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pheaonix
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May 27, 2013, 03:24:52 PM |
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the monstrous grue has returned with vengeance
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Caesium
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May 27, 2013, 03:34:11 PM |
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Well his game certainly isn't doing BlockRun any harm at the moment, they made 0.909BTC profit on that one.
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dipsy (OP)
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May 27, 2013, 04:42:13 PM |
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I don't think it was actually gure this time, although can't be 100% sure as I don't know grue's real identity.
I'm not sure if the winner is a member of the forum, but I'll ask him to post if he is.
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grue
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May 27, 2013, 09:25:16 PM |
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I'm kind of bummed out that the galaxy note and ipad auctions both end near 5 am for me ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif)
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May 27, 2013, 11:33:15 PM |
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Hi, I'm the winner who secured this auction today: http://www.blockrun.com/auctions/1-bitcoin-8It was great fun and the blockrun-support solved all my problems as this was the first time for me signing a message... its fun and you get to know the blockchain way better than you ever wanted ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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dipsy (OP)
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May 29, 2013, 07:37:15 PM |
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May 29, 2013, 09:23:15 PM |
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this guy is a dumbass: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.minus.com%2Fibgs9ZAPZQYem9.png&t=665&c=2XoZhoayp-8J1Q) he's paying 2.4 BTC ($312) for an iPad mini that is worth $330. One more competing bid and he's paying more than it's worth.
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Caesium
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May 29, 2013, 11:55:46 PM |
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Right, but the point being made was the 1.7BTC winner had previously bid 0.7BTC as well, so his total price was 2.4? Or do I misunderstand something.
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May 30, 2013, 12:49:31 AM |
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Right, but the point being made was the 1.7BTC winner had previously bid 0.7BTC as well, so his total price was 2.4? Or do I misunderstand something. He got a "good deal" of 2.4 BTC * $130 USD/BTC = $312. He saved a whopping $17 off retail. But he had to risk 312 USD to achieve that saving. If I swooped in and put in a bid at 1.7000001 BTC, any additional bids by him would incur a net loss. Not bidding anything would incur a loss of 2.4 BTC. tl;dr the "winner" risked over $310 to save 5% off retail.
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dipsy (OP)
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May 30, 2013, 04:48:05 PM |
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He got a "good deal" of 2.4 BTC * $130 USD/BTC = $312. He saved a whopping $17 off retail. But he had to risk 312 USD to achieve that saving. If I swooped in and put in a bid at 1.7000001 BTC, any additional bids by him would incur a net loss. Not bidding anything would incur a loss of 2.4 BTC.
tl;dr the "winner" risked over $310 to save 5% off retail.
I think there are a number of reasons why they may have bid so aggressively: - They may have been bidding from a country where the mark-up on iPads are higher.
- They may be from a country where it is hard to exchange Bitcoins to cash easily, so happy to cash some out in another way
- They may have have bought their coins for less and happy to cash some out for a product
- They may love the "thrill" of playing BlockRun!
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dipsy (OP)
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May 30, 2013, 05:08:47 PM |
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Closing NOW: 1 Bitcoinhttp://www.blockrun.com/auctions/1-bitcoin-11Pebble Smart Watch:http://www.blockrun.com/auctions/pebble-watchWe have also listed some different products due to close in the next couple of days. Additionally, we have added a sound to the auction page: - 1 "Ding" for when a new pending bid comes in
- 2 "Dings" when a bid gets confirmed in a block
On a desktop browser, If you keep the auction page open while navigating to your wallet; you'll hear any new bids come in ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) You can also now follow bid updates on twitter: http://twitter.com/block_runWe have also changed our back-end infrastructure to sit on our own node, so blocks should never be behind blockchain.info or blockexplorer. Happy bidding!
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May 30, 2013, 05:30:26 PM |
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My motive for winning the auction will be disclosed 7 days from now.
7 days and 1.5 hours later... I'm curious now!
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BEEP BEP
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pheaonix
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May 30, 2013, 06:14:04 PM |
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sent in a bit trying to win, and somehow managed not to include transaction fee. i think i am screwed.
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dipsy (OP)
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May 30, 2013, 06:21:58 PM |
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sent in a bit trying to win, and somehow managed not to include transaction fee. i think i am screwed.
If a bid doesn't confirm before the end of the auction, it will be auto refunded once it eventually confirms (after the auction has ended) ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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