I suggested bitcoin as a means of currency to pokerstars.com. They have 5 million free tables, why not have a couple bitcoin tables?
Here was the response, probably nothing comes of it:
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Dear Valued Player,
Thank you for your email.
We always strive to make PokerStars the best poker site on the web. In order
to achieve this goal, we welcome the suggestions and feedback from all of
our valued players.
That is why we have already forwarded your email to the department in charge
for consideration.
We thank you for your support and cooperation towards making PokerStars the
number one poker site available.
Should you have further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to
contact us again.
Regards,
Carlos M
PokerStars Support Team
Topic: Do You Accept Bitcoin? - page 3. (Read 19676 times)
Gah, I am experiencing such horrendous system lag and instability that I lost the connection and will try again once I figure out what is causing my system to fail.
Nice work, and a wonderful start. I wonder what would happen if a bunch of us started to do the same thing at Newegg. Would a number of geeks looking to buy via Bitcoins get their attention?
I would also like to read the remainder of the conversation, if you are willing to share it.
I would also like to read the remainder of the conversation, if you are willing to share it.
NewEgg
I followed up with an email:
Response:
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02:00:10 PM : Connected with Vanna. Your reference number for this chat session is 1775513.
02:00:10 PM : Hello my name is Vanna. How may I help you today?
02:00:34 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you accept Bitcoins as payment for your products/services?
02:01:48 PM : Vanna: I would be glad to assist you with that. Our payment methods include Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You can also pay using Newegg Preferred Account, Newegg Gift Card, Bill Me Later, Paypal, Check, or Money Order. Please be advised that no international credit cards are accepted and Canadian credit cards can only be used on Newegg.ca.
02:02:43 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you know if there is any consideration or research into potentially accepting Bitcoins for payment for your products/services?
02:03:43 PM : Vanna: Is it a kind of credit card?
02:05:00 PM : Mizery De Aria: No, it is a peer-to-peer network based digital currency. http://bitcoin.org
02:00:10 PM : Hello my name is Vanna. How may I help you today?
02:00:34 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you accept Bitcoins as payment for your products/services?
02:01:48 PM : Vanna: I would be glad to assist you with that. Our payment methods include Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You can also pay using Newegg Preferred Account, Newegg Gift Card, Bill Me Later, Paypal, Check, or Money Order. Please be advised that no international credit cards are accepted and Canadian credit cards can only be used on Newegg.ca.
02:02:43 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you know if there is any consideration or research into potentially accepting Bitcoins for payment for your products/services?
02:03:43 PM : Vanna: Is it a kind of credit card?
02:05:00 PM : Mizery De Aria: No, it is a peer-to-peer network based digital currency. http://bitcoin.org
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04:04:51 PM : Connected with Sophie. Your reference number for this chat session is 1776033.
04:04:51 PM : Hello my name is Sophie. How may I help you today?
04:05:04 PM : Mizery De Aria: I lost my connection to previous chat session 1775513
04:05:30 PM : Mizery De Aria: My last message that I sent was "No, it is a peer-to-peer network based digital currency. http://bitcoin.org" and I missed everything that was said afterwards. Are you able to relay what I missed?
04:07:21 PM : Sophie: I would be glad to further assist you since your chat was disconnected with Vanna. How may I assist you with?
04:07:45 PM : Mizery De Aria: Are you able to relay any messages she had sent to me that I missed?
04:08:27 PM : Sophie: She sent you nothing as your chat was discounted.
04:08:36 PM : Sophie: disconnected*
04:08:50 PM : Mizery De Aria: Okay.
04:09:04 PM : Mizery De Aria: I will ask again with you then.
4:09:05 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you accept Bitcoins as payment for your products/services?
04:10:02 PM : Sophie: Our payment methods include Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You can also pay using Newegg Preferred Account, Newegg Gift Card, Bill Me Later, Paypal, Check, or Money Order. Please be advised that no international credit cards are accepted and Canadian credit cards, Paypal and American Express can only be used on Newegg.ca.
04:10:34 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you know if there is any consideration or research into potentially accepting Bitcoins for payment for your products/services?
04:11:57 PM : Sophie: Unfortunately, we are not given such information. Once Bitcoins is considered as our payment, it will be posted on our site. You may check the site online.
04:13:58 PM : Mizery De Aria: I believe that is all other than one more question. Do you know which department I, or someone else, may contact to discuss future potential for accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment?
04:15:52 PM : Sophie: You can send an email to one of our customer service agent and we will forward it to our related team
04:16:32 PM : Sophie: My email address is [email protected].
04:16:32 PM : Sophie: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
04:17:18 PM : Mizery De Aria: That is all. Thank you Sophie! ^_^
04:04:51 PM : Hello my name is Sophie. How may I help you today?
04:05:04 PM : Mizery De Aria: I lost my connection to previous chat session 1775513
04:05:30 PM : Mizery De Aria: My last message that I sent was "No, it is a peer-to-peer network based digital currency. http://bitcoin.org" and I missed everything that was said afterwards. Are you able to relay what I missed?
04:07:21 PM : Sophie: I would be glad to further assist you since your chat was disconnected with Vanna. How may I assist you with?
04:07:45 PM : Mizery De Aria: Are you able to relay any messages she had sent to me that I missed?
04:08:27 PM : Sophie: She sent you nothing as your chat was discounted.
04:08:36 PM : Sophie: disconnected*
04:08:50 PM : Mizery De Aria: Okay.
04:09:04 PM : Mizery De Aria: I will ask again with you then.
4:09:05 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you accept Bitcoins as payment for your products/services?
04:10:02 PM : Sophie: Our payment methods include Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You can also pay using Newegg Preferred Account, Newegg Gift Card, Bill Me Later, Paypal, Check, or Money Order. Please be advised that no international credit cards are accepted and Canadian credit cards, Paypal and American Express can only be used on Newegg.ca.
04:10:34 PM : Mizery De Aria: Do you know if there is any consideration or research into potentially accepting Bitcoins for payment for your products/services?
04:11:57 PM : Sophie: Unfortunately, we are not given such information. Once Bitcoins is considered as our payment, it will be posted on our site. You may check the site online.
04:13:58 PM : Mizery De Aria: I believe that is all other than one more question. Do you know which department I, or someone else, may contact to discuss future potential for accepting Bitcoin as a method of payment?
04:15:52 PM : Sophie: You can send an email to one of our customer service agent and we will forward it to our related team
04:16:32 PM : Sophie: My email address is [email protected].
04:16:32 PM : Sophie: Is there anything else I can help you with today?
04:17:18 PM : Mizery De Aria: That is all. Thank you Sophie! ^_^
I followed up with an email:
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Bitcoin
Hello Sophie,
Sophie: You can send an email to one of our customer service agent and we will forward it to our related team
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=909.msg10863#msg10863
Sincerely,
Mizery
Subject: Bitcoin
Hello Sophie,
Sophie: You can send an email to one of our customer service agent and we will forward it to our related team
http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=909.msg10863#msg10863
Sincerely,
Mizery
Response:
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Dear Customer,
Thank you for this information. I have forwarded your email to our related department to consider. If interested, they will most likely contact you at the email address you wrote us from.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still need assistance, please feel free to email me directly and I will be happy to assist you.
Your friend from Newegg,
Sophie Wang
Thank you for this information. I have forwarded your email to our related department to consider. If interested, they will most likely contact you at the email address you wrote us from.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still need assistance, please feel free to email me directly and I will be happy to assist you.
Your friend from Newegg,
Sophie Wang
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Dear Customer,
I was informed by our related department that at the present time we are not looking for any new payment options. Thank you for your suggestion.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still need assistance, please feel free to email me directly and I will be happy to assist you.
Your friend from Newegg,
Sophie Wang
I was informed by our related department that at the present time we are not looking for any new payment options. Thank you for your suggestion.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please visit our FAQs page. If you still need assistance, please feel free to email me directly and I will be happy to assist you.
Your friend from Newegg,
Sophie Wang
Do you accept Bitcoin?
Not at this time / No determined interest
Ctrl+Alt+Del / SplitReason.com
DeviantArt
NewEgg
ThinkGeek.com
xkcd
No response
bandcamp.com
ipredator.se
Penny Arcade
PokerStars.com
Saturday Morning Breakfast club
Not contacted yet
AppleGeeks.com
Cyanide & Happiness
Etsy.com
Girls With Slingshots (mention donations in Bitcoin)
MegaGear.com
Topatoco.com
Notes:
- I realize asking same question "Do you accept Bitcoin?" over and over seems repetitive and is also obvious (in most/all) cases that it is not accepted. However it is a simple, short question that may be useful to introducing Bitcoin without writing too much. KISS in effect.
Update:Perhaps I can pursue another approach besides asking if Bitcoin are accepted; something informational presenting Bitcoin; something similar to https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/letter-to-the-eff-804 Actually, I think asking if they accept Bitcoin is helpful enough to introduce existence of Bitcoin and potentially incentivize researching without any expressed effort on my part. It is also likely that by asking or otherwise mentioning Bitcoin from only one person or a couple persons will not produce enough incentive to do anything about it, but if enough interrest is accumulated, perhaps then there will be more consideration to establish accepting Bitcoin. I, for one, would put forth extra effort to buy things simply because of acceptance of Bitcoin.
Not at this time / No determined interest
Ctrl+Alt+Del / SplitReason.com
DeviantArt
NewEgg
ThinkGeek.com
xkcd
No response
bandcamp.com
ipredator.se
Penny Arcade
PokerStars.com
Saturday Morning Breakfast club
Not contacted yet
AppleGeeks.com
Cyanide & Happiness
Etsy.com
Girls With Slingshots (mention donations in Bitcoin)
MegaGear.com
Topatoco.com
Notes:
- I realize asking same question "Do you accept Bitcoin?" over and over seems repetitive and is also obvious (in most/all) cases that it is not accepted. However it is a simple, short question that may be useful to introducing Bitcoin without writing too much. KISS in effect.
Update:
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