Where are you shipping from? I'll just send the btc for $40 at gox prices.
I'm not shipping from anywhere. This sale is for the card number and PIN of the card. I'd imagine a buyer would transfer the balance to an existing physical card.
I am interested but is there any way to know this isn't a scam?
The only assurance I can give is I'm more than willing to use an escrow for the transaction. Also, unless it was someone who I genuinely distrusted, I would never ask for the coins up front.
We would have to send BTC first and then you'll ship?
No, not at all. I would provide the number and PIN up front to a Trusted member, or provide that information to the escrow used, who can then communicate with the buyer regarding the validity of the card balance.
Perhaps you can provide photo of card in hand, and we can verify amount on card?
The best I can do is a timestamped picture of the current balance and current transaction history. As I said, I'm more than willing to use a trusted escrow provider to make sure the buyer is comfortable during the transaction. The escrow would be responsible for checking the card balance via Starbuck's web site, relaying the OK to the buyer, and then transferring the card's information to that buyer (and of course releasing the BTC to my wallet.).
If any part of my post didn't make sense, just ask for clarification - I just got woken up after two hours of sleep so my head is a little rung.
The following is from the
https://www.starbucks.com/card/guestbalance balance check -
Card balance
$59.32
as of 1/2/2014 9:20 AM
This card is valid, and any escrow used in this transaction will be able to prove that (it just occurred to me that sending pictures as proof is meaningless, as I can't show the card number and PIN being entered to prove the card being validated.).