Hello, everyone.
Normally, I choose to stay far away from rumors and blind insinuations, but it now seems that it may be best to address some of the new accusations that are being thrown around about me and the company.
First, we are only behind on six (6) Spanish Treasures orders. That’s all. Six. (Full disclosure, there was a seventh, but that customer still owes $1,000 on their Spanish Treasures order, so we’re negotiating on the balance to get them sorted, and they should be straight by the weekend.)
Second, yes, we had a rough 2023. It was bad, but we’re almost through it all. (As I said, only a few more orders left to go out until we’re all caught up and in the black again.) Having a bad year is nothing to be ashamed of, and I’ve publicly stated that 2023 was rough on the business. That’s no secret. But having a bad year and being behind on orders does not make someone a bad person. A good person can go through a hard time. And as long as that person is striving at their best to make everything good and all customers whole, then they’re doing the right thing in my book. And that’s exactly what I’m doing.
Third, most of the people spreading rumors and accusations had never ordered a single Spanish Treasure and were never owed anything, so I can only guess as to their intentions and motivations for spreading falsehoods about me. (My favorite rumor is that my vehicle is leased. What an obscure lie to tell. It’s so weird. Maybe that’s why I like that one best. Gold star for creativity, rumor-spreader!)
Fourth, I’m truly sorry about Moonie’s struggles with us and PayPal. However, the idea that we actively stopped payment on any refund is simply untrue. The truth is that when PayPal charged that business account for the refund funds, the account didn’t have the full amount, so the bank didn’t approve the withdrawal due to insufficient funds. And after that unsuccessful attempt, Moonie told me that he’d still like the gold coin if I could make it for him, so I told him that I would try to get him that gold coin by year’s end. I mentioned that PayPal might still try to attempt another withdrawal. He assured me that if the withdrawal was attempted and received, then he would simply return the funds directly back to me, provided that I send him the gold coin. So I was working on getting him that gold coin made when PayPal tried the withdrawal again. At this point, I’m confused as to which I should have focused on—the refund or the coin. However, now that PayPal has made Moonie whole, the point is moot. For what it’s worth, I’m happy that Moonie got his refund. He’s a good person, and I like him a lot. To be clear, in my opinion, Moonie did the right thing by stating his case publicly, and I applaud him for it. (I still love you, Moonie.)
Fifth, it’s true that I took a personal loan of 1.0 BTC a few years ago. That member agreed to receive free products from every release as a sort of “interest paid” on the loan as long as the loan was outstanding. In retrospect, I should have focused on paying the loan off sooner. However, that person never once inquired about when I might pay it back, and of course, he was always happy to receive his many free products. However, again, it was my mistake to let that loan go so long, and I fully intend to have that repaid by summer 2024. In fact, I’ll be reaching out privately to that person tomorrow to make the arrangements.
Lastly, I want to readdress the first thing above. There are now only six (6) Spanish Treasures orders still outstanding. That is all. Of course, any outstanding order is bad for business, but it’s a far, far cry from the absurd rumors of Ponzi schemes and skipping town to the Maldives Islands or to wherever one flees with absconded millions.
The Bitcoin Penny Company has been serving the crypto-community for 10 years, and once we move past these last few orders, we plan to unreservedly serve the community for 10 more years and beyond.
In the meantime, if any of those six customers have any more questions or concerns about their orders, they may feel free to reach out to me anytime. I’m not hiding.
Thank you for taking the time to read this post, everyone. And have a great new year.
Regards,
Chris@TBPCo.
You are right. I did not buy any of these new coins. Smart move I'd say! I'm just incredibly pissed you're living your best life and buying/attempting to buy collectibles when you are in MAJOR debt.... especially trying to buy from the person you owe... what a slap in the face!! Did you figure out why they said no now??
....and as far as them receiving "free" items as "interest".... it's been a long ass time since they've seen anything. Do you realize you have NEVER even tried to repay a single Sat of that loan and it's been YEARS? You are just VERY full of shit saying it was a bad year as that's the new go to crutch and it gains sympathy. I'm surprised I didn't hear about supply chain issues as well. If things were really soooo bad you wouldn't be trying to buy other collectibles.... period!!! Shit... one collector sent you (4) 1/4oz gold coins to cover their 1 oz gold pirate coin.... they still don't have the one ounce pirate coin or the (4) 1/4 oz coins they sent you.... now that's an impressive feat to pull off.
You just ALWAYS try to make it sound better than it really is with a big old word salad.... that's what makes it infuriating.
I have no vendetta against you... I have met you personally multiple times... I really thought you were a good guy, but the consistent lies, bending of truths and actions speak for themselves.
p.s. the only kind of loan you could have taken was a personal loan as there is no record of the BCPCo.... That's why it's so easy to confuse customer funds from personal funds eh??
Again, trying to soften the look of 1
BTC owed by saying "it's true I took a personal loan...." like it had nothing to do with the BCPCo
So disingenuous!!
EDIT: Something else was really bothering me about your post... and then I realized it's just more of you trying to downplay how f**ked you really are:
First, we are only behind on six (6) Spanish Treasures orders. That’s all. Six.
So nobody else is owed huh?? How about the ridiculously expensive 10th Anniversary Mega coins that you've collected on?? Those don't count??
....or what about the DIY silver dollars?? You've collected on those... but i'm guessing those you don't count those either??
Look in the mirror and lie to yourself all you want, but these are NOT the actions of a "good" person!
I also call bullshit on you "doing your best." Someone doing their best would not have the audacity to be buying collectibles while owing somewhere between 50-100k to customers and a friend who trusted you! Complete disgrace IMO!!!