Doesn't ShopemNL already does this?
Don't remember the exact name of his service, but you basically buy something online, but send the bill to them... You transfer BTC to them, and in return, they pay your invoice...
Topic: Buy anything with Bitcoin - Suggestion - page 2. (Read 1531 times)
the problem with those services is that they are always slow, take a look at purse.io, i submitted an order 3 days ago and is still there no buyers, how can we suppose to buy with bitcoin comfortably if there are no buyers for 3 days damn...
i want reliable service that you can use to buy everything with bitcoin, it seems that there isn't any...
i want reliable service that you can use to buy everything with bitcoin, it seems that there isn't any...
Op's idea is interesting and I like it very much, however, as always there are some issues with it. In theory when every cog in the machine would do well it is great.
But I understand that service is like advertising platform for people who either want to buy something for bitcoin or people who want to buy for them with Credit Cards, PayPal etc.
So who would be the escrow here? Site/service itself, or some other party? If you introduce option to refund failed purchases directly by the owner of the service then it may be successful.
But I understand that service is like advertising platform for people who either want to buy something for bitcoin or people who want to buy for them with Credit Cards, PayPal etc.
So who would be the escrow here? Site/service itself, or some other party? If you introduce option to refund failed purchases directly by the owner of the service then it may be successful.
I like it, although it's kinda similar to what purse.io does but there you could only buy stuff from amazon and not other places (correct me if I'm wrong) and hopefully with your idea, we could buy everything with BTCitcoin and the possible challenges are: A trusteable and working escrow service in place. Also if it could be implemented on a way that the sellers doesn't have to adopt totally to BTCitcoin in order for them to sell, maybe some sort of automatic exchange so we pay in BTCitcoin and they receive in whatever money they want.
There already is such service - purse.io. There are also few services that let you buy various giftcards with bitcoins. So it's pretty much covered.
Also in both cases there are no additional fees (as you proposed) instead they would often offer you discounts for paying with bitcoins.
The first problem I see is trusting the service itself. Unless the service is built on a platform solely run by smart contracts, you would have a problem people trusting the service to be their middleman.
I'm also concerned with speed and usability, although if you'd implement a browser plugin for the service, I think it's plausible. Something like Honey, which you'll just click the browser plugin and it'll automatically apply the best coupon/deal. If you can just 'click' the service and then a smart contract would provide for everything, I think it's a good idea.
I'm also concerned with speed and usability, although if you'd implement a browser plugin for the service, I think it's plausible. Something like Honey, which you'll just click the browser plugin and it'll automatically apply the best coupon/deal. If you can just 'click' the service and then a smart contract would provide for everything, I think it's a good idea.
I just thought about this, and want to hear if this is a good idea. Let's call it, Bit4You.
Let's take the current situation with Bitcoin and merchant adoption. We have a situation, where some services and products cannot be bought with Bitcoin, for whatever reason.
Would it not be great, if we had some sort of service, where someone else buy a product for you, and you pay them in Bitcoin. The Service can be the escrow between the two parties, to resolve the issues.
The service could add a little fee for the service and the buyer could add a little fee for his/her efforts.
Now you might ask, why would someone want to use a service like this, well here are some examples :
~ The service or site does not accept Bitcoin.
~ Your PayPal account or other payment method was blocked for some or other silly reason.
~ You want to buy some special gift for your honeymoon getaway < Do not want it advertised to the world >
~ You share an account with someone and you want to buy a surprise gift.
~ You want to signup for a service and you want it too be private. < Donkeylovers.com >
~ You want to mess around with the people tracking your spending habits. < Your financial privacy >
Here is a opportunity for people to buy anything with Bitcoin and for the buyers and the escrow to make a profit.
The concern might be, if we do it this way, most merchants would not need to adopt Bitcoin. I disagree with that, because most merchants only accept Bitcoin if there is a demand for it. We need to create a sub-market where people buy more Bitcoin to use these types of services and once that happens adoption will follow on it's own.
What challenges do you reckon this service would have to face? < Legal issues / fraud / money laundering >
I just want to buy stuff everywhere with Bitcoins and most merchants are too slow to catch on. The other thing that is making me crazy, is the privacy issues. Why do I need to divulge all my spending habits to a central 3rd party? < Coinbase / Circle / Xapo > If I use this service, my spending habits will be decentralized. ^hmf^
Let's stick it to the people who wants to tell us where we are allowed to spend our Bitcoins.
Let's discuss and see if this is a good or a bad suggestion or if this has been done before.
Let's take the current situation with Bitcoin and merchant adoption. We have a situation, where some services and products cannot be bought with Bitcoin, for whatever reason.
Would it not be great, if we had some sort of service, where someone else buy a product for you, and you pay them in Bitcoin. The Service can be the escrow between the two parties, to resolve the issues.
The service could add a little fee for the service and the buyer could add a little fee for his/her efforts.
Now you might ask, why would someone want to use a service like this, well here are some examples :
~ The service or site does not accept Bitcoin.
~ Your PayPal account or other payment method was blocked for some or other silly reason.
~ You want to buy some special gift for your honeymoon getaway < Do not want it advertised to the world >
~ You share an account with someone and you want to buy a surprise gift.
~ You want to signup for a service and you want it too be private. < Donkeylovers.com >
~ You want to mess around with the people tracking your spending habits. < Your financial privacy >
Here is a opportunity for people to buy anything with Bitcoin and for the buyers and the escrow to make a profit.
The concern might be, if we do it this way, most merchants would not need to adopt Bitcoin. I disagree with that, because most merchants only accept Bitcoin if there is a demand for it. We need to create a sub-market where people buy more Bitcoin to use these types of services and once that happens adoption will follow on it's own.
What challenges do you reckon this service would have to face? < Legal issues / fraud / money laundering >
I just want to buy stuff everywhere with Bitcoins and most merchants are too slow to catch on. The other thing that is making me crazy, is the privacy issues. Why do I need to divulge all my spending habits to a central 3rd party? < Coinbase / Circle / Xapo > If I use this service, my spending habits will be decentralized. ^hmf^
Let's stick it to the people who wants to tell us where we are allowed to spend our Bitcoins.
Let's discuss and see if this is a good or a bad suggestion or if this has been done before.
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