Topic: [ENDED: Charity Auction - yahoo62278] Bitcoin Romania Card - 100 RON in BTC (Read 1617 times)

Shame on me for not fulfilling my initial statement. Since ChiBitCTy got an answer to his questions, it is time for me to lock this thread. Speedy recovery yahoo!

Thank you guys for the thorough explanations!

Ohhh I see... Now, seeing your posts, I slightly remember the incident. Well in our case, this card is not loaded with anything. The scratch area has a code which can be used on BitcoinRomania's platform for redeeming 100 RON in your account. But, as I said in other previous posts, this implies creating an account there and that implies KYC -- and I don't recommend anybody to go through KYC. The card is very nice as it is and its value is certainly not the 100 RON (~20 EUR) code written on it. The value is given by the rarity of this card and by the fact that it's a nice collectible item

Now I actually don't know until when this code can be used. I asked them last year about the code validity and they said it won't expire, although we were in 2022 and on the back of the card is written September 2021. Maybe at some point in time the code won't be usable anymore. But I can't say anything precisely on this matter, as I can not foresee the future

Thank you for the heads up. I've since corrected my post.

I believe that @ChiBitCTy is referring to the Prypto scam[1][2] that took place around 2019 since it seems that he also was affected by it[3]. Just the idea of having to rely on a website to redeem the card makes me shiver but after reading that the card had an expiry date of 5 years[4] I was more in awe. How can an item that for sure would get the attention of collectible enthusiastic have such a low expiry date? Better yet, why in the world would it have an expiry date since the product itself (bitcoin) doesn't expire and no mention of the expire date in the card?

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[1]https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/prypto-scam-5166558
[2]https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-get-custom-prypto-scratch-cards-1btc-coinscompanysbrands-585791
[3]https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.51899438
[4]https://web.archive.org/web/20150209112109/http://getprypto.com/faqs-page/

This is correct. I received 5 such cards from BitcoinRomania but I never heard anybody having such cards besides me. They must offer them only for special clients, for friends or for promoters or something like that. I received those cards from them (together with a shirt and a 0.001 loaded BTC card) after I wrote a very nice topic about them in Romanian board. I offered one of these cards as a sponsored prize for a giveaway organized by 1miau (and that card is already at the winner). I offered a second one as a sponsored prize for another giveaway organized also by 1miau. This card was won by RickDeckard but, eventually, he decided to auction it for helping yahoo62278. I am still in the possession of 3 more cards.

So, to answer your question, they are rare. I never seen any other such card issued by BitcoinRomania and, if they issued more, they are certainly not for regular public access.

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I confirm this and I stated here what Rick said. However, the card was not issued by a "Bank", but by BitcoinRomania, which is biggest Romanian crypto exchange.

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It is biggest crypto exchange from Romania


There are more than 99% that nobody else from this forum to have such card, excepting you, me and the other winner from the giveaway organized by 1miau 


It is, certainly, a rare collectible!


I guess that was a generic message... When I asked them about the expiration date they said that the codes associated with the card can be still used, although 2021 passed for a while now.


I am not sure about what bitcoin-scratch cards you talk about

I think @GazetaBitcoin is able to further clarify this question further, but I do believe he still has some more in his possession. See his reply[1] whenever MoparMiningLLC asked about buying a card also for his collection.
The translation was made by Gazeta himself and you can check it out on the first page of this thread[2]:
Gazeta also inquired the Bank cryptocurrency service that issued this card - BitcoinRomania - and the reply was that the code is still valid (even after surpassing the previous September 2021 date on the back of it).

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[1]https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.61830399
[2]https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.61725755

Before you close up the thread, few questions. Is this a big exchange in Romania? Does this exchange offer cards like this very often, was it a one time thing ..anyone know? Being that we are collectibles nerds here, this kind of thing appeals to all of us..so just curious for the lot of us collectors..

Also, might someone be willing to transcribe what the back of the card says? I guess I could type it in to google translate, but any time I do that with Spanish..my friends who are fluent say it sucks lol.

Again, much thanks to all. This is the first time I think this card has shown it’s face in collectibles, and alway love rare stuff!

Edit: any ideas why they would have put an expiration date on this? I at least appreciate they did this, unlike the scam that was bitcoin scratch-cards.

Wow, very nice to hear such positive news from you and I hope it'll be an interesting enrichment for your collection.

Looks like our safe shipping has been a big success after all.

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It's too expensive, no one even dares to give a number about the price. 

It's great to hear that the card is finally on your possession ChiBitCTy, thank you so much for the feedback. I do hope that you enjoy being able to add one more item to your collection while at the same taking part in this charity event. Kudos to you!


And thank you @GazetaBitcoin for providing such a great service as the official escrow of the event. I'm sure this is one of the first of many that you'll have the chance to take part into! Do let us know the cost of shipping an elephant if you ever had the chance to find out .

PS: I'll leave the thread open until Friday so that anyone is free to comment on it. Afterwards I'll lock it indefinitely.

I am very glad to hear that, Chi! Now I am relieved, knowing that the card arrived at destination.

Card was received yesterday.  Thankfully they delivered this instead of losing it like they did the other package supposed to be in my PO Box.

Thank you guys for this, everyone...really appreciated.  A cool part of my crypto card collection!

Safe shipping is always a good option and by doing so, we'll ensure that ChiBitCTy will receive your card for sure and undamaged. 
Because you know, "fragile". 


Many thanks for sharing our original post office document. It's great, what we can get from 7 USD in Romania.
I believe, we should store it in a safe place and keep it as a commemoration.

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Yes, turned out that our giveaway has been a very succesful where many Bitcointalk members benefitted.
I also still need to confirm that icopress has won the 2nd place, which I'll do later. 

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Feel free to ask for it. I'm sure we'll get a very interesting answer. 
But I don't know if any Romanian Post officer really knows about it because in Romania, there are only very few elephants.

I confirm receiving the 0.35 mBTC and I also want to let all involved parties know that the card was shipped today to Chi using safest option presented by Romanian Post. Thank you, 1miau, for that!

Please find below the receipt I received from Romanian Post:



I also informed Chi about the shipping and I kindly asked him to make a post here once here receives the card (I hope this will happen before of current month).

Thank you, 1miau, for organizing the giveaway for my couch, where RickDeckard won your prize in BTC and the card offered by me; thank you, RickDeckard, for your big heart which determined you to make an auction for helping yahoo62278, offering this nice card as prize; thank you, PowerGlove, for participating inside the auction, for offering greatest bid and for having also a big heart, offering the card you won to someone else; thank you, ChitBitCTY for accepting the prize! (You may find here the rest of the way the card had to go until finally finding its winner )

It's really amazing to see what a long way this card made and, in the end, yahoo62278 could be helped!

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At our next giveaway / raffle I will try to ask a Romanian Post officer the price of shipping an elephant inside a simple envelope. You know, just to have the information

After discussions via PM, I have agreed to a suggestion from GazetaBitcoin to select a safe shipping option. Price is 6.12 EUR and I've decided to send GazetaBitcoin an equivalent of 7 USD to cover expenses and effort, which is 0.35 mBTC.
Transaction is sent: https://blockchair.com/search?q=2c1024ac2ff23e16543fcd13f2c580972b943e772515d4c2951247d323ec7ea0
It could take some time to get confirmed because currently, the Mempool is very busy...
I'm sure GazetaBitcoin is going to send it out very soon. 


Yes, it's doubtful. 

Thank you for accepting the prize ChiBitCTy! Do let us know when you get it please (do take precautions as it also may be shipped an elephant as well ).

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Once again, thank you for your support as the official escrow for this event Gazeta! Also thank you 1miau for supporting the shipping costs outside EU! If the shipping costs comes down to something big (considering that perhaps a tracking option is needed due to the distance that it will travel), do not hesitate to say and I'll gladly share the expenses with you!

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Looking forward to see the card on your side ChiBitCTy!

Yay! I am glad we are on the same page here I already tried today to find the prices, but I was unlucky. I was at the Post Office but it was closed. Tomorrow is closed as well... I will go again on Monday and I will be able to provide you the price options then. If we are lucky, by the end of month ChiBitCTy will receive the prize.

Except if it's more than 100$ but as I've already said a few weeks ago:


Looooooool! Lucky for you, it's not an elephant =))) (Even if it were, I don't know if I was able to ship it. Nor with Romanian Post, anyway. I also don't know if it could fit inside the envelope )

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Danke, 1miau!

I'm also in favor of selecting a safe option and I'll pay for whatever you decide to select for sending it to ChiBitCTy. 
Except if it's more than 100$ but as I've already said a few weeks ago:


It's not an Elephant, isn't it? 

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I've sent you some Merit for your effort. 

Looking forward to receiving the card and I am of course going to donate to yahoo (best wishes for a speedy recovery).

Thanks to you two and powerglove

Cheers

Yes, Sir! (Indian accent )


That would be 2BTC, Sir (Same Indian accent )

Nah, disregard that =))) Jokes aside, I intend to go tomorrow at the Post Office and ask about all possibilities to ship the card. I would basically avoid sending it in a simple envelope, as I did in giammangiato's case. I think it's too risky... Besides, he was from Italy, thus chances to have the simple envelope lost in translation were lower compared to sending a simple envelope over the ocean. I would rather ask for the price of (1) sending the envelope as a recommended letter (this type of letters / envelopes are more secure, as far as I know) and (2) also use an AWB code for tracking. These 2 options will not raise too much the overall price of the shipping and they will make it more secure. I will also ask for the price of sending a simple envelope and I will present you all possibilities.


Thank you, 1miau! Much appreciated!

Once again, congrats to the winners, many thanks to RickDeckard and deep wishes of good health for yahoo62278!

Congrats for winning here, @PowerGlove!
6 mBTC have been a very generous bid and it's really a great gesture to help yahoo62278.  

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Since our card will be shipped from Romania to a country outside of EU, I'll pay shipping fees of course as promised previously.
@GazetaBitcoin, please let me know how much shipping will cost and I'll refund your expenses by sending you the equivalent in BTC to your address.

Congrats for winning @ChiBitCTy as well!  

Many thanks @everyone for your bids here and also many thanks @RickDeckard for donating his price from our giveaway.