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Topic: NobleCoin[NOBL] - 8% PoS | 1Yr+ | MARKETPLACE | PAY | GIFT | CHARITIES/MERCHANTS - page 195. (Read 1053098 times)

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Marketplace

Currently doing final brainstorming on how to leverage the Marketplace to further demand in NOBL and increase price (offering services in exchange for NOBL). We're thinking of accepting other coins on the marketplace for a fee and allowing them to fund their own promotions. Any loss in our 15% competitiveness (if other coins offer them for a timeframe of a month or two) is made up by us charging NOBL for the listings/promotions and building stronger relationships/contacts between coins.

For example, say *coin wanted to be accepted on the marketplace and promote their coin @ a 20% discount for two months. They can fund permanent listing on our marketplace and then as an extra fund their own promotion for 2 months. Profits from these arrangements will be used to market buy NOBL and take them off market as well as fund extra development. It's also a direct way of improving relationships and exposure for our marketplace, NOBL & other coins.

Looking for feedback and suggestions, preferably constructive. Coins are paying huge amounts to be listed on brand eCommerce sites so they can have real-world use and/or trying their best to build their own marketplaces. Why not get involved and sell our current offerings for NOBL and become a brand eCommerce site ourself? If we leverage the deals/services right we can work with lots of coins to look more appealing than fiat and improve NOBL demand/price at the same time.

Interest for HYP. I will write about in the HYP development journal: don't reinvent the wheel, partner with the best (and for marketplace, I believe you are).
legendary
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Agx.io is still on front page of noblemovement!! needs removing!

Good find, very important!
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are there any plans for a Nobl Android/Apple wallet?? if not how about getting on that?
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Agx.io is still on front page of noblemovement!! needs removing!
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On a side nite: DMD = diamond?

Yes. They are the first coin we've been enjoying improved relationships with and both have a decent amount to offer one another.

Nice, I think it is important for alts to work together and share experience, knowledge and maybe communities.
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On the marketplace, why are prices displayed in US dollars? I think we need a show in noblecoins.
Seconded, noble price in big, usd in small. Might be less comfortable, but if it's to become a currency...  Grin

Been on the todo list for too long. Just added them to the single product pages, will add them to category pages & show discount prices also this week, as well as re-style. - https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product/10-playstation-store-gift-card-ps3-ps4-ps-vita-digital-code/

Edit: 15% discount now shown correctly on single product page - will add prices to categories next.

Edit: Now show on category pages with 15% already applied, will double-check & clean up tomorrow.
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On the marketplace, why are prices displayed in US dollars? I think we need a show in noblecoins.
Seconded, noble price in big, usd in small. Might be less comfortable, but if it's to become a currency...  Grin
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On the marketplace, why are prices displayed in US dollars? I think we need a show in noblecoins.
legendary
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On a side nite: DMD = diamond?

Yes. They are the first coin we've been enjoying improved relationships with and both have a decent amount to offer one another.
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Thanks for the update Rofo! Looking forward to all Smiley

On a side nite: DMD = diamond?
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Minor updates because I said Monday

This month you can expect:

- Waiting to have a Skype call/further conversations with new partners about taking NOBL in the new PoW/PoS direction after further feedback, removing mining inflation and adding consistent and professional development to the wallet/protocol (since my focus has been on services). Hopefully working closer together between coins because of good synergy/offerings from both sides.
- Gearing up details on 'profit-sharing' (used the term lightly - don't want to step on ARCH/SYNC toes as they have their own unique and powerful ideas) & Noble club membership allowing up to 50% discounts on Marketplace deals and group-buying promos, among other things for large stake-holders and 'investors' (medium-term funding, promo. & liquidity will play roles here - but deals will begin to be focused to reward holders & supporters - and encourage staking/buying - rather than non-community/supporters)
- Details on our first foray into a 'parter-coin', which is more a funding round on a new platform that allows further benefits to NOBL holders, development projects & uses a different codebase as a 'hedge' and for those who will not prefer any specs. we move towards (will be slightly experimental)
- Will be unveiling 250+ gift cards across EUR & America over the next few weeks on the Marketplace @ the regular 15% discounts
- Steps v2 and furthering our charitable/crypto. roots in a way that doesn't affect NOBL price being dumped to cash out for fiat (affecting price/morale)
- Gearing up the offers/details to allow other coins to promo. and list their coins on our Marketplace for a fee in NOBL (mostly to cover costs & add vol.), and in a way to share services/build relationships between coins to the benefit of all parties
- NobleEscrow services after a number of requests. Hey, there are many people who still just want to trust that human element to aid in transactions/deals (at least for now)

- A reminder it still seems we will be delisted from Mintpal v2. However, a sexy new competitor is entering the scene shortly and we may have good news on that front Smiley

As mentioned, the delay in PoS was entirely my fault as I wanted to take the hard route and do something because it was difficult and stood out. My goal is to ensure the wait was worth it despite it not panning out exactly as I wanted and value/trust is regained in NOBL always moving forward (albeit somewhat slowly in particular areas at times). I actually think similar delays may have affected NAUT (although they are also patient and may simply have chosen not to cater to rushed individuals also), and that is why I can relate and appreciate their delays in the PoS roll-out also.
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people shouldnt buy a currency to buy a currency. 

I agree. The marketplace/gift cards was just the first step. Ideally we want the marketplace to allow buying and selling of all things (hence vendors & auction house as well) to completely rule out the need for fiat/BTC transfers also. You wouldn't exchange/buy so often if you can pay for anything you need in $NOBL.

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They claim to have 156 card and accept 14 cryptos. What do you think? Are they legit/popular (if yes/no - why)? Do you know any other similar places?

Pock.io is pretty good, we're currently having those as 1 of 3 of our target suppliers to add every gift card available to the marketplace.

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NobleCoin Marketplace looks much better and proffesional IMO, but I don't know if its hot right now.

Nothing in this space is hot so much unless the Twitter/#coinmarkets names start the hype for it, though we get a good amount of promo. They're busy promising their own marketplace/OB forks rather than announcing our current marketplace/NobleRoad public Github because that hype to pump is currently one of the fads. We make the marketplace bigger and hotter each month and people are waking up.

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PS. How is the cooperation with DMD team going in the Marketplace?

Very good, I'll be having a Skype with them today or tomorrow hopefully about not only the marketplace but PoS development. We may be working together much closer on both projects as we have good synergy. Unfortunately previous PoS arrangements seem to have fallen through, and DMD are stepping up.
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Marketplace

Currently doing final brainstorming on how to leverage the Marketplace to further demand in NOBL and increase price (offering services in exchange for NOBL). We're thinking of accepting other coins on the marketplace for a fee and allowing them to fund their own promotions. Any loss in our 15% competitiveness (if other coins offer them for a timeframe of a month or two) is made up by us charging NOBL for the listings/promotions and building stronger relationships/contacts between coins.

For example, say *coin wanted to be accepted on the marketplace and promote their coin @ a 20% discount for two months. They can fund permanent listing on our marketplace and then as an extra fund their own promotion for 2 months. Profits from these arrangements will be used to market buy NOBL and take them off market as well as fund extra development. It's also a direct way of improving relationships and exposure for our marketplace, NOBL & other coins.

Looking for feedback and suggestions, preferably constructive. Coins are paying huge amounts to be listed on brand eCommerce sites so they can have real-world use and/or trying their best to build their own marketplaces. Why not get involved and sell our current offerings for NOBL and become a brand eCommerce site ourself? If we leverage the deals/services right we can work with lots of coins to look more appealing than fiat and improve NOBL demand/price at the same time.

I think this is really great idea! Our MarketPlace could become a hub, a big central place for crypto-commerce, but it needs a lot of work to get all the attention needed. I agree that we should invite other cryptos and somehow make it tempting for their communities - merchants, crypto-fans, perhaps also the devs. The percentages that Rofo mentioned are looking good, but atm I'm so tired I can see how this mechanism should look like and work.

In the meantime we could share some examples of existing and functioning marketplaces, and disscuss what can we learn from them, which features are well made and which ones we (I mean, Rofo) do better Smiley

For now, I have only one example, just because i opened the link right now:
https://pock.io
https://pock.io/gift-cards

They claim to have 156 card and accept 14 cryptos. What do you think? Are they legit/popular (if yes/no - why)? Do you know any other similar places?

NobleCoin Marketplace looks much better and proffesional IMO, but I don't know if its hot right now.

PS. How is the cooperation with DMD team going in the Marketplace?


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May be worth considering doing supermarket giftcards? I know would be a hassle as are country specific. There may be some multi giftcards that work at loads of different places?

I think real goods would be better than even more cards. We should try to make NOBL a currency that is usefull to buy goods and not to buy other currency just because of the percents off. If we go this way people always connect NOBL to buying amazon cards (15% off) and not as a real currency. For the beginning it is a great way to get attention. no question!

But I am afraid of this "lets buy NOBL to buy cheaaap amazon cards" thinking in the crypto world. its like bitcoin and bitpay changing bitcoins instant to money. its not good for the value of the coin.

people shouldnt buy a currency to buy a currency. 
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May be worth considering doing supermarket giftcards? I know would be a hassle as are country specific. There may be some multi giftcards that work at loads of different places?
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How about offering premium Marketplace accounts for a noble fee?

Could open many options, incl various plans, destroying the coins, additional reductions on nobl purchases, etc.

great idea!
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How about offering premium Marketplace accounts for a noble fee?

Could open many options, incl various plans, destroying the coins, additional reductions on nobl purchases, etc.
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Does 175% PoS work on this coin yet?
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Thanks Rofo if I'd know you had the UK ones I would have bought some when I got my new headphones from Amazon a few months ago, good to know for future purchases though and even if it's extra hassle buying some BTC to buy some NOBL to buy some FIAT gift cards it's worth it for the discount AND to help keep the flow of NOBL going.

Hopefully now Summer is over & done with nearly, things will pick up again for us and with the new launch on the horizon it's perfect timing for getting new investors
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One thing I will say for noble marketplace, it needs some UK/Euro amazon cards as we can't use the US ones here in UK and vice versa making marketplace not worthwhile for Europeans unless we want to send gift cards to Americans. If Noble wants to be a global brand it needs global incentives Cheesy

Got you covered mate Smiley

Canadian: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/amazon-ca-digital-gift-cards/
UK: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/amazon-co-uk-digital-gift-cards/
German: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/amazon-de-gutschein-per-e-mail/
Japanese: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/amazon%E3%82%AE%E3%83%95%E3%83%88%E5%88%B8-e%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%97/
Italian: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/buono-regalo-amazon-it-invio-per-e-mail/
Spanish: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/cheque-regalo-de-amazon-es-e-mail/
French: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/cheque-cadeau-amazon-fr-par-e-mail/
Chinese: https://marketplace.noblemovement.com/product-category/gift-cards/amazon-gift-cards/%E5%93%81%E7%89%8C-%E4%BA%9A%E9%A9%AC%E9%80%8A%E7%A4%BC%E5%93%81%E5%8D%A1/

Currency conversion on the right* in category pages (David let me know I need to add it to product page soon). All have worked for multiple customers.

Biggest issue is banks not liking my card for larger purchases International and freezing over the weekend leading to delays. Something we're trying to have them accommodate for us easier soon. Using card/records (personal - no need for customer details at such low $ amounts) at the moment so none of this bites us in the behind in regards to tax/laws.
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