For anyone in or visiting San Francisco, these Bitcoin Fork Pens are now available at Nakamoto's (which I think every Bitcoiner should visit if nearby).

http://nakamotos.io

For anyone in or visiting San Francisco, these Bitcoin keychains are now available at Nakamoto's (which I think any Bitcoiner would visit if nearby).

http://nakamotos.io

angelakay124 my friend, it appears you didn't see the entire thread. If you look up a few comments, you'll see I have started shipping internationally. So now you can see one for real. Thanks for alerting me that I needed to update the original post, so everyone will see immediately that international shipping is available. I’ll keep an eye out for your order!

You're welcome! You've already saved me more in shipping than it cost to send these to you, and it's helped a ton with international shipping. So I just see it as giving you something in return for the help you've given me.

For anyone else who wants to buy this keychain, please check out bkeychain.com, or contact me if you'd like to order keychains (or forks) from me directly.

Hi all, MinerJones has decided to pass on the group buy, thus I've updated the site so now you can buy either 1 fork or 5 forks, and international shipping has been added as an option. Thanks to Snarlpill for the great tip on how to get low-priced, trackable, USPS shipping (domestic and international) via PayPal!

The Bitcoin Fork Pen can be shipped to any country that USPS First-Class International services. From BitcoinForks.com, you can pay with Bitcoin (via BitPay), PayPal (CC), and there's a link to Amazon too (and as Amazon gets some inventory from me, Amazon Prime will be an option). You can do it all here:

http://bitcoinforks.com

Or contact me if you'd rather buy direct. I also have Bitcoin Keychains (see Bkeychain.com) and Litecoin Keychains (see Lkeychains.com), if you want to purchase a mixture of products. Here are the Bitcoin prices I'm offering on the site, or if you want to contact me:

to USA, paying with Bitcoin:
1 Fork, shipping included, $6
5 Forks, shipping included, $16

International, paying with Bitcoin:
1 Fork, shipping included, $8
5 Forks, shipping included, $19

I appreciate how much use your forks are getting! But I must remind potential non-thrill-seeking buyers that these are novelty pens, they aren't made of food-safe plastic, so it's not recommended you eat with them... No matter how well they seem to work as conventional plastic forks.


Only if you can explain how it's a pun about a popular Bitcoin topic!

The forks are largely an attempt to share a pun with the community. The keychains were an attempt to create a rugged-looking yet inexpensive physical representation of Bitcoin, always as close as one's keys. Bitcoin's physical representations and tools really resonate with me.

Since the associated public key is all zeros, then this wouldn't be a vanity address, right?

Hey Snarlpill, that link to PayPal shipping is pure gold. I honestly don't understand how PayPal ships "large envelopes" internationally at such a low price. I mean, I understand the bit of a bulk discount that PayPal gets for users from the USPS, and I see a pretty similar discount when I ship Amazon orders domestically. But Amazon charges a lot more for an international shipments than I see PayPal charges, so the difference really surprising to me (and the Amazon price for international shipping is definitely better than the USPS price).

And I never knew you could ship using PayPal unless you were doing so in the context of fulfilling a PayPal order. So nothing but thanks for stepping in here. If you have anything to add, please PM me, as I don't want to totally throw off this thread into shipping talk.

Thanks!

Hey, no worries. I somehow overlooked the link in your first post (was skimming too quickly). I'll check out the details in the link more closely.

No problem, not a thread jack at all. I agree and use bubble mailers for most stuff I ship.

But I'm not sure about the prices you're giving. The forks are thick (and uneven) enough that I think they are technically considered packages. Do you believe single forks could slip by as letters? Letter vs. Package makes a big difference in the mailing cost. Note that these only weigh about 1/3 ounce each, and even with a Uline s-10534 5x10 bubble mailer, it's under 1 ounce to ship. But the light weight doesn't matter if it's considered a package, because the minimum USPS rate for packages is $2.54 domestic and $7.10 international.

Also, if you're shipping internationally, you gotta make sure you have enough room for the customs form and postage, and I'm doubtful 3x5 has enough room. Though come to think of it, when assembled these are about 7" long, and I think for the protection of the pen tip (and ink), it's better to keep it capped rather than ship in two pieces.

I have a limited-time offer of 1 Bitcoin Keychain and 1 Bitcoin Fork Pen for $12 (including shipping within the USA). You can buy at this link (checkout with either BitPay or PayPal).

http://bkeychain.com/deal

Thanks for the appreciation of the Bitcoin Fork Pen!

I'm trying a temporary offer to see how it does. You get a Bitcoin Keychain plus a Bitcoin Fork Pen for $12 (shipping included) in the USA. At the link below you'll find the offer and payment via BitPay or PayPal. I'm not sure how long I'll keep this offer going, so if you're interested, don't wait.

http://bitcoinforks.com/deal

Thanks for your interest, and sorry for the delayed response (I thought I was getting pinged when people responded to this thread).

Looks like I can fit about 22 forks in a small USPS priority box. I'd give you a better price for the large order, or throw in a couple of Bitcoin keychains (or Litecoin keychains). Feel free to DM or email me if you want to negotiate precise terms, or we can do it here.



Thanks! Yeah, unlike my keychains that I can send in an envelope, this is thick enough that it's classified as a package, which is definitely price. That, plus time to fill out customs forms (I don't do enough fulfillment to have it automated), and yeah, it's expensive for you and a pain for me. http://btctrinkets.com is in Finland and sells my Bitcoin keychains. I haven't asked the owner if he wants to carry these pens, but if a bunch people in the EU want to say you want one of these pens, maybe they will listen, and we can work out a deal with them. Otherwise, yeah, organize a big enough group buy, and that would be the most cost effective.

Oh, not that I expect anyone here will care much, but I've added 5-pack buying options using PayPal and Amazon at BitcoinForks.com.

The Bitcoin Fork Pen 5-pack is now available through Amazon. It costs a lot more there, as Amazon takes a pretty decent chunk (plus I like to charge less for Bitcoin payments). So if you want the security of Amazon, you prefer spending fiat (holding Bitcoin) and getting credit card points (or use Purse.io to buy with Bitcoin and get a 5-20% discount), here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/Paperclip-Robot-Bitcoin-Fork-5-pack/dp/B014SB6YPG

In theory, you can probably purchase from some countries outside the USA at this link. If you're outside the U.S., can't use Amazon, but really want some of these pens, feel free to contact me. Just note that the shipping/handling cost will be about $10 to most countries.

Hi all,

A bit over two years ago I posted about my first Bitcoin product (Bitcoin Keychain) here on BitcoinTalk:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251216.0

My second crypto product was Litecoin keychains (http://lkeychain.com). Okay, not quite as popular as the Bitcoin keychains, I still have a bunch of these awaiting the great Litecoin resurgence.

Well, with so much discussion and drama related to a possible Bitcoin fork to XT, I decided to make Bitcoin Fork Pens! There's a BitPay checkout set up at the following URL, for anyone interested.

http://bitcoinforks.com

(UPDATE 2) Now shipping in the USA and Internationally!

to USA, paying with Bitcoin:
1 Fork, shipping included, $6
5 Forks, shipping included, $16

International, paying with Bitcoin:
1 Fork, shipping included, $8
5 Forks, shipping included, $19

(UPDATE) Limited-time offer: Bitcoin Fork and a Bitcoin Keychain, shipped in the USA, all for $12 at this URL:

http://bitcoinforks.com/deal

Please let me know if you have any questions about these Bitcoin Fork Pens. While I've used them to eat with (just to test them out -- worked well), the plastic isn't "food safe" so it's not recommended you use them for anything other writing (and having fun with Bitcoin friends).

I think most traditional investing experts say the key to investing is diversification. For anyone with that perspective, I think it makes sense to have at least a small investment in Bitcoin if your goal is to have a diversified portfolio. Even if you think an investment is not going to be profitable, the investment could still be seen as a beneficial hedge for a portfolio, in case something extreme happens (that’s why many people who don’t like gold still own gold -- if there's a financial crisis that kills all their investments, the assumption is that gold will move in the opposite direction).

Volatility affects someone with a short time horizon, which is why day traders love volatility. And that's why I’d argue that long term investors don’t have reason to care about volatility. The longer you expect to hold Bitcoin, the less volatility matters. If a speculative investment in a portfolio drops 50% in a day, you're not planning to access that investment for ten years anyway, so it just doesn't affect you (well, except perhaps emotionally). In a volatile market, one might want to set automated monthly buys, to “dollar cost average” into the volatile investment (and help avoid the poor judgement that humans can make about timing the market). That said, I think it makes sense to buy Bitcoin on dips (kind of the opposite of traders who avoid “falling daggers"). But it can take steel nerves to buy when most are seeing doom.

At least that’s how I see it.

Here's a U.S.-centric podcast episode about the Bitcoin Investment Trust, which allows people with recognized retirement accounts to speculate on the future price of Bitcoin through a fund that holds Bitcoins (actually, Zapo holds the Bitcoins). Obviously, a good portion of Bitcoiners do not want to put their earnings in a centralized, institutionalized, legacy platform that is completely tracked by the government, and may not survive the next big financial crash... That said, people with lots of money (especially in tax-privileged retirement accounts), who are interested in adding a speculative position in Bitcoin, and have plenty of trust in the system, may find this an intriguing option.

https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/the-bitcoin-game-23-mainstream-investing-with-the-bitcoin-investment-trust

Just saw this new CoinTelegraph article:
http://cointelegraph.com/news/114939/ethercoin-price-skyrockets-as-ethereum-confirms-launch

And a google search based on that lead me to the referenced centralized ethercoin exchange (so there's some trust involved):
http://www.ethercoin.cc

Been awhile, but figured I'd bump this. Hopefully most people have seen these Bitcoin keychains by now. If you don't have one yet, check out the different places to buy them at bkeychain.com.

Thanks for pointing out what I had overlooked! Not much there yet. Hopefully Blockchain.info tipped him well!