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Hello, I've been selling a two-sided Bitcoin keychain since July (see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251216), and one of the most requested features has been a way to include people's Bitcoin address as a QR code. As I am fine-tuning production details, I would like to giveaway 2 customized keychains on this thread. The customization is done with a laser process, which allows for imaging of a QR code (for your public key, URL, or whatever), any text, logo, combination of these, or any B&W art you can think up (though it cannot have shades of gray or be too intricate).

If you would like a chance at receiving one of the 2 customized keychains, all you have to do is:
1) comment once on this thread
2) have a ship-to address in the USA (sorry everyone else, I'm just trying to keep it simple for now)
3) be ready to submit (via PM) your public key, other QR LINK, text, or your art in vector format tomorrow (Sunday)

I will use Random.org to pick the 2 winners sometime early tomorrow (Sunday, Pacific Time, USA). The giveaway includes the cost to mail the customized keychain to a U.S. address.

If you have any other questions or comments about customized keychains, please PM me. I plan to offer customized keychains for sale to the public soon, but I'm still working on pricing, and finalizing other details. The 2 winners will be part of our limited first test production run, which will hopefully help me dial everything in, and start limited sales.

Thanks!

They are beautiful!
Also the private key idea is very nice!

Too bad i'm not from the US ,good luck :)

By the way ,are you selling the private key version also? (for customers outside the US)

Agree, they look beautiful and really well produced.
Do you already know the price for the new version with the public address?
To bad I am in EU and I can't participate to this :(

Good Project
Love to use it,
If i will be winner that will be good if not also i will be buying from you.
I need to post my Address here in public or i will PMing you?
Thank you

Clarifications:
• The suggested use is for your public key! I don't want to take responsibility for keeping anyone's private key secure.
• Pricing has not been finalized, I don't want to suggest a price until a few details are worked out.
• I plan to offer international sales at launch, or soon after.
• You can submit your public key via PM, email, etc.

Looks awesome!

Thank you for your information
I think we could send it to you by tomorrow if I will be winner rite?
If not won then i could send my Address and Public Key to you via PM after price will be finalized.
Thank you

My bad ,lol ..funny :)


Good luck! i will order at least one KeyChain  ;)

They look fantastic and i want one please  ;D

They look great, can't wait to show one of these bad boys off to all my nerdy friends!

Let us know when you've got pricing and everything else sorted out!

Go bitpappa!

Love your work buddy!

 :)

Put me in the pool for the drawing.

Tommy likey, Tommy want wingy.

I run good at these drawings

This is so necessary.

Having a public key handy, on the keychain. 
Everyone should have this.

Thought I'd give this one more bump to see if anyone else wants to enter the giveaway. I'll pick the two winners a little later. Thanks everyone for your interest!

Last bump didn't add anyone -- I'm surprised people aren't more interested in a high-odds chance to win something free, that many seem eager to buy!

I numbered all the entries and used Random.org to choose the two winners:

1) runam0k
2) geoffreyqp

I will PM the two winners. If for any reasons these two aren't able to follow through with the requirements, I'll move on to the next in line, as chosen by Random.org.

I will post to this thread and my original Keychain thread once I am order to start taking orders, hopefully in 1-2 weeks. I'll provide full details on pricing, capabilities, etc. Thanks all!

Well done to you guys. You did great and thoroughly deserve it  ;D

Nice work to the winners.

@OP
Just a suggestion but perhaps the reason there were so few entries is because you limited it to USA only? There is a vast community of miners especially in europe and shipping isn't that much more complicated or expensive just for 2 packages.

Woohoo! A rare victory. :)

I'm not disappointed at the response, I'm just surprised. I actually like that a higher percentage of entries has success. Though I should note that I didn't have a huge response back in July when I held a giveaway of the standard Bitcoin keychains, which was not limited to the U.S.

Based on sending lots of stuff overseas, I have found the level of complication can vary quite a bit, depending on the destination country. I've tried to create customs forms for some international shipments online, only to be told at the end of the process that I couldn't generate the form, and needed to bring the package to post office to send (lines at the local post offices mean the entire process can take over an hour). Loss in transit, or very long waits for delivery, are other issues I've encountered much more frequently when sending packages to certain countries outside the U.S. So I made the informed choice, based evaluating my time and other factors, to keep the giveaway simple and not ship internationally.

While I'm very sorry that this wasn't open to everyone in the world, I hope my explanation makes sense to you.

That's no problem, no need to apologise. It was free after-all!

If I was a customer I would want delivery to UK but free stuff? Can't complain!

Congratulations to the winners!

I wanted to let everyone know that there were some quality issues with the first test production run, so there is a delay in getting these out to winners. Hoping to get it all figured out soon. Thanks for your patience.

I'd say it's definitely worth waiting to get it right the first time.  Wouldn't want someone else getting my BTC when people scan my QR code. ;)

+1

Ha, misdirected Bitcoin is one thing I'm not worried about! QR technology seems pretty good at being binary; it either (1) reads correctly, or (2) doesn't read at all.

Sorry it's taking so long to get the customized Bitcoin keychain biz launched. Today I finally sent the last of the winners their customized keychain, after there were some issues we had to figure out. While I thought the imaging process was perfected, I learned during our test production runs that there were still some rough edges to work out…

I'm talking to some potential partners about doing a lot more than just customizing these keychains, so as we work out more details, it still may take a little while before I/we launch the customized keychain biz.

If anyone is eager to get a customized keychains, and just can't wait, send an email to: custom-btc@papercliprobot.com (or PM me), and I may be able to include you in some pre-launch runs. We can print your public key QR code, your B&W business logo, your Gliph, whatever suits your fancy. Or else just follow this thread, and you'll be the first to know when I/we officially start selling customized Bitcoin keychains.

thanks!

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How on earth can it be complicated to post an envelope outside of the us.

Thanks for showing your keychain!

I gave the very clear reasons earlier in the thread (customs forms, trips to the post office, etc.). But this was a giveaway of 2 keychains, I don't think it impacted the world much that I limited the two keychains to people in the U.S.

I wanted to post an update, for anyone interested in the customized keychains. After having a customized QR code banging around on my keychain for a couple of weeks, I have some concerns about the longevity of the custom image. I certainly don't want to sell customized keychains if the QR code could get too scratched up to function after nine months of real-world use. So we're doing more testing, and also trying some alternative production methods, to make sure the image will endure.

Sorry for the delay, but I just want to be sure the quality of the product is rock-solid before accepting anyone's hard-earned Bitcoin.

I just got back into town and had this waiting for me in my mailbox, thanks Bitpappa!

I put my keys on it, and I'll let you know how it holds up.  So far is seems pretty solid and very well made.

Side:
http://www.omglikewow.com/images/bitcointalk/BitPappa.BTCChain.Back.jpg

Other Side:
http://www.omglikewow.com/images/bitcointalk/BitPappa.BTCChain.Front.jpg

Thanks again!

P.S.  Sorry about the low quality and huge size of these pictures.  I don't have superb lighting in my office... mostly just Amazon boxes.  ;)

Thanks, it would be great if you could let me know in a few weeks if you see any degradation of image.

Just wanted to add my thanks too. The keychain looks great and the QR code works well -- it'll be rattling around with my keys for a while so I'll be sure to let you know if anything changes.

Is it possible to engrave QR codes?

Glad you're happy, and the QR code is working well. But I have concluded that the image doesn't endure rough treatment well enough for me to feel comfortable selling the product. It seems to be an issue with the image coating not bonding well enough to the plating of the keychains (the imaging process is much more permanent on other metals).

We are working on mechanical engraving solutions and other similar products, I hope to announce some better solutions on this thread in a couple of weeks.

Have you tried a powder coating or is the base metal not the type that can handle that?

Great key chains! Good luck with your business!

Issues are with the base material and/ or the plating. But don't worry, we wil have some new product announcements in a couple of weeks.

Nice...

That could come in handy. Still accepting random tries to win?

Sorry, the giveaways were to be included in the test production run, and that has already happened.

Eagerly awaiting resolution of the plating/longevity/engraving issues - looking forward to ordering up one of these with my own QR on it. They look sweet and just what everyone needs! Great job!

Could you tell us more about how the QR code is done? Is it engraved in or printed on the metal?

Is this what you're looking to change? Keep us updated, this is really cool!

The process, which works well on other metals, used lasers to fuse a metal emulsion. But the process just wasn't so great with these plated keychains.

We are trying actual engraving now, as well as offering other, similar crypto-products. Sorry it's taking awhile!

To the followers of this thread, and people who have PMd me, please check out this thread showing our new, custom-engraved keychains!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=656357