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 I'd like to share a status update on both mystery 3 & 4.


Mystery 3:

The substrates are on their way to Switzerland to be delivered to the Hologram supplier. ETA for this: early August. After the holograms are applied, and the sheets returned- The notes will be printed in Switzerland within 48 hours of that process. The goal here is to get them ready as quickly as possible by streamlining.

Mystery 4:

Tom is working with us to produce the intaglio plates in early August. Mystery 4 will be printed in the UK. Shipping will begin on the same day as delivery.


FAQ:

What does this mean if I ordered both mystery 3 & 4?

You will receive two shipments. This is at no additional cost for you.

Will you keep us updated on the progress?

Yes; our goal is to be as transparent as possible with you.

When will I get my notes?

Delayed ETA: 30.09.2020 Q3 This is our goal that by this date all orders are shipped!

What have you learned from this?

It is clear to us that in the future our products should no longer be offered as preorders to the general public. There is too much risk on the buyers end. Furthermore, we should try to be more communicative with you.

This is still great news to hear these will still be released - I just wish there was a way to pay with crypto - I will have to wait till someone here buys them and then sells them on here - hopefully not for 3x the price lol :)

Our new store will have crypto payments integrated. This means the process will be a lot more streamlined.

However, we need to put all of our effort in getting these notes out first.

sounds good!
but your store will remain in the netherlands and the deliveries will be sent from the eu?

We are based in the United Kingdom. The reason why you may have seen deliveries from NL is due to Mitchell, (one of our official distributors) handling the Zug notes.

Until the end of 2020 the UK is still classed as in the EU. After that we will have to asses what our options are if the UK is no longer viable.

ahh, you are right.
i remember - the notes were sent from coinsofnakamoto.com (nl)

awesome cannot wait!

oh wow.... Did I even buy any? Damn, been out of the loop on polymerbits so long it feels! :P

sounds good, tbh i was trying to buy like 5 Penguins a few weeks ago
and when i couldn't find how to pay in crypto, i just left the site (and now am looking on this board instead for some)
i think i left a support message on the site about it

anyways, i look forward to these notes, imo Polymerbit stuff is just some of the highest quality physical-crypto you can get
you guys never cease to amaze me, and im sure 3 & 4 will be no different :)

yep i still close to 200 usd worth of order sitting in my cart because I wanted to pay with crypto. ended up closing the page as well.

what is wrong with paying by credit card or paypal ?

I bought a couple of penguins when they first came out early this year, paid using Fiat.

Nothing wrong with it - I don't use personal funds, I use the business's funds and my business makes it's revenue in crypto - so to buy in fiat requires that I sell the crypto and get fiat cash - I prefer not to do so as much as possible. I have done it a few time though.

I try and buy physical items for $USD as much as possible. Then you know you always spent X USD on whatever you bought later down the road instead of going oh fuck, I paid XXX USD now that BTC has gone (pick your direction). Crypto can be easier, but why bother when crypto is better than Trump-bucks in the long term? Especially when you have to report all the BTC spends to the IRS anyhow... ;D

maybe - but I still prefer to pay in crypto. If I am cashing out crypto to buy fiat and then use fiat - the whole change in btc value is still in play as it would be if I paid in crypto - the only difference is all the fees associated with fiat.

pretty much this
i mine crypto, and prefer to just use it directly for purchasing as much as possible

Personally, i have to be very strategic in my situation how and when i cash out my BTC (if at all)
as anything cashed out as profits held under a year is uber taxable, yuck :P
and i dont have credit cards, used to, but cut them up years ago, as BTC really made me realize how toxic debt was :/


ya i have a laptop i paid 3 BTC for years ago, was like 1500$ at the time....  lol
meh, no ragrats :D

kewl ;D
you probably have a supercomputer now

Update 3: Intaglio printing successful on Mystery 4!

https://i.imgur.com/54tsjPm.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/rOB7raB.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/OliUibX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TlwLl5q.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/2AGG9Yn.jpg

Images courtesy of Tom Badley

Mystery 4 is confirmed as shipping next week.

We are still waiting for the hologram substrate for Mystery 3. The design is ready and its a matter of printing it.

Hey can one of you guys ping me on <pick your method> ? Just a thing or to sort out... Thanks! :D

Yup expect a phone call  :)

Now that's some damn fast service right there! Thank you! ;D

there are also notes of the mystery 3 & 4 notes with an already printed BTC value, like 0.01, 0.05, etc?
and where can i pre-order them?!

Mystery notes are experimental and come in normal values. Unloaded, and sometimes without keys.

This means there are no deviations. It's a proof of concept for a security printing breakthrough.

However, these typically pave the way for normal runs (see birds of the world, based off of the breakthrough on mystery 1).

This means mystery 3 & 4 should pave for normal runs in the future with printed values.

is there any way to purchase a copy of each now?

We will open sales again after all original orders have been shipped.  :D

ok I assume that is after the store re-opens on Oct 1st?

Shipping tomorrow to existing buyers!

Mystery 3 is shipping from Switzerland.

https://i.imgur.com/lQt3QmH.jpg

Mystery 4 is shipping from England.

https://i.imgur.com/7kelsRF.jpg?1

The store will most likely reopen around the 20th of October.

The reason being that we want both of our distributors to have the notes in hand before we sell them.

From now on, when a buyer places an order it will be shipped quicker.

thats awesome!
need the mystery 4 (25 millibitcoin) polymerbit note  :o

sounds good - cannot wait to order the new ones :)

Both notes arrived, and looks FANTASTIC !!!  :)

https://i.imgur.com/p5H9mR2.jpg

Hello,

To me both notes are simple and elegant. I like the wider stipe. Excellent price per note.

I went to https://www.polymerbit.com/  to buy different notes but it seems to be down. It would be nice if older notes are available for sale on the site. A paypal option would be great for purchasing.


Best regards, Rainbowsky

Buyers from Europe, Asia and Oceania can buy the Mystery Note #3 via Coins of Nakamoto (https://www.coinsofnakamoto.com/notes/polymerbit-mystery-note-3?pk_campaign=Bitcointalk).

How many mystery 3 & 4 notes were produced in total, I can't seem to find it. :P

thanks

comes the mystery 4 notes including hologram and loaded with 0.0025BTC?

To be clear- those notes do not need to be loaded.

They are issued unloaded but they can be left unloaded.

More loaded notes... Please... birds, bulls, trees, plants, whatever... ;D

:D

Yes more loaded notes are coming