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Title: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: gigabytecoin on June 08, 2011, 10:10:45 AM Genius or idiot?
he is selling them here... http://cgi.ebay.ca/1-50-Bitcoins-Bitcoin-Sale-Bit-Coin-Coins-BTC-/120735219786?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c61404a Apparantly has sold over 30 of them at 37 bucks a peice??? I guess you would have to sell higher than normal if you are risking paypal chargebacks/paypal account closures/etc... Seriously if the seller is reading this, stop doing so now. You will only cause problems for you and your customers. PayPal will freeze your funds. They are the enemy. Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: J180 on June 08, 2011, 10:57:14 AM Why is that an issue for buyers?
(this is coming from someone who has brought some off ebay) Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: Oldminer on June 08, 2011, 11:59:32 AM Ships to: Worldwide
LOL Actually if my memory serves me correctly, digital goods were banned from sale on ebay... Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: zer0 on June 08, 2011, 02:05:18 PM Nigerians with phished ebay and paypal accounts will rob that guy blind
Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: MarketNeutral on June 08, 2011, 02:28:40 PM An accident waiting to happen....
until then, very good exposure for bitcoin. ;D Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: Threshold on June 08, 2011, 02:36:42 PM Actually if my memory serves me correctly, digital goods were banned from sale on ebay... Plenty of people (including myself) have bought and sold cards for the Magic Online card game via eBay. Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: airdata on June 08, 2011, 02:37:19 PM he sold 8 of them @ 43 each
Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: benjamindees on June 08, 2011, 02:43:16 PM They allow Linden Dollars and other virtual currencies. I don't see why Bitcoin would be singled out.
Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: gigabytecoin on June 08, 2011, 06:57:38 PM Ships to: Worldwide LOL Actually if my memory serves me correctly, digital goods were banned from sale on ebay... I thought this was the case as well. But perhaps it is only "copyrightable" downloadable products that are banned? There are some linden dollars for sale on ebay... but only 6 sellers. If it were allowed to sell them through ebay I would expect many more people than that. Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: BookofNick on June 10, 2011, 08:32:45 PM Ebay specifically prohibits the sale of currency. I know, because I tried to sell 10 as an experiment, some dick flagged my listing, and eBay sent me a message with clear threats of shutting down my account if I ever list one again.
Anyone know a way around this? Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: BotherMeNot on June 10, 2011, 09:00:46 PM How does eBay verify the transaction? The buyer could just claim the seller never sent anything. This is what I was told was the reasoning behind selling digital codes for games.
Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: Vasili Sviridov on June 10, 2011, 10:52:18 PM How does eBay verify the transaction? The buyer could just claim the seller never sent anything. This is what I was told was the reasoning behind selling digital codes for games. Point them to the blockexplorer with your receiving address and the communication with seller, giving him that exact address. Way easier than tracing cash or credit card transactions :) Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: BotherMeNot on June 10, 2011, 10:59:10 PM Point them to the blockexplorer with your receiving address and the communication with seller, giving him that exact address. Way easier than tracing cash or credit card transactions :) How does the seller prove that it was him who sent the money? Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: Vasili Sviridov on June 10, 2011, 11:03:56 PM How does the seller prove that it was him who sent the money? The transaction is signed by his private key. Title: Re: Some genius selling bitcions through ebay? Post by: Gavin Andresen on June 10, 2011, 11:04:49 PM Ebay specifically prohibits the sale of currency. I know, because I tried to sell 10 as an experiment, some dick flagged my listing, and eBay sent me a message with clear threats of shutting down my account if I ever list one again. I still think selling boot-able USB sticks that contain a Linux distro, bitcoin, a bitcoin miner, and "starter" bitcoins would be a great eBay business/product. You're not selling currency, you're selling software and a USB stick.Anyone know a way around this? You'll have to have a good eBay rep, though, because the person who gets it would have to trust that you didn't keep a copy of the wallet. |