Once BTC was sent to escrow (a few days ago) this seller became unresponsive.  I have tried PM'ing them with no luck, and have left negative trust.  The user (link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2355564) has signed in but ignored all messages.  As a result, I will be refunding the buyer in a short period of time.  I wanted to make this public, as this is happening way too frequently lately and people should be aware.

I'm seeing this more and more so I may start making more of them public and will be more diligent in leaving appropriate feedback.  Be safe out there.  Scammers will claim to accept escrow in an attempt to garner your trust in hopes they can talk you into NOT using it.

Apply to be a merit source and help resolve the issue. 

You may benefit from discussing this with a therapist.

Perhaps we are preparing for another level of membership.

Trading doesn't have to be stressful.  You just need to have your idea about what something is worth and why.  If it is undervalued, you buy and wait for the market to realize it's real value.  When it hits the valuation you thought it was worth, you sell.  Really simple.  Sometimes you are wrong, and you learn.  Sometimes you are right, and you make a lot of money.

It is only when you throw money at assets with no idea what it's real value is that things become stressful.

Here is a trick I learned reading some Warren Buffett literature a long time ago.  When you learn about an asset, don't ever look at the price.  Look at competitors, the overall market, the fundamentals, the prospects, etc.  Then say in your mind, this asset is worth X amount of dollars.  Then you look at the number of outstanding shares (or total number of coins that will be produced) and divide your valuation by this number.  That should make it very easy to determine if you believe something is undervalued or overvalued.  When I used this trick on Bitcoin back in 2011, I determined it should be worth $4,000 each.  Since that time we've seen things like forks adding value, new use cases, and acceptance as an investment asset class, all of which I didn't originally take into account in my valuation.  Thus, I now believe that Bitcoin is undervalued, and will see another explosion in price once the inflation rate is halved once again.  Since I believe this, I own BTC.  I will likely not sell a majority of my BTC investment until A) the price hits $200,000 per coin, or B) something about the fundamentals has changed.  With this view I have never been stressed about the Bitcoin price.  I just wait until the market sees what I see, or until I learn something new.  Whether the price is $5,000 or $10,000 tomorrow really makes no difference to me at all in my equation, so there is no need to stress over it whatsoever.

You should select a trusted escrow.  There are several lists available, here's one: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=276897.0

krogothmanhattan has also recently started an escrow service and has a high amount of trust here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5055177.0

This is a much better section to get answers to your questions: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=97.0

If I were you, I would get your private keys and try a lightweight client.

I enjoy contributing. It isn’t torture. Defending my efforts is an annoyance, but I’m happy to oblige when I am able.

If someone is copy-pasting responses, then moderators should discover this and ban them. Rather than criticize those doing a largely thankless job, report the post to those being paid to handle the issue so it can be removed and the user banned. We are all needed to keep this forum clean.

Yes, there’s a US and a European node. If you let me know what node you’re having issues with, I can request they restart it for you. Perhaps that may resolve the issue.

You’re likely referencing the expected amount should a block be found. It could be a long wait with the current p2pool state. Make sure you are aware of the odds of finding a block. You may want to try using a different NastyPool node, or setting the other node as a backup, so if you did drop from one node, you’d resume with the other. It’s never a good idea to rely on a single pool regardless of what pool that is.

NastyPool is still active and looking at the current user charts, I don’t see anything that appears out of the ordinary.

What miner/software are you using? Also, you should be aware that mining on p2pool is very risky currently as the hashrate is quite low. It is possible that no blocks will be found for a period measuring in years. If supporting decentralization isn’t something you are willing to sacrifice reliable earnings for, you may want to consider another pool. At least until some issues with the currently splintered p2pool networks improve.

Many hours of reading newbie posts trying to find legitimate posters. It’s a (mostly) thankless job, but I’m glad to help new users feel appreciated and improve their bitcointalk experience.

I disagree with everything quoted here.

I try not to merit anyone who posts in the Altcoin Bounties section. I imagine nobody reviewing your post history would leave you a merit for that reason.

Indeed.  You can see a whole list of people here who trust those who use such terms to describe others:

No.  They were pretty dismissive and I would have felt foolish pressing the issue.  Anyone could give them a call and ask for clarification.  They aren't hard to find.



I would disagree about half of DT1 being inactive.  It looks to me like only 1 member is inactive, and another hasn't signed in since May.  I can't speculate on whether or not those who have added Vod to DT2 would consider this allegation to be enough to remove him.  As stated, I'd recommend reaching out to the user that added him and ask.

LIST OF THE "DT DOZEN" (trademark pending, j/k):

I spoke with the people at the Barrett-Jackson auction house today. While talking, I asked them this question. Their representative laughed at me and assured me that no owners would be permitted to bid on their own items. Barrett-Jackson is the most popular auctioneer I’ve ever heard of, so I think we can use them as a metric for what is or is not acceptable. As someone who has attended similar auctions dating as far back as the 80s, I would agree that this is the expectation of those involved.

Now that qualified experts have weighed in, the real issue here is whether or not Vod should be in DT2. I would recommend Anduck reach out to those who have added him for an explanation regarding this topic. However, since the feedback seems to be in line with expert opinion, the only thing left to really examine is how long after a misdeed it is appropriate to leave feedback. This is in my opinion the proper debate here.

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