Topic: {WTS} Vanity BTC Address "bitcoin" (Read 340 times)

I totally get where you are coming from. I've been scammed a couple of times. One by "BeastBTC" who I was supposedly going to by some hardware from and another for a few bucks to by BTC which never materialised.

I'll lock the thread now as I appreciate your comments and realise that as honest as I may be no one will trust me to by the address, which is completely understandable.

Thanks for your input guys 

I don't think this is a matter of having or not having "enough trust" as Angell mentioned, rather this is a matter of having a common sense. Once you have the private keys that's it, nothing is stopping you from having these keys for ever and ever and ever and thus anytime in the future being able to take all the money from that address. Whatever you may possibly say, whatever promises, assurances etc., that's all just empty words, just blah blah blah. Trust and money are two totally incompatible concepts. There could be exceptions on case-to-case basis but this would require a lobotomy.

Furthermore, comparing the ability to anytime, for ever, take any amount of money from that address to a limited ability of one single particular chargeback of one single particular amount, that's so incomparable that the very fact that you are actually trying to make them seem similar is a red flag in itself.

I understand if you just want to make a few extra bucks but if you are really honest then just by trying this you are risking a permanent damage to your reputation and your reputation is in fact the only thing that proves your honesty. For a few bucks you are basically reducing yourself down to the level of this straightforward scammer Symeave who opens an account, obtains some virtual credit cards with IBANs and then tries to sell those VCCs to the people here, of course without telling them that the VCCs are issued in his account and he has, and forever will have, full access to whatever money they ever send to the cards' IBANs. When I pointed that out (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.15709256) he silently created the same thread again (https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-vcc-and-debit-cards-with-ibans-1565393), this time as a self-moderated topic so that he can delete any post that he doesn't like. Do you really want to be seen as the same lowlife scammer? The choice is yours.

I didn't know you could do a partial private key. If I did I would've offered that.

Every scammer gives an assurance that he won't scam. I'm not saying you will scam, but seriously, it's dangerous as hell to have a copy of private key of your bitcoin address with someone else. He can spend the money anytime he feels like. And you yourself are inviting a person to steal your money if you buy a bitcoin private public key pair from him just because the address is vanity. And that too you pay 0.1 BTC (~64$) and give him complete control?

Why not instead use a partial private key vanity address service offered by highly trusted members like Shorena?

PS: Shorena's bitcoin vanity address generation service thread is here. He uses partial key, so he can't use your funds anyway.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoin-vanity-addresses-1257817

John, I'm fully aware of the security aspect. I accept it would be a leap of faith from the prospective buyer. I can assure you that I would not keep any details regarding the address. As you can see from my feedback I deal with PayPal a lot (which is reversible) and have never charged back a transaction. I'm a trustworthy member and an active part of the forum and will continue to be.

Angell, I'm just trying to make a few extra dollars from something someone make like.

As for price it does say open to offers 

It's a cool address but it's very unsafe and you don't have enough trust. On the other side anyone can make that address with a good computer it would take about 24 hours to make it. But good luck.

You are selling a BTC address to which you have, and will keep, full access so that you can anytime and forever take any money stored in that address at your will, and you actually expect somebody to pay you $65 for it?

Hi everyone,

Ive got a btc address and private key for sale. The address starts with "1BiTCoin".

Its a new address. I will send over all details once payment has been made.

Price 0.1btc or open to offers.