[Auction] austinmcraig #6 — Five Lots — 2013 Casascius 0.5 BTC, Brass, MS64-62

[austinmcraig]

***Carefully read this auction post in its entirety before bidding***

This auction ends Monday June 22, 2020 at 3:00pm Mountain Daylight Time (UTC -6).

Lot 1:
One original brass Casascius 0.5 BTC physical coin, minted in 2013, graded by ANACS at MS 64
Fully funded with an intact and sealed hologram on the back (123jsThu)
Coin address: 123jsThU9Dm68twjcrjVEBThBMwhyZrWvE

Lot 2:
One original brass Casascius 0.5 BTC physical coin, minted in 2013, graded by ANACS at MS 63
Fully funded with an intact and sealed hologram on the back (123BVGY9)
Coin address: 123BVGY9VQUcvxTnzx2R91YpBXmEL7skFh

Lot 3:
One original brass Casascius 0.5 BTC physical coin, minted in 2013, graded by ANACS at MS 63
Fully funded with an intact and sealed hologram on the back (1233hxdd)
Coin address: 1233hxddBmYknFr7gck3Fd7v8gCHAimjcM

Lot 4:
One original brass Casascius 0.5 BTC physical coin, minted in 2013, graded by ANACS at MS 63
Fully funded with an intact and sealed hologram on the back (123r8DZV)
Coin address: 123r8DZVxvH7rU1ou3iVUGRKobN9Vkyehe

Lot 5:
One original brass Casascius 0.5 BTC physical coin, minted in 2013, graded by ANACS at MS 62
Fully funded with an intact and sealed hologram on the back (123QtQJr)
Coin address: 123QtQJr8Jqy3Fhga6Vt4bFZYoxkQfwmQt

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BIDDING AND PAYMENT

Minimum bid will start at 0.5 BTC. Bidding will be done in 0.005 BTC increments. Bitcoin is the ONLY accepted form of payment for this auction. Please bid in the following format:

CORRECT FORMAT: "For lot 1, I bid 1.005 BTC"

INCORRECT FORMAT: "For lot 1, I bid 1.00012345 BTC"

Please be mindful of the auction format, to avoid confusion and out of respect for the other bidders.

Should bids come in within 5 minutes of the end of the auction, the auction will be extended by 1 minute increments between additional bids. This will be measured by the minute, not by the second. For example, if a bid comes in at 2:57 MDT (within 5 minutes of auction end), the auction will be extended by one minute to 3:01:00 MDT. If another bid comes in at 3:00:59, the auction will be extended to 3:02:00. If the next bid comes in at 3:01:01, the auction will be extended to 3:03:00. Official bid time records will be determined by the timestamp posted on your bid reply. Upon the auction end, I will announce the winner and declare the end of the auction.

ESCROW and SHIPPING

I have been in contact with minerjones, who has offered to provide escrow services for this auction for a 1% fee/gift. This additional 1% of the auction total will be split between myself and the winning bidder. This means that if you are the winning bidder, you will need to budget an additional 0.5% of the winning total for your share of the escrow.

The coin(s) will be shipped from Utah, USA.  Shipping in the USA will be $30. This shipping cost will be added to the total of the winning bid after the auction ends. Shipping will be via USPS registered mail (which requires a signature upon delivery).

Shipping outside the USA will be managed by minerjones, who has offered to facilitate international shipping for this auction. The winning bidder can choose from USPS, Global Post, UPS, and Fedex. If you are the winning bidder and are outside the US, after the auction ends I will be in touch along with minerjones to coordinate shipping and cost. This cost will then be added to the total of the winning bid. I will ship the coin(s) to minerjones via USPS registered mail, after which he will send to you. Please be aware this method of shipping will take longer than conventional post, because of all these additional safeguards we are utilizing to ensure a successful delivery of your coin(s).

After working out shipping, upon successful payment to the escrow agent, your coin(s) will be shipped within 24 hours or as soon as reasonably possible.

Please do not send payment to any wallet address until shipping and escrow have been determined. Payment will be sent to the escrow agent's wallet.

Shipping arrangement and payment are all due within 72 hours from the time the auction ends. Should the winner not honor their bid and not provide payment in that 72 period, the next highest bidder will be requested to honor their bid.

AUCTION WINNER INFORMATION:

If you win, please PM me immediately with all of the following information:

FIRST AND LAST NAME
STREET ADDRESS & BUILDING/SUITE #
CITY
STATE
COUNTRY
POSTAL CODE
PHONE NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS

~FINAL NOTE~

Please be aware, if you partake in this or any of my other auctions, please expect that you will receive fake PMs and/or emails from impostors pretending to be me or anyone else involved in the auction, likely to try and get you to send coins to other addresses. Please be diligent and make sure you take all reasonable precautions to not get fooled by the inevitable scammers who will try and scam you, and me, and everyone else they can.

Auction begins now!

[austinmcraig]

For lot 1, I bid 0.5 BTC

For lot 2, I bid 0.5 BTC

For lot 3, I bid 0.5 BTC

For lot 4, I bid 0.5 BTC

For lot 5, I bid 0.5 BTC

It is genuinely comforting how quick and reliable you are, MJ 

[Sat0shisGhost]

For lot 1, I bid 0.51 BTC

[Room101]

For lot 2, I bid 0.505 BTC

For lot 3, I bid 0.505 BTC

For lot 4, I bid 0.505 BTC

For lot 5, I bid 0.505 BTC

[bavicrypto]

For lot 1, I bid 0.515 BTC

For lot 3, I bid 0.51 BTC

[Ballhog69]

For lot 4, I bid 0.51 BTC

[Interestedbuyer]

For lot 1 I bid .52 Bitcoin.

For lot 2 I bid .515 Bitcoin

For lot 3 I bid .515 Bitcoin

[Room101]

For lot 1 I bid .52 Bitcoin.

For lot 2 I bid .515 Bitcoin

For lot 3 I bid .515 Bitcoin

0 day old account will need confirmation from OP before bids are accepted I would imagine.  austinmcraig what's your policy?

[austinmcraig]

For lot 1 I bid .52 Bitcoin.

For lot 2 I bid .515 Bitcoin

For lot 3 I bid .515 Bitcoin

0 day old account will need confirmation from OP before bids are accepted I would imagine.  austinmcraig what's your policy?

I have no objection. What is the primary concern, they won't pay?
If for some reason a newb (or anybody) isn't able to pay, the item will go to the next highest bidder, or any bidder who matches them. That fair?

[anonymousminer]

For lot 1 I bid .52 Bitcoin.

For lot 2 I bid .515 Bitcoin

For lot 3 I bid .515 Bitcoin

0 day old account will need confirmation from OP before bids are accepted I would imagine.  austinmcraig what's your policy?

I have no objection. What is the primary concern, they won't pay?
If for some reason a newb (or anybody) isn't able to pay, the item will go to the next highest bidder, or any bidder who matches them. That fair?

The worry becomes shill bidding.  (NO, I'm not accusing anyone or saying that is happening)
I vet newbie bidders and don't allow any non-vetted newbie bids in the final 24 hours.  If you can't find anyone the user has dealt with... you take a significant deposit.  If they win, it goes against the total they owe you.  If they lose, you refund it.  If they win and don't pay... they lose that deposit AND the next highest bidder gets the option to buy.  Just my 2 Sats on this.

[austinmcraig]

Okay. Newbs have to make a 50% deposit on any auction they are to be considered for. This should be sent at the time of bidding.
My BTC address should be visible on my profile.
Also it's my birthday today. Happy birthday to me.

For lot 1 I bid .52 Bitcoin.

For lot 2 I bid .515 Bitcoin

For lot 3 I bid .515 Bitcoin

0 day old account will need confirmation from OP before bids are accepted I would imagine.  austinmcraig what's your policy?

I have no objection. What is the primary concern, they won't pay?
If for some reason a newb (or anybody) isn't able to pay, the item will go to the next highest bidder, or any bidder who matches them. That fair?

The worry becomes shill bidding.  (NO, I'm not accusing anyone or saying that is happening)
I vet newbie bidders and don't allow any non-vetted newbie bids in the final 24 hours.  If you can't find anyone the user has dealt with... you take a significant deposit.  If they win, it goes against the total they owe you.  If they lose, you refund it.  If they win and don't pay... they lose that deposit AND the next highest bidder gets the option to buy.  Just my 2 Sats on this.

[Interestedbuyer]

More than willing to confirm I have the funds available to  purchase in the case of a win to you, minerjones or both. I am new here so I am not going to send .75 Bitcoin to you and trust you’ll return it if I lose, I don’t know you either.

[rxalts]

For Lot 1, I bid 0.525 BTC
For Lot 2, I bid 0.525 BTC
For Lot 3, I bid 0.525 BTC
For Lot 4, I bid 0.525 BTC
For Lot 5, I bid 0.525 BTC

[austinmcraig]

More than willing to confirm I have the funds available to  purchase in the case of a win to you, minerjones or both. I am new here so I am not going to send .75 Bitcoin to you and trust you’ll return it if I lose, I don’t know you either.

Right, of course, that makes sense. You shouldn't have to trust me.

minerjones is acting as escrow on this auction. He has an incredible reputation here, and has been the handler for several auctions for me so far. If you want to bid make a 0.25 BTC deposit with him, then you can bid away.

This work for everyone? All I really care about is getting paid, which should be imminently doable with BTC. Didn't anticipate this might get complicated.

Happy bidding, all.

[rxalts]

More than willing to confirm I have the funds available to  purchase in the case of a win to you, minerjones or both. I am new here so I am not going to send .75 Bitcoin to you and trust you’ll return it if I lose, I don’t know you either.

Right, of course, that makes sense. You shouldn't have to trust me.

minerjones is acting as escrow on this auction. He has an incredible reputation here, and has been the handler for several auctions for me so far. If you want to bid make a 0.25 BTC deposit with him, then you can bid away.

This work for everyone? All I really care about is getting paid, which should be imminently doable with BTC. Didn't anticipate this might get complicated.

Happy bidding, all.

Welcome to the forum Interestedbuyer! OP is 100% right here that deposit made to MJ is the most fair and commonly used practice in this case should you wish to continue bidding!

Oh and Happy Birthday Austin! 

[bavicrypto]

For Lot 1, I bid 0.53 BTC

[Interestedbuyer]

More than willing to confirm I have the funds available to  purchase in the case of a win to you, minerjones or both. I am new here so I am not going to send .75 Bitcoin to you and trust you’ll return it if I lose, I don’t know you either.

Right, of course, that makes sense. You shouldn't have to trust me.

minerjones is acting as escrow on this auction. He has an incredible reputation here, and has been the handler for several auctions for me so far. If you want to bid make a 0.25 BTC deposit with him, then you can bid away.

This work for everyone? All I really care about is getting paid, which should be imminently doable with BTC. Didn't anticipate this might get complicated.

Happy bidding, all.

I am willing to make a deposit of 0.25 BTC with minerjones to satisy all parties.

[anonymousminer]

More than willing to confirm I have the funds available to  purchase in the case of a win to you, minerjones or both. I am new here so I am not going to send .75 Bitcoin to you and trust you’ll return it if I lose, I don’t know you either.

Right, of course, that makes sense. You shouldn't have to trust me.

minerjones is acting as escrow on this auction. He has an incredible reputation here, and has been the handler for several auctions for me so far. If you want to bid make a 0.25 BTC deposit with him, then you can bid away.

This work for everyone? All I really care about is getting paid, which should be imminently doable with BTC. Didn't anticipate this might get complicated.

Happy bidding, all.

I am willing to make a deposit of 0.25 BTC with minerjones to satisy all parties.

As long as you agree to a non-refundable deposit of 0.25BTC for non payment with minerjones.... I'd think that was substantial enough.
You get the refund if you don't win.
The OP gets it as part of payment should you win.
The OP also gets it for non payment obviously.

p.s. love that you wanted escrow.... you'll do fine here.  Welcome!

[Lesbian Cow]

For Lot 2, I bid 0.53 BTC
For Lot 3, I bid 0.53 BTC
For Lot 4, I bid 0.53 BTC

[Ballhog69]

For lot 5, I bid 0.53 BTC