Just wanted to say that i remember first learning about bitcoins in early 2011.. I seem to remember their price being around $11, i talked to my programmer friend and asked what he thought about it all.. he was highly skeptical about their security.. he was quick to point out to me when there was a security breach at mtgox and the price of bitcoin quickly plummeted back to pennies..
I have always had an interest in the decentralization and peer 2 peer aspect of the coins. I remember at the time "before" one of the first nosedives in price, i looked into to buying some but couldn't even figure out exactly the best way to do so at the time..lol, kept following the market though and checking back in from time to time.. it had been a little while since i had looked at the price until i heard about them reaching $1000+, I quickly sent an email back to my programmer friend and he was quite astonished.. he is still skeptical though..lol-- I truly think he is missing out on the opportunities in developing infrastructure in this arena.
There is nothing lost though in my belief so much.. correct me if im wrong but didn't bitcoin start the beginning of 2013 below $10?
The price could very well drop back down below $500 or even $100 before we know it.. not that i am hoping this will happen, but if it does it would be a good buying opportunity again.
But what more important is (like you said) even at this point we are all still early adopters as these coins are still well beneath the radar of the mainstream. Just go and ask any random person you know if they have ever heard of a bitcoin or even know what one is. Most still have no idea..
However there is still a great amount of opportunity in developing new infrastructures and position yourself in the middle of the currents early.. and capatilize on the great opportunities to come..
Look around now.. are we seeing any type of over saturation in any market or service?? I think not.
Yeah there was a time when buying was very hard. After mtgox and dwolla stopped and before Coinbase, there was almost no way to buy them.