Public sale or pre ICO? can't decide

[Insufficient]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO. Now, I know I'm not going to go in on private sale as that is for private investors. Debating over to get whitelisted for pre-ICO sale or just wait for the public sale...

I did read the whitepaper of course and did not find anything about lock-in period which is definitely a thing to consider or at least for me.

If any of you guys find some time to look into a project called FAIREUM, I would love to know your thoughts on this. I must admit I am more drawn to investing in a project that deals with gambling as gambling is HUGE everywhere and if I can bag a few bucks using a platform made for gambling I'm definitely going in. I tend to go for a project that shows a greater chance of succeeding.

I would really really appreciate some advice. I will be the one to decide at the end of the day but other peoples thought can be a guide.

You may need go through the pinned threads on scam acussation section. There you will be find the guides to understand how to pick the good ICO/ITO projects. Some projects do not make anything on promotion base but have good product but some people do promotion and everything but there is no core product and etc.
So be careful before you pick the any ICO project.

Thank you so much for your advice. I'd been diligent enough or at least I think and been looking to the project I want to invest in. I know the market is crazy but I was not able to participate in any ICO for the last months. I want to test the water I think. Deciding is never easy.

[Insufficient]

Sure but it is going to take some time.

I would propose for you to stay on the trusted ones. e.g. Bitcoin and Ethereum.
ICOs have been a bad investment last year and this year for too many scams. You might be risking way too much in doing this.
If I were to completely check Faireum it will still not give a 100 percent accuracy that you could profit in it for a long run.
It takes like a year before you could feel it.
Are you ready to wait that long?
As I see to your post, you are already in doubt.

I lost a lot with keeping my ETH paper loss some may say but if I will spend it now it won't be paper loss anymore  The plan really, for now, is to buy in cheap and hopefully get doubled but It is never an assurance I know and I understand that there are risks involved too.

Risk though is part of almost everything and I am still feeling myself to how much risk I can take. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts I really appreciate it.

[proTECH77]

I don't see anything in your post the factors that's confusing you whether to join pre-ICO or ICO.

As far as I know, pre-ICO offers bigger discount and as you said there is no lock in period. So what is exactly are you worried about?

sure, pre-sale can be more profitable almost for every ico project. definitely if it is not a scam. though too much black pr is done nowadays...

What about OP make investment after the said coin has been listed on exchange? There has been many scammed ICOs which will pretend to be okay but at the end its a scam. Lesson learned during my early days in cryptocurrency investment is; Do diligence research and the solution the said project brought to solve human problems.

[StarofBTC]

I would advise you to invest in STOs instead of ICOs, since STO have a regulated body which regulate their activities and also these companies carrying out STO are always well known company that has a working project already, I believe this will give you more confidence to invest without thinking it's a scam, but if you insist on ICO, then I will tell you to make purchase in presale so that you can make more profit.

This is the best way to invest for now because most ICO will eventually lose value as a result of the steps being taken by security exchanges to clamp down on them even though their activities of ICOs cannot be regulated, most ICOs nowadays are basically scam and does not have anything to protect the interest of investors except on trust.

At least with STO, most of the blockchain communities will be obliges to follow government regulations thereby given the investor assurance of investing in a safe way.

[panganib999]

Pre ICO will provide an opportunity to be able to buy coins much cheaper, so this is something we can use.
But keep in mind that there are currently a lot of projects that have very little success.
so do the calculation correctly, mistakes in investing will only make ourselves experience a nightmare.
COin and developers will greatly influence how a coin can develop.

Opporturnity is huge while on pre-ico stage but there is also a huge risk of the project to fail sincr it is just a pre- stage and uncertain. But if ever that the project succeeds you'll benefit from it more and profit os double or even triple compared to public sale investor.

[justspare]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO. Now, I know I'm not going to go in on private sale as that is for private investors. Debating over to get whitelisted for pre-ICO sale or just wait for the public sale...

I did read the whitepaper of course and did not find anything about lock-in period which is definitely a thing to consider or at least for me.

If any of you guys find some time to look into a project called FAIREUM, I would love to know your thoughts on this. I must admit I am more drawn to investing in a project that deals with gambling as gambling is HUGE everywhere and if I can bag a few bucks using a platform made for gambling I'm definitely going in. I tend to go for a project that shows a greater chance of succeeding.

I would really really appreciate some advice. I will be the one to decide at the end of the day but other peoples thought can be a guide.

It seems more like you are planning on investing in a new ICO sine you mentioned pre-sale or public sales.
To me, I think it is quite a wrong idea to invest in new ICO now considering what is happening with the general markets prices as not one knows the direction it will take yet.

I will rather you invest in already existing coins with viable project and trustworthy teams or better still, use the money to trade some altcoins daily and make profit daily rather than HODL some altcoins yet to be known when you are not so sure of its survival yet.

[malikusama]

To analyse an ICO is a difficult task specially in this bear market where hundreds of new ICOs are launched on weekly/monthly basis,  before investing you should need to consult an ICO experts or good advisers.
Public sale would be good option to invest if you think that this project will be a success.

[LbtalkL]

Why not try IEO(Initial Exchange Offering)? its good since binance started their Binance launchpad it attracts more investors and traders and it feels so comfortable since binance launch it but there is always a risk. Other exchanges are starting to implement this kind of tokensale also.

[ajqjjj]

Why not try IEO(Initial Exchange Offering)? its good since binance started their Binance launchpad it attracts more investors and traders and it feels so comfortable since binance launch it but there is always a risk. Other exchanges are starting to implement this kind of tokensale also.

Binance trading platform is not a normal exchanges. Because they only implement the high reputation projects or high margin projects so surely it will not die at quickly. But other normal exchanges are increasing the trading fees and low marketcap ICO so Investors are not believe the other exchanges.

[LbtalkL]

Why not try IEO(Initial Exchange Offering)? its good since binance started their Binance launchpad it attracts more investors and traders and it feels so comfortable since binance launch it but there is always a risk. Other exchanges are starting to implement this kind of tokensale also.

Binance trading platform is not a normal exchanges. Because they only implement the high reputation projects or high margin projects so surely it will not die at quickly. But other normal exchanges are increasing the trading fees and low marketcap ICO so Investors are not believe the other exchanges.

You are right the result on normal exchanges is most likely different I have seen one exchange their IEO is not finished until now unlike binance is done in seconds or minutes. But I think if some Top 10 exchanges will implement IEO it will have a decent result.

[kynaz]

Why not try IEO(Initial Exchange Offering)? its good since binance started their Binance launchpad it attracts more investors and traders and it feels so comfortable since binance launch it but there is always a risk. Other exchanges are starting to implement this kind of tokensale also.

Binance trading platform is not a normal exchanges. Because they only implement the high reputation projects or high margin projects so surely it will not die at quickly. But other normal exchanges are increasing the trading fees and low marketcap ICO so Investors are not believe the other exchanges.

You are right the result on normal exchanges is most likely different I have seen one exchange their IEO is not finished until now unlike binance is done in seconds or minutes. But I think if some Top 10 exchanges will implement IEO it will have a decent result.

IEO is a new trend and many other exchanges are implementing this model of Binance to be able to attract new customers. I think this is a very smart thing because they will ensure profit when participating in investment and this is an alternative to the entire current ICO.

[Peashooter]

it's very difficult to choose good ICO right now and most of them have long term of pre ico and public sale. If you will invest in ICO I think it's better to invest in pre ICO which tend to have huge bonuses and it is also have discount once you participate unlike in public sale it has low discount. Make your own research on choosing good ICO.

[enhu]

Only few survives holding altcoins so chances of you getting much profit after investing an ICO is to sell the coins the first change you get when its listed to an exchange and then hold BTC tight before buying back granting the project is solid. FAIREUM isn't somewhat I've heard before so I tried looking into the project and saw the team is big as a crowded room and has lots of partner which which is good. If its for gambling then this isn't the first project you know about gambling. Think before investing.

[BitcoinTurk]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO. Now, I know I'm not going to go in on private sale as that is for private investors. Debating over to get whitelisted for pre-ICO sale or just wait for the public sale...

I did read the whitepaper of course and did not find anything about lock-in period which is definitely a thing to consider or at least for me.

If any of you guys find some time to look into a project called FAIREUM, I would love to know your thoughts on this. I must admit I am more drawn to investing in a project that deals with gambling as gambling is HUGE everywhere and if I can bag a few bucks using a platform made for gambling I'm definitely going in. I tend to go for a project that shows a greater chance of succeeding.

I would really really appreciate some advice. I will be the one to decide at the end of the day but other peoples thought can be a guide.

I do not recommend you to invest in an ICO with these market conditions because many ICOs have cost the investor in today's conditions. On the other hand, I can advise you if your decision is certain;
Investment in public sale will be better in terms of quick trade because the investments made in this process are not sent as locked. On the other hand, transactions made during this period are also available when it comes to the stock market stage. However, there is a case that the investments made in the pre-ICO period are generally made at a more favorable price. Of course, the investments made in this process are generally not available immediately and can cause losses in the long term. We can even give you the best example of this case as Ubex.

[superstarbtc]

i personally prefer buying the coin at the time of coin listed in the exchange that is when we can get best price once all the volatility of the price complete. In this bear market we can expect mostly after listing of the coin 

[Peterdav]

In this current situation my suggest  is do not invest in the ICO. Just focus to invest in another altcoin like Ethereum and BNB Coin a think it will be more profitable.

[Noa_Amable]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO. Now, I know I'm not going to go in on private sale as that is for private investors. Debating over to get whitelisted for pre-ICO sale or just wait for the public sale...

I did read the whitepaper of course and did not find anything about lock-in period which is definitely a thing to consider or at least for me.

If any of you guys find some time to look into a project called FAIREUM, I would love to know your thoughts on this. I must admit I am more drawn to investing in a project that deals with gambling as gambling is HUGE everywhere and if I can bag a few bucks using a platform made for gambling I'm definitely going in. I tend to go for a project that shows a greater chance of succeeding.

I would really really appreciate some advice. I will be the one to decide at the end of the day but other peoples thought can be a guide.

You may need go through the pinned threads on scam acussation section. There you will be find the guides to understand how to pick the good ICO/ITO projects. Some projects do not make anything on promotion base but have good product but some people do promotion and everything but there is no core product and etc.
So be careful before you pick the any ICO project.

Thank you so much for your advice. I'd been diligent enough or at least I think and been looking to the project I want to invest in. I know the market is crazy but I was not able to participate in any ICO for the last months. I want to test the water I think. Deciding is never easy.

the easiest way to decide - check the project not to be a scam. if it look good - then definitely join pre-sale

[Slow death]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO.

I advise you not to invest in these ICOs. As much as the team members of these ICOs are true, as much as you know the names of people behind the ICO, do not invest your money in these ICOs. in the last months I have seen many cases where the people that have invested in these ICOs are with very large losses. and see that I'm talking about ICOs where team members are real people.

[hahay]

The last time I invested in ICO when I got advice from famous people in this community, but in the end the tokens they released did not have a good exchange rate, while the initial recommendations for tokens would be a big success with a high exchange rate. So, in conclusion, I will no longer invest in ICO even though it is recommended. Why invest in projects that have greater risk, while there are still many other big projects with famous coins that they have that we can easily find because of their popularity.

[Renaldi blackspadeteam]

I am looking to invest some money on ICO. Now, I know I'm not going to go in on private sale as that is for private investors. Debating over to get whitelisted for pre-ICO sale or just wait for the public sale...

I did read the whitepaper of course and did not find anything about lock-in period which is definitely a thing to consider or at least for me.

If any of you guys find some time to look into a project called FAIREUM, I would love to know your thoughts on this. I must admit I am more drawn to investing in a project that deals with gambling as gambling is HUGE everywhere and if I can bag a few bucks using a platform made for gambling I'm definitely going in. I tend to go for a project that shows a greater chance of succeeding.

I would really really appreciate some advice. I will be the one to decide at the end of the day but other peoples thought can be a guide.

Are you sure you want to do this? I would like to share my experience when participating in the ICO project for gambling and do you know that the project turned out to be a SCAM, so my advice is to choose the original ICO gambling project if you want to participate in the gambling industry,