I will assume by your lack of reply you aren't interested in my bid.
Good morning, TECSHARE.
I wasn't ignoring you, I just stepped away last night and forgot to reply. It's morning now, so I'll do my best to answer your question. (WARNING: I haven't had a single sip of coffee yet, so my answers may ramble or make little sense.)
It might be a good idea to require a public statement of the initials/word with each bid and accept or reject them before the auction finishes, otherwise essentially one could just use those bids to drive the price up then reject them for a inscription more personally favorable to the manufacturer while still keeping the inflated price. I am not suggesting BitcoinPenny would do this, but there really would be no way to know for sure. Can you please confirm if you would accept or reject this submission?
I think you make a solid point (even without my morning coffee). However, please know that I am always willing to openly and publicly reject a mint mark suggestion. I've done it plenty of times in the past, and I'll do it in this auction too, if the occasion arises.
But I think that you're asking for me to set an official rule on the matter, which may be a wise idea. Therefore and henceforth, if a mint mark is given with a bid, then I will officially and publicly accept or reject that mint mark. I do believe that is the wisest policy, TECSHARE. Thank you for sharing it.
(EDIT: Please assume the mint mark was accepted if I post a mockup.)
Regards and Happy Bidding,
Chris
PS — As quoted above, I think that you were specifically referring to the previous bid where the mint mark suggestion was TRUMP. That's a tricky bid, for many political and moral reasons. However, I will enthusiastically state here and now that I will never mint the name TRUMP on any BP product.
