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Wow, fate really did not want me to have one of these stickers. First I ordered one on Amazon, and somehow it got lost in transit (at least Amazon will pay you for that sticker!). Then I ordered another one on Amazon (the price went up in the meantime), and it arrived with black marks all over the face, so I'm returning it for a refund.
It looks to me like the toner/ink from the bar code labels that are on the back of the stickers, is coming off on the front of the stickers, when they are stacked (perhaps by FBA). Jeepney, you may want to contact Amazon/FBA to resolve this, because my sense it that a lot of your sticker inventory may be getting messed up like my sticker was.
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GET YOUR CASASCIUS COINS WHILE THE PRICE OF BTC IS BELOW $100 ON SALE NOW 1.5 BTC FOR 2013 SINGLES, 1.6 FOR 2011 SINGLES
Casascius Coins are really on sale today! |
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Just curious, does asking to be whitelisted actually work for anyone?
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Just a reminder that this Wednesday in Santa Monica is a Bitcoin Meetup. http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Bitcoin/events/123784402/Last month's meetup in Downtown LA had a great turnout and was a lot of fun. I was one of the biggest newbies there, as most people I talked to have been involved in Bitcoin for a couple of years. The group has a lot of developers, miners (or former miners), and people who've owned Bitcoin since it was well under $1 USD. If you're into Bitcoin on any level, come on by, I think you'll enjoy yourself. |
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Got this private message, I guess I should take the duplicating of the 3D animated GIF that I created for my personal profile a compliment? just wanted to let you know I thought your "profile" pic was awesome...had to take it!
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I had one of your stickers in my Amazon cart for a week, I didn't buy them until I had $25 of Amazon needs (some "add on" classification). I'm supposed to get it on Saturday, I'll post a product review. Can you clear up the mysterious "NOT for use on glass"? What happens if I put it on glass (which is what I'd like to do)?
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Yes, many, mostly for backups. I also use bare drives as externals, with one of those handy docks you can plug than into.
Why?
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I think any image that fits the title of the thread should be welcomed and appreciated.
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Fundamentally, the value of bitcoin goes up when more folks want them.
Folks might want them for two reasons.
1) They are like tulips (speculation)
2) They buy you what you want and are better money than other alternatives.
I am more interested in working on #2 than #1.
I think that's a good point. I have to admit, I was drawn to Bitcoin for reason #1 (I'm sure which isn't appreciated by many). But that initial motivation also makes me want to work to make #2 come to pass for the general public. And it also introduces me to all types of transactions I may not have considered (again, in the #2 category), and a group of people who I enjoy communing with. Oh, and would you consider a third distinct group who might want Bitcoin: People who see Bitcoin as a favorable alternative to the depreciating currency of their home, but aren't quite speculators and don't have immediate plans to transact with Bitcoin. Which of these motivations brings stability to Bitcoin's value? In the long run, I figure the more people who own and transact Bitcoin, the more stable it will be. |
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However because we believe that most others will sell first, the value of our bitcoins will go down anyways, therefore we might as well sell and beat others in the race to the bottom, basically it is profitable to betray the bitcoin community. That certainly isn't my position, but perhaps that's because I'm a relative newb, and not sitting on a boatload of coins with a cost-basis that's 1/10-1/100 the current price. I'm holding and buying on dips (and using, and accepting in business), not even considering selling my small but growing number of BTC when the market takes dives. To me, those are opportunoties, and I've talked to many who feel the same. Hopefully more and more people will come to Bitcoin, and also have my mentality. And maybe part of the solution is realizing we don't all have the same mentality, due to our vastly different relationships with Bitcoin. Maybe I'm a sucker in your game? Maybe because I've paid so much to own BTC, that for purely psychological reasons, I believe it has more value than those of you who mined or bought tons of it a couple of years ago? But many of us are not going to sell, we're going to buy all the way down. |
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its more than 30 hours here and I'm still waiting.
Wow, that sucks... Hopefully, it's just an odd delay, perhaps caused by too many people fleeing? Fingers crossed everyone gets out safely. |
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Definitely a good question, a few Bitcoin-specialist CPAs could probably do a lot of business for people in these forums! Though many in the forum probably laugh at the idea of paying an accountant to be compliant with Bitcoin transactions, and think we're crazy for caring!
As odd as it sounds, I actually thought I read a week ago (can't remember where) some governmental guidance that indicated Bitcoin-related earnings might still be something that can be kept off 2013 tax returns. Wouldn't that be nice!
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A TODOS muchas gracias por participar en el concurso. Hemos recibido propuestas muy originales y viables. Este viernes estaremos preanalizando las propuestas enviadas aunque hay tiempo hasta el sábado 22 para presentar nuevas ideas.
Otra vez, GRACIAS A TODOS.
I'm sorry, the Google translation didn't help me understand this. Can you repeat this in English? I've been planning to get some logos in, but I'm not clear if you've decided to cut the deadline. Thanks! |
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I've heard it said, while the masses own Android, venture capitalists tend to own iPhones. So to get those with money interested in your project, you make an iOS app version first. (I have no clue if this is true, just saying what I heard) Anyway, I'm happy to see a Bitcoin app because I have an iPhone. But you should be happier, your Android seems to have a lot more Bitcoin potential than my walled-garden device does. |
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We had a VERY successful MeetUp a couple of weeks ago in downtown LA. I'd say close to 50 people were there. Many (not me) also attended the Satoshi Square the following week, and apparently there were about 30 people. I think at least half the people who came to the meetup are on BitcoinTalk, some who attended are legends here. People came from all over, some from pretty far away. And I was surprised that many people there attended Bitcoin 2013. On the MeetUp site there are 2-3 Bitcoin LA groups last I looked (I joined every one I saw). You may have checked out the less active group. And even the bigger group may not look as active as it is, because most posts have been on the event pages (past and future), rather than the general pages. Here's the MeetUp page for our next event: http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Bitcoin/events/123784402I think we will be more effective as one large local group, rather than splintered smaller local groups. |
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My wife just told me today is National Splurge Day! What's a better splurge for a bitcoin lover than some Casascius coin? Nightowlace did me right with my order (very prompt shipment, good communication, etc.).
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Thanks, I appreciate your thorough answers, they totally make sense. You've clearly thought this out quite a bit, and I appreciate that!
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Very interesting idea. I buy a lot on Amazon with Amazon Prime, and I've been a professional seller on Amazon for several years (I hope to have a Bitcoin product available with Amazon Prime in a few weeks). I'm not sure if I totally get it, but here are a bunch of questions I have about the longterm plan (answer only if you feel like it, or simply use it as food for thought): How will the BTC price of the transaction be established? With BTC being so volatile, this seems tricky, and possibly one of the participants may not get the deal they were looking for.
Who do you believe wants to pay a 5% premium to get bitcoins? Seems there are very established/trusted ways to buy BTC for much less, and it's really not much work to sign up for say Coinbase or CampBX (just to name a couple). Do you believe there's a benefit of getting BTC through your service that I'm not seeing?
Seems everyone who participates is at some risk, since a middleman could grab bitcoin, get product sent to friends, and take off (I'm not saying you would do that, but seems you could do that). Or a middleman could get shut down, mid-transaction. Do you have a plan to assure participants of safety? Will you and your business be anonymous?
Have you consulted with a lawyer? Seems many sites that helped people use coin for Amazon have come and gone, I figure there must be good reason.
Do you have a plan in place for when a buyer wants to return a product (say it's defective, or just crappy, or whatever)? Or are all transactions final? Seems you'll have to lay out a ton of ground rules, and I can't help but think people will figure out ways to game this in some way.
As a paranoid worst-case-scenario thinker, you can see I came up with a lot of concerns. I think I would really want to understand all this and feel good about it before even evaluating if it made sense. But perhaps I'm missing some benefits, perhaps for people with different circumstances than my own. |
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