I remember doodling those! Good luck with the sale.

Regards,
Chris | Amateur Doodler

My pleasure, bithalo.

Regards,
Chris

*** WINTER HOLIDAY SALE ***

It's the holiday season, and we're clearing out all our stock! Buy 2016 Bitcoin Penny™ Classic Rolls here at 50% OFF! (That's a savings of $50 USD!)

A few dozen Bitcoin Penny™ Commemorative Coins, some well-fitted genuine Air-Tite™ capsules, and a little 1lb clear fishing line, and you'll have all the decorations you'll ever need for the FINEST Christmas Tree in all the bitcoining world!




Buy your Bitcoin Penny™ Classic Roll TODAY!

Regards,
Chris @ TBPCo

Thanks for the question, tweetious. The 50% OFF would apply to forum sales. (Although, if you purchase a Short Roll on our website for the same price, we'll be happy to upgrade you to the Classic Roll upon request.) Simply PM me with a list of what you want, and I'll quote you back with the final price + shipping. Just let me know if you're USA or international.

And, yes. The Classic Rolls include 3 special mint SN coins (and 37 standard mint DAVE coins).

Thanks again.

Regards,
Chris

EDIT: And to avoid scammers, please send the payment to: 1AYDugqT8vYQNL7pHyG7dcVktrcBEtyQ4j. =)

Absolutely! It's our pleasure. And thank you for your purchase. =)

Regards,
Chris @ TBPco

That's the one! Thanks, klaaas!

Regards,
Me

*** WINTER HOLIDAY SALE ***

It's the holiday season, and we're clearing out all our stock! Buy 2016 Bitcoin Penny™ Classic Rolls at 50% OFF! (That's a savings of $50 USD!)

We have a few hundred more coins to sell, and we're doing it via our popular Classic Rolls. (Of course, we're happy to make a special deal with anyone who wants to buy our remaining surplus in bulk! LOL)

Buy your Bitcoin Penny™ Classic Roll TODAY!

Regards,
Chris @ TBPCo

Maybe if someone were able to sell loaded .999 Silver physical bitcoins (which excludes USA makers) at a small .15 BTC premium and limited the run to 100 coins maximum (to increase collectibility), they could make ~$11,500 total premium. And if they sold thru BTForum exclusively, they could avoid all the associated website and hosting costs/fees. And if they did it all under-the-table (without properly notifying the government), then they could avoid a huge amount of city, state, and county license fees, retail sales taxes, and any basic income taxes. In the above case, I could easily see someone making a nice little profit in a short time. Throw in a few new designs per year, and you might be able to squeak out a living for a year or two (based on USA economy).

Regards,
Me

We (The Bitcoin Penny Co.) don't make the expensive $75-$100 Fine .999 Silver collectible coins, but I'll add my thoughts. (Please keep in mind that these thoughts apply to TBPCo only, as I have no knowledge of the inner-workings of other coinmakers' businesses.)

The markup is not all profit. In fact, there is very little profit, respectively. Most of the markup covers all the little things such as packaging materials and printing costs, monthly website fees, shipping supplies and actual shipping costs (we lose money on most international sales), all the local, state, and federal retail licenses and sales taxes (if you properly claim the income as a business, which we do), and a bazillion more little things that you'd never, EVER expect. And then there's all the little extra special things you want to do that weren't in the original budget, like free stickers. =)

We lost a good bit of money in our first year (2015), but we learned a lot about small (micro) business. We changed a few things with our next release, and we broke even somewhere in the summer of our second year (2016). Technically, we're still a couple hundred bucks in the black, so we're happy with how 2016 will end for us. =)

We treat this like a legal business, which it is, but it's not really a viable business. I would make a LOT more money working part-time at minimum wage, but it's fun and I like it. =/

I'm rambling again. LOL I guess my point is that there are a LOT of (expected and unexpected) expenses that go into running a small collectible coin business, so a little markup is required.

To put it another way, the minting is the easy part. It's maintaining the business that takes time, effort, and money.

Hope my perspective helps.

Regards,
Chris

Maybe the artist can make a second edition -- same artwork, but instead of "NOPE," it reads "Ah, F*ck!"

Regards,
Me

This is one AWESOME mug! I'll definitely buy more in the future! Thank you, Tommy!






















Regards,
Chris

I apologize, bithalo. I may have sounded as if I were correcting you or something. I wasn't. (In fact, I call us Bitcoin Penny all the time.)

What I was meaning to address is the fact that I forgot to write "Bitcoin Penny" under my autograph, and I wanted to post our name beside the autograph so collectors (present and future) will know which autograph is ours. That's all.

Again, great job on the autographs package! We're so thrilled to be a part of it.

Regards,
Chris

The collection looks great! And for future reference, the "Chris" + smiley face autograph is from The Bitcoin Penny Co.



Regards,
Chris

EDIT: Maybe someone who recognizes all the signatures can edit the photo to add labels, as in this quick example. That would surely help me to know which stickers go on which pages. Just a thought.

Sounds like a good idea. Of course, if Trump wins on Tuesday, then I may auction off the entire Bitcoin Penny company (past and future doodles included) to pay for one-way airfare to Ireland or Canada. Fingers cross'd.

Regards,
Chris

I thought it was exciting. I just didnt comment because I didn't want to bury Lauda's chart under countless posts. (Again... Thank you, Lauda.)

Congratulations, minerjones!

Regards,
Chris

Tommy,

Is this still the correct payment address?

I can't wait to drink my morning coffee from one of these anti-Trump mugs!

Regards,
Chris

Wowser! Congratulations, Zepher! She's an absolute BEAUTY!

Me

Agreed.

Me


EDIT: Thanks for the table below, Lauda!

This lot of Ometeotl DIY physical bitcoins and other miscellaneous cryptocollectibles was on auction recently, but the winning bid fell thru. Therefore, I'm offering everything for sale here at the second highest bid amount. SOLD










The lot includes the following:

Ometeotl Series 1 Matching Set (Gold-Plated #015 / Silver-Plated #015) DIY .5 BTC (UNFUNDED) with holograms and matching COA. Value = 0.11125 BTC / $78.49 USD.
Ometeotl Series 2 Matching Set (Antique Gold-Plated #037 / Antique Silver-Plated #037) DIY .5 BTC (UNFUNDED) with holograms and matching COA. Value = 0.11125 BTC / $78.49 USD.
Brass BTC Paperweights in faux gold / silver.
Black Leather Bitcoin Badge / Wallet.
NastyFans .999 Silver Coins (Tiny Little Things) x8.
Miscellaneous trinkets including an orange bitcoin pin-back button, two collectible crypto poker chips (Darkcoin and Blockchain).

NOTE: The Certificates of Authenticity for the Ometeotl Series 1 coins were slightly torn upon opening from the envelope after shipping. (See photos.) I'll leave it to the new owner to tape or to not tape. In my opinion, this is not an issue.

The total value of this package is somewhere around .3 BTC / $197 USD.

My asking price is .09 BTC sent to the following address: 1Kvh7XTxsmvATeoBtAXWjcnLZ6hqeHYieD. SOLD

USA shipping is an additional 0.01 BTC and international shipping is an additional 0.02 BTC.

Please feel free to ask questions.

Thank you.

Regards,
Chris @ The Bitcoin Penny Co.

Congratulations on your cryptocoin release, Sky! I'll definitely buy a set (#07, if still available) in the next few days, after I take care of a previous commitment.

Regards,
Chris