[UK] 0.5BTC casascius coins + Stickers/Alu Cas coins - Global shipping included

[bowen151]

Payment methods accepted: BITCOIN

Coins remaining = 3

1 x BTC0.5 coin with postage, packing and insurance = BTC0.7

Shipping is covered by me and the services used are:

National: Royal Mail recorded/signed for on orders of 1 single coin. Special delivery is available for larger orders that need insurance, PM me for information.
International: Royal mail's airsure service. Delivery confirmation and tracking provided. Insured value of up to £500 per package

I'll do my best to ensure all items arrive at their intended destination.
As you may have noticed these are all sent with delivery confirmation. This is to ensure that we are making things as safe and secure for both of us.

ESCROW is available and provided by an agent we both agree upon.

Other items available:

Aluminium casascius coins: 57
Bitcoin stickers: PM me for quantity and pricing information. Whatever is left is all that I have, there will be no restock of the stickers.

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[johnniewalker]

Interested when you post pics

[b!z]

Pictures please! I want to see what the coins are like.

[bowen151]

Just waiting on them to arrive so I can get some nice shots. Would you like them to be photographed or scanned like they way casascius has done with the very first of his 0.5BTC rolls? As seen here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=169301.msg1778757#msg1778757

I can't wait to get a look at these myself, hopefully Mike isnt too busy this week to get them shipped out .

Laying them all out on a flatbed scanner would mean touching most of them. Have you any tips to minimise handling them JW, you seem to have handled your own fair amount of coins. Shall I just wear a pair of gloves when i'm dealing with them to prevent myself from causing any tarnish or other aesthetic defects etc.

Any tips or tricks of the trade to keep them looking pristine is much appreciated!

Thanks for the interest also.

Bowen

[Mylon]

Just waiting on them to arrive so I can get some nice shots. Would you like them to be photographed or scanned like they way casascius has done with the very first of his 0.5BTC rolls? As seen here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=169301.msg1778757#msg1778757

I can't wait to get a look at these myself, hopefully Mike isnt too busy this week to get them shipped out .

Laying them all out on a flatbed scanner would mean touching most of them. Have you any tips to minimise handling them JW, you seem to have handled your own fair amount of coins. Shall I just wear a pair of gloves when i'm dealing with them to prevent myself from causing any tarnish or other aesthetic defects etc.

Any tips or tricks of the trade to keep them looking pristine is much appreciated!

Thanks for the interest also.

Bowen

Would be nice if Mike could confirm this, as you're not one of the buyers on the public auction.

[Lgetty17]

To clarify- will these come with a way to deposit .5 btc in our account? Also, how many will be minted

[bowen151]

Would be nice if Mike could confirm this, as you're not one of the buyers on the public auction.

Hi there Mylon.

If you look here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=175969.msg1839756#msg1839756

You can see on the public thread that I clearly have won roll number 5 in this other auction. The link I posted previously with the photos was from his initial auction I believe. I hope this helps alleviate any concerns you may have had.

Regarding the "deposit" issues, here is an excerpt from the official casascius webpage:

 "How they work: The "private key" is on a card embedded inside the coin and is protected by a tamper-evident hologram.  The hologram leaves behind a honeycomb pattern if it is peeled. If the hologram is intact, the bitcoin is good.

The 8-character code you see on the outside of the coin is the first eight characters of the Bitcoin address assigned specifically to that coin.  You can verify the coin's balance on Block Explorer.  There is a mathematical relationship between the Bitcoin address and the private key inside the coin. The digital bitcoin is actually located on the public "block chain" stored on the internet, but it is completely inaccessible to anyone unless the private key from the coin is loaded into a Bitcoin wallet.

To recover the digital bitcoins, there are several ways to convert the embedded code back into a digital bitcoin so it can be spent over the internet.  Most importantly, none of the methods relies on me or any other central issuer, due to Bitcoin's completely decentralized design.  The embedded private key code is everything a Bitcoin client needs to find and claim the digital Bitcoins from the peer-to-peer network. For example, you can enter (or "import") your coin's private key code directly into Bitcoin clients such as Armory, Blockchain.info, or directly into Mt. Gox as a deposit method.  (Casascius coins use the "minikey" private key format, and the main Bitcoin.org client does not yet support redeeming minikeys."

[keeron]

Interested as well

Would you be shipping to US? Also, any idea what method you are planning to use for shipping (want to get an idea of delivery time)

Thanks!

[HowGudAmI]

I should be interested once you have them in for atleast 1. I would be interested in a larger quantity also if the premium was lower (combined shipping?).

[MagicBit15]

I will be interested as well!!

[bowen151]

Pictures to follow in an hour or two!!! Coins are in hand!!!

[buddrulez]

These look amazing and I would love to purchase a couple when your all sorted. Thanks!

[johnniewalker]

How do I order?

[keeron]

Interested as well. But please let us know if can ship to US (and total cost), as well as if there's any discount for buying multiples.

Thanks!

[Craynon]

If this is legit, I'll take one please

[bowen151]

Have updated OP

Just a quick note also.

As of this minute they are currently still: UNFUNDED (only received yesterday and still need casascius to load bitcoins onto them, this is SOP for casascius coins, I can ask him to post in here and confirm my ownership of said coins just to alleviate any concerns that any of you may have)

I will update with better quality images very soon.

While I can guarantee the fact that all handling by myself was done while wearing gloves, I cannot guarantee that these coins shall remain tarnish or blemish free. I am in no way a collector of coins so I have limited knowledge in how to prevent things such as tarnishing or other possible coin related storage issues that may arise.

If you have any questions at all then ask away, thats what im here for.

[HowGudAmI]

If you have any questions at all then ask away, thats what im here for.

Do you have a slightly lower price for quantities 2+ ?

[Craynon]

How will they be shipped and will they be shipped in anything? E.g. Plastic coin cases etc

[bowen151]

Do you have a slightly lower price for quantities 2+ ?

Sorry I have to remain firm on my prices for the purposes of remaining fair, and also so I can afford to restock when the time comes, the premium for buying a roll is pretty high as it is. I may be able to lower the price if you were buying 10 or more, but not for 2, sorry again.

How will they be shipped and will they be shipped in anything? E.g. Plastic coin cases etc

I have no plastic capsules to ship these in as the ones I ordered have not yet arrived. I shall call into my local post office today when I leave work and pick up some cardboard backed mailers. I shall be tring to use something similar to the CD mailers that amazon would use. you know the hard non bending cardboard envelopes?

From what I understand we are not allowed to send coins in a standard envelope due to the risk of them getting damaged by the automatic sorting machines or stamping machines. This is why we must use a cardboard backed one. I only found this out yesterday, to be honest I have sent coins like in a normal bubble envelope and they arrived just fine in the past, I shall however keep to these rules and use non bendable hard backed envelopes when sending out these coins to anyone.

Everything will be sent with delivery confirmation. UK buyers will be delivered by royal mail. International deliveries shall also be subject to delivery confirmation and tracking with the airsure 5 day service offererd by royal mail. I cannot guarantee delivery times though so please dont get angry with me personally if it takes longer than they are advertising.

Im thinking: Put coin in new moneybag, tape bag to small piece of cardboard and sandwich between another, wrap in bubblewrap and tape up, insert into carboard envelope, shake to see if it makes a metal/coin clanking noise. Ship it if its good to go!

[Craynon]

Ok, that sounds pretty secure to me I'll buy a separate coin case myself

[bowen151]

No problem at all. I think johnniewalker sells coin capsules here on the forums, maybe he can give you a good deal on them .

For everyone thats interested in ordering just send me a PM with how many you would like to order and also your chosen shipping address, the price is in the OP so you can calculate that up yourself and ask me for a BTC payment address.

For UK buyers I have decided to sell a limited quantity (10 x 0.5 coins) by way of bank transfer (FPS or "faster payments service" only). I shall do this on saturday as I shall be free from work obligations and have more time to respond to messages. For information on that just PM me and ask about any details you would like to know.

Thanks for checking out my thread.

Bowen

[bowen151]

UPDATE: Coins are now LOADED

Feel free to verify the balance of the coins using the firstbits that are on display.

Better pictures are on the way!

[bowen151]

Pics updated in the OP with higher resolution. If anyone would like to know anything else then don't hesitate to ask.

[johnniewalker]

Have updated OP

Just a quick note also.

As of this minute they are currently still: UNFUNDED (only received yesterday and still need casascius to load bitcoins onto them, this is SOP for casascius coins, I can ask him to post in here and confirm my ownership of said coins just to alleviate any concerns that any of you may have)

I will update with better quality images very soon.

While I can guarantee the fact that all handling by myself was done while wearing gloves, I cannot guarantee that these coins shall remain tarnish or blemish free. I am in no way a collector of coins so I have limited knowledge in how to prevent things such as tarnishing or other possible coin related storage issues that may arise.

If you have any questions at all then ask away, thats what im here for.

Just make sure the gloves are powder-free..VERY important.

[bowen151]

Thanks for the tip JW, I always appreciate a nugget of knowledge! 

[bowen151]

For UK buyers I have also decided to sell a limited quantity by way of bank transfer (FPS or "faster payments service")

Pm me for more details.

EDIT: The first three customers to pay this way shall receive one free bitcoin QR code sticker (large)

[Craynon]

Aww damn, would have used  FPS if I'd known that!

[HowGudAmI]

What is your price via FPS in GBP? I may be interested.

[bowen151]

Aww damn, would have used  FPS if I'd known that!

Sorry about that craynon, I did post about this but this thread is pretty cluttered now with my updates. I'm thinking a fresh one thats clear and concise could help my cause a bit more than this one.

What is your price via FPS in GBP? I may be interested.

Todays 24 hours bitcoin price is 1BTC = £75

[Craynon]

Aww damn, would have used  FPS if I'd known that!

Sorry about that craynon, I did post about this but this thread is pretty cluttered now with my updates. I'm thinking a fresh one thats clear and concise could help my cause a bit more than this one.

Not before I paid though, I think

[bowen151]

Apologies craynon.

I shall redo the OP to make it clearer and easier to digest the sales information.

To make things fair would you like me to send you out a coin capsule and a QR code sticker free of charge? I am waiting for these to arrive still, but I would be happy to ship one out to you once they finally land on my doorstep

Bowen

[Projects]

Received my coins on Saturday, very professionally handled and packaged.
Couldnt be happier.
Will buy more soon (if still available).
Thanks

[bowen151]

Thanks for that Projects.

I really appreciate the comment!

I have also updated the OP as it had too much info to digest easily

[coco23]

I received my coin today and I fully agree with Projects, absolutely recommended.

[Craynon]

Just got home to find my coin and I have to say, I couldn't be happier.

Very well packaged, looks nice and secure with the coin in a small resealable plastic bag, sandwiched between two pieces of cardboard, then wrapped in bubblewrap and then placed in a moneybag, before being placed in a padded envelope. Postage was very quick and communication/customer service was faultless.

Checking the mini-key confirmed the presence of the 0.5 Bitcoin and the coin itself is very clean and looks almost untouched!

Thank you very much Bowen!

[buddrulez]

You have a message sir!

[bowen151]

I really appreciate the feedback comments from you guys, I really do

Shipping techniques can only improve as time passes, and don't forget that I shall be sending out coin capsules and stickers to you once they do arrive.

You have a message sir!

Replied to you by PM buddrulez. I hope to hear back and thanks for the interest in the casascius coins!

[bowen151]

Alright people, I have been informed that my stickers and capsules have arrived this morning!

For you guys that have ordered already and taken advantage of the new service I am trying to offer, your free gifts will be shipped out in the morning and I shall also take some new pics to show off the coins in their capsules.

To everyone else, don't forget that you get the added bonus of not having to worry about shipping charges! Only a tiny BTC0.85 for one of these new coins, they are hard to get and easy to miss.

Thanks again to you original purchasers!!

Cheers

Bowen   

[ironcross360]

any empty coins?

[Projects]

I would like two more I have sent you a PM

[bowen151]

any empty coins?

Which denomination would you be looking for. I could get you a 5BTC that is empty, its has no protective capsule however, its just the metal coin.

I would like two more I have sent you a PM

Replied, thanks Projects.

[ironcross360]

how much

[bowen151]

Honestly, I wouldn't know what to price them at as I was going to hold on them, plus the fact that I havent even looked for comparison prices. But if you were to offer around BTC0.25 id be happy to ship it out to you and cover the postage etc..

What do you think? It might be a bit too expensive but as I said, I wasnt really looking to sell on the empty 5s

[Craynon]

Received my coin capsule and Bitcoin sticker in the post today, didn't realise it was that big!

Thanks very much again Bowen.

[bowen151]

I hope it was to your liking though Craynon

Thanks for the purchase, always a pleasure to have a smooth and easy trade.

Coins are still remaining, i'm looking into using an escrow service for buyers to remain safe, a member has asked me about using bitmit, what are everyones thoughts on this, is it safe for the seller as well as the buyer? Who oversee's the escrow service on bitmit?

Would I be better using JohnK here on the forums to moderate as an escrow agent? Im leaning more towards this way to be honest, seems like it would be better for the communication side of things between parties.

Thanks

Bowen

[romerun]

man, so tempting, this is nice jewelry

[Projects]

Received my coin capsules and further 2 coins, again very impressed with everything.
So much so I am now placing my 3rd order.
PM sent

[bowen151]

Orders are starting to pick up and I have sold a good couple of coins so far. Thanks again everyone for all of the glowing feedback. Im happy to provide this service to the bitcoin community, and hopefully I can provide to do so for a long time as a UK based reseller of physical bitcoins.

Whats everyones thoughts on me selling them through bitmit or coingig for their escrow services? I've had some members ask me about escrow and to be honest I dont know enough about it to incorporate it into my system. The KISS method of simply selling them through the forums seems appealing to me. Im sure we could use a forum member like JohnK as an escrow agent?

Thanks again everyone who has ordered and also thanks to those who have contacted me and are interested in buying, I am looking into the escrow side and will hopefully be able to offer this very soon, an update shall be listed on the OP once an escrow service is all sorted out.

Bowen

[No 1]

damn i missed the low prices  the 0.5 are still to much for me

[OpenYourEyes]

Great service and communication from bowen151: I've just received my two .5 coins, I also took the empty 5BTC.
Quick delivery and good packaging, thanks again.

[bowen151]

Thanks for the feedback OYE, Im glad you like your new coins. I think you have gotten a little mixed up this morning though, I dont offer the USB cards yet, I think thats what those stats are referring to, above my post

[Craynon]

Great service and communication from bowen151: I've just received my two .5 coins, I also took the empty 5BTC.
Quick delivery and good packaging, thanks again.


Edit: Read/Write speeds if any one is interested (using FAT32):

Read:  26.20 MB/sec
Write: 6.3 MB/s

Code:

READ

hdparm -t /dev/sdc
Timing buffered disk reads:  80 MB in  3.05 seconds =  26.20 MB/sec
Timing cached reads:   15096 MB in  2.00 seconds = 7554.25 MB/sec

Code:

WRITE

dd if=/dev/zero of=speedFile bs=1M count=1024 conv=fdatasync,notrunc
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 169.493 s, 6.3 MB/s

So I'd guess from a quick test that these are class 6 cards- pretty good

I think the second half should be in Teka's thread, not here

[bowen151]

haha. No harm done! Just a forum mixup

[OpenYourEyes]

  Lol, my bad! Had both edit pages opened.

[John (John K.)]

PS: I confirm that OP has contacted me about escrow services, and I am glad to offer that service here. Please drop both of us (OP and me) a PM when you need escrow, thanks. 

[bowen151]

Confirmed.

Thanks for providing this service John!

[bowen151]

Online and taking orders

To everyone that has purchased from me and is happy with their order i'd appreciate a +1 from the new marketplace rating system.

Cheers!

[felix123]

Any plans for 1BTC coins?

[bowen151]

Hopefully i'll be able to offer all of the available casascius coins someday. For now though I only have the 0.5s.

Online and taking orders

[bowen151]

Online and taking orders

[RAVENCROW]

great service and awesome communication coins came packaged nicely! I have ordered 6 coins now would definitely recommend and probably ordering some more in the near future thanks agian! -sincerely Raven-

[bowen151]

great service and awesome communication coins came packaged nicely! I have ordered 6 coins now would definitely recommend and probably ordering some more in the near future thanks agian! -sincerely Raven-

Thanks RC! I appreciate the positive feedback. If anyone who has ordered is really happy with the service I provide then please plus one me on the new marketplace rating system.

Online and taking orders

[BigBitz]

Hey mate do you only have 0.5BTC coins?

[bowen151]

Yes thats right.

I did have some of the 5BTC coins that were unloaded. They have since been sold though.

[bowen151]

Online and taking orders. Some of the sellers here are really taking an age to sort out their customers which I find a little bit surprising not to mention puzzling!

Well why wait around twiddling your thumbs when you can order from me today and have your coins ASAP!

Not that many coins remain in stock and I have a buyer taking another chunk out of them so get your orders in FAST!

[Cherothald]

Last week, I bought six of bowen151's 0.5 BTC Casascius coins for delivery outside Europe. Only eight days later (incl. a weekend) I received the parcel and the sent coins were all complete and well packaged (even inside capsules).

bowen151 dispatched the parcel on the next day after having sent him the payment in the afternoon. That was quick! Other Casascius coin resellers let more time lapse away.

Thank you for the great service, bowen151. It was a pleasure to order these coins from you. You are a very kind and sincere reseller of Casascius coins and hence a definite recommendation.

[bowen151]

Thanks very much Cherothald! Your feedback is highly welcomed.

To any buyers looking for a nice new coin...

Pay today for immediate shipping and a free coin capsule! Online and taking orders

[RAVENCROW]

just recieved 3 more coins thank you! 

[coco23]

I ordered another coin and like the first time it was an excellent service and a super fast delivery (ordered and paid Thursday evening and got the coin on Saturday)

Thanks bowen

[bowen151]

Excellent

Taking orders. Buy today and get your coin in a matter of days. Free capsules are running low!

[bowen151]

Taking orders, buy today for immediate shipping.

[Mikeologist]

Pure curiosity:
How can one be sure a coin is funded?
How can one use this coin for an online transaction, if say 10 were collected?
Forgive my ignorance; point me to a thread and I will read it myself.
Thanks

[bowen151]

Each coin has a tamper evident hologram sticker on the reverse side.

There is a nice design on the hologram and in the centre it holds your firstbits or the first set of characters from your coins public key, this is they key you can search for on those websites like blockchain.info to ensure that your coin is in fact funded.

Under the hologram there is a small circle with your private key which is only visible once you peel the hologram off, this is they key you can import into your wallet to actually spend the coins. So you just peel off the hologram and type in your private key to your chosen wallet provider. If you are buying a coin you need to make sure that the hologram is intact, does not have a honeycomb type pattern indicating it has been peeled off and also you must verify the balance of the coin by using your firstbits.

SIDE NOTE: Now offering the aluminium coins, shipping has a 3-5 day delay on these.

Also offering some very nice stickers from the user here on the forums named: "Min€r"

[carpetbagger]

What's the price on the aluminium ones?

[bowen151]

It depends on the quantity really.

They will be arriving soon so I shall set a price before they do and update this thread.

[bowen151]

I shall now offer a package of 1 x 0.5 casascius coin, 10 aluminium coins and 10 bitcoin stickers for the price of BTC1

[bowen151]

And as always that includes shipping to anywhere!

Escrow is available through JohnK. and I also cover any associated fees for such a service

[bowen151]

Bump!!!!!!!!

Discounts available for orders of more than 5 coins. Less than 20 remaining.

Pics of the stickers

[bowen151]

24 hour fire sale:

1 0.5 coin
2 aluminium coin
2 stickers

For the low price of BTC0.7

Only the first ten buyers shall be able to claim this price over the next 24 hours

[miffman]

I should have waited a bit before I bought my coin

[HowGudAmI]

24 hour fire sale:

1 0.5 coin
2 aluminium coin
2 stickers

For the low price of BTC0.7

Only the first ten buyers shall be able to claim this price over the next 24 hours

Wow nice!.

I would snap up like two of these to add to my collection but all my Crypto that isnt in physical is in LTC, and the LTC:BTC rate aint great at the moment for me.

[bowen151]

I've had to temporarily halt sales on this sale now due to hitting my targets, a buyer has contacted me and is looking to purchase my remaining sets, but if that should not happen i'll reopen the sale, theres 10 sets left if this buyer should not want to continue with the purchase for any reason at all.

Sorry to anyone who missed out, I needed some liquidity this week and the firesale was a complete last minute thing.

[miffman]

I have received my coin! Great seller, he throw in some stickers and a few aluminum coins!    highly recommended!

[felix123]

I didn't plan on buying a 0.5 coin at all, but bowen got me to buy 2. Good salesman, great trade. Thanks!

[bowen151]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated

I have found 4 of these coins here if anyone is still looking to purchase, still have a bunch of aluminiums and stickers also. Please note I have no capsules remaining for the 4 x 0.5 casascius coins.

[bowen151]

BTCump

Still have 4 of these

Still have aluminium casascius coins

Still have a bunch of stickers (see pictures on this thread)

Also have 2 5BTC casascius coins (unfunded) (I will be wanting close to BTC0.75 for the pair of these however, I will sell them seperate if needed)

PM me for prices and/or offers

[bowen151]

OP updated, removed invalid images, updated with relevant pricing, added stickers and aluminium casascius coins to listing.

[bowen151]

1 coin has been sold today, 3 remaining.

[TheMaze]

Coin arrived within a few days ,And i even got a few stickers for free

Bowen is a great guy!
Pleasure doing business with you.

[bowen151]

Bump

[bowen151]

Come on guys, help me sell these last few coins so I can lock this thread

[bowen151]

1 coin remaining