Topic: Kialara Physical Bitcoins/HAVEN: Update - page 7. (Read 70103 times)

Thanks, LC.

I'll just be happy once these have been delivered to me and after I've distributed them... developing these was a learning experience, and I never imagined it would take as long as it has - or I may have kept the endeavor under wraps longer.

That is incredibly cool of you to offer them at only shipping costs, Wow!

Hi everyone, wanted to share another update on these cases... my manufacturer ran into an unexpected issue with the TPU material they used to make the cases and sent me this photo... which was disappointing but I did have a laugh when I saw it: https://i.imgur.com/6WjGuGG.png

They just shared that they corrected this and are remaking them - and TheNewAnon, I'll share the specs as soon as I have everything in hand. It really shouldn't be much longer.

Once they are ready, I have decided to offer these domestically at no cost outside of a flat priority mail shipping rate. My thinking is that I will ask for my customers to send me a photo of their bar(s) along with their preferred mailing address... and I will mail a case for each bar in their photo. I will need to figure out how to handle the international orders in the best way, perhaps by offering some kind of incentive to a reshipper in the EU and other locations, but I want to offer you/them the same deal - shipping expense only.

I did redesign each of these cases once, and had to pay for new molds each time - at $2k per side = $4k per case mold x 4 molds = $16k just on mold fees not including the parts... and I'm mentioning this because I will be asking MJ to host/auction a funded Hydra suite of mine to help absorb some of these costs.

And again, I will send out an email along with instructions for ordering as soon as the cases become available.

Thank you, all.

seems not to very expensive right?

I cannot wait to order a few of those!

Can I find the outer dimensions for the 2014/2015 cases somewhere? I have a really cool idea for getting my Original/Silver/Gold pieces framed.

Will be too big. Those fit decent in baseball card and currency note cases though.

Glad to see these Max, esp having been on the hunt for so long. Its also great you found cases that both are clear and not cloudy as well as non-abrasive to silver. Can’t wait to get them.

might be a cool case for crypto stamp as well

Awesome max, thanks.  I’ll be needing a few of each type.  They will look nice on my shelf for sure. 

The 2014/2015 cases arrived recently and I'm still unpacking/assembling them. Waiting for word that the smaller cases are complete and have shipped, at which point I will determine how best to distribute these. Wanted to post an update... also I'm wanting to wait until both case designs are on hand before accepting any orders/requests. Thank you!

On eBay now:

2018 Kialara Hydra Suite 19/21, Diamond/Emerald/Ruby sold July 16, 2019 for $4,127
2018 Kialara Hydra Suite 21/21, Diamond/Emerald/Ruby sold July 19, 2019 for $5,477

A few updates:

1) I was able to order the replacement retaining rings for the hydra cases, so I expect to reopen sales for a small number of them in around 3 weeks. I just had to order QTY 10x more than needed.  

2) The cases are in production now, still hoping to make these available in June.

3) Regarding the Labyrinths, there were some questions as to whether these would return or not. These are officially discontinued. I ran out of parts in 2016 and had too many difficulties trying to order replacement parts for these. I will be destroying the serialized discs like I did with the 2014's when I get a chance. Close to all of the labyrinths with silver balls were sold, and only a few hundred+ with ceramic balls were sold - making them actually more rare than w/ silver. I'll post more precise figures soon after I destroy the stock I have. My site has been updated to reflect this.

Cheers,

Max-


edit to add: The two hydra suites I have remaining, 19 & 21, will be auctioned on eBay (for my customers who don't use the forum here) as soon as I reopen sales for the remaining hydras, in a few weeks hopefully. I've delayed auctioning these so that I may send out one email to my mailing list instead of two.

Hey MJ, all my pieces use tempered glass. There is a thin transparent film added to them so they won't shatter in pieces. Regarding them being waterproof... perhaps I should have said water-resistant? Did you test this? Because when I soaked the private key in water for a few days I recall still being able to read the key and I did do the same test with salt water. The backing is paper, which may become separated in water, but the printed area is a plastic-like material which for stayed legible after a soak. I may have old photos of this but would need to dig them up. Or maybe I can repeat the test next week - will be out of town the next few days so will check back in when I return.   

He’s got over a handful of variations at this point. It’s possible some versions are.

amazing. very good contribution friend.   

It was MAX himself who said that the private key was waterproof and even salt water. 

Indeed brother.

 

Whos cutting onions in here? I'm not crying you're crying.

micgoossens, thank you & welcome!

Kryptowerk, thanks! The box is a standard leatherette I found for slabs. I scaled the size of my bars down so they would be the same size as most slabbed coins, so that my customers would have more storage options for them

Perhaps one day in the near future I’ll take a stab at creating a more streamlined aluminum case w/ artwork designed for my bars or possibly other slabbed coins as well.

Hox, yes I believe these cases will relieve some anxiety for many! Myself included. See above regarding box.

Mitchell, thanks as always!

bitcoiner24h, thank you. I do want to release something this year. Nothing set in stone as of now. Please sign up for my mailing list on kialara.com if you’d like to stay informed - especially if you’re wanting some cases. I’ll send an email out when they’re ready.

Rmcdermott927, at this point anything could happen. I probably won’t have anything new available before late summer/fall, though.

bitcoiner24h, I’ve heard of a couple being opened through the forum here. And I’ve had a few customers since 2014 email me to tell me they redeemed a Kialara or ask me to help them with redeeming theirs. (fyi: bitcoin addresses never have 0’s or I’s in them)

The only photo I have on hand this second is this one: https://i.imgur.com/G45GX9x.jpg   

bavicrypto, hopefully at some point in late May.


Lastly, I am unfortunately still working on ordering replacement parts for a small number of remaining hydras… it’s more complicated than it should be. Hoping to have an answer at some point next week. I hesitate to say this as of now, but there's a small chance no more hydras will become available. At some point it would make more sense for me to just liquidate the emeralds/diamonds in them.

Thanks again, all.

I’d love to get some protective cases. When do you expect them to become available?

  thank you friends, it's really interesting 

Max commented that the paper is waterproof and even salt water, which was what I use in the tests.