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Title: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: elux on January 21, 2012, 11:24:30 PM My First Experience Buying Something with Bitcoin (http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/ooxlz/my_first_experience_buying_something_with_bitcoin/)
Quote from: herrtim tl;dr I bought a MacBook on Bitmit.net with Bitcoin and am very happy with my experience. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: elux on January 22, 2012, 12:15:54 AM Feedback especially wanted on this part:
Quote from: elux Bitmit is nice, though perhaps a little buggy, like OP describes. More importantly it is hardly a mite compared to the whale that is Ebay. So I was thinking.. Let's put the community to work! Do our share in building Bitcoin economy by either listing OR bidding on an item of one's choosing. I have a Radeon 4890 lying around, perhaps you have a Super Nintendo or something else lying in the basement or garage. Perhaps make a top level post on this? Would YOU sir* be willing and eager to do your part in growing the nascent bitcoin economy? :) *(Or madam) Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: bitcoinbetas on January 22, 2012, 12:19:27 AM Feedback especially wanted on this part: Quote from: elux Bitmit is nice, though perhaps a little buggy, like OP describes. More importantly it is hardly a mite compared to the whale that is Ebay. So I was thinking.. Let's put the community to work! Do our share in building Bitcoin economy by either listing OR bidding on an item of one's choosing. I have a Radeon 4890 lying around, perhaps you have a Super Nintendo or something else lying in the basement or garage. Perhaps make a top level post on this? Would YOU sir* be willing and eager to do your part in growing the nascent bitcoin economy? :) *(Or madam) This is great success story for Bitcoins! ;D Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: markio on January 22, 2012, 01:47:27 AM I love bitmit. I'm in the process of moving and putting a lot of items on that site. Check my signature for a referral link.
The site has bugs, but the developer is very helpful. I've had two items sold, one went great, the other had an AWOL buyer. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: oOoOo on January 22, 2012, 08:12:38 PM bitmit is a very important website for the future of bitcoin. To boost the bitcoin economy in any significant way, we must all contribute to drastically increase activity on sites such as bitmit.
I'm doing my part of the contribution by placing a large number of articles soon, including non trivial stuff like music instruments etc! Come on people! Together we can do this!! Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: the joint on January 22, 2012, 08:38:29 PM bitmit is a very important website for the future of bitcoin. To boost the bitcoin economy in any significant way, we must all contribute to drastically increase activity on sites such as bitmit. I'm doing my part of the contribution by placing a large number of articles soon, including non trivial stuff like music instruments etc! Come on people! Together we can do this!! Do you have any very nice guitars (Gibson Les Pauls, Paul Reed Smiths, etc.)? Do you have any very nice basses? Do you have any very nice acoustic guitars? Do you have any higher-end electronic drum kits? Edit: To stay on topic, Bitmit looks awesome. First time I check it out :) Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: oOoOo on January 22, 2012, 09:26:14 PM @the joint
No, but I will add drum computers and samplers around February to start. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: Nicolai Larsen on January 23, 2012, 01:32:17 AM Gonna sell (try) my stuff on this site from now on! Thanks for making me aware of such a site :D
You can get some great bargains as well! Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: Kluge on January 23, 2012, 02:04:40 AM Thanks for posting. There was something very specific (I'll note it when bidding's over :p ) I've been trying to find for months at a reasonable rate (in any currency), and somehow found it on Bitmit. Go figure.
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: nayrB16 on January 31, 2012, 03:02:55 PM I have also successfully sold on Bitmit a radeon x1600 graphics card to be exact. I also have other items listed as well under nayrB16http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info# (http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info#)
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: elux on January 31, 2012, 04:33:02 PM http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info# (http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info#) 2 BTC X-Box!!? :o ;D Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: Nicolai Larsen on January 31, 2012, 08:35:31 PM I have also successfully sold on Bitmit a radeon x1600 graphics card to be exact. I also have other items listed as well under nayrB16http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info# (http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info#) If I win the XBOX, will you be willing to destroy it in whatever way, while recording it? (I want the video :D) Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: rjk on January 31, 2012, 09:50:43 PM I have also successfully sold on Bitmit a radeon x1600 graphics card to be exact. I also have other items listed as well under nayrB16http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info# (http://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/614-original-xbox/seller_info#) If I win the XBOX, will you be willing to destroy it in whatever way, while recording it? (I want the video :D) Sorry its not your particular XBOX, but that is FPSRussia using various firearms to destroy an XBOX - fun to watch ;D Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: MaxSan on February 01, 2012, 01:33:05 AM I would like to see it melted with sulphuric acid. High speed also required as i have a short attention span.
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: SgtSpike on February 01, 2012, 01:38:21 AM Wow, there's actually a lot of stuff listed for sale there now. Much more than I ever saw at biddingpond.
Probably the biggest problem is feedback. You have to start somewhat small when selling with 0 feedback, else you'll lose big on the lower prices the items you list sell for. Also, I love the icons indicating shipping details. Much clearer than eBay's setup. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: chsados on February 01, 2012, 03:51:29 AM maybe one of you SEO pros could write a craigslist script to advertise hot items listed on bitmit to get some new users.
bitmit also needs to have a page dedicated to buying bitcoins. this is what i see holding bitcoin back from large adoption. if mtgox somehow allowed approved e-commerce websites access to the order book giving customers an easy way to buy bitcoins then users who stumble upon bitmit and wont have to spend a day and a half figuring out how to get btc in the first place. imagine if a user saw an item of interest and could input his cc details and hit pay. behind the scenes the cc is used to purchase bitcoins at mtgox and instantly sends btc to the seller. this would obviously require mtgox to change the way it works which i doubt would ever happen. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: bitcool on February 01, 2012, 03:58:28 AM Bitmit is nice but what happened to biddingpond? It has been offline for quite a while.
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: tiberiandusk on February 01, 2012, 04:38:26 AM I'm still hanging in there. BitBid
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: bbit on February 01, 2012, 05:50:27 AM I'm still hanging in there. BitBid you have no auctions ouch! ??? Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: Nicolai Larsen on February 01, 2012, 06:54:01 PM I'm still hanging in there. BitBid you have no auctions ouch! ??? Yea, bitbid is pretty much dead. Luckily I found Bitmit instead who have a great deal of auctions. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: tiberiandusk on February 02, 2012, 04:18:16 AM I'm still hanging in there. BitBid you have no auctions ouch! ??? They expired on the 31st and have been reposted. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: Nicolai Larsen on February 02, 2012, 07:36:10 PM I see 4 now?
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: tiberiandusk on February 02, 2012, 11:52:38 PM Things are slow. People sign up then never sell anything. :-\
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: gregwtmtno on February 03, 2012, 12:38:30 AM Yeah...I think the actual amount of money being spent as opposed to speculated with is pretty minimal...unless you count silk road. (And even then not so much)
Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: TradersEdgeDice on February 03, 2012, 04:58:12 PM Sold hundreds of my wares with paypal. Have yet to score a BTC sale.
I'm not a miner or a speculator. I am a merchant. Right now, offering bitcoin payment as an option seems to be a matter of belief in cryptocurrency. That needs to change into offering bitcoin payment because that is where the money is. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: SgtSpike on February 03, 2012, 05:18:13 PM Sold hundreds of my wares with paypal. Have yet to score a BTC sale. Definitely harder on folks selling specialized items. For things like dice, it's a small crowd to begin with. And the number of people in that small crowd using Bitcoin is well, probably quite minuscule.I'm not a miner or a speculator. I am a merchant. Right now, offering bitcoin payment as an option seems to be a matter of belief in cryptocurrency. That needs to change into offering bitcoin payment because that is where the money is. Thanks for offering your products for Bitcoins though. The more merchants that do it, the more people we can encourage to start using Bitcoin. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: gregwtmtno on February 03, 2012, 05:23:09 PM Sold hundreds of my wares with paypal. Have yet to score a BTC sale. I'm not a miner or a speculator. I am a merchant. Right now, offering bitcoin payment as an option seems to be a matter of belief in cryptocurrency. That needs to change into offering bitcoin payment because that is where the money is. Thanks for accepting bitcoin. Just try and stick with it. Out of curiosity, what are your business's biggest expenses? I think one great way to get more merchants to accept bitcoin is to have what they need available for bitcoin. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: TradersEdgeDice on February 03, 2012, 05:57:42 PM Yeah, this was to scratch an itch about going through the process of designing and manufacturing something. And I am a currency trader. It started before the advent of bitcoin. So, no BTC symbol.
I'm run a linux cloud server where I'm hosting a lot of paying clients so there is no cost in this little project. It's already discounted for BTC. Maybe I can also throw in five dice of the next production run with BTC on it. 200 sets to go. It's not like that's a promise I can't keep. Title: Re: You can actually buy stuff with Bitcoin!? Post by: elux on February 19, 2012, 02:20:43 AM So I did actually buy stuff with Bitcoin. With personally minted coins. Feels good man.
I bought Counter-Strike from franco (https://bitmit.net/en/user/franco), and a Solar Powered Car from littlegood (https://bitmit.net/en/user/littlegood). Looking to buy more things, but haven't found much of interest just yet. Other than this (https://bitmit.net/en/trade/i/814-asus-eee-pc-900-linux-version/description) cute netbook. Do you have something I want? Use the bear market to do some real trading. Increase consumer spending! ;D |