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January 16, 2014, 02:26:41 PM
This is an interesting idea because it has the potential to bring awareness to both bitcoin and the small businesses, artists, etc. you trade with along the way. My mom is an abstract painter who exhibits/sells her work in a few galleries in Ontario and Nova Scotia, Canada. She is incredibly talented. I've asked her to consider allowing me to try to sell some of her work for bitcoin. She is researching it and will get back to me soon. This would be a great way to start. I'll post some of the pieces she has available once you get into the 2-5 bitcoin range, if you are interested. I don't want to link to anything before I know if she is into the idea, though as I'm not sure how her arrangement with the galleries works. The paintings (or drawings) I would list are unsold works from past exhibitions. I was lucky to receive a few such pieces as a housewarming gift a few years ago and they are my most treasured possessions.
January 16, 2014, 11:05:47 AM
no_2 (Jonathan),
I'm so glad you received the coin! I was seriously worried as it turns out "money" is not allowed to be sent through international mail. I had a kind of neat "certification" doc I had slipped into the envelope... but the shrewd post office clerk had me completely change my plans. He explained that if there's any reference to it being a coin or currency of any kind, it would be turned away by customs and I likely wouldn't get it returned. *But* if it was a token...
So out went your certification or any communication about the project, and in went a reference to a "souvenir token", which apparently was good enough for customs officials. I imagine when they opened the package, we got lucky and they saw the side with the bitcoin logo first! If you're wondering why the package was so bare... that's the story behind it
Would love it if you can take a picture of the coin or you/with coin to post here or send to me. Would be awesome to see it in your hands!
Warmest,
Bitcoincito
I'm so glad you received the coin! I was seriously worried as it turns out "money" is not allowed to be sent through international mail. I had a kind of neat "certification" doc I had slipped into the envelope... but the shrewd post office clerk had me completely change my plans. He explained that if there's any reference to it being a coin or currency of any kind, it would be turned away by customs and I likely wouldn't get it returned. *But* if it was a token...
So out went your certification or any communication about the project, and in went a reference to a "souvenir token", which apparently was good enough for customs officials. I imagine when they opened the package, we got lucky and they saw the side with the bitcoin logo first! If you're wondering why the package was so bare... that's the story behind it
Would love it if you can take a picture of the coin or you/with coin to post here or send to me. Would be awesome to see it in your hands!Warmest,
Bitcoincito
January 16, 2014, 05:39:18 AM
Just received my coin and as a collector of unusual currencies and coins I can say I'm very pleased with it; beautifully made and crafted. The maker was very skilled.
Am I right in reading your blog that you paid the metal worker in Peru in Bitcoin too?
Am I right in reading your blog that you paid the metal worker in Peru in Bitcoin too?
January 16, 2014, 02:22:45 AM
Project Bitcoin Update: First a Coin. Now Four Wallets (http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/01/first-a-coin-now-four-wallets.html)
[For info about the first transaction, go here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/01/first-transaction-complete.html, and for additional details on the project, go here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/details.html]
Four days ago, I was the proud owner of the world's only Peruvian Central Bank Issued (bit)coin. It cost me ~$0.35 for the coin + .017 bitcoin that I paid a Peruvian metalworker to design it.
I sold the (bit)coin to Jonathan from England for .15 bitcoin. Then I began looking for something to buy. I made another post on Reddit that, unlike the first post I'd made, received some warm responses!
"I will write a song and sell you the rights.."
"I will take you snowboarding..."
"I will sell you a snowboard..."
"A bottle of French champage..."
"A drawing of the bitcoin magic Internet Money Wizard..."
"I will sell you an old graphics card..."
"I will sell you an old laptop..."
"I will take you on a camel journey in Egypt..."
While each of the offers had their own unique charm, the camel journey struck me because.... wow... would that be cool! One of my favorite books was "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho, and I've always dreamed of knowing Egypt. So even though I'd be selling the camel journey to someone else, it'd be fun to vicariously live that journey through them.
But as life would have it, this person had to check with her mother about the camel journey (as it was her mother's camel)... and she never got back to me. As far as I know, even, the camel never existed. So... I continued forward. While I was grateful for the other offers, I wanted something that excited me like the camel journey in Egypt.
I returned to BitcoinTalk - the forum where I met Jonathan, and I wondered in an update about whether anyone might have something interesting to sell me. A few hours later, Phinnaeus Gage responded...
Phinnaeus is a very, very interesting man. In addition to being dubbed "the most interesting bitcoiner" by Let's Talk Bitcoin, Phinnaeus also helped create Bitcoin 100, an organization that exists to convince charities to accept bitcoin donations. But there's much, much more to him...
In his spare time, Phinnaeus also sells the custom leatherwork of his brother Martin to the bitcoin community. Martin is internationally recognized as one of the world's best in his craft - having sold custom leather bike seats to Jay Leno and Steven Tyler, in addition to many other celebrities. He's also been creating customized bitcoin wallets for the Bitcoin community, which he sells for $125 to $200, depending on the needs of the client.
Phinnaeus Gage - in real life Bruno Kucinskas - offered to sell me a credit for four customized bitcoin wallets for just .15 bitcoins. It was an amazing deal from someone who believes in Project Bitcoin, felt its value, and wanted to be a part of it. I jumped at the offer.
It wasn't just that I fell in love with the wallets and with Martin's unparalleled leatherwork that led me to accept the offer so quickly. It was also the absolutely nutty symbolism behind this second transaction:
Project Bitcoin began with my offering a (bit)coin.... and with the funds I received for that coin, I have now been able to buy four customized bitcoin wallets. And while bitcoins and bitcoin wallets are generally considered virtual, the first two transactions have, in fact, shown them to exist in tangible form too. It is that gap between the virtual in bitcoin - the seemingly untouchable - and the tangible, that I am hoping to close with this project (if only a little bit).
So there it is. Two transactions are complete, and we have an untold number of additional transactions if I am going to stumble upon that house. But life happens one moment at a time. And in this moment, I have four customized bitcoin wallets to sell (the buyer will determine how he or she wants them customized). I'm excited to sell them to someone who wants those wallets... and also, to someone who believes in the power of an international bitcoin community to, together, make a kind of magic the world has never seen before.
[For info about the first transaction, go here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/01/first-transaction-complete.html, and for additional details on the project, go here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/details.html]
Four days ago, I was the proud owner of the world's only Peruvian Central Bank Issued (bit)coin. It cost me ~$0.35 for the coin + .017 bitcoin that I paid a Peruvian metalworker to design it.
I sold the (bit)coin to Jonathan from England for .15 bitcoin. Then I began looking for something to buy. I made another post on Reddit that, unlike the first post I'd made, received some warm responses!
"I will write a song and sell you the rights.."
"I will take you snowboarding..."
"I will sell you a snowboard..."
"A bottle of French champage..."
"A drawing of the bitcoin magic Internet Money Wizard..."
"I will sell you an old graphics card..."
"I will sell you an old laptop..."
"I will take you on a camel journey in Egypt..."
While each of the offers had their own unique charm, the camel journey struck me because.... wow... would that be cool! One of my favorite books was "The Alchemist," by Paulo Coelho, and I've always dreamed of knowing Egypt. So even though I'd be selling the camel journey to someone else, it'd be fun to vicariously live that journey through them.
But as life would have it, this person had to check with her mother about the camel journey (as it was her mother's camel)... and she never got back to me. As far as I know, even, the camel never existed. So... I continued forward. While I was grateful for the other offers, I wanted something that excited me like the camel journey in Egypt.
I returned to BitcoinTalk - the forum where I met Jonathan, and I wondered in an update about whether anyone might have something interesting to sell me. A few hours later, Phinnaeus Gage responded...
Phinnaeus is a very, very interesting man. In addition to being dubbed "the most interesting bitcoiner" by Let's Talk Bitcoin, Phinnaeus also helped create Bitcoin 100, an organization that exists to convince charities to accept bitcoin donations. But there's much, much more to him...
In his spare time, Phinnaeus also sells the custom leatherwork of his brother Martin to the bitcoin community. Martin is internationally recognized as one of the world's best in his craft - having sold custom leather bike seats to Jay Leno and Steven Tyler, in addition to many other celebrities. He's also been creating customized bitcoin wallets for the Bitcoin community, which he sells for $125 to $200, depending on the needs of the client.
Phinnaeus Gage - in real life Bruno Kucinskas - offered to sell me a credit for four customized bitcoin wallets for just .15 bitcoins. It was an amazing deal from someone who believes in Project Bitcoin, felt its value, and wanted to be a part of it. I jumped at the offer.
It wasn't just that I fell in love with the wallets and with Martin's unparalleled leatherwork that led me to accept the offer so quickly. It was also the absolutely nutty symbolism behind this second transaction:
Project Bitcoin began with my offering a (bit)coin.... and with the funds I received for that coin, I have now been able to buy four customized bitcoin wallets. And while bitcoins and bitcoin wallets are generally considered virtual, the first two transactions have, in fact, shown them to exist in tangible form too. It is that gap between the virtual in bitcoin - the seemingly untouchable - and the tangible, that I am hoping to close with this project (if only a little bit).
So there it is. Two transactions are complete, and we have an untold number of additional transactions if I am going to stumble upon that house. But life happens one moment at a time. And in this moment, I have four customized bitcoin wallets to sell (the buyer will determine how he or she wants them customized). I'm excited to sell them to someone who wants those wallets... and also, to someone who believes in the power of an international bitcoin community to, together, make a kind of magic the world has never seen before.
January 16, 2014, 12:18:34 AM
Perhaps I can finally offload my coffee table...
January 15, 2014, 04:02:26 PM
franky1, this reply was HUGE for me because it meant that someone gets the importance of this project being about transacting in only bitcoin. In fact, in the Project Rules (www.projectbitcoin.com/details), Rule #4 makes crystal clear the point you are underscoring. I'll quote:
No confusion. Transactions must always be in bitcoin. No fiat currency, no credit card fees, and no bank fees may be a part of any transaction.
There is no way around this point. For this project to be legit, there simply can't be any funny work. It's got to be as straightforward as possible - transactions in bitcoin... that hopefully grow increasingly larger with each transaction.
As such, when I messaged Phinnaeus Gage more 3 hours ago, I clarified that exact point!! He still hasn't gotten back to me, but I can't imagine he - or anyone else who wants to see the full possibility of bitcoin be realized - would be opposed to these rules.
Again, frankly thanks for the comment and for elucidating publicly a really important value of the project. Really appreciated!
No confusion. Transactions must always be in bitcoin. No fiat currency, no credit card fees, and no bank fees may be a part of any transaction.
There is no way around this point. For this project to be legit, there simply can't be any funny work. It's got to be as straightforward as possible - transactions in bitcoin... that hopefully grow increasingly larger with each transaction.
As such, when I messaged Phinnaeus Gage more 3 hours ago, I clarified that exact point!! He still hasn't gotten back to me, but I can't imagine he - or anyone else who wants to see the full possibility of bitcoin be realized - would be opposed to these rules.
Again, frankly thanks for the comment and for elucidating publicly a really important value of the project. Really appreciated!
I, too, appreciate Frank's concern.
To be clear, if Martin Basurto's hand-tooled leather wares is considered for this venerable endeavor, the transaction will be via bitcoins but, just as BitPay is used as a payment provider to convert bitcoins to fiat for their customer base, I will be converting any bitcoin payment(s) to Martin for his services into fiat. In fact, I could even use my barn wood website that has a special section allocated for leather wares that uses BitPay as the payment provided, thus allowing them to earn their fee for said service, of which has been used once prior for a gentleman in Belgium for the purchase of a Bitcoin-themed wallet.
~Bruno Kucinskas
January 13, 2014, 04:11:53 PM
franky1, this reply was HUGE for me because it meant that someone gets the importance of this project being about transacting in only bitcoin. In fact, in the Project Rules (www.projectbitcoin.com/details), Rule #4 makes crystal clear the point you are underscoring. I'll quote:
No confusion. Transactions must always be in bitcoin. No fiat currency, no credit card fees, and no bank fees may be a part of any transaction.
There is no way around this point. For this project to be legit, there simply can't be any funny work. It's got to be as straightforward as possible - transactions in bitcoin... that hopefully grow increasingly larger with each transaction.
As such, when I messaged Phinnaeus Gage more 3 hours ago, I clarified that exact point!! He still hasn't gotten back to me, but I can't imagine he - or anyone else who wants to see the full possibility of bitcoin be realized - would be opposed to these rules.
Again, frankly thanks for the comment and for elucidating publicly a really important value of the project. Really appreciated!
No confusion. Transactions must always be in bitcoin. No fiat currency, no credit card fees, and no bank fees may be a part of any transaction.
There is no way around this point. For this project to be legit, there simply can't be any funny work. It's got to be as straightforward as possible - transactions in bitcoin... that hopefully grow increasingly larger with each transaction.
As such, when I messaged Phinnaeus Gage more 3 hours ago, I clarified that exact point!! He still hasn't gotten back to me, but I can't imagine he - or anyone else who wants to see the full possibility of bitcoin be realized - would be opposed to these rules.
Again, frankly thanks for the comment and for elucidating publicly a really important value of the project. Really appreciated!
January 13, 2014, 03:09:19 PM
i would love it if the only currency used was bitcoin. none of this buy something for bitcoin convert to fiat then buy something else.. a pure product->bitcoin->product->bitcoin->product->bitcoin. and so on.
i have nothing against one product swapped for another product direct, but keeping it with the bitcoin theme where fiat is not involved even up to the point of finding the estate agent that will accept bitcoin to buy the house, now that would be the true bitcoin challenge. non of this converting to fiat stuff, or else it just turns into that fiat story of the paperclip into a house.. a pure bitcoin challenge would show, what already has been done in fiat, it can be done in bitcoin too.
the no alchemy part sounds great which is why i hope this quote
In essence, I'm offer $300 USD credit toward the purchase of any hand-tooled leather ware desired that Martin Basurto can produce.
You would only have to sell the credit for whatever, giving me the proceeds, whereupon I'll convert the BTC to fiat and give to Martin. I can even go slightly better with this offer. I'll double whatever you sell the 0.15 BTC for, thus if you get $200 USD, a $400 USD credit is made available, up to $500 USD for a $1,000 USD credit.
~Bruno Kucinskas
PS: Will work out any particulars to make this as much as an attractive offer as possible to help in your venerable endeavor.
translates to offering 0.3BTC credit toward the purchase of any hand-tooled leather ware desired that Martin Basurto can produce.
and then sell the product for a higher BTC price, so if he sells it for upto 0.5btc he will get 1btc
i have nothing against one product swapped for another product direct, but keeping it with the bitcoin theme where fiat is not involved even up to the point of finding the estate agent that will accept bitcoin to buy the house, now that would be the true bitcoin challenge. non of this converting to fiat stuff, or else it just turns into that fiat story of the paperclip into a house.. a pure bitcoin challenge would show, what already has been done in fiat, it can be done in bitcoin too.
the no alchemy part sounds great which is why i hope this quote
In essence, I'm offer $300 USD credit toward the purchase of any hand-tooled leather ware desired that Martin Basurto can produce.
You would only have to sell the credit for whatever, giving me the proceeds, whereupon I'll convert the BTC to fiat and give to Martin. I can even go slightly better with this offer. I'll double whatever you sell the 0.15 BTC for, thus if you get $200 USD, a $400 USD credit is made available, up to $500 USD for a $1,000 USD credit.
~Bruno Kucinskas
PS: Will work out any particulars to make this as much as an attractive offer as possible to help in your venerable endeavor.
translates to offering 0.3BTC credit toward the purchase of any hand-tooled leather ware desired that Martin Basurto can produce.
and then sell the product for a higher BTC price, so if he sells it for upto 0.5btc he will get 1btc
January 13, 2014, 12:40:28 PM
Phinnaeus Gage (Bruno), this is awesome. I'm going to message you for details. The leatherwork looks beautiful, and the offer is extremely interesting. Thanks for being interested in this project, and for making such a meaningful contribution. Let's talk and see if we can do it!
January 13, 2014, 11:59:32 AM
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...so that I can buy it for .15 making you or someone else happy, and then find someone else in the bitcoin community who values it at even more so that the value of the transactions can keep growing.
I believe I can help. How about a hand-tooled leather Bitcoin-themed wallet or some other ware?
Of course, there is no way to get this into your hands within 24 hours, but I have an idea nonetheless--via a pre-order (read order/credit). The item valued upwards to ~$300 (maybe more) would be sold by you, whereupon the buyer commissions by brother-in-law, Martin Basurto, to produce the yet-to-be-determined hand-tooled leather ware.
No need to worry about the end user not getting exactly what they desire via me, given https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/introducing-bitcoin-theme-hand-tooled-leather-wallets-37094.
If the Bitcoiner is a biker, so much more the better, for Martin's been features in over a dozen magazines, including http://www.hotbikeweb.com/hand-tooled-leather-seats-seat-manufacturers-showcase
Upon reading the article, you learn that only the seat on the far right was tooled by Martin, but he's capable of matching or exceeding the quality of any other hand-tooled leather worker in the world.
In essence, I'm offer $300 USD credit toward the purchase of any hand-tooled leather ware desired that Martin Basurto can produce.
You would only have to sell the credit for whatever, giving me the proceeds, whereupon I'll convert the BTC to fiat and give to Martin. I can even go slightly better with this offer. I'll double whatever you sell the 0.15 BTC for, thus if you get $200 USD, a $400 USD credit is made available, up to $500 USD for a $1,000 USD credit.
~Bruno Kucinskas
PS: Will work out any particulars to make this as much as an attractive offer as possible to help in your venerable endeavor.
January 13, 2014, 10:59:05 AM
Illpoet and jonanan, thanks for your support. Means more than I can communicate. This will be a community effort!
BitcoinSteve, thanks so much for your offer man. The only problem with the silver is that I need to find something whose value is flexible... so that I can buy it for .15 making you or someone else happy, and then find someone else in the bitcoin community who values it at even more so that the value of the transactions can keep growing. Silver has a pretty stable market price, so the odds of being able to increase value on the transaction - especially after shipping - would be quite low. Regardless.. the intention is HUGE for me, and means a ton!
If you have any other ideas, let me know!
Warmest,
Bitcoincito
BitcoinSteve, thanks so much for your offer man. The only problem with the silver is that I need to find something whose value is flexible... so that I can buy it for .15 making you or someone else happy, and then find someone else in the bitcoin community who values it at even more so that the value of the transactions can keep growing. Silver has a pretty stable market price, so the odds of being able to increase value on the transaction - especially after shipping - would be quite low. Regardless.. the intention is HUGE for me, and means a ton!
If you have any other ideas, let me know!
Warmest,
Bitcoincito
January 13, 2014, 03:27:56 AM
good luck! you can do it!
January 13, 2014, 02:35:07 AM
Best of luck with your endeavour, unfortunately I have nothing available to sell.
Will be fascinating to watch your progress with this
Will be fascinating to watch your progress with this
January 13, 2014, 01:57:44 AM
Thanks BitcoinSteve. Will take all the love we can get. Still working on that special .15 btc purchase. Had someone offer me a camel ride in Egypt, but they didn't come through. Hoping for something of significance to someone, their culture, and/or bitcoin. We'll see!
All I can offer is 5 ounces of silver, I just obtained through apmex but it would only + you about $5.. I paid about $120 with shipping...
January 13, 2014, 01:34:23 AM
Thanks BitcoinSteve. Will take all the love we can get. Still working on that special .15 btc purchase. Had someone offer me a camel ride in Egypt, but they didn't come through. Hoping for something of significance to someone, their culture, and/or bitcoin. We'll see!
January 12, 2014, 09:22:58 PM
awesome concept, hope you get the house, if a paperclip can trade for one Im sure btc can
January 12, 2014, 08:25:32 PM
TheButterZone, thanks for your offer. I've just checked out your store - it redirects to bitcoinclassifieds. Is it supposed to do that?
Yes. All items at that search URL are mine.
January 12, 2014, 08:03:50 PM
TheButterZone, thanks for your offer. I've just checked out your store - it redirects to bitcoinclassifieds. Is it supposed to do that?
Re: stuff, I'm really looking for something special for this project: It could be a thing or experience, and hopefully it represents you, your culture, or the bitcoin community in someway. It's something that someone else would be buying from me in bitcoin soon, and that person would be able to share in the special value too. If you have ideas (or if anyone else has ideas), respond to this thread or PM me.
I'm excited!
Warmest,
Bitcoincito
Re: stuff, I'm really looking for something special for this project: It could be a thing or experience, and hopefully it represents you, your culture, or the bitcoin community in someway. It's something that someone else would be buying from me in bitcoin soon, and that person would be able to share in the special value too. If you have ideas (or if anyone else has ideas), respond to this thread or PM me.
I'm excited!
Warmest,
Bitcoincito
January 12, 2014, 07:40:28 PM
If you have a U.S. shipping address check out my stuff at http://fs.thebutterzone.com and make sure to click More results at the bottom, until it disappears. Or see the virtual stuff if I'm selling on the bottom line of my sig (I'll discount the sound to .15 BTC).
January 12, 2014, 12:09:16 AM
PS The significantly longer update - and story behind Day 1 - is available on the blog here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/blog
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