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January 03, 2014, 06:33:27 PM
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See: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=149231.0

https://i.imgur.com/TZlCjqj.jpg
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Please PM me if interested

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January 04, 2014, 02:18:51 AM
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I'm interested - what sort of payment are you looking for?
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January 04, 2014, 01:04:40 PM
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0.1 BTC + Postage

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January 10, 2014, 06:52:45 PM
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I have listed the item for sale at the following website:
https://www.coingig.com/shopping/Original-Times-Newspaper-from-3-January-2009---quoted-in-genesis-block-7865
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January 10, 2014, 11:34:43 PM
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Looks great on my wall if nobody wants to bid.

https://i.imgur.com/NNOztWH.png
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January 12, 2014, 01:46:58 PM
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Hi, is the item still for sale? Is it the entire newspaper or did you only frame the front page?

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January 13, 2014, 10:30:03 PM
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The item for sale is the entire newspaper, including three magazines which came with it.  The paper is in excellent condition.
However, unfortunately, I have decided to increase the offer price to 0.45 BTC.  I know this is a large increase from the 0.1 BTC mentioned above, however please let me try to explain.

When I posted on this forum about the paper, a lot of interest was generated and therefore I tried to investigate the issue and obtain more copies of the paper.  I discovered you could order old papers online, from various companies offering the newspaper from the day you or a friend was born.  I subsequently tried to order the paper from these companies.  Today I called all three of these companies which I found and discovered that all the copies of the Times from 3 January 2009 had been sold out in the last few days due to, what they described as the paper having something to do with Bitcoin and having extremely high demand.  Papers I had ordered in the previous days from the websites could not be delivered and I was offered a refund, this was considered very unusual for them.  The paper is now very rare and I am unable to obtain more copies.

In addition to this I think the paper has unique qualities as an asset since its value is linked to Bitcoin, it’s kind of a Bitcoin denominated asset.  Many think there is a small chance that the Bitcoin blockchain may succeed and become one of the most important databases in the world, if it does, then the paper could be extremely valuable in the future as a collectible.  Personally I am not sure if this blockchain will succeed, I think it’s the protocol and technology that has value and some other chain without this newspaper in the genesis block may eventually become more dominant.  However given the factors above I have decided to increase the offer price to 0.45 BTC.  I apologise for this.

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March 16, 2014, 06:47:54 PM
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I understand your reasoning behind this. I would like to have this framed cover on my wall, but not 0.45 BTC much "like" :-)
The photograph here or on the internet doesn't cut it though - Maybe there is a digital version, like a pdf ebook version or the like?

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March 16, 2014, 10:29:27 PM
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Sent you a PM. Made offer.

I understand your reasoning behind this. I would like to have this framed cover on my wall, but not 0.45 BTC much "like" :-)
The photograph here or on the internet doesn't cut it though - Maybe there is a digital version, like a pdf ebook version or the like?

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You can find the article online, just PDF and print it.

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March 17, 2014, 09:22:25 AM
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Sent you a PM. Made offer.

I understand your reasoning behind this. I would like to have this framed cover on my wall, but not 0.45 BTC much "like" :-)
The photograph here or on the internet doesn't cut it though - Maybe there is a digital version, like a pdf ebook version or the like?

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You can find the article online, just PDF and print it.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article2160028.ece

Nah, not close enough. Wrong Headline and all :-)

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March 17, 2014, 03:21:34 PM
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Sent you a PM. Made offer.

I understand your reasoning behind this. I would like to have this framed cover on my wall, but not 0.45 BTC much "like" :-)
The photograph here or on the internet doesn't cut it though - Maybe there is a digital version, like a pdf ebook version or the like?

Ente

You can find the article online, just PDF and print it.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article2160028.ece

Nah, not close enough. Wrong Headline and all :-)

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Get a HQ picture of it, print it on newspaper paper, walla!

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June 12, 2014, 12:31:26 AM
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Did this ever sell?

I have the same one in perfect condition with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Any interested?

http://imgur.com/pGYXHJh



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June 13, 2014, 11:39:41 PM
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How much?

Did this ever sell?

I have the same one in perfect condition with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Any interested?

http://imgur.com/pGYXHJh

https://i.imgur.com/pGYXHJh.jpg

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June 14, 2014, 05:34:06 PM
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How much?

Did this ever sell?

I have the same one in perfect condition with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Any interested?

http://imgur.com/pGYXHJh


I have an offer currently between 7-10BTC right now. I may take it, although I really don't want to let this go.

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September 26, 2014, 12:55:19 PM
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Already gone and/or offline?
Out of curiosity, for how much did it go, if it did?

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October 24, 2014, 12:50:29 AM
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https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=833184.0

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August 20, 2017, 05:05:35 PM
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That's impressively bonkers.

I remember sniffing around the usual newspaper sites years ago and it was pretty much the only day not available. Even then I was surprised that something relatively obscure at the time was all gobbled up.

The Times should reprint on the sly.
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August 21, 2017, 02:06:56 AM
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Just wanted to necro this thread to announce that http://www.thetimes03jan2009.com/ is linking to it and claiming we all have copies of the paper for sale, with absurd, false asking prices attached to our usernames. OP may wish to remove


I believe that site has been up for a while.   I remember seeing it about a year ago and thinking the prices were absurd.     If they are using your usernames without permission, it may be best to post a thread stating this, to cover yourself in the scenario that this fraud ends up being a successful scam.

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August 24, 2017, 12:15:54 AM
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That's impressively bonkers.

I remember sniffing around the usual newspaper sites years ago and it was pretty much the only day not available. Even then I was surprised that something relatively obscure at the time was all gobbled up.

The Times should reprint on the sly.

I also contacted a number of these newspaper hoarders back in 2014 and all of them said they wished they had more copies or asked for more because they had gotten many requests. I message Jonny and he told me he'd sell me one for 2 btc around the 1K/btc time, too rich for my blood sadly. But hey I also turned down 1btc cassascuis coins for $50 because I didn't know what btc was at that point. So fuck I suppose.

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August 24, 2017, 05:23:17 PM
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I can see another unearthed one attracting some ridiculous kite flying price wise. I can also see someone coughing up for it. They ain't making any more and BTC is getting more significant every day.
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