Topic: 10 min left in Bitcoin Painting Auction! CoinDesk calls it #1 Bitcoin Art Piece - page 7. (Read 11292 times)
January 10, 2014, 08:04:22 PM
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January 10, 2014, 07:24:40 PM
7/20/14 UPDATE: 2 hours left in Bitcoin Painting Auction. Price: up from .0024 btc to 4.64 btc. Can't wait to put it in the hands of whoever the right person is. Remember, this is transaction #9 for Project Bitcoin (all information is below), and the artist gets half of whatever the final price is.
Additionally, Coindesk, recently called Last (Bitcoin) Supper the #1 piece of bitcoin art!
7/10/14 UPDATE: It's up for auction starting now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231280050208. Excited for it to find the right now. Never seen a more beautiful painting imbued with deeper meaning. Big thank you to the artist Youl!
7/11/14 UPDATE: I want to clarify two points: 1. the winner of the auction will obviously pay in bitcoin, as per the terms of Project Bitcoin and described in the auction, 2. Shipping is INTERNATIONAL. eBay defaulted to US shipping option and is not allowing me to change it. Again, you can see info about international shipping in the auction text.
7/13/14 UPDATE: After 3 days, the bitcoin painting has 27 bids and is up to 1.7btc! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Last-Bitc0in-Supper-Huge-Original-Masterpiece-French-Artist-Youl-/231280050208
3/10/14 UPDATE: It was a disastrous eighth transaction in which I learned that the statue I had bought for one bitcoin wasn't what I believed it was. Luckily, lots of integrity from the seller. You can read the update here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/03/the-statue-blew-up-oh-well.html
2/19/14 UPDATE: My seventh transaction is complete. I have purchased an authentic solid bronze statue owned by Paul Revere from Michael S. out of Amsterdam. In the process, hopefully I've had the opportunity to ground Project Bitcoin in a little bit of history. While the blockchain and Bitcoin Protocol may be new, the ideals that strengthen it are far from new - people have been fighting for them for a long time. I will post the blog as an update as usual, but you can also see it here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/02/bitcoin-meets-paul-revere.html. If you are interested in buying the statue, just PM me or reply to this thread
2/3/14 UPDATE: My sixth transaction is complete. I have sold to .1 btc. 2012 silver round Casascius coins to BitcoinTalk user Domob for 1 bitcoin. This is a huge milestone in for the project. It took 23 days and 6 transactions to turn a $0.35 Peruvian coin into a bitcoin. In the process, I've had the opportunity to get to know and transact with amazing members of the bitcoin community from Peru, Brazil, the US (twice), England, and now Austria. The blog entry about transaction #6 is available here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/02/one-bitcoin-one-house-one-dream.html
1/29/14 UPDATE: My fifth transaction is complete! I have purchased from Bitcointalk user Casascius two .1 btc 2013 silver round Casascius coins with the funds earned from selling the four wallets to Eduardo. The blog entry about transaction #5 is available here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/01/sandcastles-and-casascius-coins.html. I will also copy and paste the blog post as a reply to this post. If you are interested in purchasing the coins from me, feel free to PM me with an offer! Onwards... toward more and more stories about our amazing international bitcoin community and, hopefully, that house!
1/22/14 UPDATE: Our third transaction is complete. If you'd like to read about it, you can visit our blog at http://www.projectbitcoin.com or just scroll down to see the blog entry in a reply post. Eduardo from Brazil bought Phinnaeus Gage's four handtooled customized bitcoin wallets for .33 btc - shipping included. After shipping, that means I have .2726 bitcoin to spend on my next purchase. If you have anything or any experience you'd like to sell me, just reply with the idea or connect with me via PM. Warmest, Bitcoincito!]
1/15/14 UPDATE: Project Bitcoin's second transaction is complete. I have purchased 4 custom leather tooled bitcoin wallets from Phinaeus Gage. The wallets are created by his internationally recognized brother, and can be customized to the preferences of the buyer. If you are interested in buying the wallets, please offer me a price in bitcoin. I will post the latest blog entry from projectbitcoin.com as a reply. Please excuse any grammar errors... it's late here
1/15/14 UPDATE #2: Just in general, a big thank you to the community. You guys are bringing this to life and, already, teaching me so much about what's so special about... us
Today I am launching Project Bitcoin (http://www.projectbitcoin.com) with this BitcoinTalk post. I dreamed about this project a few weeks ago, and now it's becoming real.
The vision of Project Bitcoin is simple: In partnership with the bitcoin community, I want to turn a special central bank issued coin into a house by making at least 20 international transactions using only bitcoin. To do it, I must sell that coin for more than its value [Update: already accomplished!], and then make buy/sell bitcoin transactions that continuously increase in value until, hopefully.... the house.
There are three reasons I created this project:
1. I want to find out if it is possible to make mutually beneficially transactions using bitcoin with anyone in the world.
2. I want to tell the story of the bitcoin community through a series of global transactions and the people they touch.
3. I want to turn a coin into a house. That doesn’t happen everyday. Also, I’ve always wanted a house.
Like any meaningful project, this one has rules:
* No alchemy. I must sell the coin to someone for bitcoin, buy something with the bitcoin, sell that thing for bitcoin, and so on until the... house.
* No losers. Every transaction must have both parties feeling we got a great deal. Every transaction must be valuable for both sides.
* No borders. I must transact with people from at least a dozen countries around the world, including some that may not be so friendly to bitcoin.
* 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.
The coin that I am selling for bitcoin to kick off the project is unique [Update: already sold]. It's a Peruvian Central Bank issued 1 SOL (~$0.35). There's a long story about it here (http://www.projectbitcoin.com/blog), but the summary is that I found a metalworker in Peru who was able to shave down one side of the coin and etch the bitcoin logo into it. You can see various views of the coin at the bottom of the blog page. If you want to buy it, just send me an email or PM with an offer in bitcoin.
Seeking the support of the BitcoinTalk community would mean the world to me. Also, if you have any questions at all... please ask. Happy to clarify or expound upon any part of this project at all in comments. - Bitcoincito
Additionally, Coindesk, recently called Last (Bitcoin) Supper the #1 piece of bitcoin art!
7/10/14 UPDATE: It's up for auction starting now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231280050208. Excited for it to find the right now. Never seen a more beautiful painting imbued with deeper meaning. Big thank you to the artist Youl!
7/11/14 UPDATE: I want to clarify two points: 1. the winner of the auction will obviously pay in bitcoin, as per the terms of Project Bitcoin and described in the auction, 2. Shipping is INTERNATIONAL. eBay defaulted to US shipping option and is not allowing me to change it. Again, you can see info about international shipping in the auction text.
7/13/14 UPDATE: After 3 days, the bitcoin painting has 27 bids and is up to 1.7btc! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Last-Bitc0in-Supper-Huge-Original-Masterpiece-French-Artist-Youl-/231280050208
3/10/14 UPDATE: It was a disastrous eighth transaction in which I learned that the statue I had bought for one bitcoin wasn't what I believed it was. Luckily, lots of integrity from the seller. You can read the update here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/03/the-statue-blew-up-oh-well.html
2/19/14 UPDATE: My seventh transaction is complete. I have purchased an authentic solid bronze statue owned by Paul Revere from Michael S. out of Amsterdam. In the process, hopefully I've had the opportunity to ground Project Bitcoin in a little bit of history. While the blockchain and Bitcoin Protocol may be new, the ideals that strengthen it are far from new - people have been fighting for them for a long time. I will post the blog as an update as usual, but you can also see it here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/02/bitcoin-meets-paul-revere.html. If you are interested in buying the statue, just PM me or reply to this thread
2/3/14 UPDATE: My sixth transaction is complete. I have sold to .1 btc. 2012 silver round Casascius coins to BitcoinTalk user Domob for 1 bitcoin. This is a huge milestone in for the project. It took 23 days and 6 transactions to turn a $0.35 Peruvian coin into a bitcoin. In the process, I've had the opportunity to get to know and transact with amazing members of the bitcoin community from Peru, Brazil, the US (twice), England, and now Austria. The blog entry about transaction #6 is available here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/02/one-bitcoin-one-house-one-dream.html
1/29/14 UPDATE: My fifth transaction is complete! I have purchased from Bitcointalk user Casascius two .1 btc 2013 silver round Casascius coins with the funds earned from selling the four wallets to Eduardo. The blog entry about transaction #5 is available here: http://www.projectbitcoin.com/1/post/2014/01/sandcastles-and-casascius-coins.html. I will also copy and paste the blog post as a reply to this post. If you are interested in purchasing the coins from me, feel free to PM me with an offer! Onwards... toward more and more stories about our amazing international bitcoin community and, hopefully, that house!
1/22/14 UPDATE: Our third transaction is complete. If you'd like to read about it, you can visit our blog at http://www.projectbitcoin.com or just scroll down to see the blog entry in a reply post. Eduardo from Brazil bought Phinnaeus Gage's four handtooled customized bitcoin wallets for .33 btc - shipping included. After shipping, that means I have .2726 bitcoin to spend on my next purchase. If you have anything or any experience you'd like to sell me, just reply with the idea or connect with me via PM. Warmest, Bitcoincito!]
1/15/14 UPDATE: Project Bitcoin's second transaction is complete. I have purchased 4 custom leather tooled bitcoin wallets from Phinaeus Gage. The wallets are created by his internationally recognized brother, and can be customized to the preferences of the buyer. If you are interested in buying the wallets, please offer me a price in bitcoin. I will post the latest blog entry from projectbitcoin.com as a reply. Please excuse any grammar errors... it's late here
1/15/14 UPDATE #2: Just in general, a big thank you to the community. You guys are bringing this to life and, already, teaching me so much about what's so special about... us
Today I am launching Project Bitcoin (http://www.projectbitcoin.com) with this BitcoinTalk post. I dreamed about this project a few weeks ago, and now it's becoming real.
The vision of Project Bitcoin is simple: In partnership with the bitcoin community, I want to turn a special central bank issued coin into a house by making at least 20 international transactions using only bitcoin. To do it, I must sell that coin for more than its value [Update: already accomplished!], and then make buy/sell bitcoin transactions that continuously increase in value until, hopefully.... the house.
There are three reasons I created this project:
1. I want to find out if it is possible to make mutually beneficially transactions using bitcoin with anyone in the world.
2. I want to tell the story of the bitcoin community through a series of global transactions and the people they touch.
3. I want to turn a coin into a house. That doesn’t happen everyday. Also, I’ve always wanted a house.
Like any meaningful project, this one has rules:
* No alchemy. I must sell the coin to someone for bitcoin, buy something with the bitcoin, sell that thing for bitcoin, and so on until the... house.
* No losers. Every transaction must have both parties feeling we got a great deal. Every transaction must be valuable for both sides.
* No borders. I must transact with people from at least a dozen countries around the world, including some that may not be so friendly to bitcoin.
* 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.
The coin that I am selling for bitcoin to kick off the project is unique [Update: already sold]. It's a Peruvian Central Bank issued 1 SOL (~$0.35). There's a long story about it here (http://www.projectbitcoin.com/blog), but the summary is that I found a metalworker in Peru who was able to shave down one side of the coin and etch the bitcoin logo into it. You can see various views of the coin at the bottom of the blog page. If you want to buy it, just send me an email or PM with an offer in bitcoin.
Seeking the support of the BitcoinTalk community would mean the world to me. Also, if you have any questions at all... please ask. Happy to clarify or expound upon any part of this project at all in comments. - Bitcoincito
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