I will take the under.

Whats the deal with this? Are people actually paying or just winning the auctions and backing out?

Also how is Paypal reacting to this? I thought they had an anti-mining equipment policy or something like that at one point.

Just curious because I see USB miners getting a lot of looks and bids lately and I want to hear from someone who is actually selling (or even buying) on ebay right now.

Any insight appreciated.

So well put. I couldn't agree more.

This statement speaks to me on many levels. When I discovered Bitcoin I was too broke to really do anything with it. Then when I did start playing with it I made some money, but not nearly as much as I could have made if I just held until Spring of this year. Now I am at the point where I have studied mining from a business aspect and I just don't see it as a viable option right now. Trading is alive but the real arb opportunities are so far out of reach of those with average resources. So now I am thinking to myself...what's next? I have always dabbled in Litecoin here and there. I even made some money in it. But what is the real future of it? Where is the innovation? I ask myself AND everyone else these questions because eventually I would like to have a hand in it all. Just not sure exactly how to go about doing it yet. I want to be active in this point of the crypto movement but I am at a stand still trying to figure out what will be most profitable to me and will it ultimately push the progression of Bitcoins or alt-coins.

I want to be a player. But right now I am simply a confused enthusiast.

I thought four was the daily limit. Thats what it said on the moneypak site.

Is it possible to withdraw JPY from Gox to a local Japanese bank account which is not in my name? I have a cousin with a Japanese bank account but I have a feeling the name thing may be an issue.

link??

vite is completely legit. traded with him in the past and via moneygram and he is a pro.

try doing your homework on someone before coming in here talking big shit.

If this is for real I want 100 of these.

Thanks for the input. I have been using several different calculators for about the past 2 hours to speculate what my ROI may be. Nothing is completely accurate but it is looking like there is a little profit to be made if things continue to move in the same direction. Looks as if BTC is going up at a steady rate for the past week or so.

Honestly I am still on the fence at the moment. What miner currently on the market gives you the longest opportunity to make some steady profit?

Theoretically, how often does difficulty increase? I know every 2016 blocks, but how often is that? 2 weeks? 1 month? 1 week?

And how much has difficulty been jumping up as of late? Looks like we are in for a 15% jump in difficulty in a day or so.

Would an experienced miner put in his or her 0.0002 BTC? I am considering buying about 50 of these things but I am trying to weigh the pros and cons.

What state is that?

I hate to hear stuff like this. I hope you get your funds back in a timely fashion.

I think the real moral of the story is stay away from Chase Quickpay.

I'm guessing some big shareholders are sitting on a bunch of DGC right now.

Just a guess though, 

crazylikeafox is 100% right. PayPal is not a bank in the US. In fact, they fight tooth and nail to NOT be regulated like a bank. They are not a gov't. entity either. Lying to them is totally legal as long as you are not getting the PP debit card involved (because that requires a SSN.) The topic of "stealth accounts" has been extensively studied before in other online communities.

As for what specific vcc's and vba's work, that varies all the time. What worked last year may not work now. Just gotta keep up with the developments.

I was just reading over the National Money Transmitters Association website and I interpreted things a little differently. It looks as if Montana and South Carolina are the only two truly unregulated states.

New Mexico has regulation regarding checks and money orders.

Just thought I'd point that out.

I liked VouchX codes.

What the hell is Vircurex gonna do? Their whole system was based on VouchX codes.

Anywho, I try to use AurumXchange as sparingly as possible. They love sneaking their fees up 1% or 2% whenever there is an inter-exchange arbitrage opportunity. It is really annoying. Bitinstant does not change their fees everyday and that is their main competition. I think they could use a little gut-check at the moment.

Extortion

Your ideas are awesome. BUT you need to charge more. 0.005 BTC is too low. Charge at least 0.1 BTC.

Get paid.

Good idea at first, but think about it this way...

What if that scammer actually had some good trades prior to scamming? Say he left positive feedback for 3 trades before going scam-o and getting outed. Will those three people lose their positive feedback?

Also, unrelated to what you said, what about people who pay for feedback? As a potential scammer, couldn't I just pay a few members a little bit of coin to get them to pump up my feedback? If I am good, I could even create fake reference threads and have my shill feedbackers post in it, thus building my legitimacy even further. Once I get enough good feedback I wait until someone lets their guard down and says "OK YOU HAVE GREAT FEEDBACK I WILL SEND FIRST."

Boom. Scam completed.

I spent maybe $25 worth of BTC to pay some high post-count, low-moral people off, then I strike for $350. Good return on 25 bucks and a couple of days worth of posting.

The trust system is great when used properly, but everyone will not use it properly. Overall, it is very flawed.

haha yep. best deal in town.

Hey givingbitcoinwings, here is my order:

28 Australian Kangaroos
ALL the sliver in stock
972709 Perth Bars
A size 19 shoebox full of Gold American Eagles and Palladium coins
Total $0.00 <---- quoted from your site.

Also since I ordered so much I would appreciate free shipping on that.

Thanks,

Your #1 customer.

Yeah I think the fake rep thing needs to be re-evaluated. I understand that everyone should do their due diligence pre-trade, no doubt. BUT, having red in your Trust rating or feedback is bad for business.

Way too often we are seeing scammers get outed then leaving bogus feedback for those who outed them. Happened to me. I (and many others) called saudibull out on his bullshit. Of course, he got mad and left all of us bogus feedback.

To be fair, I have been able to trade successfully even with the fake feedback. But having to explain it is a pain. Also, how many people have passed up on my offers without even contacting me because they saw red? I will never know.

What happens to a person who calls out scammers on a regular basis? They get penalized for doing good in the community. I'm sorry, but all the metrics that go into the rating don't matter to a newcomer looking to cash out BTC at a 10% mark-up. All they see is RED.

But what's gonna happen? Probably nothing because if the mods start removing fake feedback then that turns them into police and that is what they are trying to move away from. Then you will have people who abuse the system, trying to get legit feedback removed because they don't like it or whatever.

Overall the trust rating is a flawed system. The only thing you can really depend on is common sense.