I am preparing to launch a physical bitcoin (and crypto) sales & brokering website.
The site will be located at www.hardco.in
The site will bring together the largest selection of Casascius (and other) coins, which will be available for 'direct' sale in either Dollars or Bitcoin.
The site will have 3 different functions, each of which should earn a separate stream of profit:
Direct sales; Coins which I hold in stock ready to ship, and coins which I have 'available' to me through various suppliers (add about 1 weeks to order time if not in stock)
Manufacturer-direct sales; Coins that are shipped directly from the manufacturer. I will take a % cut of sales, or price the items slightly above the original price for the convenience of buying through a centralized, reputable website.
Brokered sales; High-value and unique items which are held privately, but listed on the site. I will take either a % cut of the sale price, or price the item above the seller's agreed-upon ask price. See 'SALE STEPS' for explanation
That said; the purpose of this post is to look for quality items to place on brokered sale prior to official launch.
Please contact me privately, if you own any of the following Casascius items:
-Bars of any type; funded or unfunded
-Any coins with denominations of 5BTC, 10BTC, 25BTC, or the legendary 1000BTC (funded or unfunded)
-S1 1BTC coins (funded)
-S3 0.5BTC silver coins (funded)
-S1 1BTC coins (funded)
-ANACS graded coins, especially higher grades
-Large stock of a specific coin
-Anything else noteworthy
-Non-Casascius coins and rounds will be determined on a case-by-case basis; but if you have anything to offer I am welcome to suggestions.
SALE STEPS
1. you agree to have coin listed, and send me 4 photos of the coin (resting on white sheet of paper; one from directly above, and another from an angle, on both sides of coin.
2. coin gets listed. You will be guaranteed an agreed-upon amount ($ or BTC) if the it sells.
3. IF coin sells, money is put in escrow for you and you will ship it to our location, from where it will be shipped to the new owner. (we will also compensate you for the tracked & signed shipping)
In other words, its completely risk-free to you, as you hold onto your coin and don't need to pay anyone a cent.
Once we receive the sold coin, we we will ship it to the new owner. The buyer will never know your identity, and you won't know theirs. The identities of buyers and sellers in the brokered sales are confidential to the world and each other.
In this beginning phase, there will be no listing fees of any kind. The contact email will be [email protected] and you may alternatively contact me through PM here. When contacting me about listing your item, please include 4 photo's as stated above, and include your asking price. If you are unsure of the value of the item, you may submit it and we will suggest prices in accordance with previous sales and other submissions.
This site is meant to appeal to buyers who want to conduct reputable purchases from a legitimate business, with the ability to pay with dollars. It is intended as an answer to the difficulties presented by selling on Ebay; especially pertaining to their restrictions of anything Bitcoin related. It is meant to be more desirable then Ebay for buyers, due to dealing with a centralized business as opposed to an individual with little reputation. That said; the site is not intended to compete with this forum in the sale of the popular Casascius coins, but is meant to appeal to those looking for an Ebay alternative. Prices of non-brokered items will reflect this and the convenience of dealing with a business.
The site is not yet live; but I am providing a screenshot preview at http://imgur.com/a/gAM3r#0 I hope to launch it within the week. Please note that the preview is meant as an EXAMPLE; the prices are not current nor necessarily correct at all, and most of the photos were pulled from the internet. It is meant to give you an IDEA of what it will look like; NOT be a definitive price or product guide.
The business will be based in Toronto, Ontario CANADA.
Feel free to ask questions in this thread, but I ask that information of coin listings be kept to private messages.
