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Topic: Guy selling 1 Satoshi on eBay for £20 GBP! (Read 3233 times)

hero member
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April 08, 2013, 10:11:48 AM
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He'll probably sell lots. And more than half of people who buy it are scamming him and will initiate chargebacks.

Selling on eBay is dangerous for sellers. I call it the PayPal 51% attack. You can double your money selling bitcoins but it won't matter when more than half use Paypal to scam you.

But please run through some numbers before you write posts like this. If these auctions are for real, he's NOT doubling his money, it's going up by a factor of some 20,000,000. So he can feel extremely pleased even if 99% of his buyers issue chargebacks.
full member
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He'll probably sell lots. And more than half of people who buy it are scamming him and will initiate chargebacks.

Selling on eBay is dangerous for sellers. I call it the PayPal 51% attack. You can double your money selling bitcoins but it won't matter when more than half use Paypal to scam you.

Can't you prove delivery by showing the transaction in the blockchain?
sr. member
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i bought it

because i'm a believer
sr. member
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"Don't go in the trollbox, trollbox, trollbox"
Listing ended - item no longer available.

He ran out of Satoshi Sad
sr. member
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"Don't go in the trollbox, trollbox, trollbox"
Yes to all the above. This will not end pleasantly I suspect!
newbie
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They must think satoshi = 1BTC. haven't read ad properly
legendary
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Tsk, Tsk...  Angry
full member
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He'll probably sell lots. And more than half of people who buy it are scamming him and will initiate chargebacks.

Selling on eBay is dangerous for sellers. I call it the PayPal 51% attack. You can double your money selling bitcoins but it won't matter when more than half use Paypal to scam you.
newbie
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Lol is this serious? Who would be stupid enough to buy that it clearly says "worth 0.00000001 btc" he must of bought some from himself to encougare buyers, although if not i'm half tempted to try the same myself.
legendary
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Energy is Wealth
2 have sold for 50 pound each, one for £20
Feedback left by buyer: Great seller a+++++ honest ebayer
legendary
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I think this guy is very tricky. The same way another user sold photos of some expensive gadget (I don't remember what is was exactly, may be iPhone) instead of gadget itself.
sr. member
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"Don't go in the trollbox, trollbox, trollbox"
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-BITCOIN-satoshi-sale-/200911620774

3 sales too? I think he must have shilled the first sale.

How can the buyer be happy?

He even says he prefers PayPal - I don't get it.

Is he stupid, clever, both?
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