Hi guys,
Just wanted to confirm that this coin is authentic. This is one of only 3-4 coins that have been redeemed without their hologram being removed. We did that redemption due to some unusual circumstances. If you buy it and want to fund it just PM me.
Hmm, that does sound like an unusual circumstance indeed! I suppose though that if you were ever ready to use/take the Bitcoin from your nice physical crypto, you would definitely want to do it this way- you just normally don't have the option! Unless you put it together yourself and have a backup, obviously.
The seller in the OP said something like- "This coin is not funded but has the option to be funded." I assumed they had bought it from you, and just had not followed through with the funding process after receiving the shipment. As in it still essentially had a value of 1 Bitcoin attached to it from you- just not sent to it yet. I wondered what motivation the seller would have to sell the coin without having the 1 BTC transferred yet. I didn't think you would agree to send it to another address of the seller's if they sold the coin.
Also, just to clarify- you said the coin had been redeemed without the hologram being removed. Does this mean the private key has been loaded online? Or is the private key still safe cold storage status, and you just sent the BTC to their wallet and not the coin?
Thanks for coming on here to clear things up though; very nice customer service. I'm sure you are aware, but there are already Tons of cheap counterfeit Titan coins floating around the internet. From what I've seen though- the knockoffs have a QR code stamped in the metal, and not a hologram. I guess that means the security/authentic hologram idea & design works.
I have even seen a few being sold on here sadly, but am almost positive it was just someone reselling what they had already bought themselves to make a buck or 2; I.e. not the actual counterfeiter.
P.S. As a proud owner of a Titan coin, I support people redeeming their coins. Proof of funds is always good but mainly the more people who redeem their coins, the more my unredeemed coin will be worth one day.
/Sorry for semi-off topic page long post.