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Topic: What Have You Bought With Bitcoin? - page 2. (Read 2489 times)
I have bought 1 oz. of silver from Coinabul. Still waiting for delivery.... US first class international mail is not really a "first class" service.
Bought with BTC: Honey caramels, Tobacco accesories, some spiced nuts, gourmet coffee, a 100-BTC physical savings bar, Black Ops 2 steam key, a platinum rated PSU, a 180GB SSD, 3 bASIC pre-orders.
Pretty much broke now.
Pretty much broke now.
I'm curious if anyone has seen any big "legitimate" uses for which bitcoin has a clear advantage over standard fiat money. I've been dabbling in bitcoin for a little while now and would love to see it grow, but as I talk to people about it, it's been hard to see how it will find a mainstream use in a developed country. I'm really wondering about this more from a transactional perspective as opposed to using it as a hedge against inflation, etc.
2 or 3 deals I made were be costly without bitcoin: for honey and tea for example I spent few dollars, and a International wire transfer will cost more than the transaction, paypal fees and conversion are near 10% for small imports (3,4%+0.35€+2.5% of conversion from € to $, even moneybroker or other similar services have a cost over 6-7%.
Credit card for shop (at least in Italy) have a fixed monthly cost, plus a % of your transaction, plus a fixed flat. On small transaction (10-20€) the cost of the fees is over the earning of the shop keeper: here bitcoin can do the difference.
rolls at a bakery, fpga's and some other hardware, casascius coins, trips with private cars, beer at bavaria
also sold some to people who didnt want to open an exchange account for themselves and rebought them right away ..
got stolen some on bitcoin.de due to a hacked password..
also sold some to people who didnt want to open an exchange account for themselves and rebought them right away ..
got stolen some on bitcoin.de due to a hacked password..
I'm curious if anyone has seen any big "legitimate" uses for which bitcoin has a clear advantage over standard fiat money. I've been dabbling in bitcoin for a little while now and would love to see it grow, but as I talk to people about it, it's been hard to see how it will find a mainstream use in a developed country. I'm really wondering about this more from a transactional perspective as opposed to using it as a hedge against inflation, etc.
One thing I could think of, is cash remittance if you have relatives abroad you need to send money to. You don't have to pay huge fees on payment processors or bank institutions for transferring your money from country to country if you choose bitcoins.
I'm curious if anyone has seen any big "legitimate" uses for which bitcoin has a clear advantage over standard fiat money. I've been dabbling in bitcoin for a little while now and would love to see it grow, but as I talk to people about it, it's been hard to see how it will find a mainstream use in a developed country. I'm really wondering about this more from a transactional perspective as opposed to using it as a hedge against inflation, etc.
A little bit of Beef Jerky, a month of VPN to test out a service, and all sort of random stuff on Bitmit!
Earrings for my GF and edition 4 of the Bitcoin Magazine
Too much to count, really.
Purchased 1 TB external HD, nuts, sold coffee, hundreds of conversions/exchanges, pizza, PLENTY of bounties, domains, hosting, just about everything.
Purchased 1 TB external HD, nuts, sold coffee, hundreds of conversions/exchanges, pizza, PLENTY of bounties, domains, hosting, just about everything.
Traded some for cash, and bought a computer game with them too. Waiting for the exchange rate to improve :p
I guess i have not bought anything yet. But i have gambled most of my bitcoins away on bitcrate or satoshi dice.
I've bought web hosting and domain name at orangewebsite.org, company hosted at Iceland, respecting user's privacy, having responsive support and reasonable TOS.
Snacks 
Computer hardware for mining and euros €
A bottle of ice wine.
I played Satoshi Dice and came out ahead.
If you are looking for ideas, there are many other goods and services paid for using bitcoins as described in these threads:
What did you buy on bitcoin Friday?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-did-you-buy-on-bitcoin-friday-123617
What you buy most often with your bitcoins?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-you-buy-most-often-with-your-bitcoins-90251
Why do you use Bitcoins?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/why-do-you-use-bitcoins-86013
What do you spend your BTC on?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-spend-your-btc-on-80069
what do you use your btc for mostly?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-your-btc-for-mostly-94227
What do you use Bitcoins for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-bitcoins-for-79127
What are you using bitcoins for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-are-you-using-bitcoins-for-78755
What do you want your BitCoins to buy?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-want-your-bitcoins-to-buy-75621
What do you actually use bitcoin for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-actually-use-bitcoin-for-37720
What have you purchased with Bitcoin?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-have-you-purchased-with-bitcoin-21391
Why do you buy Bitcoins?
- http://bitcointalk.org/?topic=6990.0
More detail on the topic:
How to track real-world bitcoin adaption?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.850690
What did you buy on bitcoin Friday?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-did-you-buy-on-bitcoin-friday-123617
What you buy most often with your bitcoins?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-you-buy-most-often-with-your-bitcoins-90251
Why do you use Bitcoins?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/why-do-you-use-bitcoins-86013
What do you spend your BTC on?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-spend-your-btc-on-80069
what do you use your btc for mostly?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-your-btc-for-mostly-94227
What do you use Bitcoins for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-use-bitcoins-for-79127
What are you using bitcoins for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-are-you-using-bitcoins-for-78755
What do you want your BitCoins to buy?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-want-your-bitcoins-to-buy-75621
What do you actually use bitcoin for?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-do-you-actually-use-bitcoin-for-37720
What have you purchased with Bitcoin?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-have-you-purchased-with-bitcoin-21391
Why do you buy Bitcoins?
- http://bitcointalk.org/?topic=6990.0
More detail on the topic:
How to track real-world bitcoin adaption?
- https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.850690
Alpaca socks? Is that some sort of meme?
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