I will take pictures tomorrow if you are interested.  I do not own a digital camera and will need to borrow one from a relative.

Shipping to US only (preferably) and will be free for the 10 BTC offer.

Add .2 BTC for the 1 BTC offer.
Add .1 BTC for the 2 BTC offer.

So,

3 for 1.2 BTC shipping included.
8 for 2.1 BTC shipping included.
50 for 10 BTC with guaranteed inclusions, shipping included.


3 for 1 BTC  U.S. shipping included, 1.2 BTC International
8 for 2 BTC U.S. shipping included, 2.2 BTC International
50 for 9 BTC with guaranteed inclusions, shipping free everywhere.

Supplies limited  

Edit:  If you are outside the U.S., let me know and I'll think more seriously about international shipping.
Edit 2:  Taking pictures "tomorrow" really means "today," but I haven't slept yet, so it seems like tomorrow to me  

Hello.

I thought this might be a fun and interesting offer.  For 1 BTC, I will send you a random assortment of 3 cut gemstones in a plastic, padded gemstone container.  2 BTC gets you 8.  I do NOT know what many of the gemstones are.  But, I also have a few other gemstones the identify of which I DO know.  If I receive two or more offers, I can guarantee that I will include at least one of the following in someone's shipment - Chrome Diopside, Peridot, Ruby, and Emerald.  I am not a gemstone expert, so the others you receive may be valuable and I wouldn't even know it.

10 9 BTC gets you 50 including a guaranteed pink sapphire, a guaranteed beautiful forest green chrome diopside, and a pair of identical and exquisitely-cut peridot gems that would make fantastic earrings for a lady friend.

Who's interested?


Edit:  Here are some sample pictures.

3 (random) cut gemstones from a parcel I bought a while ago.  Each gemstone is under .5 carats (I think), but I have absolutely no idea what they are.  They literally could be anything since the parcel itself was taken randomly from an even larger parcel that contained a random assortment of cut gemstones.  I only kept one stone from the parcel aside for myself because a friend recognized it as pink sapphire.  Who knows, maybe I'd be giving up something valuable.

If it's Bitcoin toilet paper....I'll consider it.

Ohhhhhh I get it now!  I didn't check me maths!

Entropy transferred out of the room?  WTF does that mean?  The room is a preservative and the rest of the world begins to grow mold?

Maybe you meant energy transferred out of the room.  But my room has fucking walls.  What does your room have?  Doilies?

And where does the heat from the food go?  Does it stay inside the fridge?  Maybe the cool inside the fridge is so dense that the heat just kind of creeps around it like a psycho ex-girlfriend.

Oh, I'm sure we can achieve lower.

I hadn't a clue.

Lol.  I gave you the context of the analogy -- moving parts and temperature, not appearance.  A PC is like a car in that it has moving parts and temperature variation.  Chalk and cheese don't have moving parts and melted cheese is just awesome.

1st gen, thinking around 17-18 BTC for the 16 gb and 22ish for the 64gb.

What about a Bitcoin chatroom with different subcategories for those who feel like voicing their opinions?  It may help to alleviate the volume of such opinions on the forum itself.

Anybody got an Ipad for sale they're trying to get rid of?  I'm looking to buy around 18-22 BTC.  Reputable vendors only.

Well, to some extent I agree.  My most recent posts have been focused on the need for Bitcoin infrastructure growth.  But, at the same time, I think intelligent debate is important.  Less debate leads to less critical thinking and questioning about Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related sites.  If newbies get shut down when they try to bring up legitimate points (the number of times these points have been discussed is irrelevant to whether or not these points are valid) then they are more likely to blindly accept generalized ideas about Bitcoin like, "Bitcoin is just better!  So...that means safer!"  And that can lead to more people getting scammed.  

How many people were called trolls because they kept bringing up security-related issues post-Mt. Gox?  How many people were screamed at because they happened to start another MyBitcoin thread?  There are literally thousands of threads on this forum and to expect that every individual will know that there is a specific thread dedicated to a particular issue is ludicrous.  You're going to be hearing about the Mt. Gox crash and the MyBitcoin debacle years from now from newbies who continue to join.  And then what?  Are the completely-awesome elite members going to continue to berate these people from brining up legitimate concerns?

And, more generally, debate about Bitcoin as a currency in general is healthy.  You aren't interested in it because that is not your interest.  Bitcoin is surrounded by complex issues and to think that anybody on here has the whole damn thing figured out is nuts.  In my opinion, for example, Bitcoin is clearly a get-rich-quick scheme for Satoshi.  That much is obvious.  Whether or not his motives also encompassed something virtuous and whether or not Bitcoin is a good thing independent of his motives is something entirely different.  

For example, doesn't Bitcoin inherently cater to the already-wealthy and marginalize the poor even further were it to become widely adopted?  In my opinion, yes.  OK, so, that is now a point of debate, and it's a point relevant to site construction.  How do we build sites that take into account as many of these philosophical issues as possible and implement means to address them?  Debate simply helps to identify areas of general concern, and intelligent merchants will recognize these concerns and implement ways to help alleviate these concerns in their site construction.  The more citizens use Bitcoin, the more concerns there will be, and vendors will need to keep listening if they want to increase their customer base.

The same could be applied to what you just said.  Just because a thread discusses "philosophical shortcomings of Bitcoin" does not mean that the argument is the same.  If you'd research the argument I made, I can guarantee that you wouldn't find another one like it.

It's equally sad that hundreds of posts and 2 years involvement in a brand new currency gives people a monopoly on truth and understanding.  And this get's back to the whole idea of general acceptance...I see people with 1000+ posts making idiot assertions all the time.

Edit:  Actually, I doublechecked.  It was actually my 4th post and I made it in the Newbies section.

It's not my fault that people don't get that Bitcoin isn't perfect.  There's just a direct correlation with how perfect something is and how invested in it you are.

Edit:  I actually like Bitcoin.  I even stated in that same thread that I thought it was better than all traditional currencies to date.

Edit 2:  New users having concerns about the theoretical workings of Bitcoin?  Surprising?  You don't say...  If Bitcoin becomes widely accepted, expect a million and one similar threads. 

This was the original thread.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=34921.0  Check out the response by NothinG.  I almost threw up from ignorance.  His IQ test came back negative.

People gotta wise up.  This is a new currency.  It ain't fuckin' Pringles.

I posted something similar in off-topic.  I seriously mean what I'm about to say, and I hope you listen.

STOP using the word "troll."  It's used entirely too often, it's thoughtless, it's unoriginal, it's a bandwagaon word, and it's used too often as a reply to people that have legitimate concerns about the current state of Bitcoin.  Only the super-nerdy use 'troll.'  Nobody on the street knows what this means except as a reference to bridge-dwelling creatures.  This is part of the reason the average citizen wants nothing to do with bitcoin.  It ties into Bitcoin's stigma as being a currency only used and understood by the super-techie and ultra-geeky.

This forum acts as a main hub for Bitcoin community users.  If you want Bitcoin to become more accessible to the average person, the community needs to become more accessible as well, not just an understanding of the Bitcoin software.

After I became jr. member, I posted a serious thread about the philosophical shortcomings of Bitcoin as a currency of the future.  I was slammed with "troll" claims.  A friend of mine read through the forums and because of that he wants nothing to do with Bitcoin.  His reasoning?  He thought everyone on here was a bunch of whiny teenagers and he would never want to do business with any one of you.  He wondered why you weren't all off playing Starcraft and jacking off to Princess Leia.

It seems more and more posts are filled with "troll" cries and, ironically, it seems that more and more often the "troll" is right.  Honestly, how many people were called trolls for predicting a rapid BTC price drop? 

Do you see the analysts on CNBC screaming "TROLL!  TROLL!  DON'T FEED THE TROLLS!" while discussing the NYSE?  No.  Why?  They understand what it takes to be successful in life, and being a bunch of name-calling children doesn't fit the bill.

Rant ended.

Are you guys seriously this dense?  This is part of the reason that the average citizen wants absolutely nothing to do with Bitcoin.