Topic: AUCTION- NEW Artist ! (Read 862 times)

Thanks a lot again to yogg - you are a genuine legend 
Thanks to Kialara and tweetious, honestly you’ve made my daughter very happy young lady 

Wonderful !
Kialara did confirm the receipt of the artwork as well.

I'll reach out to Mbitr and release the funds now.

MR. BTC artwork arrived today & looks great! (was in transit for 2+ months  ... but it's finally here). Looks a lot better in person than in the photos

@Yogg please release the escrow funds. I am more than satisfied :-)

I confirm both payments have been secured in my escrow address.
Kialara added some bits on top to cover any transaction fee.

I don't have access to my escrow wallet right now but will send 0.0025BTC to the Covid 19 fund address in a couple hours.
The remainder (0.002+BTC) will be sent to the OP's daughter address.

I'll edit this post with the txid when it's been broadcast.
Thanks everyone !

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EDIT :

Just sent 0.0025BTC to 3Covid19s5zLNzQHGGLBeqkizwApUb19bj
b4a34eb0aa55ef964839d24782b77088e83d803a32cb9c83d93775ac5235579f

This represents half of the sum of the bids (0.004BTC) + 5/6th of the extra donation by Kialara.
The remainder will be sent to Mbitr's daugther BTC address when buyers are satisfied.

Well that’s it - Thankyou very much for the bids - really appreciate it 
Winner - Lot 1 - kialara 0.003BTC
Winner - Lot 2- tweetious 0.001BTC
I’ll PM you both now and I’ll pack and post first thing tomorrow morning
Payment addy is yoggs escrow

bc1q4k3l6rvprecqku8402ca3hfmzg6ydcx6e88a0z

Thanks for this again yogg

I am glad it's all sorted out.

Personally I believe Mbitr's side of story 100%. They have enough reputation on this forum and I believe their intention was never ill to begin with.

You don't have to justify yourself Mbitr. Vod might have come a little strong but he's just keeping a watch. Could have gone a little less heavy on accusations though.

Good luck, Mbitr. Your daughter sure has talent. I would love to see more of her art in future.

Good morning all  
Thank you to all in the collectibles section for your support and Thankyou to yogg for offering to escrow the winning bids - genuine appreciation  
Unfortunately, I will have to justify my actions and reasoning behind the whole thread.
There is obviously some naivety with this auction mainly due to the unexpectedly high bid on one of the pieces.
My thought process for starting this auction was-
My daughter enjoys painting and creating  all sorts of arts and crafts and I’m a BTC fan   I suggested that she could make some art works based on BTC, she ignored me and continued to do what she enjoyed - as is the want of most children! She surprised me by then presenting me with these two pieces. I then thought that I could introduce her to BTC and show her what it’s all about . I then showed her how a wallet works, how the blockchain works and how easy it is to make transactions etc. I then suggested that she could try to sell some artworks on the forum - why not ? She wasn’t overly keen as she believed that they weren’t worth anything. Our family - no different to many many families- always do a bit for charity. So I suggested giving half to the charity on this forum - this suited her perfectly  
I was expecting/ hoping that we could get £5-10 per Lot and so she would have half that to put in her newly created wallet and half to the COVID-19 charity and Dad would pay postage and packaging.
Sadly , I’ve had to justify my actions and I truly appreciate those who’ve supported myself and my family . The collectibles is a lovely place to be - sorry rambling on
AND Thankyou for the bids Kialara and tweetious.
Have a lovely Sunday all

EDIT -I’ve been in touch with yogg and any buyers can use yoggs escrow address to pay
bc1q4k3l6rvprecqku8402ca3hfmzg6ydcx6e88a0z
Yogg will split this - 50% straight to the Covid-19 fund and 50% to my daughters wallet address after all packages have been received and buyers are happy with the artwork . Hopefully this is as transparent as possible . Thanks again yogg

That makes no sense.


I'm glad you find value in his artwork, but remember he jumped on the covid-donation train, not the other way around.   

"Just because Beethoven doesn't sound like currently popular art doesn't mean his music is worthless."

— John Varley

Edit:

LOT 2 (MR. BTC): 0.001BTC

Great artwork Pacific, congratz !!!

You literally said "I have confirmed this is a scam" in a previous post. Regardless if you modified it, the accusations were there. EDIT: I see you said "bidder"

The good deed is that they decided to donate half of the proceeds to a good cause.

I believe his daughter's artwork does have value outside of a donation (why I am buying some privately), because I value a youths interpretation and style. My walls are plastered with my children's paintings. Not only for their self esteem or my pride. Simply because I 100% genuinely enjoy the chaotic and non-uniform style of most children's artwork. So value here is completely subjective.

I will end any back and forth here though as we have severely highjacked this thread. If you'd like to discuss further please feel free to DM me.

As far as I know, the bidder was never accused of a scam.  What good deed is the OP doing by collecting half of a covid-19 auction, and trying to collect all?   These are extraordinary times.  Everyone is running out of savings and bitcoin is through the roof.   Failure to immediately agree to escrow should be considered a stronger force than past history.  Add in the covid-19 sob story.   Add in the precious daughter artwork (which has no worth other than a donation, so worthless was the wrong word - I apologize) and the probability of this being a scam passed the probability of it not.

Wow. Even good deeds here are subject to scam accusations. I must be very ignorant to the intentions of the majority. Glad to see you taking this all in stride Mbitr.

I will not be bidding on these specific artworks, simply because I'm already commissioning some!!!   

Excited to see what Pacific has in store! Good luck with this auction.

Wonderful !

I will approach the winner(s) and point them to my post above.
If they want to benefit from my escrow service, my offer stands still.

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Thank you for reconsidering the feedback at that point.
I can also escrow the full amount and send a single tx with both addresses (Covid fund & OP's daughter) when the buyer is satisfied.

About the username...
There is only 17576 of these, and within that set, just a tiny part makes any sense ...
Anyway, happy to help.

Despite the immaturity, there is no reason to keep the negative trust.  I don't even see the reason anymore for yogg, since my primary goal was to protect donated funds (Royse said nothing).  As long as the buyer is willing to risk his half the funds, what business is it of mine?  I'll reserve the right to reissue this trust if he later tries a similar larger transaction based on the trust he gained during this one.

Thanks yogg!  You need a shorter username.  

Hi Yogg, many thanks for this   yep, absolutely perfect for you to escrow - really appreciate it , Thankyou again. I’d also like to thank all the support from the people posted on this thread .

Why do "YOU" care ...  

"We" would include yogg, Royse777, myself, and whoever else in interested.  Unless the OP has already PMed one to agree to something and will later use this like a Jupiter flyby to increase their exit scam.  :/


Has he contacted you to agree?

Here is a message signed with my primary BTC address regarding the escrow for this auction :

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I post this now, in advance, so my presence is not required immediately after OP accepts. (if he accepts when we get and update from OP)
I will nonetheless follow this thread as the auction unfolds.

Who is the "WE" you are talking about...?

I don't think I did.  I chatted with him in two threads. 


Understood.  OP is now posting in the other thread, and all we need here is a statement he will agree 1/2 the coins be sent to yogg, and half to the cov-19 address.

I am always happy to help.

I believe OP implied this would save some bits to the buyer as the transaction would have ended up being bigger in size.
(even two transactions if the buyer isn't very bitcoin-techy-savvy and this is not uncommon...)

Hey, if the OP is OK with this, I am too.  

He claimed he wanted all the coins sent to him only to save transaction fees, which doesn't make sense if he planned to forward the coins on.  


oh the irony!  lol...  no drama - just pointing out signs of a scammer.

Wind ya neck in. Now.
I know Mbitr personally and will vouch for him any day of a calendar year.
You are clearly looking for a drama where there need be none.


Moving swiftly on ...

Viz

I was lucky to meet Mbitr at Coinfest UK 2019, we spent great moments together.
A few more dealings over time show to me that this user is as genuine as it gets.

I don't think a scammer would host a free raffle to win a loaded physical coin.
Maybe the initial post, lacking the payment addresses, was a bit unpolished; this was addressed by Mbitr very promptly after Vod noticed it.

My opinion is that this negative trust feedback is a bit excessive in this situation.

If needed, I will happily escrow this transaction for free.
(minus the transaction fee that will be retained from the forwarded amount, but I set it manually to be low and still included shortly after the tx broadcast)

@Vod, I may be out of the loop here, but prior to my bid I checked out Mbitr's trust and didn't see any past issues. And I noticed merit and/or trust left by well-known members here. Is the suggestion that Mbitr's daughter did not paint these, or that Mbitr had planned on not donating half? Can you share how you confirmed this as a scam, or why you involved yourself here - I'm genuinely interested in hearing you out. Thank you.

Unlikely. And these are strong accusations without any proof.

I highly recommend you remove negative trust ratings or show proof.

Could you explain how you’ve confirmed this is a scam please?
And yes the bidder can send half the coin to the covid -19 address and once the artwork is received the rest can be sent - no problem at all .
Please don’t call me a scammer and what you believe to be worthless is certainly your choice. I would have loved to show my daughter this thread , but some people feel the need to spoil things for others ! Shame .
Anyway no more posts from me in regards to your posts . Anyone who deals with me on this forum and off knows my integrity !
Thankyou

I have confirmed prevented this scam.

The bidder will send 1/2 the coin to the Cov-19 address, and send the other half to yogg.
Edited to correct

A little under 24 hrs to go !

LOT 1  - highest bid -0.003BTC @Kialara (thanks again) 
LOT 2 - no bids yet sadly - go on grab a bargain 

Only if you don't then send half the coins on.  If that the only reason you suggested it, did you intend to keep any coins raised for the needy?


If the buyer sends half the coin to you, and half the coin to the covid19 address, each party will get the most out of the transaction.  Why are you keeping the possibility of scamming open?   Announce your intentions now so you can't later PM the buyer and make more misleading statements.

This will also look very poor on Royse777 if her initiative allows money to be wasted like this.

I will let the buyer decide what they would like  The only reason I suggested the payment to one address is that it’s saves on fees ! The buyer is welcome to pay the amount either to the project covid 19 address and we can organise the rest sent to my daughters address or vice versa . I’m sure that will be fine with Royse777.

Thankyou for paying so much interest - we await your bid 

Thank you!  Now, if you can just state it is your intention to have the bidder send half the bitcoin to your daughter and half the bitcoin to the Covid address, I will feel a lot better knowing both sides will get the most possible with fewer transaction fees.  Your quote below suggests you receive all the coin, and then prove you sent half on - which amounts to a collateral free loan, and increases transaction fees. 

Yep, my fault - OP edited and address added . Thanks

You should post the BTC address where your daughter's half should be sent.

WOW - THANKYOU, if you could see her smile 

BITCOIN TACO @ .003 BTC

My daughter has always enjoyed art and during our latest lockdown has also decided to take an interest in bitcoin ( finally)  
So I suggested that she should combine the two. As a result she has produced 2 pieces of bitcoin related art!
I recently set her up with a wallet and suggested that she should try and sell these on the forum. If these pieces do sell she would like to give 50% of any sales to the Project Covid-19 charity for bitcointalk users. Please see this thread

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/project-covid-19-a-financial-aid-only-for-bitcointalk-users-5246208






Both pieces are painted using Gouache paint and painted on 2.5mm paper board.
Both measure 29.5 cm x 21 cm

AUCTION TERMS

Bidding in BTC only

Starting bid - none  

Min bid increments - none  

End Time - Sunday 7th February 7pm GMT

Sniping - any bid made in the last 10 mins, will increase the auction time by 10 mins from that last bid , eg, if a  bid comes in at 8.57 , the New end time will be 9.07 .

Postage and shipping FREE - Dads contribution !!

I will reach out to the winner via pm with all relevant details and as I say all proceeds will be split 50/50 to my daughters wallet address and the Project COVID-19 addresss. Proof will be shown

EDIT - Daughters address

3Pfs9gyfGVJCSGqtGjoxQTdCHJc3qzqh5V

Thanks to all forum members whose auction templates I’ve borrowed/ stolen/ bastardised- too many to mention.

HAPPY BIDDING

PS if you’d just like to donate to the Project COVID-19 please use

3Covid19s5zLNzQHGGLBeqkizwApUb19bj