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3781  Economy / Economics / Re: Economic Devastation on: February 23, 2015, 03:55:36 AM
I'd like to take a moment from your learned "OMG, economic devastation" discussion to share some great news: For Bitcoin, it's already in progress.
We broke $280!
You may now return to prognosticatin' doom & disaster Smiley

Come over a month later we are 40 dollars plus below that. I wouldn't bet on a complete economic meltdown. But, hypothetically speaking, I could imagine Bitcoin prices, and gold for that matter, soaring in value when fiat collapses.
3782  Economy / Digital goods / Re: How much are hero members worth? on: February 21, 2015, 11:53:50 PM
Around 1 BTC it seems like. A little bit over, a little bit under could be possibilities. They don't sell often from what I've noticed. Probably explains the lower price point they can sell at.
3783  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to hide your bitcoin? on: February 18, 2015, 10:51:31 PM
Just use a mixer mixer and a mixer 3-4 times. Problem solved. You could also deposit and withdraw from a gambling site.

How can you be sure the mixing service isn't a honey pot? And how do you know the gambling site (or a clever 3rd party) isn't fingerprinting every transaction?

I've seen a lot of suggestions for using very weak 3rd party solutions ITT but not a single trustless solution. I believe someone here (CIYAM?) is working on cross-chain atomic transactions that would effectively "scrub" links to past transactions, but that's in development (AFAIK). 



Use a reliable mixer then. Use taint analysis to ensure your Bitcoin is being mixed properly.
3784  Economy / Services / Re: Bithorse.co Signature Campaign. on: February 18, 2015, 07:08:41 AM
The rate is a bit lower, but this would be welcomed among the Jr members.

Depends what rank you are. According to the OP the rank you have doesn't matter. This is an absolute steal for Newbies. They'll hop right on this. Junior members too.
3785  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: STAHP USING ONLINE EXCHANGES/WALLETS on: February 17, 2015, 06:49:41 AM
I've always used a desktop wallet. The problem with Bitcoin, or at least seems to be, are these ridiculous hacks. They are way too frequent and frustrating to deal with if you're the victim. It's happened time and time again, people still don't learn. Exchanges have problems. There are always crooks that want to steal people's hard earned BTC.
3786  Economy / Digital goods / Re: $20 Starbucks gift card on: February 17, 2015, 05:41:49 AM
Oh. I think that would be a waste of $10.

The point is to verify the validity of the code. Not just throwing out 10 dollars. It allows people to see if the product actually works and lasts for a lengthy period of time.
3787  Economy / Digital goods / Re: $20 Starbucks gift card on: February 17, 2015, 05:08:27 AM
Sorry I am new here. What is a voucher?

A code given to a high ranking member to test and confirm it works as advertised.
3788  Economy / Goods / Re: ** [SELL] IPAD AIR 2 (4G) 16GB GOLD + WIFI ** on: February 15, 2015, 08:14:32 PM
To be perfectly clear, are you accepting the use of an escrow? Or is the buyer going first then receiving the goods? Please be specific and add this to the OP because you have no mention of how payment will be made.
3789  Economy / Digital goods / Re: [WTS] Windows 8.1 Pro Keys - 4 for $10 on: February 14, 2015, 07:17:46 PM
I have went ahead and reduced the price on this guys. Looking to get these sold.
3790  Economy / Digital goods / Re: [WTS] $44.32 Nike.com Gift Card 40% Discount on: February 14, 2015, 06:36:06 PM
My gift card has been sold. Thanks for interest.
3791  Economy / Speculation / Re: How many bitcoins do I need to retire in 20 years? on: February 14, 2015, 05:12:34 PM
Lets say I want to buy bitcoins today and store them for 20 years to use a my retirement fund.  Live comfortably, but don't need to buy a yacht or anything.  How many do you think I would need to buy?


Do depend on Bitcoin to retire is a bit silly. Who's to say their value wouldn't be cut in half over time? Or completely go to nothing? You're better off saving fiat if you want to guarantee yourself a retirement and not throw the future in the air.
3792  Economy / Digital goods / Re: FS: USA Manufacturer Coupons: Mastercard, Subway, BP *PRINT AT HOME* on: February 14, 2015, 04:38:27 AM
There were multiple scams that regard "manufacture printed" coupons that are not legitimately made. Allow for a person to test the validity of the coupon before you start your sales.

gyfts is right however if the coupon scans as you say it does i see no problem with the it. even if its fake no one would be able to tell.

If you look at the image above he posted there is no barcode so not sure if it would scan. If there is a barcode I think using these would be a lot easier.

Sometimes at retail shops they're able to type in a code into the register rather than scan it. The pictures are small but I think I see a code which I assume is the way to redeem it. Anyhow, OP, there is no guarantee this works. For all we know, they could be photoshopped coupons.
3793  Economy / Digital goods / Re: FS: USA Manufacturer Coupons: Mastercard, Subway, BP *PRINT AT HOME* on: February 14, 2015, 01:48:39 AM
There were multiple scams that regard "manufacture printed" coupons that are not legitimately made. Allow for a person to test the validity of the coupon before you start your sales.
3794  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Nakamoto's - Bitcoin store that offers 10% discount over amazon on: February 13, 2015, 11:42:44 PM
So cool that it's a physical location, I wish it was in my town but sadly none yet.

They are looking to franchise , so possibly in the future.

Not sure if this concept would work. The product they have available are extremely limited and doesn't really have a direction of what they're selling.
3795  Economy / Lending / Re: WANT $400 LOAN on: February 13, 2015, 07:26:20 PM
Well this is an utter joke OP.


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=931507.0

Seems you have multiple active loan request threads. No one will loan you without collateral. You may lock the thread at the lower bottom corner.
3796  Other / Politics & Society / Re: What if bitcoin was PLAN B by the Goverments? on: February 10, 2015, 11:17:26 PM
Doesn't make sense for it to be a plan B. I could see this being some type of epic conspiracy story of sorts but the evidence isn't there. Stricter government regulation definitely do not help the price nor the development of Bitcoin, so I doubt it's something created by the people that want to destroy it.
3797  Economy / Economics / Re: Semantics of "fiat" on: February 10, 2015, 05:59:41 AM
You could argue Bitcoin is run by miners, or "regulated". Using regulated very loosely. But fiat currency has a value provided by the government. Bitcoin has no set value. It's value of course is determined by the users who trade and use it, but it's far from governmental regulation.
3798  Other / Meta / Re: Marketplace is being over run by spam offers on: February 10, 2015, 03:05:59 AM
I see where you are coming from. There are multiple "spam" threads that are selling Facebook friends, Facebook accounts, Facebook verified accounts, ect. I've seen the same things being sold from the same seller, and they need to be condensed down to one topic. Same goes with multiple domains. Domains aren't a problem I've seen too often but people aren't condensing their sales to one topic as they should. So far as the actual content, you can't really stop people from selling their junk.
3799  Economy / Digital goods / Re: Selling $100 target egift cards for $30 PayPal or BTC on: February 08, 2015, 08:15:14 PM

PayPal does not cover virtual goods in their "Buyer's Protection" policy. Something scammers and frauds take advantage of. If you can slide on the fact you paid for a Target digital gift card, you will possibly get your money back. If you point attention to the fact is a digital good, PayPal will close your case and award the seller with the money. PayPal is tricky, and should never be used to sell things because of it's security defects.

Actually they have for me a number of times (once for a SB scam from here and twice from SB gift cards purchased on eBay).  Of course YMMV but maybe it's because I have been selling & buying using PayPal for well over 20 years and rarely had problems.  I believe there is no SELLER protection for digital goods but BUYERS are still covered.

PayPal will cover pretty much any site. Ebay included. In their policy, https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/security/buyer-protection they don't cover digital items between people's transactions. Perhaps Ebay shopping is better, or Bitcoin and an escrow. 
3800  Economy / Digital goods / Re: Selling $100 target egift cards for $30 PayPal or BTC on: February 08, 2015, 06:20:21 AM
why is anyone buying without escrow from a newbie. Ill buy if OP either sends first or uses escrow

I used PayPal.  A dispute has been filed.

PayPal does not cover virtual goods in their "Buyer's Protection" policy. Something scammers and frauds take advantage of. If you can slide on the fact you paid for a Target digital gift card, you will possibly get your money back. If you point attention to the fact is a digital good, PayPal will close your case and award the seller with the money. PayPal is tricky, and should never be used to sell things because of it's security defects.
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