin address that want to be engraved on as well as the mail address to which I've to delivery the cards. As soon as the cards are ready I'll send you back a picture of the cards with the BTC total so you can make the payment.
The cards will be ready for the shipment from 23-24 August (there are 3 weeks of summer holiday from next week).


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: geek-trader on July 22, 2011, 07:22:38 AM
Good  :D

We have reached the minum for the order. I hope to obtain some little discount from the supplier
Who is interested can PM me the bitcoin address that want to be engraved on as well as the mail address to which I've to delivery the cards. As soon as the cards are ready I'll send you back a picture of the cards with the BTC total so you can make the payment.
The cards will be ready for the shipment from 23-24 August (there are 3 weeks of summer holiday from next week).

I'd like to pay now.  Ordering now and paying in BTC in August is like you short-selling BTC.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 22, 2011, 07:44:51 AM
I'd like to pay now.  Ordering now and paying in BTC in August is like you short-selling BTC.

No is not: price in BTC will be rearranged if there is a increase/decrease of BTC value (I can cover a +/-5% of fluctuaction around 13.9$/BTC). But if you prefer to pay now there is no problem at all.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: SomeoneWeird on July 22, 2011, 08:20:26 AM
I'd like to pay now.  Ordering now and paying in BTC in August is like you short-selling BTC.

No is not: price in BTC will be rearranged if there is a increase/decrease of BTC value (I can cover a +/-5% of fluctuaction around 13.9$/BTC). But if you prefer to pay now there is no problem at all.

What he means is that he might owe you 0.5btc (for example) now, but if the market crashes to $3 when he needs to pay you in a couple of months, he will owe you like 3btc.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 22, 2011, 08:49:06 AM
I'd like to pay now.  Ordering now and paying in BTC in August is like you short-selling BTC.

No is not: price in BTC will be rearranged if there is a increase/decrease of BTC value (I can cover a +/-5% of fluctuaction around 13.9$/BTC). But if you prefer to pay now there is no problem at all.

What he means is that he might owe you 0.5btc (for example) now, but if the market crashes to $3 when he needs to pay you in a couple of months, he will owe you like 3btc.


I've got the point, is a double way risk because if he owe me 0.5BTC and market jumps to 30$ he will pay me only 0.2BTC.

If someone prefers to pay me now no problem at all: and  I'll refund the BTC in excess according to the price table I've posted if number of ordered cards allow to reach a lower price before shipments.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: geek-trader on July 22, 2011, 04:36:49 PM
I wasn't really thinking clearly.  All the major retailers (Amazon, etc) take payment when the order is shipped, not when the order is placed.  It's really better that way. 

Sorry about that.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: spruce on July 22, 2011, 04:49:57 PM
I wasn't really thinking clearly.  All the major retailers (Amazon, etc) take payment when the order is shipped, not when the order is placed.  It's really better that way.  

Sorry about that.

But if the order is for an card engraved with a personal address, then what about order cancellation? The seller can't be expected to eat the cost of a useless engraved card because the customer changed his mind and didn't pay. If I were ordering (I'm not), I would be perfectly happy to pay up front. Amazon expects you to give your credit card details up front when you make any order, even if the card is only debited when the order is shipped.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 22, 2011, 06:26:45 PM

But if the order is for an card engraved with a personal address, then what about order cancellation? The seller can't be expected to eat the cost of a useless engraved card because the customer changed his mind and didn't pay. If I were ordering (I'm not), I would be perfectly happy to pay up front. Amazon expects you to give your credit card details up front when you make any order, even if the card is only debited when the order is shipped.

Yes, I know that I took a risk accepting order  this way, but I want believe that no one fraud for a small amount like that.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: jakemates on July 23, 2011, 08:32:51 PM
Could I get 10 cards with no hole punched, black background/white text, and 1C3qpakjET1wAFEkZKTdZrpRxCAo5nZVcw shipped to the US?

Where should I sent the payment to?


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder]
Post by: ercolinux on July 23, 2011, 09:27:24 PM
Could I get 10 cards with no hole punched, black background/white text, and 1C3qpakjET1wAFEkZKTdZrpRxCAo5nZVcw shipped to the US?

Where should I sent the payment to?

Sure you can  :)
Shipment costs (air mail) is 0.45BTC for 10 cards
As explained before in the post, I'll sent you the payment address as soon as the cards are ready, I enclose a photo of them too to make sure I don't try to scam you. We will have 2 weeks of summer holiday here from 1st of August, so I'll expect to be ready to ship from 22-23 August.
If you eventually prefer to pay before is possible too, but due to the fact that the final price can be lower than the one you actually pay, I'll refund you the difference.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on July 25, 2011, 09:49:51 AM
I've reached 20 cards ordered. Price is now 0.24BTC/cards. Updated the original post accordingly.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on July 26, 2011, 08:48:55 PM
A user give me a nice idea: if you make your vanitygen address (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25804.160 (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=25804.160)) whit your name in it I can underscore it for free.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on August 24, 2011, 11:53:33 AM
Good news. I'm back from vacancies and bitcoins cards are ready  ;D. I'll get them today, take the pictures and send PM with pictures, the amount and the address for the payment in the next hours. ASAP I got payments (and the postal addresses) I send the envelopes.
BTC have dropped badly 13.7 to 11 (-24%) since I make the prices, but due to the fact that I trust in BTC I'm thinking that I could keep the prices I make one month ago (I've only to check the postal expenses).


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: Ssoele on August 24, 2011, 07:20:04 PM
I'll buy 4 cards, shipped to Belgium


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on August 25, 2011, 08:05:28 AM
I'll buy 4 cards, shipped to Belgium

Hi, send me your btc and postal address pls via PM


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: geek-trader on August 25, 2011, 08:12:58 AM
I received the pics today, and they look great!

Sent the BTC and I hope to get them soon.  I will report when I get them.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: Lucas on August 25, 2011, 08:30:29 AM
I received the pics today, and they look great!

Sent the BTC and I hope to get them soon.  I will report when I get them.

Same here :)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: SomeoneWeird on August 25, 2011, 08:42:20 AM
Same, they look awesome :)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on August 26, 2011, 12:59:44 PM
First tranche shipped today.
Still missing the address of Ninja and jackemates. Check your PM guys I've the cards ready to ship  ;)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on August 26, 2011, 07:25:09 PM
I've corrected the prices of the cards (really small change 0,01BTC but now fixed even if BTC drops) and shipment prices (I keep them as low as I can).


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on August 31, 2011, 08:00:23 AM
Second tranche shipped today  ;D


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: Ssoele on September 08, 2011, 05:52:50 PM
I just got mine a few days ago, perfect for applying thermal past ;D


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on September 08, 2011, 06:25:27 PM
I just got mine a few days ago, perfect for applying thermal past ;D

 ;D Lol never tried but you're right is flexible but strong enough. Well another BTC card use  ;)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: SomeoneWeird on September 09, 2011, 01:38:25 AM
Got mine too, pretty cool :)


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: CoinCave on February 10, 2012, 07:16:43 PM
Sarei  interessato a comprarne un paio, sono ancora in vendita?


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: ercolinux on February 11, 2012, 08:50:48 AM
Spiacente, visti i costi di stampa aumentati (aumento delle materie prime, della corrente e delle tasse) e le basse richieste che ho avuto ho smesso di farle. Salvo che le richieste siano per almeno una decina di card con lo stesso indirizzo sopra.


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: pazor on February 11, 2012, 09:06:17 AM
hi,

can you please update the prices, quantities and shipping costs ?

greetings
pazor


Title: Re: [WTS] - laser engraved bitcoin cards [preorder] PRICE REDUCTION
Post by: MORA on February 11, 2012, 05:12:28 PM
hi,

can you please update the prices, quantities and shipping costs ?

greetings
pazor

I asked him in PM, and the italian above translated says the same thing ...
one off cards are no longer avaliable, but 10+ with same address is doable

Quote from: Google translate
Sorry, due to the increased printing costs (increases in raw materials, and current fees) and the low requirements that I had I stopped doing them. Unless the requirements are for at least a dozen cards with the same address above.