This is the magnificent bitcoin gem - page 7.

elux

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Quote from: AmDD on January 28, 2013, 01:12:10 PM

Quote from: The Fool on January 28, 2013, 01:11:18 PM

Quote from: bitstarter on January 28, 2013, 01:07:13 PM

OP is selling the site he got in way over his head! Shocked

Source?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=139529.0;topicseen

Freezing ownership without prior notice is a despicable move by the site owner,
scammy, yes, and can or will kill what minimal trust there was in the idea.

(Not only do you need to worry about being the biggest fool in Bitcoin,
but now also about the site owner hanging you out to dry on his whim.)

I fail to understand the motivation...

Freezing/selling is not the best move if the owner is a profit-maximizing scammer.

Why not let the gem fly, and land at some ridiculous price?

Why not make the bitcoingem a red-paperclip of stupidity for the papers to write about?

I don't get it.

BitcoinBasics

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He's good. Real good.

AmDD

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Quote from: The Fool on January 28, 2013, 01:11:18 PM

Quote from: bitstarter on January 28, 2013, 01:07:13 PM

OP is selling the site he got in way over his head! Shocked

Source?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=139529.0;topicseen

The Fool

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Quote from: bitstarter on January 28, 2013, 01:07:13 PM

OP is selling the site he got in way over his head! Shocked

Source?

bitstarter

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BitcoinStarter.com Support Account

OP is selling the site he got in way over his head! Shocked

ingrownpocket

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Quote from: The Fool on January 28, 2013, 12:47:23 PM

I think the site has glitched out. Too little payment was sent and it's not confirming.

Maybe 230 BTC is too tempting... Lips sealed

The Fool

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I think the site has glitched out. Too little payment was sent and it's not confirming.

ingrownpocket

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The new owner has just sent payment. We're currently waiting for 8 confirmations, 5 already in.
http://blockchain.info/tx/615bc97d4e9ba2039bd412745a6b5419eaada02299997eacc0645d823e8e6083 (12 confirmations ATM)

What gives?

maxmint

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Quote from: tbcoin on January 28, 2013, 10:39:33 AM

Quote from: maxmint on January 28, 2013, 04:50:18 AM

...
..Advantage for the last one: his or her link will be on the site forever.
...

Forever? when the game end, you will continue pay domain and hosting... forever ? Roll Eyes

Ok, "forever" is not quite the right diction, that would really blow the budget...
Let's say, it will be up for the next 15 years.

cedivad

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Quote from: tbcoin on January 28, 2013, 10:39:33 AM

Quote from: maxmint on January 28, 2013, 04:50:18 AM

...
..Advantage for the last one: his or her link will be on the site forever.
...

Forever? when the game end, you will continue pay domain and hosting... forever ? Roll Eyes

Just like megaupload lifetime accounts.

tbcoin

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Quote from: maxmint on January 28, 2013, 04:50:18 AM

...
..Advantage for the last one: his or her link will be on the site forever.
...

Forever? when the game end, you will continue pay domain and hosting... forever ? Roll Eyes

Fiyasko

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Okey Dokey Lokey

Just wow..... imagine the day when the operator just walks off with the btc instead of reopening it...eg guy buys it for 10kbtc, operator takes the 10k, end of story

ingrownpocket

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Site's pretty slow.

kokojie

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Quote from: mintymark on January 28, 2013, 04:22:12 AM

This is a great idea. You can view it as a clever pyrimid scheme, or an advertising scheme - Kim Dotcom apparently owns the Gem right now, and I am sure he thinks it worth it at that price to advertise Mega in the link, so he would say not a pyramid at all!!

A possible bug though. I don't think the prices reported in the list of previous owners are correct, and the order looks scrambled. Last night vagoods was about to own the gem, and purchase it for 70 odd Bitcoins. Now it seems he got it for 40.41. Hmm, I smell the reek of melting code...

Seriously, I am awed by your bitcoin-foo, I think this a stunningly simple and great idea, and I only wish I had thought of it, I mean really how cool is this? A 1 page business idea that actually delivers, wow!

No vagoods is correct, I purchased right after vagoods for 44 BTC, so vagoods can't have purchased for 70 BTC.

Also I agree that it does have some ad value, after owning the gem for a short period of time, the bitcoingem site sent me over 100 new visitors. I imagine if this bitcoingem site becomes a bitcoin novelty site (like every bitcoin newbie will want to see this site for the lulz), then it can potentially send the last gem owner hundreds of visitors per day, which is worth something in ad value. So it's a win-win situation, you either make some profit, or you get potentially tens of thousands of visitors in ad value.

MPOE-PR

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Quote from: mintymark on January 28, 2013, 04:22:12 AM

This is a great idea. You can view it as a clever pyrimid scheme, or an advertising scheme - Kim Dotcom apparently owns the Gem right now, and I am sure he thinks it worth it at that price to advertise Mega in the link, so he would say not a pyramid at all!!

A possible bug though. I don't think the prices reported in the list of previous owners are correct, and the order looks scrambled. Last night vagoods was about to own the gem, and purchase it for 70 odd Bitcoins. Now it seems he got it for 40.41. Hmm, I smell the reek of melting code...

Seriously, I am awed by your bitcoin-foo, I think this a stunningly simple and great idea, and I only wish I had thought of it, I mean really how cool is this? A 1 page business idea that actually delivers, wow!

This sort of thing is why bitcointalk posters are quickly becoming the stereotype of idiocy. Just FYI.

maxmint

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mintymark, I see it exactly the same way: it's advertising for the person willing to pay the highest price. Plus, most of advertisers (except one) will get their money back AND make a profit. Advantage for the last one: his or her link will be on the site forever.

Regarding your bug report: I just couble checked stats and transaction, vagoods bought for 40.41 BTC as stated in the previous owners section.

Quote from: mintymark on January 28, 2013, 04:22:12 AM

This is a great idea. You can view it as a clever pyrimid scheme, or an advertising scheme - Kim Dotcom apparently owns the Gem right now, and I am sure he thinks it worth it at that price to advertise Mega in the link, so he would say not a pyramid at all!!

A possible bug though. I don't think the prices reported in the list of previous owners are correct, and the order looks scrambled. Last night vagoods was about to own the gem, and purchase it for 70 odd Bitcoins. Now it seems he got it for 40.41. Hmm, I smell the reek of melting code...

Seriously, I am awed by your bitcoin-foo, I think this a stunningly simple and great idea, and I only wish I had thought of it, I mean really how cool is this? A 1 page business idea that actually delivers, wow!

cedivad

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Maxmint will earn 100 to 1000 bitcoins out of this stoling the bitcoins once that some stupid trows in the good amount.

Fuck you.

mintymark

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This is a great idea. You can view it as a clever pyrimid scheme, or an advertising scheme - Kim Dotcom apparently owns the Gem right now, and I am sure he thinks it worth it at that price to advertise Mega in the link, so he would say not a pyramid at all!!

A possible bug though. I don't think the prices reported in the list of previous owners are correct, and the order looks scrambled. Last night vagoods was about to own the gem, and purchase it for 70 odd Bitcoins. Now it seems he got it for 40.41. Hmm, I smell the reek of melting code...

Seriously, I am awed by your bitcoin-foo, I think this a stunningly simple and great idea, and I only wish I had thought of it, I mean really how cool is this? A 1 page business idea that actually delivers, wow!

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