Thanks for the reply, miffman. Yes, I wasn't including Og's 1g collectible tokens. I meant something that would have a privkey and hold BTC.

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Me

Just curious... We soft-marketed this DIY physical bitcoin as "one of the smallest ... physical bitcoins on the market!"

I'm wondering if there's a physical bitcoin that's smaller. Does anyone know?

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Chris

Thanks for the suggestion, Hhamppy. Generally, we prefer to avoid pre-selling products. We did it once last year with a canvas bank bag filled with 100 coins, but all those coins took almost 2 weeks longer to arrive from the mint than expected. None of our customers complained, and they all seemed to understand, but still... On the other hand, it's not like we're sourcing a new product here. We know the source, and we know the quality, so the only chance we'd be taking is with the delivery time.

Is anyone else interested in more of these DIY Mini Physicals?

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Chris

True. But allowing something simply because you didn't state that you wouldn't is a ridiculous opinion. For instance, in this auction thread, you didn't state that you wouldn't steal the high bidder's BTC and send him an empty box, but that doesn't make it right if you were to do so. I'm sure you understand now. Just set a high reserve next time, and all will be good.

Good luck with the auction.

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Chris

Short Answer: These copper doodles are one-off originals, with no paper copy.

Long Answer: Well, technically, everything, including my signatures front and back, were originally drawn on paper, then photographed, made digital, imported into Photoshop, then meticulously second-layer traced by me to create a digital doodle, which was then saved and provided to the copper artisan for engraving. So these doodles were hand-drawn, then digitally drawn (traced) by me. Unfortunately, only a few of the original paper doodles / sketches survived, and I didn't think it would be fair to include them with their matching Copper Doodles if everyone didn't get one. I hope that makes sense.

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Chris

LOL WTF? Killyoustabfuckblood? I can't stop laughing.

On a serious note... Yes, it's better to start with a high reserve. Bidding on your own auction under a different name (known or not) is called "shill bidding," (one of the many types, but most obvious) and it's generally considered a type of con perpetrated by untrustworthy ne'er-do-wells, which is why it's against the rules at auction houses (online or physical brick-and-mortar). Obviously, you didn't realize this, or you would've never done it. But now you know, and it's an easy lesson learned. Just set a reserve price next time -- the lowest you'll take. It's as simple as that.

Good luck with the auction.

Oh, and you may want to post photos of the front too.

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Chris

I'm really interested to see what the Copper Doodle might sell for on auction. Might help to list the specifics like 5oz of .999 Fine Copper, only ten (10) made, etc. Good luck.

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Chris

Lauda, there were still a few left on the website earlier this week.


I've always thought the same, wheelz. Those two brands are top shelf.

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Chris

Oh, yes. I can officially confirm that you were, without a doubt, our very first customer. And since you purchased our very first Limited Edition Roll (before we had them individually numbered), that's probably our very first scribbled note. 

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Chris

I'm happy to read that your rolls arrive safe and sound. Thank you again for helping to support The Bitcoin Penny Company and Friends of Satoshi!  And enjoy the doodles!

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Chris

You're correct, Buck. These were never mean to be "Limited Edition" or "Special Edition" in any way. (In those cases, we will ALWAYS describe the product as such.) We simply had a limited quantity in stock, because we only placed a small order. We didn't know that these Mini Physicals would be so popular.

I was planning to take a short break from BP (still on the forums, just not minting or releasing anything new) for a few months while I focus on a personal project, which is why I mentioned that we wouldn't be selling anything more for a long while. But I really don't mind minting another run of these DIY coins. (I'd like to own some too! LOL) As long as enough people are interested in them to justify the second, larger mint run, then we'll do it.

However, I can see how some of our customers may have accidentally thought these were "Limited Edition" or "Special Edition" in some kind of way, then purchased because of that reason alone. In that case, I'm happy to offer a FULL REFUND on your Mini Physicals purchase. Just let me know that you'd like a refund, and I'll issue it immediately.

In the meantime... who is interested in a second mint run of these DIY Mini Physicals?

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Chris

Wow! It's been a long while since I've seen one of those, BG! Those brown Kraft paper scribbles went out with our first sales, and I believe only for our Limited Edition Rolls. I don't think we sent similar notes along with our Short Rolls. We may have, but I don't think so. (The Short Rolls were miffman's idea, if I remember correctly. You might ask him if he ever received one with his Short Roll, which was our first one sold.)

Regardless, our simple books show that until we placed the order for our first THANK YOU cards, we had only sold four (4) Limited Edition Rolls and two (2) Short Rolls. So...six (6) of those brown Kraft paper scribbles at the most?

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Chris

Want one NOW!

Me 😀

That's great news, Mitchell, because I believe we are now SOLD OUT.

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Chris

Yes, I couldn't imagine The Bitcoin Penny Co. existing without our classic, brown paper rolls!

That's definitely something to think about for our future releases. Thanks for mentioning it.

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Chris

I completely agree.

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Chris

As I explained in another thread... Yes, a lot of people missed out on these. To be honest, we hadn't expected such a quick flood of purchases, and we weren't sure if many people would want them, so we only minted those few coins. I do wish we had minted enough for everyone. (Heck, I don't even have one of these rolls!) However, minting more isn't really a problem. The only products we absolutely cannot mint more of is our Special Edition Rolls. I suppose that if enough people are interested in more of these Mini Physicals short rolls, then we could place another order with the mint. Might take a couple weeks to have them in hand. I had hoped to make this our last release for a few months, so that I can focus more on other personal (non-BP) projects. However, I suppose that one more run of these might be a good opportunity for everyone. (Myself included, because I really want one of these rolls!)

What does everyone think about a second, larger run of these? (We may even mark the second run rolls with a little star to note that they were not of the original batch, if that's something that might interest you collectors.)

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Chris

Mitchell,

As long as you get one, then I'm happy.

Let me know what you decide to do with MJ, and I'll reserve one for you in the meantime. Everything is irie.



Two singles, it is. Thanks, Sky.

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Chris

Yes, a lot of people missed out on these. To be honest, we hadn't expected such a quick flood of purchases, and we weren't sure if many people would want them, so we only minted those few coins. I do wish we had minted enough for everyone. However, minting more isn't really a problem. The only products we absolutely cannot mint more of is our Special Edition Rolls. I suppose that if enough people are interested in more of these Mini Physicals short rolls, then we could place another order with the mint. Might take a couple weeks to have them in hand.

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Chris

Yes, I wasn't expecting them to sell out that quickly. Next time we'll limit it to one (1) roll per person for the first 24 hours.

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Chris

PS -- I'm a little sad too. I meant to keep one roll for myself, but I miscalculated. Now I don't have any of these coins either. LOL (The LOL is for the irony. I'm laughing on the outside and crying on the inside.)