[Notice] Stolen Bitpiece coin - Public address to look out for

[bestcoin_59]

Hello everyone,

I bought a BitPiece coin from Blazed (late January/early February). Funded: 0.25BTC, Graded: MS67
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1757577.0

I turns out that the coin never arrived and i assume that it has been lost/stolen in the postal system. If you came accross the coin, for instance if someone is selling it somewhere, please contact me immediately. Here is the specification of the coin.

First 7 characters of the public address displayed: 1Eym83S
http://pastebin.com/jirHCKri
https://blockchain.info/address/1Eym83SRUa3YbyADHrN1Dq38szKgC2xbBk

Thanks a lot in advance.

[chronicsky]

it sucks how many coins are stolen by postal services
and that is when they dont know much of bitcoin yet, maybe some do..

It's best to not mention anything related to bitcoin on package

Hope you find it

[AT101ET]

it sucks how many coins are stolen by postal services
and that is when they dont know much of bitcoin yet, maybe some do..

It's best to not mention anything related to bitcoin on package

Hope you find it

I don't think that the postal service workers are targeting these packages because they contain physical Bitcoins. Sometimes you can just feel that the item being sent is a coin and sometimes workers are tempted into thinking that they're rare and collectible coins that can be sold for a quick profit.
To be honest, I don't think they know what the coins are until they search for them online at which point they don't realise their mistake.
Given that the coins have public addresses and first keys it would make flipping them more difficult.
The best way to avoid this happening is by disguising what you're sending. For example, put coins in between card to prevent the coin shape protruding through the envelope. Alternatively, use thicker and padded packaging materials etc.  

[chronicsky]

it sucks how many coins are stolen by postal services
and that is when they dont know much of bitcoin yet, maybe some do..

It's best to not mention anything related to bitcoin on package

Hope you find it

I don't think that the postal service workers are targeting these packages because they contain physical Bitcoins. Sometimes you can just feel that the item being sent is a coin and sometimes workers are tempted into thinking that they're rare and collectible coins that can be sold for a quick profit.
To be honest, I don't think they know what the coins are until they search for them online at which point they don't realise their mistake.
Given that the coins have public addresses and first keys it would make flipping them more difficult.
The best way to avoid this happening is by disguising what you're sending. For example, put coins in between card to prevent the coin shape protruding through the envelope. Alternatively, use thicker and padded packaging materials etc.  

that sounds good so keeping them hidden should do the trick
i thought it had something to do with bitcoin

[NattyLiteCoin]

You guys are freaking the fuck out of me. I have thousand of dollars in Bitcoin and collectibles that have been sitting static at the post with registered mail for a week. I guess it's good that it's insured, but I'm doubt that claim is going to go smooth.

[BitcoinPenny]

You guys are freaking the fuck out of me. I have thousand of dollars in Bitcoin and collectibles that have been sitting static at the post with registered mail for a week. I guess it's good that it's insured, but I'm doubt that claim is going to go smooth.

It's most likely that the opened envelopes from the post office with "stolen" coins that we've been reading about lately were not opened by people, but were torn open by the automatic letter-feeding machines. Those standard business envelopes are pretty weak and not designed to hold anything more than a card or letter -- something flat and thin which would easily pass thru an automatic letter-feeding machine. Anything bulkier inside -- like a coin in an airtite capsule -- would cause problems for the automatic feeder, and the envelope would likely rip open upon the slightest snag. (Those letters whiz by rather quickly, so tearing wouldn't require much effort, just a quick snag and it's done for.)

The postal employees should know better, and they should advise the sender to use a larger, sturdier envelope, like the standard yellow, 7x4" Kraft bubble mailer. Regardless, the sender should know better and spend a few more cents on upgraded envelopes. You can buy them in large bulk on Amazon for pennies per envelope.

So you can probably relax and breathe easy. If your static packages at the PO are not standard business envelopes, then you're fine as wine.

Regards,
Chris

[biggzi]

Damn not another one! Definitely will never skip on insurance and tacking.

[Blaater]

Damn not another one! Definitely will never skip on insurance and tacking.

I think this is rule #1. I had it last week where a slab arrived broken because an envelope was used for a $500 coin in unregistered mail. I was lucky the coin arrived but please let us all use tracked+insured mail so this can never happen again. Too many examples already of people losing coins and broken items, and claiming anything at the postal company is horrible, and futile if it was sent non-insured.

[NattyLiteCoin]

It's wrapped like classified media would be. If some one were to steal it, they would have to leave the premisis and gnaw at it for about 15 minutes.

[bestcoin_59]

Damn not another one! Definitely will never skip on insurance and tacking.

The coin has been sent as a tracking letter that is with a follow up service. The last event recorded was the sorting center on the 02/06...It is not Blazed fault, it is without doubt the Post Office fault. However, i don't know if the post office lost it or steal it. I'll probably never know

[smoothie]

It's wrapped like classified media would be. If some one were to steal it, they would have to leave the premisis and gnaw at it for about 15 minutes.

In the 3.5 years of me using registered mail shipping, I have yet to lose a single package. The worst case I've had is the person didn't pick up the package after like 2-3 weeks and customs shipped it back to me and it eventually got back to me untampered.

To date, registered mail has been quite safe for me personally.

[Fortify]

Damn not another one! Definitely will never skip on insurance and tacking.

The coin has been sent as a tracking letter that is with a follow up service. The last event recorded was the sorting center on the 02/06...It is not Blazed fault, it is without doubt the Post Office fault. However, i don't know if the post office lost it or steal it. I'll probably never know

Which country is it going to? I once shipped a coin to Spain and it took about 3 weeks to make it's way through their customs. When you raise a report that the post is missing, they should in theory, go to where it was lost and do a proper search for it. Unfortunately they're more likely to just pay a claim and say they looked for it. I try to disguise the coins in a square piece of cardboard (with bubble wrap padding) and try to stop them from rattling. Lots of tape on weak spots like corners helps too, but make sure it is flat and no tape can snag in the machinery.

[bestcoin_59]

Which country is it going to? I once shipped a coin to Spain and it took about 3 weeks to make it's way through their customs. When you raise a report that the post is missing, they should in theory, go to where it was lost and do a proper search for it. Unfortunately they're more likely to just pay a claim and say they looked for it. I try to disguise the coins in a square piece of cardboard (with bubble wrap padding) and try to stop them from rattling. Lots of tape on weak spots like corners helps too, but make sure it is flat and no tape can snag in the machinery.

Hello Fortify,

I live in France. I already wrote two letters of complaint. One locally for the chief working at the sorting center, and the other for P. Wahl the CEO of La Poste in Paris. Here is the tracking #  LZ630940207US

Jeff.

[bestcoin_59]

According to this tracking, they tried to deliver to you on February 6th??

I don't think so

At least it seems that the package made it to your country

Yes probably.

Have to gone to local post office in person?

Many time, and also to surrounding PO.

In fact, they gave me a much more accurate tracking. It turns out that the coin disappear at the sorting center...

http://imgur.com/a/0BAie

For those who don't speak french, the last event says: delayed motive La Poste.
PDC1: Plateforme de distribution du courrier=sorting center.

Also Seclin is a town located 6 km away from me.

Thanks for your support.

Jeff

[montreal]

idk if you have craiglist and pawnshops in your area but it may be worth checking out just incase they try flipping it

[klondike_bar]

I don't think that the postal service workers are targeting these packages because they contain physical Bitcoins. Sometimes you can just feel that the item being sent is a coin and sometimes workers are tempted into thinking that they're rare and collectible coins that can be sold for a quick profit.
To be honest, I don't think they know what the coins are until they search for them online at which point they don't realise their mistake.
Given that the coins have public addresses and first keys it would make flipping them more difficult.

the coin was funded, so it could easily be cracked open for the 0.25BTC without even selling the coin


I had a package containing an entire roll of casascius coins (directly from mike) cut opened by border postal agents, then taped shut again. At the time it was only worth ~$250

[Gatorelf]

I will keep an eye out too on ebay etc

[bestcoin_59]

the coin was funded, so it could easily be cracked open for the 0.25BTC without even selling the coin

Of course, but up to now it is not the case. As someone already pointed out, i'm not sure the thief
is familiar with physical bitcoins. In my opinion he (she?) might have thought that the coin is made
of solid gold.

[bestcoin_59]

I will keep an eye out too on ebay etc

Thanks. Just wondering, does Ebay provide a feature based on keywords to be warned automatically?

[bestcoin_59]

idk if you have craiglist and pawnshops in your area but it may be worth checking out just incase they try flipping it

We don't have craiglist, but instead, leboncoin:
https://www.leboncoin.fr/
That beeing said, even if i come across the coin, what can/should i do