Speaking of collectability.... I would just like to point out that the 2011 MS-66 coin I am selling is one out of the first five physical bitcoins to ever be graded by ANACS. I don't know how much this might affect how collectible this particular coin is, but I think it's pretty neat, and it's part of the reason I priced it a couple BTC above the going market rate. See this thread (and click on the picture): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=186098.0 |
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There's some data about it. It's significantly more rare than the 2011 error coins, with only 516 minted and 434 still active. If your coin is in good condition I'd hold out for a very high offer, more than what people are paying for the 2011 series 1 error coins. There is a difference between rarity and desirability. The original coin with the S1 sticker has much more significance that the corrected S2 coin even though there are less of them. It is the collectible aspect of being the 1st Casascius Coin that gives it the higher value based on demand. Here is an auction that was completed in December. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=349215.0 There's definitely a difference between rarity and desirability. Desirability isn't always correlated with rarity, but rarity is often correlated with desirability. I would have to agree with this. Rarity will drive the prices up long term. Desirability can sometimes be just a hype and it will die down in the future. For a collector, long term wise, I would expect the premium for the more rare coins will outpace the coins that are more well known aka 2011 S1 error coins. Collectors are ALWAYS out for the rare and hard to get stuff. This is just my opinion. Collectors also love to get the first edition of something. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in the future. |
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Codes worked great, thanks!
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Looking for a buyer, send me your offer.  |
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450 BTC? Over $450,000 at peak price. $280,350 at todays prices. Damn, they gave it to you hard! Hope they used Vaseline! Look at those two boxes and think "$280,000 dollars, $280,000 dollars, $280,000 dollars........
Bad thinking: They weren't worth anything back then. It's the 10,000 bitcoin for a pizza argument, that's what they were worth then, this is what they are worth now. Exactly. I can't help but think of the opportunity cost though, that I would have a lot more BTC if I had saved them instead of spent them on miners. I invested in mining equipment on three separate occasions since April 2011. GPU's, FPGA's, and ASIC's. Looking back, in every instance, I would have been better off just buying BTC instead of mining equipment. That said, I still have some BTC, and I still expect it to continue rallying long term, so I am excited for the future! I can't "if only" my life away. |
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If you give more than a 5% discount off of current market prices, I might be interested.
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Price is too good to be true, and selling from a new account. Any proof these are legit or weren't purchased with a stolen credit card?
I have this weird feeling about these starbucks gift cards. I've seen three threads already. This guy is selling $100 for $25, and the two other people are selling $100 card for $40. Are these like generated or something? Fake? Idk, but it's suspicious that three different people are selling starbucks giftcards for extremely cheap. It is weird. I bought one a few months ago (I think it was half off, $50 for a $100 card), and used it online immediately to buy another $100 gift card that was shipped to my house. So far, all is good with it, but I'm still suspicious of the methods used to obtain it in the first place. |
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Bought 2 BFL 60GH/s ASICs on June 23 2011. Paid 450 BTC. They've not even generated half that, and I turned them off a month ago because they stopped making enough to cover electric costs. 1/10 would not buy again.
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This is so bad that the 2011 are so dirty or not untouched, meaning they can still get worse over time (MS64 for ex).
Tis the nature of brass coins, unfortunately...! |
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(what the fuck is that word "americans" everybody uses?? Are you talking about people from Argentina or Mexico or Chile or Peru??).
Like it or not, that's the term for people who live in the United States. |
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Selling obsolete mining tech? Moderately shady.
But making it seem like they're doing 'customers' a favor, and that they're motivation is to protest the US Marshal's auction - that's just misleading and idiotic.
OP has been set to ignore.
I think this is where the phrase "shoot the messenger" came from. None the less it might be obsolete tech, but so is that cell phone, tablet, computer, or any other tech you bought last month. its still cheaper than anyplace else your going to find them. Just our 2 bits worth. The difference being, the sole purpose of the cell phone, tablet, and computer isn't to make you money. The sole purpose of an ASIC is just that, so if it cannot do that job, then it is effectively worthless. Oh, there must be a least a few people who buy miners primarily to secure the network. ... *birds chirping* In a perfect place and a perfect world. Sadly we live in a world of capitalists, nobody has any values or motivations except for money. At least in the Crypto world nobody has any other motive or intention other than to capitalize and profit. A person could count the souls that actually truly care about the coin they mine whether it profits or otherwise on two hands. I think money as a motivator is perfect. Otherwise we'd have people mining on horribly inefficient hardware, wasting electricity in the process. |
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I spoke with a bitpay rep at the job fair at the NYC bitcoin center on Saturday. He said they were making a big announcement on Tuesday.
THIS MUST BE WHAT HE MEANT!
Yep! But Newegg doesn't wait for announcements.... |
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Looking for offers...! What are you willing to pay?
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Selling obsolete mining tech? Moderately shady.
But making it seem like they're doing 'customers' a favor, and that they're motivation is to protest the US Marshal's auction - that's just misleading and idiotic.
OP has been set to ignore.
I think this is where the phrase "shoot the messenger" came from. None the less it might be obsolete tech, but so is that cell phone, tablet, computer, or any other tech you bought last month. its still cheaper than anyplace else your going to find them. Just our 2 bits worth. The difference being, the sole purpose of the cell phone, tablet, and computer isn't to make you money. The sole purpose of an ASIC is just that, so if it cannot do that job, then it is effectively worthless. |
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I actually wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
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Domain is still for sale!
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