Yahoo! says they appreciate our comments.  So I provided to them this comment:
 
Please add Bitcoin currency to the list of currencies tracked.  Here's why:

1.) Bitcoin is the most widely traded digital currency out there.
2.) Bitcoin trades freely against the Dollar, Euro, Yen and over a dozen other currencies so is of interest globally -- not from just any one region.
3.) The sources for the data from the exchanges are free.
4.) Beat Google!   Google does not yet offer this currency (e.g., http://www.google.com/finance?q=btcusd )
5.) Beat Bloomberg!   Bloomberg terminals feature the digital currency Ven from Hub Culture, which trades just a tiny fraction of the volume that Bitcoin does.  
6.) Finance professionals already track Bitcoin, using tools such as SierraChart: http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Sierra_Chart_MtGox_Bridge

 - http://feedback.help.yahoo.com/feedback.php?.src=FINANCE&.done=http://finance.yahoo.com

You might find a buyer if you listed this on the #bitcoin-otc marketplace.

 - http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#bitcoin-otc-foyer
 - http://www.bitcoin-otc.com

Wouldn't a PayPal debit card (Mastercard network) give you access what you need  ... the ability to spend from your PayPal account balance?  Unless you are hoping to purchase using funds from a credit card through PayPal ...

Anyway, you might find someone willing to do that trade on the #bitcoin-otc marketplace -- though for that size of transaction you'll probably need to have a trust rating history on the #bitcoin-otc marketplace's Web of Trust (WoT):
 - http://bitcoin-otc.com/trust.php

Wouldn't hurt to try through.  Feel free to ask on the -otc marketplace's IRC channel used as its front entrance:
 - http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#bitcoin-otc-foyer

KalyHost has ticket-based support through ZenDesk, just like Mt. Gox.  Have you created a ticket there?
 - http://kalyhost.zendesk.com/requests/new

Additionally, they are on Twitter and Facebook, should additional contact methods be needed.


BitLotto is a great brand.  Though keep in mind that .com names (particularly those related to online gaming) are vulnerable to confiscation by U.S. authorities.  You might wish to register it using namecoin as a .bit as well.  The cost to register is 1.5 BTC.
 - http://register.dot-bit.org

Heh, the campaign can lose even more than 3% from people like me who selected PayPal as the payment method.  The fee to the recipient is 2.9% + $0.30 per-transaction.  Which keeps the rate at more than 3% for any donation under $300 USD.

Well they hit their quota for the first batch of applicants within the first half hour after the press embargo expired.  Free (er, ... easily borrowed) money always has a greater demand than supply.  

Doing the math, $3 per-month plus $5 per-month (late payment) on $500 owed is 19.2% fees on an annual basis (the first month, and then the rate drops down to under 17% after the amount owed rises but the monthly fee doesn't).  That is actually less expensive than many credit card agreements charge for interest.  And you could even drop the $3 during the first month so that charge would not occur each month.

 - http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2011/12/dwolla-unveils-instant-immediate-access-up-to-500-for-flat-monthly-fee

So I can keep the debt and owe it indefinitely?  I'm guessing there is some "fine print" that will come.



That analogy would probably be good, except that AmEx probably scrutinizes a bit closer before granting credit.  And AmEx has a lot of "fine print" so you know exactly what happens if you don't pay in full.

Hopefully it is not Dwolla that is exposed to the risk of customer defaults on this.

Payment received, thank you!

PM with further details related to the transfer sent.

Looks like TerryTibbs had the high bid at the time of the cutoff.

Congratulations Terry!  

BTC/USD exchange rate at the time: $3.20

So the winning bid will pay 9.6875 BTC for a choice of domain (or a set of domains if offered as a set).

Sorry to hear of your financial loss.

MtGox has a ticket-based support system.  Have you opened a ticket?
  http://support.mtgox.com

Withdrawals are limited based on the exchange's default AML related limits.  It used to be a fairly low BTC level, like 100 BTC per day.  I don't know what the threshold is nowadays.

The exchange does encourage the use of Yubikey:
 - https://yubikey.mtgox.com/

If you are looking for a virtual gift card for making a purchase, you might find luck offering to pay bitcoins to someone who will make your purchase for you.  The #bitcoin-otc marketplace might have a reputable "buyer of bitcoins" who would provide payment to you by making the purchase on your behalf where shipment is made to your address.

 - http://www.bitcoin-otc.com
 - http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#bitcoin-otc-foyer (web-based IRC)

You can determine if the trading partner has a trust rating in the #bitcoin-otc Web of Trust (WoT) here:
 - http://bitcoin-otc.com/viewratings.php

Bump.

Under two hours left!

Current high bid ... just $5 USD.

The physical bitcoin products (e.g., Casascius, PrintCoins.com, etc.) and/or the mobile wallets lets you try this when buying in-person.

There are some freelancers who have listed their services here:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Freelancers

There are many talented people who do freelancing and would be happy to accept bitcoin.  Some frequent the #bitcoin-dev IRC channel:
 - http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bitcoin-dev&uio=d4

And additionally, there is a Services category here in the BitcoinTalk forum.
 - http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=52.0

Bump. 

Just under 24 hours remain.  Current high bid is $4.

Some questions that had been asked:

This auction is for the ownership of the domain.  I will transfer the domain (or domains, if the auction winner chooses a set that is offered) to the recipient's domain registrar.

This does not include hosting.  A domain does not even require hosting if the intent by the buyer is to simply reserve the domain name for future use.

Correct.  The high bid gets to choose a set of domains when offered as a set, or a single domain.  Bids in USD, whole dollar amounts.

So the high bid is currently $4.  with just a little over 72 hours left. Thank you for your bids! 

This is a 4 Day Auction. 

Started: Monday, December 12, 2011
Ends: Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 4pm PDT (for GMT, Friday, December 15th at 00:00:00 midnight)

The winning bidder gets to choose a domain (or set of domains when offered as such) from the list below.

Now that this auction has started the list of domains will not change, but do note that the list is slightly different from the original post. 

The format of the auction is forum bidding, in whole dollar amounts -- USDs (e.g., $15). 

If there is enough bidding activity, I may move the bidding over to #bitcoin-auction ( https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=bitcoin-auction ) for the last day.  If a bidder wishes to bid without revealing his or her identity, PM me and I will relay your bid.

These domains are currently registered with GoDaddy.  The quickest method to transfer is from one GoDaddy account to another. Transfer to another registrar will likely incur a fee that is imposed by the destination registrar -- the buyer would be responsible for that fee.  Payment for the winning bid must be received within 48 hours or the bid becomes void, and there will be sad pandas. Please only bid if you intend to purchase should your bid win.

Bid amounts are in USDs to protect the bidder against exchange rate fluctuations but payment in BTCs at the market rate at the end of the auction will be the preferred method of payment. Dwolla or MoneyPak would also be acceptable.

Most of these domains will include the @Twitter name that was registered as well.  Those with an (@ N/A) will not.

BitcoinBounty.com
BitcoinBroker.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinBrokerage.com (@ N/A) [see Sets below]
BitcoinCapital.com
BitcoinCash.com
BitcoinDrive.com
BitcoinFinancial.com (@ N/A)
BitcoinFund.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinFunds.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinFX.com
BitcoinGame.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinGames.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinGaming.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinGigs.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinHoldings.com
BitcoinInc.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinIncorporated.com (@ N/A) [see Sets below]
BitcoinJobs.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinLLC.com
BitcoinPartners.com
BitcoinProperties.com (@ N/A)
BitcoinPurse.com
BitcoinTech.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinTechnologies.com [see Sets below]
BitcoinTreasury.com
BitFund.com [see Sets below]
CryptoCoin.com [see Sets below]
CryptoCoin.org [see Sets below]
CryptoGold.com
WinBitcoin.com

Sets:
BitFund.com & BitcoinFund.com & BitcoinFunds.com
BitcoinBroker.com & BitcoinBrokerage.com (@ N/A)
BitcoinGame.com & BitcoinGames.com & BitcoinGaming.com
BitcoinInc.com & BitcoinIncorporated.com (@ N/A)
BitcoinJobs.com & BitcoinGigs.com
BitcoinTech.com & BitcoinTechnologies.com (@ N/A)
CryptoCoin.com & CryptoCoin.org

 * (@ N/A) means there is no corresponding @ Twitter account for this domain.

Or just upload an unencrypted wallet.dat, SSL (https upload) will keep the contents of the wallet secure.


That's a feature I was thinking might be useful -- a service that would import a wallet and all its keys.  Because there is no easy way yet for (non-technical) people to merge wallets, those with multiple wallets (e.g, from a laptop and a separate on a desktop) are abandoning their old, empty wallets.  But perhaps some payment will still arrive to one of those addresses -- that happens enough to where people are storing an archive of their wallet now, ... just in case someone sends bitcoins to an old address.   If that wallet were to be imported on BlockChain.info, then all those keys from that old wallet could be retained.

At the time, I considered it to be a separate service -- a "wallet cemetary", where the service would take a cut should any bitcoins be received to those old addresses.  Maybe that would just be one of the methods for moving from a local, Satoshi client wallet to BlockChain.info's Wallet.

That method has been temporarily suspended:
 - http://mtgox.zendesk.com/entries/20741697-temporarily-suspending-chase-cash-deposits

There are multiple methods to acquire bitcoins:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins

Two other exchanges that still offer the ability to deposit cash at a bank are:
 - http://www.get-bitcoin.com  (Chase)
 - http://www.cryptoxchange.com (Bank of America)

Will probably open the auction sometime this weekend and the auction end date will likely be Dec 15th.   The list will be changing as I need to remove a couple of domains.

There's another service in the same space ... PayBitBack.

Simply mention a person in a Tweet and then also mentioni @PayBitBack and the service will reply with a bitcoin address for the tip jar.  The funds received into the tip jar can then be redeemed only by that person.
  http://www.PayBitBack.com for instructions

I've tried it ... and it worked fine when the recipient understands bitcoin.  For others, it didn't go as well.   I doubt the tip I sent to a photographer ever got redeemed.

YouTipIt has "escrowed TipIts" which work the same way -- you initiate a tip to any Facebook user -- and only that user can redeem the tip.