I have been offered over $10,000 to sell my account.

[DaveF]

$100k? Ha... I wouldn't sell this account for all the bitcoin

Is Bitcointalk this large?
Since 2021 I have been in this forum, I haven't come across your username anywhere. It is it me that doesn't explore the forum, or you that doesn't post often. I have long thought Hhampuz is the most trusted. I had to go check the bpip.org and you are seated at the No.1 spot. 

MJ is *THE MAN* in the collectables world here.
If you ever spend more then a minute in that section you will see him.

But it does bring up the point, how many people spend time in areas that don't interest them that much or know the users there.

Yeah, I poke in the gambling section every now and then and have even made a fair number of posts there over the years.
But, I could not tell you who are the big users / posters in the gambling section.

-Dave

[Zwei]

An opportunity to ask. Does this SEO and back links of a thing works? I would want to get an honest answer from an SEO expert.

i'm not an expert, but it does work if done right. AFAIK links added to the signature have a "ugc" link attribute, and links added to the profile are "dofollow" by default.
"ugc" links aren't as powerful as dofollow links, but they are definitely better than nofollow links, so they still provide some seo value.

If philipma1957 is hired in a campaign and he makes 30 posts per week and I am also hired in the same campaign and makes same 30 posts per week. Apart from the fact that forum members would want to read what philipma will say than what I will say, is his posts going to get more exposure than mine just because he has 40+k post counts?

no, his new posts won't get more exposure just because he has +40K. the signature, personal text, and avatar will get more exposure because he has more posts where they will be displayed.

Is Bitcointalk this large?
Since 2021 I have been in this forum, I haven't come across your username anywhere. It is it me that doesn't explore the forum, or you that doesn't post often. I have long thought Hhampuz is the most trusted. I had to go check the bpip.org and you are seated at the No.1 spot.  

he rarely posts outside the collectibles section, so unless you visit that part of the forum, it's normal that you did not come across him.

[Zoomic]

Anyone who is willing to offer $10,000 for an account already knows they would make more than that $10,000 from the account. This is an offer any greedy person might accept without thinking twice, but it won’t end with just the transaction.

Not all scammers are that dumb; they might even go as far as studying and imitating the writing style of @Philipma1957 for a while, and one day they’ll strike. This is a very reputable member of the forum, and we shouldn’t be surprised if some gullible members fall victim before the deception is spotted by more vigilant members.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone reject even $100,000 offered for their account. There are still people who value their reputation above everything else.

[JollyGood]

If I understand the situation correctly, there are two defaults made by the dabs account. There is a $16,800 default on a loan from DarkStar_ on a $15,000 loan from November 2022.

There is another loan default of 0.605 BTC from zazarb on a 0.5 BTC loan from September 2022.

On the date of the loan 27th September 2022, BTC was worth $19,110 therefore the loan value at the time was $9555. By those calculations the total default on loans by the dabs account at the time was $26,355.  It is worth significantly more now because the value Bitcoin has increased.

Is this dabs account behind the biggest default in the forum as far as USDT in concerned?

This account worth around $25K because he took two no collateral loans ($15K and 0.5 BTC in September 27, 2022) and he default it.

 

[Timelord2067]

Yes, I was also approached (on Discord), but the extra zero (back when the price of Bitcoin was about half of what it is now) made me chuckle. (As did the PDF letter of confidentiality that followed)

I figure I was approached because I'm now up to ten-thousand posts and was closing in on that value with regular posts.

(Don't believe me?  That's your problem, not mine)

Dabs

I seem to recall warning that Dabs had multiple outstanding loans a long time before others took any noticed (and of course the Woke DT Trolls howled foul at my warnings then foamed at the mouth...)

[nutildah]

(and of course the Woke DT Trolls howled foul at my warnings then foamed at the mouth...)

Yes, I seem to recall that's exactly what happened. As werewolves we become a bit unpredictable during a full moon, and if I look up the dates involved yes indeed the moon was full roughly thereabout, so you can't really blame us. Its just our nature. If only we'd a been able to properly listen to you back then, thing woulda been... woulda been, well, different... assuredly.

[OgNasty]

I was offered $11 worth of Tron for my account.

[uchegod-21]

I was offered $11 worth of Tron for my account.

$11k you meant?

[Lucius]

~snip~
Is your account worth more than $10k?

Once upon a time, there was a tool that calculated value of particular BTT account based on some data - but I think that some kind of approximate value could be calculated based on how much a particular BTT account earns weekly/monthly through a sig campaign or some other income. Let's take an example of someone getting $400 a month for 12 months, that's roughly $5000 a year.

So mine doesn't have much value, and even if someone offered ten times that much, I wouldn't even blink an eye at that amount - people who have been on this forum for ten years and need to sell their BTT accounts have clearly wasted their time here.

Besides, whoever offered @philipma1957 only $10k for his account is some amateur who knows nothing about him - he has a stable source of income through his mining operation and that $10k means nothing to him in life.

[BenCodie]

In all likelihood the new owner would want the account to engage in some sort of massive scam;

No doubt, as I can't see anybody trying to buy an old account simply to enter it into a signature campaign and then wait until the buyer earns enough to make the purchase worth it--idiots who buy accounts here generally aren't that forward-looking to begin with, so there would have to be some kind of scheme they had in mind to scam $10k+.

As to what sort of account would be worth that amount of dough....it'd have to be an account that was very trusted, Legendary, and even then $10,000 is a lot for a single bitcointalk account, especially with all the risk involved in getting caught.  Hopefully none of the OGs here would consider selling their accounts to a potential scammer (or anyone else for that matter).  Bad things happen when accounts change hands.

Definitely would have to be a super scam in mind if someone is offering $10k+. I think 10k is a pretty lowball offer though. Some of our accounts are pretty recognized. Theymos, hilariousandco, myself, icopress, Hhampuz, LoyceV, The Skeptical Chemist, suchmoon, minerjones, gmaxwell etc. The list goes on for at least 100 users on here. Pretty safe bet to say that those that are highly recognized wouldn't sell their accounts for 100k.

(Sorry for the tag to some of you, just trying to make a point)

$100k? Ha... I wouldn't sell this account for all the bitcoin

Smart, as if you did, the network would probably be forked and your 21,000,000 bitcoin would probably be worth less than $100k not long after you attain them 

$100k? Ha... I wouldn't sell this account for all the bitcoin

Is Bitcointalk this large?
Since 2021 I have been in this forum, I haven't come across your username anywhere. It is it me that doesn't explore the forum, or you that doesn't post often. I have long thought Hhampuz is the most trusted. I had to go check the bpip.org and you are seated at the No.1 spot. 

A lot of OG names probably would not be familiar to you and many of us who weren't here in the very early days, and a lot of those names are probably no longer active or just pop in occasionally for the nostalgia...most probably have no need to be paid by a signature campaign to post actively, some might not be happy with how things changed, some might've passed away, gotten in trouble, just got bored of being here, or (hopefully most/many cases) retired themselves by now due to Bitcoin's appreciation.

This forum was created by Satoshi in 2009. It's the biggest forum for Bitcoin, started by Satoshi himself. Presumably lots happened between 2009 and when you joined in 2021, many members would have come and gone, especially since Bitcoin went astronomic in 2020-21.

[DiMarxist]

Those who solemnly depends on the forum signature campaign income are the people who can sell their accounts and for those who have extra income earning will not because the amount you are offering is not up to their earning a year or two years to come. And if you are a good poster in the forum too you can get that amount within 2 to 3 years if you are in a signature campaign. So what is the reason of selling your hard earned trained account.
And I anyone buying that account is not for good but for dubious reason to deceive people to collect money. But he will be caught probably after the first attempt.

[dkbit98]

It makes no sense for anyone to pay $10,000 for any bitcointalk account, but I have seen people doing crazier things than that.
I guess if some member was active in top paying signature campaigns than buyer could hope to return his ''investment'' and start earning, but this would be highly risky and other members would notice something strange and tag the account.

[AB de Royse777]

The title sounds account uchegod-21 was offered $10,000 which is a bit misleading title but fine anyway :-P
Not sure if it is worth to mention, several months ago I got an offer of $14k for my account to sell, I never thought it was a big deal. My current signature deal is more than that amount for a year :-D

PS: I don't think even with a million dollar I will be giving away my brand and reputation.

[uchegod-21]

The title sounds account uchegod-21 was offered $10,000 which is a bit misleading title but fine anyway :-P

I love the title, it makes me feel very reputable. It's a kind of click bait though.

Not sure if it is worth to mention, several months ago I got an offer of $14k for my account to sell, I never thought it was a big deal. My current signature deal is more than that amount for a year :-D

It's worth to mention it. I know account as yours is worth over $10k because it's not only a BTT thing but a brand in crypto.

PS: I don't think even with a million dollar I will be giving away my brand and reputation.

yahoo62278 said with $100k, he won't consider selling his account;

minerjones said even if you offer him all the bitcoin in existence, he won't sell his account.

Now you said you won't sell for $1 Million. It's interesting and also funny.

[AB de Royse777]

Now you said you won't sell for $1 Million. It's interesting and also funny.

Not funny. Do your math.

R7 promotions have a yearly turnover of half a million. Why would I destroy it for even a few millions? Besides the respect, influence I have in the whole crypto space, why would I destroy it for some million dollars? Practically it make no sense.

[OgNasty]

I was offered $11 worth of Tron for my account.

$11k you meant?

No, I meant $11 worth, or 50 Tron to be exact. I’ve created the below thread as I ponder the offer and see what sort of riches I could have in store for me.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5528760.0

If anyone out there is a Tron stacker and is drooling at the idea of getting 50 more, feel free to make an offer in that thread.

[Timelord2067]

Yes, I was also approached (on Discord), but the extra zero (back when the price of Bitcoin was about half of what it is now) made me chuckle. (As did the PDF letter of confidentiality that followed)

I figure I was approached because I'm now up to ten-thousand posts and was closing in on that value with regular posts.

(Don't believe me?  That's your problem, not mine)

Dabs

I seem to recall warning that Dabs had multiple outstanding loans a long time before others took any noticed (and of course the Woke DT Trolls howled foul at my warnings then foamed at the mouth...)

Yes, I seem to recall that's exactly what happened. As werewolves we become a bit unpredictable during a full moon, and if I look up the dates involved yes indeed the moon was full roughly thereabout, so you can't really blame us. Its just our nature. If only we'd a been able to properly listen to you back then, thing woulda been... woulda been, well, different... assuredly.

That's an extraordinary admission of complicity by you in the theft of tens of thousands of dollars.

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[nutildah]

I already told you, we are werewolves and it was a full moon... If that's not a good excuse then I don't know what is. BTW, I don't think archiving my post in 2 places is enough. What if the DT trolls lobby the archives to get such incriminating posts deleted from their repositories? What then? You need to have at least 4 archives, minimum.

[DireWolfM14]

BTW, I don't think archiving my post in 2 places is enough. What if the DT trolls lobby the archives to get such incriminating posts deleted from their repositories? What then? You need to have at least 4 archives, minimum.

I think he should also archive the archives.  Cross archives, so to speak.  RAID 5 the fuck out of those archives.  Striped archives.  That way he can use archives as evidence of tampering with the archives in case the archives are purged by deep-state DT network/archive collusion.

[Btcdeybodi]

PS: I don't think even with a million dollar I will be giving away my brand and reputation.

Very sad how people feels that everything is about money. As a CM, your account can even give you more than a Million dollar even if it takes more than a year to achieve it but your brand and reputation will stand the test of time and within those years you must have built more solid reputation and connections that will make people to trust you more and confidently give you their projects to manage which implies that more money will flow.

Someone can decide to sell their account for a million dollar but since the money came so easily, they can spend the money extravagantly and possibly go broke without a means of livelihood again and their life become a mess but with your brand and reputation, even if your income comes seasonally but you are sure that you will certainly be hired to manage projects in the future which means that even if you are out of contract in the moment, it won't be for a long time.