Sorry, guys, I believe I meet all the criteria listed above but I like where I live. I think I'll just continue working on turning my existing community into a bitcoin community. (You all are welcome to move to San Antonio, if you wish.  ) |
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Most of the items I've bought with bitcoins have been related to my websites: logos, photos, advertising space, domain names, business cards, refrigerator magnets. Haven't had a bad experience yet.
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10 slots, 2 coins:)
Even though there are 10 slots, only 8 are up for auction. 8 slots, 2.5 BTC each |
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Which ones to avoid
- e-Wallet services ! (we'll talk about Mybitcoin)
There is no reason to "avoid all ewallet services." Instawallet has been amazing, reliable, and innovative. BTCinch.com is also really good, and I know the guys who run it personally - they will not be scamming anyone. Flexcoin has also been around quite a while without problems. With ewallets, people just need to be careful and understand that they're trusting a 3rd party. For small amounts, the ease of ewallets generally outweighs the security concerns. For large amounts, ewallets are probably not prudent. Mybitcoin was amazing, reliable, and innovative. but they got hacked. why is Instawallet or BTCinch any different? Mybitcoin.com was also run by anonymous parties who couldn't be found once bitcoins started disappearing. As a matter of fact, many had difficulty finding ways to communicate with them even before that incident. At least in the case of BTCinch, I can also say that I know the identities and have been in contact with several individuals running that particular service. |
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Haha. Sorry if it sounded like I was offended, I know you are well networked and I'm just glad you had the chance to plug bitcoin. My ego survived just fine.  Ditto. It was an informative and positive interview; I thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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I'm a little disappointed that no one mentioned that you can buy coffee with bitcoins but I put up the youtube video at BitBrew anyway. |
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See? You haters left the Flying Spaghetti Monster believers outside of your little love fest. I don't believe they accept the periodic table as you know it (PTAYKI) either. They start with Sauceium and end at Durumanton, with a lot of weird Italian pasta words in the middle.
And theirs is served in a large concave dish, family style.
Pastafarians are used to being overlooked or dismissed as a "satire" religion. That's how we managed to stay underground for thousands of years, after all. I thought satire was the highest pillar of the pastafarian faith, if not the only one? Yes, and we take it very seriously. |
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Okay so upon verifying with a government agency on the subject (actually I just asked a friend on skype), you can't actually get cancer from those strawberries unless the computers were old computers that still had more dangerous parts than the ones that newer computers have. But that doesn't excuse the dust issue, and by the looks of his rigs there is absolute no filtering going on. So cancer? Probably not. Gonna eat them?  EDIT: Title updated to reflect findings.OSHA is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; you probably meant FDA. |
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Thanks - hadn't been aware of this option. I'm thinking the shipping costs could probably be reduced if you have relatively fewer sellers - they could bundle up their items to send to the distribution center and only be sending one shipment per day, the distribution center could get good rates on the parcel distribution. Maybe in a place like Dubai for international trade, or somewhere central for specific countries. It's a bit grand for my ambitions, but I could see it being workable for a big operation. It might even get cost savings. That would work. Amazon does that (fiat only  ) for some 3rd party sales (called "fulfilled by Amazon"). You ship stuff to Amazon, then scan it put it into their warehouse and customer can order with confidence. Amazon knows what they ship out and customer knows amazon knows so that cuts down on fraud. If you want to think real big the shipping time could actually be reduced. Seller ships to "escrow hub" ahead of sale. He can use a slow/cheap method if he likes. After sale/auction the escrow hub ships it out via faster method. If hub has enough volume they can get rate reductions. I know FedEx will discount 2nd day by up to 70% with enough volume (tens of thousands of units per day). Even smaller volume (hundreds of units) can get solid discounts of 30%+. This is actually something I put some thought into once I began selling and shipping items for bitcoins. Once the BTC economy reaches critical mass, I might tackle a bitcoin based shipping/distribution business. Adding an escrow service shouldn't be too much additional work. |
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There's no way for the buyer to prove that the item wasn't received. In this case, the seller is making the claim, "I sent it" so the burden of proof lies upon the seller.
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This might be a good way to address the recurring payment issue. I might order some of these for loyal BitBrew customers, each with their personal BitBrew payment address for orders that happen on a regular basis. That way, when I see a deposit made to Customer A's designated address, I know to start processing their pre-arranged purchase - sort of like digitally saying, "I'll have my usual."
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Coffee from BitBrew is only available to those using bitcoins. Does that count? |
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My brother is a real estate broker her in Texas and he and I had a lengthy discussion yesterday about selling property for bitcoins. Please remember, any information I include here is just my understanding of how such a transaction may be conducted here in the state of Texas. I am not licensed to sell real estate nor am I familiar with the applicable laws or regulations.
First off, he agreed that, legally, "selling" is probably not the appropriate term. It would most likely be considered a trade or exchange.
Secondly, since no banks or lending institutions would be involved, if both the seller and buyer wished to conduct the transaction using bitcoins, the entire value of the property would need to be paid in full unless both parties wished to negotiate a payment plan or lease agreement as well.
All that being said, my brother is offering his services to any one in the bitcoin community who would like to invest in property in Texas. If you can provide specifics regarding the type of property you're looking for, he is more than happy to try and find a seller willing to accept bitcoins.
Anyone interested can PM me for his contact information.
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How will you be distributing the commercial? Who is your target audience?
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A blockchain is not legal proof of financial payment. There is absolutely nothing the buyer can do to stop the seller cancelling the contract due to non-payment and being able to re-claim the property. A contract can be written to specify an exchange of a property for a specific amount of bitcoins to be deposited in a specific wallet. If you can prove the bitcoins were deposited, you've proved that you've fulfilled the terms of the contract. |
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I need input:
How can I modify the concept to motivate people to participate?
Or is there a reason I don't know of that make people not want to use biddingpond?
What could I do to make You personally want to be contribute with an shooting idea?
If not, can you think of a better way for a photgrapher to contribute to the bitcoin community? It might be better to just offer your services and negotiate compensation rather than auctioning them off. I'd be happy to send you a bitcoin or two for some coffee related photos. Even though I hope to use them on the BitBrew website to help sell my beans, I wouldn't want you to confine yourself to what might be "commercially viable." I would be just as happy being the inspiration for some photographic art related to bitcoins that doesn't fit in my business plan. |
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