I will let you know when I get it.   Was hoping for a coupon code for the 5x5 set first. 

Very Kewl.  Completely understandable regarding the premium.  I believe Casascius premium was about the same at the time.  The only think that would make it a terrible investment is if the price was lowered or your started accepting currency for purchases.

Wondering if the announcement is going to be a 1 Block coin.

Also, wondering if there is a 5 coin set coupon code. - HINT!


Well, there are people that are reselling them now, but you're not going to find them at 1.1BTC
Keep in mind that there are shipping costs, import costs, double shipping to get them to the USA, etc.
One was just auctioned in the USA which landed at a price of 1.33BTC + shipping.


I don't see where they made a bad justification.
10% for a 1BTC coin
20% for a 5BTC coin
20% for a 2x 5BTC coin set
28% for a 5x 5BTC coin set

Getting higher instead of lower.... Well, it's not Costco pricing method.   Gonna be harder to sell the bigger coins though.  Gotta admit, the premium increase is holding me back as well

If I had to guess, based on the picture, I am willing to bet he has more available albeit maybe not for auction.

Seems everyone is stating marco isn't responding.  It includes me.  Received one payment and nothing since.  No response yet.  Appears the beta checker site also shows that I am not in a spot anymore either; however, I have been posting and have had the sig line for months.
Maybe happening to more than just a couple of people?

End Date: 6/19/2016 9:00 PM EST

Nice, bid sniping is allowed.

It was a week prior; however, I don't think there has been any responses to inquiries or offers.

The public key is clear as well.  Keep in mind that it is a hologram that it is printed on.  So, pictures make a reflection, etc.

Also note:  The coin comes with a booklet.  The public key and QR code is on the inside of the first page.  Clearly printed as well.

The actual print is very sharp and easily read.

I posted a thread on redeeming and other information.
There is a picture of the label from the video and another post in the thread of a direct camera picture of the label.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1513929
Scroll to post #8 - Clear picture of the label.

Correct.  At least not at this point.

I emailed them, and from what I understand, so has BTCC.

Keep in mind that this isn't an issue with BTCC coins only as the same format is used in Casascius coins.

Ok, now for the details and issues.

I created a new Bitcoin Core wallet simply to import the private key as I have done in the past.
Click on help, then debug window, then console.
Fill in:  importprivkey "SqtVvMgDxWyXMrAdas7PirKQp7YbMz"
I received the following error:   Invalid private key encoding (code -5)
I then realized that Bitcoin Core doesn't work with 'Mini Private Keys"

The issue most may run into.....
So, I decided to use Blockchain.info
I created a blockchain.info account JUST to redeem this coin (and my tests).
(The import method was described in the prior post)
Strangely, it did not work.  Well, it worked; however, with strange results.
The import worked, but, I saw the following.....
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Import Existing Bitcoin Address
The Private Key appears to be Valid
The Bitcoin address associated with this Private Key is 1CCUSKpW6ZNRCYCTurAg3XU8afbk9p9yqx
The balance of this address is 0 BTC $0.00
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Ummmm, WHAT?  The address was wrong and the address had shown 0 BTC
I started to freak out wondering how the coin was redeemed (or never funded), but noticed the public key didn't match.

I deleted it from the account and tried again with the same results.

The issue is the blockchain.info had changed the website to a 'New Wallet' design.  This had messed up the ability to import 'Mini Private Keys'.  Not just with BTCC coins, but others like Casascius coins as well.  Meaning, it isn't BTCC using some strange standard.

It took a day to figure out what was going on.  Fortunately, I had an old (legacy) account.
I logged in, imported the mini private key as previously described, and it worked.  Why would blockchain.info's site change to a new format that breaks mini private key?  Even more strange is that it shows a successful import, resulting in a different public address.

So, I exported the wallet using the drop down box to get a Bitcoin-QT export.
I can now see the standard private key is: 5Jkp75Gb3jRLTF7rXJvXJNuM7t1QbX2muMJUh8Pa56qxpaREuck

I imported this standard private key into Bitcoin core and it worked as expected.

Now for the Tests....
I wanted to know if I sent the coins to another address without paying TX fees, if and how long it would take to work or fail.  Also, if it would work since it was with a newly generated coin based on a rumor I heard.
So, I sent it to the address I wanted using the blockchain.info wallet.  Network propogation was 0%.  In short, it took 24 hours for the TX to fail and funds returned.
I then tried it with the Bitcoin core wallet without fees.  This time, I had a Network propogation of 4%, but that lasted 12 hours before it went to 0%.  24 hours later, no return, but figured it was a good time to test sending with a fee while the TX hasn't confirmed or failed yet.  Also, I didn't know if it would be returned or not.  I also wanted to know if I sent 1BTC with an included fee if the resulting TX would show the full BTC in the new address or 2 part.

I sent the public key .00255 using .001275 for the tx fee.   Once confirmed, I then used Bitcoin Core to send the target address 1.001275 using 001275 for the fee.  It confirmed a few blocks later, of course with a couple of issues.  The transaction was showing as a Double spend.  The original funding transaction on bc.i was showing it as being 'Spent' twice.  This cleared away after another 24 hours as the second attempt (no fee) failed. Yes!
The three transactions are:
Of course the first two now show nothing.
https://blockchain.info/tx/f3146e17fe6ce6eadc3f0e40a00484398d4412ba6bcdd2ee373de4f600acb0f1 first fail
https://blockchain.info/tx/76422f89c7c7603f1502cc4a37947f647057a4cdc7aaa9567409630c6b6460d6 second fail
https://blockchain.info/tx/a25958ce585a45d1609885aefbd8c930e328ff98cc879bf1a3b49d8b18b59aa5 confirmed

For some tools:
Convert text (address or private key) to QR Code.
http://www.qr-code-generator.com/
Select Text and type/paste in the private key.
(Of course this is an online tool, so shouldn't be used as they may record entries.  Never know)

Convert
www.bitaddress.org
Also an online tool; however, you can github download the code to run offline (safe).
Select Wallet Details and type/paste in the private key.
Discovery here....
The public key shows correctly as: 1BaTSwatnqGKsuhfZQYsy4kAgAMfV2g7Kb
But, there is also a listing of a Compressed public key: 1CCUSKpW6ZNRCYCTurAg3XU8afbk9p9yqx
This partially explains why blockchain.info came up with that address.  WTH is it though and, again, why did bc.i change to this address?

Great Tool:
Casascius Address Tool:
http://www.casascius.com/2factor/
Some details on Casascius coins, but on the page is the BTCAdrress Tool
Paste in the private key and you get the public key and a standard format for private keys and other information
Can be run offline for safety. (Prevent pkey from being exposed to some online tool.)

All in all:
BTCC Coins (random sampling) works
It could be a simple process or a long one depending on the route taken.
Blockchain.info changed to a new wallet design which broke Mini Private Keys importing. (I've emailed them regarding this issue.)
Bitcoin Core doesn't import with Mini Private Keys
Newly Gen coins have no benefit with regards to TX fees
Double spend coins don't get rejected/refunded/pruned in a specific period of time.
Several tools available to do converting of various methods both online and offline.
Note: I did not redeem BTCC Coins I purchased, but purchased the digital coin from someone that was going to redeem it as I wanted to know and test the process.
Info on Mini Private Key: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mini_private_key_format
Casascius BTC Tool: https://casascius.com/btcaddress.zip
and, currently a great tool reporting Titanium coins (produced and redeemed) is: https://anduck.net/bitcoin/btcc_coins.html

Redeeming a BTCC Coin.

As a test, I wanted to know about redeeming a coin.
(A video will later come.)

The coin is a 1BTC BTCC Titanium Coin with public address:
1BaTSwatnqGKsuhfZQYsy4kAgAMfV2g7Kb

The Mini Private key is:
SqtVvMgDxWyXMrAdas7PirKQp7YbMz

I redeemed this coin after experiments to:
1MichaiL1GTwME9ZAjKuUScz5J2WTx7Gzq

So,

After pulling the label, we now have a private key. This is not the standard private key one might expect as Blockchain.info exports, Bitcoin core exports, or that a key generator makes (like vanitygen or piper printer).  It is a mini private key which is 22,26, or 30 characters and always starting with the letter 'S'. (Same format used on Casascius coins.)

In order to redeem (sweep) or import, there are several ways.

Using mycelium (which I highly recommend), you can easily import the key or sweep it (probably the method to be used by most).
To sweep it, simply go to settings, then Cold Storage, then either scan a QR Code (you created) or Clipboard (assuming you copied the key to the clipboard).  It really is that simple.

Another method is blockchain.info
Log into your blockchain.info 'legacy' account
Go to import / Export -- click that you understand
Then simply type in / paste the Mini Private Key

Yeah! Simple... So, from this coin redeem, we know BTCC Coins can easily be redeemed and a couple of methods to use.

My next post in this thread will be details on my tests and issues along with the details of the problems I had.  Oh, and some suggestions of tools that can be used.

Thanks for making me look more closely.  I now see the 006 (barely).
In looking closer, I realized the auction doesn't include the funding.  I almost made a big bid mistake. 

Says numbered.

Where are the numbers or am I just missing it in the picture?

In their defense, certain shipments (few shipments) were listed at the full value of the coin.  They did say they would offer a discount on another coin purchase with a discount of the VAT charged.  I suggest you contact them and/or complain to FedEx about it.

VAT on my coins ended up being 85 Canadian for a large shipment.  I have yet to see if FedEx gets me for the import to the USA, but with the size of my order, I could get hurt.

Also, if you get a discount and/or coupon that you don't want to use, I am sure someone else would like to get it (at a discounted rate) from you.

There was only the QTY for the 5 coin set.  Not sure how much pressure as not too many people are in line to pay the premium of 7BTC for a set with a face value of 25BTC.  It's nice that it is also the only coin (set) with an exact production limit.  It would be nice if the other coins did the same with regards to the limit.

The coin tracker by Anduck makes it nice as it shows how many are made (and redeemed).

I emailed BTCC about the codes I received.
It appears they are stackable; however, it didn't specifically state if they were reusable and/or if stackable means the coupon can be used for multiple coin purchase or if it meant a coupon for each (1 coin and 2 coin set) was stackable.

Also, I noticed that BTCC removed the available number of sets available for the 5 coin set.  Last time I looked, there was 19 left.

Might be easier just to PM those people. 

Can I get lucky #7?

Yup - Just emailed in questions about the code being used for multiple qty.  


Interested.


They've been mining them for a couple days now.