Looking for The Times 03/Jan/2009 Newspaper to purchase

[bambrah]

Wondering if anyone has this paper and interesting in selling. Please PM me with details. Thanks!

[learncoin]

anydate.com

The site sells old newspaper. You can check if they have it there

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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=397557.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=833184.0

both users are still active still comes online. pricey as fuck though.

[learncoin]

Whats with Jan 3 2009 anyway

[unamis76]

anydate.com

The site sells old newspaper. You can check if they have it there

They request payment but do not show proof of having The Times from this date... Any feedback on these guys? I feel like someone is going to risk those 85$ + shipping and they're not going to get anything.

[learncoin]

anydate.com

The site sells old newspaper. You can check if they have it there

They request payment but do not show proof of having The Times from this date... Any feedback on these guys? I feel like someone is going to risk those 85$ + shipping and they're not going to get anything.

They got a FB page https://www.facebook.com/anydate/ Few feedbacks too. Dont know if those are legit

[arcticlava]

Whats with Jan 3 2009 anyway

Date of bitcoin genesis block

[calkob]

you can get it at this website for £34.99($49.26) http://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/

[unamis76]

you can get it at this website for £34.99($49.26) http://www.historic-newspapers.co.uk/

You can't.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

The silliness in this and the other threads is strong.  Newspapers don't make good collectibles anyway imo.  I have 2 papers frim 9/11/01 that have not held up well.

[unamis76]

The silliness in this and the other threads is strong.  Newspapers don't make good collectibles anyway imo.  I have 2 papers frim 9/11/01 that have not held up well.

It's not silly when something has value.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

The silliness in this and the other threads is strong.  Newspapers don't make good collectibles anyway imo.  I have 2 papers frim 9/11/01 that have not held up well.

It's not silly when something has value.

This is true, & I won't argue that. I just question whether a newspaper from this particular date has any real value. And I'm warning against keeping newspapers as collectibles. It's hard to do.  And the only real reason I question value in this case is because of the ridiculous amounts that are being asked.

[imbest]

Why not you search on google?if you only need the news,you can find this online for reading

[unamis76]

The silliness in this and the other threads is strong.  Newspapers don't make good collectibles anyway imo.  I have 2 papers frim 9/11/01 that have not held up well.

It's not silly when something has value.

This is true, & I won't argue that. I just question whether a newspaper from this particular date has any real value. And I'm warning against keeping newspapers as collectibles. It's hard to do.  And the only real reason I question value in this case is because of the ridiculous amounts that are being asked.

To me, it does, and to many other people too... And it has quite a high value that I, unfortunately, can't afford

I think placing this in a glassed frame would help conserve it for quite a few years.

This is a bit like Bitcoin itself: why do people value it?

Why not you search on google?if you only need the news,you can find this online for reading

The article in question is a collectible... Unless you feel searching for the article online and printing it is the same as having the physical edition of The Times from that day, then you're totally right

[Quickseller]

Nubbins has/had one for sale not long ago. He actually offered it to me as a trade when I was trying to sell my cas MS68 tenth (back when 68 was actually rare). I am not sure if he still has it or not.....he listed it as part of a lot and I don't remember if it was sold as part of such lot.

[wheelz1200]

Nubbins has/had one for sale not long ago. He actually offered it to me as a trade when I was trying to sell my cas MS68 tenth (back when 68 was actually rare). I am not sure if he still has it or not.....he listed it as part of a lot and I don't remember if it was sold as part of such lot.

it was sold with the lot of cas coins with docs for a large sum if i recall correctly.

[arcticlava]

Do any libraries still have microfilm anymore? If so, it is only an image, but it could be reproduced and framed / sealed. Would be cool to put it on parchment or a scroll, limited edition copies, document and number them, and sell them for btc. 

[nubbins]

Funny things, these newspapers.

CLAIMS
Charlie Shrem has/had one. He claims he'd been offered 8-10 BTC for his. No proof provided.

A few random reddit users claim that one was sold at a conference in Argentina for 10-12 BTC. No proof provided.

Shrem also says he saw one go at auction for 11+ (I think). Again, no proof provided.

FACTS
I bought mine on this forum for 0.26 BTC. Sniped monkeynuts, much to his annoyance. Many photographs of the paper w/ my PGP fingerprint on top exist.

I sold mine on this forum for ?? BTC. I chose to sell it as part of a larger lot, disguising the price by parcelling it with other hard-to-value items, because I couldn't get rid of the fucking thing any other way.

REFERENCES
January 2014 Sale thread @ 0.1 BTC, no offers; @ 0.45 BTC, no offers; Shrem hijacks thread to offer his copy; still no offers: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=397557.0

August 2014 Auction, I win the paper for 0.26 BTC. Nobody besides monkeynuts even bothered to place a bid: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=727068.0

October 2014 Sale thread, no offers: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=833184.0

July 2015 Interest check, no offers: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1133907.0

December 2015 Sale thread, I sell the paper for ?? BTC: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1288536.0. It vanishes into a private collector's hands.

EDIT:

Nubbins has/had one for sale not long ago. He actually offered it to me as a trade when I was trying to sell my cas MS68 tenth (back when 68 was actually rare).

Forgot about that! We can add that to the list above.

MY OWN HIJACK
I'm interested in purchasing another copy; I know what they're worth (although apparently nobody else does), and most of you can probably make a reasonable estimation as to my ability to actually follow through on an offer once I've made it.

I've reached out to a few sellers in a brokerage capacity to try to help them make sales, but so far none of the "sellers" have been at all forthcoming with even basic things such as proof of ownership. Serious sellers who want to actually get rid of a paper for its actual value, feel free to contact me privately.

I offered a seller 5 BTC in a brokered deal a couple of days ago and he just didn't bother to reply. Talk about missed opportunities.

Best of luck to all who seek these acidic, rapidly decaying items!

[Fortify]

Funny things, these newspapers.

I'm interested in purchasing another copy; I know what they're worth (although apparently nobody else does), and most of you can probably make a reasonable estimation as to my ability to actually follow through on an offer once I've made it.

Best of luck to all who seek these acidic, rapidly decaying items!

I think everyone can see how valuable this newspaper has become and it's only going to get harder to attain as time goes on. It's a sellers market for this item at the moment and demand is far outstripping available supply.

[nubbins]

Funny things, these newspapers.

I'm interested in purchasing another copy; I know what they're worth (although apparently nobody else does), and most of you can probably make a reasonable estimation as to my ability to actually follow through on an offer once I've made it.

Best of luck to all who seek these acidic, rapidly decaying items!

I think everyone can see how valuable this newspaper has become and it's only going to get harder to attain as time goes on. It's a sellers market for this item at the moment and demand is far outstripping available supply.

I'll believe it when I see proof of solvency from a supposed buyer! For all the times I've seen people "looking to buy" one, nobody ever actually goes ahead and does it.