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slapass · 12-01-2013, 01:27 PM

So dumb I put $500 into them two years and when they went to 2.00/each the hard drive crashed and I let it go. Now they are 17k worth or so.

L-Pink · 12-01-2013, 01:30 PM

If you owned 250 bitcoins they are worth a lot more now than $17,000

SilentKnight · 12-01-2013, 01:42 PM

Closer to a quarter of a mil.

ZeroHero · 12-01-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

If you owned 250 bitcoins they are worth a lot more now than $17,000

yezzir

PornDude · 12-01-2013, 02:04 PM

darkman1986 · 12-01-2013, 02:08 PM

How crazy is that, a currency that's only worth when on hard drive.....and if it breaks? Can you backup these bitcoins? Sorry if its a silly question

halfpint · 12-01-2013, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by darkman1986

How crazy is that, a currency that's only worth when on hard drive.....and if it breaks? Can you backup these bitcoins? Sorry if its a silly question

As long as you remember or keep your wallet address safe and the password if you have it encrypted then it does not matter if your harddrive crashes. You can also store them on USB devices now and also get paper printouts

slapass · 12-01-2013, 03:18 PM

Bought them at $27 each or so I had about 17 bitcoins

L-Pink · 12-01-2013, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Bought them at $27 each or so I had about 17 bitcoins

at a $1,000 each = ????.

seeandsee · 12-01-2013, 05:17 PM

he blow hard when they dropped to 2$

woj · 12-01-2013, 05:23 PM

sucks to be you...

mineistaken · 12-01-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by L-Pink

at a $1,000 each = ………….

17K just as posted in OP?

I have another question, were they actually worth 27$/each 2 years ago? And one more question - did they actually drop from 27$ to 2$ at some point. Plus OP somehow looked (implied) that he bought it for less than 2$/each

rowan · 12-01-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

17K just as posted in OP?

I have another question, were they actually worth 27$/each 2 years ago? And one more question - did they actually drop from 27$ to 2$ at some point. Plus OP somehow looked (implied) that he bought it for less than 2$/each

1. He bought in at $27/BTC
2. The price crashed to $2/BTC and coincidentally so did his HD
3. Now that the price is up around $1k/BTC he regrets not trying harder to get his wallet back

X_X_ROB_X_X · 12-01-2013, 08:36 PM

slapass · 12-07-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

17K just as posted in OP?

I have another question, were they actually worth 27$/each 2 years ago? And one more question - did they actually drop from 27$ to 2$ at some point. Plus OP somehow looked (implied) that he bought it for less than 2$/each

Yeah they were 27 and peaked at 30 then died to about $2 each. I forgot about them and swapped out laptops after a Mt Dew spill on the keyboard.

Update: got them off so i am now what about 14-15k richer? Cool.

JFK · 12-07-2013, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Yeah they were 27 and peaked at 30 then died to about $2 each. I forgot about them and swapped out laptops after a Mt Dew spill on the keyboard.

Update: got them off so i am now what about 14-15k richer? Cool.

Congrats,

drinks on you

halfpint · 12-07-2013, 02:44 PM

Glad you found them

One idea is to copy your wallet.dat file to a safe location, Dont move it just copy it as it contains your "keys" so if the blockchain stuffs while downloading and your wallet wont sync or your drive stuffs up you will still have your coins in that file

slapass · 12-07-2013, 02:46 PM

selling them as fast as i can $500 to 14k is a pretty nice jump.

rowan · 12-07-2013, 04:23 PM

Would have been more if you'd found them a day or two ago. ;) Glad you did find them!

rowan · 12-07-2013, 04:24 PM

I discovered today that an obscure coin I'd been quietly mining (total cost about 3 bucks worth of electricity) has broken out; my balance is now worth 1.2 BTC

DWB · 12-07-2013, 04:52 PM

ouchhhhh

rowan · 12-08-2013, 08:25 PM

Just exchanged half my stash of that obscure coin for 0.9 BTC. Even better than I expected. :D

slapass · 12-08-2013, 08:41 PM

Cool. Still waiting for my account at mt gox. Maybe local something is faster. It just doesn't mention selling on the site.

TampaToker · 12-08-2013, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Cool. Still waiting for my account at mt gox. Maybe local something is faster. It just doesn't mention selling on the site.

https://localbitcoins.com or https://www.coingator.com/

thumbuilderic · 12-08-2013, 09:33 PM

I would recommend using hosted wallets and keeping a mnemonic recovery method.

thumbuilderic · 12-08-2013, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by slapass

Cool. Still waiting for my account at mt gox. Maybe local something is faster. It just doesn't mention selling on the site.

I would not ever recommend Gox regardless of where you live. They are not processing cash-outs and they've been less-than-forthcoming about their banking issues. Too risky. Also, if you got into Gox to buy and don't have aspirations to cash out, I'd strongly recommend reconsidering since you'll pay a premium to buy on their shitty exchange.

If you're in the US, try Coinbase. If you're in a SEPA zone, use BitStamp. I mentioned CaVirtEx for Canada but I'm not exactly sure if you can directly buy coins through them or just sell (mentioned in another thread).

rowan · 12-09-2013, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by thumbuilderic

Also, if you got into Gox to buy and don't have aspirations to cash out, I'd strongly recommend reconsidering since you'll pay a premium to buy on their shitty exchange.

+1

BTC is overvalued on mtgox because it's near impossible to cash out USD, so if you buy there you will be paying a premium.

It's funny seeing mainstream(ish) articles still using mtgox as a benchmark for the value of BTC.

PornDiscounts-V · 12-09-2013, 05:59 AM

Congrats to the winners!

slapass · 12-09-2013, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by thumbuilderic

I would not ever recommend Gox regardless of where you live. They are not processing cash-outs and they've been less-than-forthcoming about their banking issues. Too risky. Also, if you got into Gox to buy and don't have aspirations to cash out, I'd strongly recommend reconsidering since you'll pay a premium to buy on their shitty exchange.

If you're in the US, try Coinbase. If you're in a SEPA zone, use BitStamp. I mentioned CaVirtEx for Canada but I'm not exactly sure if you can directly buy coins through them or just sell (mentioned in another thread).

Thanks. I will try coinbase.

slapass · 12-09-2013, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by rowan

+1

BTC is overvalued on mtgox because it's near impossible to cash out USD, so if you buy there you will be paying a premium.

It's funny seeing mainstream(ish) articles still using mtgox as a benchmark for the value of BTC.

Solved it.

slapass · 12-11-2013, 05:50 AM

sold them finally! 13k profit after all the f ing around but clearly worth it.

notjoe · 12-11-2013, 09:42 AM

Sucks to be you!

rowan · 12-11-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by slapass

sold them finally! 13k profit after all the f ing around but clearly worth it.

Which exchange did you sell them on?

slapass · 12-11-2013, 10:24 AM

Coinbase

PR_Phil · 12-11-2013, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapass

sold them finally! 13k profit after all the f ing around but clearly worth it.

congrats on getting them back, must feel nice after thinking they were gone

postalsex · 12-11-2013, 10:32 AM

sounds legit

mayabong · 12-11-2013, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by thumbuilderic

I would recommend using hosted wallets and keeping a mnemonic recovery method.

Hosted wallets are never a good idea

RRobin · 12-12-2013, 02:07 PM

Try to recover the lost bitcoins.

12-01-2013, 01:27 PM	#1
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	Bitcoins lost... So dumb I put $500 into them two years and when they went to 2.00/each the hard drive crashed and I let it go. Now they are 17k worth or so.

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12-01-2013, 01:30 PM	#2
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12-01-2013, 01:42 PM	#3
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	Closer to a quarter of a mil.

12-01-2013, 02:08 PM	#6
darkman1986 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 35	How crazy is that, a currency that's only worth when on hard drive.....and if it breaks? Can you backup these bitcoins? Sorry if its a silly question

12-01-2013, 03:18 PM	#8
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	Bought them at $27 each or so I had about 17 bitcoins

12-07-2013, 02:44 PM	#17
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12-07-2013, 02:46 PM	#18
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	selling them as fast as i can $500 to 14k is a pretty nice jump.

12-07-2013, 04:23 PM	#19
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Would have been more if you'd found them a day or two ago. ;) Glad you did find them!

12-07-2013, 04:24 PM	#20
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I discovered today that an obscure coin I'd been quietly mining (total cost about 3 bucks worth of electricity) has broken out; my balance is now worth 1.2 BTC

12-07-2013, 04:52 PM	#21
DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	ouchhhhh

12-08-2013, 08:25 PM	#22
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Just exchanged half my stash of that obscure coin for 0.9 BTC. Even better than I expected. :D

12-08-2013, 08:41 PM	#23
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	Cool. Still waiting for my account at mt gox. Maybe local something is faster. It just doesn't mention selling on the site.

12-08-2013, 09:33 PM	#25
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12-11-2013, 05:50 AM	#31
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	sold them finally! 13k profit after all the f ing around but clearly worth it.

12-11-2013, 09:42 AM	#32
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	Sucks to be you!

12-11-2013, 10:24 AM	#34
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,627	Coinbase

12-11-2013, 10:32 AM	#36
postalsex Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 400	sounds legit

12-12-2013, 02:07 PM	#38
RRobin Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 103	Try to recover the lost bitcoins.