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Don't go starting that BS. I have a feeling he would get you deported the first chance he got.Quote: PokerGrinderLol well thank you, who knew you and I could be civil?
Agreed. You guys are my heros. I know where to come to for BTC investment advice $:o)Quote: PokerGrinderLol well thank you, who knew you and I could be civil?
OD we should get credit for being cordial with each other lol
Quote: OnceDear
How the heck we end up using crypto as currency eludes me. It would need whole nations to release control of the money systems of the world. But crypto is more than a fad. We need to transition from unstable beanie bears to something we can spend in a mall.
Not really. All it needs is acceptance. Think about how in a casino you can play with cheques and tip the waitress with them. Imagine thw whole place let you use them. In the restaurant, in the gift shop, and to pay for your room. Then imagine say a place like the Bahamas and Atlantis where you could use them in town. Does Disney still have the Disney Dollars that did that on the resort and in their stores?
To be practical it would have to be something smaller. Bitcoin may be the reserve but the human mind will not accept something in a small fraction of a BTC. So maybe something like XLM which will probably max at $5-10 even with claims it could make $50. Imagine a Big Mac being 1XLM in Canton, London, Tokyo, or Moscow! You have to ignore other regional cost differences of course. Throw in an easy payment system and you really have something. Countries like China would have a much harder time hiding behind an artificially weak currency.
It would make money printing harder as we are currently seeing what happens with that via BTC. Plus governments would have a harder time shutting out people, companies, and even countries from the financial system! No more trying to get the NRA locked out of banking, they would just keep things in XLM to pick a quick example.
Question is, could the average person accept all that freedom?
I think I need to start buying a lot more Crypto...................................I mean like 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖
I'm starting to sweat, I'm starting to twitch and I'm starting to shake
I'm going to liquidate all my other shiiiiiii* and go into a buying 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐘
I'm suffering from 𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 (fear of missing out).........................................................................................𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎 is a killer
if you don't hear from me for a few months I'll be resting comfortably somewhere in a rural setting with a lot of trees around, talking it out in my group
taking the cure
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Quote: AxelWolfDon't go starting that BS. I have a feeling he would get you deported the first chance he got.
Lol getting me deported would involve me being here illegally.
The border went like this:
American border agent: why are you going to the USA?
Me: to gamble and visit with friends
ABA: ok have fun
Quote: PokerGrinderLol getting me deported would involve me being here illegally.
The border went like this:
American border agent: why are you going to the USA?
Me: to gamble and visit with friends
ABA: ok have fun
The return trip is the hard part.
Canadian border agent: coming from the USA, eh?
You: Obviously?
Agent: You're Canadian?
You: Yes...
Agent: Well, buddy, who won the '89 Stanley Cup then, eh?
Quote: rdw4potusThe return trip is the hard part.
Canadian border agent: coming from the USA, eh?
You: Obviously?
Agent: You're Canadian?
You: Yes...
Agent: Well, buddy, who won the '89 Stanley Cup then, eh?
If I remember correctly the Flames beat the Canadians in six games.
Quote: DRichIf I remember correctly the Flames beat the Canadians in six games.
Welcome to Canada, buddy!
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/tourism/6776959-U.S.-Canadian-border-closure-may-last-well-into-2021-—-or-2022
Canada, U.S., Mexico Border Closure Extended to Feb. 21
The land border closure has been in place for nearly a year.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/canada-us-mexico-land-border-closure-extended
and air travel is supposed to be limited to essential travel only.
In order to limit the further spread of coronavirus, the U.S. has reached agreements with both Canada and Mexico to limit all non-essential travel across borders. Working closely and collaboratively, the Department of Homeland Security is part of a North American approach to stop the spread of the virus.
But there is a loophole. Canadians may still travel to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic — just not by car.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-travel-restrictions-covid-19-land-border-fly-1.5607741
When Canadians return home, they must self-isolate for 14 days — as per federal rules. Also, Trudeau Warns Canadians Against Travel Ahead Of Likely New Covid Rules - warning that if you leave, you may not be allowed back into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday warned Canadians not to travel, saying further pandemic restrictions may be around the corner that would make it harder to fly home from trips abroad.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trudeau-warns-canadians-against-travel-ahead-of-likely-new-covid-rules-01611344425
I have a good friend in Canada who would love to go to Vegas again but he hasn't been since pre-pandemic, because he is not trying to flout the border closure.
Quote: rdw4potusThe return trip is the hard part.
Canadian border agent: coming from the USA, eh?
You: Obviously?
Agent: You're Canadian?
You: Yes...
Agent: Well, buddy, who won the '89 Stanley Cup then, eh?
My original answer was going to be Montreal but then I remembered it was Calgary. Didn’t know they beat Montreal until I looked it up though
Quote: PokerGrinderMy original answer was going to be Montreal but then I remembered it was Calgary. Didn’t know they beat Montreal until I looked it up though
I believe everybody remembers Montreal in 1993, that was the last time Lord Stanley's cup made it up North.
https://www.cnet.com/features/beyond-bitcoin-the-wild-world-of-altcoin-cryptocurrency-trading/
this is me as I carefully consider my Crypto buying opportunities
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this is me as I carefully consider my Crypto buying opportunities
In 1990, impel put out a series of Marvel trading cards that sold well, but nothing like the follow-up series that Fleer put out a few years later. As recently as two years ago, you could find unopened boxes of Impel cards in the $5-$10 range. I bought a collection that included three boxes of them at auction for $50, with the cards being a toss in to what I wanted.
Last week, I was told they were getting hot so I put one on ebay, hoping to get $60-$75. To my shock, it sold for $785.
As a joke, I listed another for a Buy it now of $2500, and while entertaining offers of about half that, someone hit the BIN.
My last box is now being offered at $7500 and overnite I got two offers of over $5,000.
A comic book called X-Force 1 was a huge seller in the 1990s, during the last comic bubble, but in recent years has been a
$1-$3 book. It came in a sealed poly-bag and also had one of several Impel cards included. One of those cards- Deadpool, is literally on fire and copies of the book with that card are suddenly selling for $50 a pop.
Even the Series Four boxes have gone from $50 to the $350-$500 range in the last two weeks.
Someone told me this money is being driven by people cashing in their bitcoin profits, but I'm wondering if several states legalizing drugs may be a factor.
Quote: MDawgThe land borders have been closed for some time,
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/tourism/6776959-U.S.-Canadian-border-closure-may-last-well-into-2021-—-or-2022
Canada, U.S., Mexico Border Closure Extended to Feb. 21
The land border closure has been in place for nearly a year.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/canada-us-mexico-land-border-closure-extended
and air travel is supposed to be limited to essential travel only.
In order to limit the further spread of coronavirus, the U.S. has reached agreements with both Canada and Mexico to limit all non-essential travel across borders. Working closely and collaboratively, the Department of Homeland Security is part of a North American approach to stop the spread of the virus.
But there is a loophole. Canadians may still travel to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic — just not by car.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-travel-restrictions-covid-19-land-border-fly-1.5607741
When Canadians return home, they must self-isolate for 14 days — as per federal rules. Also, Trudeau Warns Canadians Against Travel Ahead Of Likely New Covid Rules - warning that if you leave, you may not be allowed back into Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday warned Canadians not to travel, saying further pandemic restrictions may be around the corner that would make it harder to fly home from trips abroad.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trudeau-warns-canadians-against-travel-ahead-of-likely-new-covid-rules-01611344425
I have a good friend in Canada who would love to go to Vegas again but he hasn't been since pre-pandemic, because he is not trying to flout the border closure.
Warning to travellers: You have until Feb 22 to return or pay up to $2,000 for Canada's COVID-19 hotel quarantine
https://www.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-travel-rules-canada-hotel-quarantine-171409391.html
As far as Baseball collatable stuff, what's hot and what's not? is mostly Graded stuff? Just before the pandemic I brought my brother boxes of collectables to sell on eBay since he was new to selling and wanted something to do. The problem is... he knows zero about baseball or sports: ken Griffey who? Nolan Who ? I asked him if the wanted to watch the Super Bowl and he said that he doesn't watch basketball.Quote: billryanThe trading card market has absolutely exploded, with insane amounts of new money coming into it. A Micheal Jordon rookie that sold for $60,000 last year sold for a million, and another one also broke the million mark. A Wayne Gretzky card just sold this week for over a million dollars.
In 1990, impel put out a series of Marvel trading cards that sold well, but nothing like the follow-up series that Fleer put out a few years later. As recently as two years ago, you could find unopened boxes of Impel cards in the $5-$10 range. I bought a collection that included three boxes of them at auction for $50, with the cards being a toss in to what I wanted.
Last week, I was told they were getting hot so I put one on ebay, hoping to get $60-$75. To my shock, it sold for $785.
As a joke, I listed another for a Buy it now of $2500, and while entertaining offers of about half that, someone hit the BIN.
My last box is now being offered at $7500 and overnite I got two offers of over $5,000.
A comic book called X-Force 1 was a huge seller in the 1990s, during the last comic bubble, but in recent years has been a
$1-$3 book. It came in a sealed poly-bag and also had one of several Impel cards included. One of those cards- Deadpool, is literally on fire and copies of the book with that card are suddenly selling for $50 a pop.
Even the Series Four boxes have gone from $50 to the $350-$500 range in the last two weeks.
Someone told me this money is being driven by people cashing in their bitcoin profits, but I'm wondering if several states legalizing drugs may be a factor.
It seems like a pain in the ass listing stuff trying to figure out what stuff is going for, shipping etc.
He would get offers I thought were to low( I'm not selling a signed autograph plaque Troy Aikman with COA) for $45) so we would have to go back and fourth. In the end, he gave up since it was to difficult for him to do himself.
I have a rare poster you could only get if you were and invited guest at at Ballys high roller meet and greet event. WILLIE MAYS,SNIDER, FORD, ROBINSON, BENCH, JACKSON AND ROSE MULTI SIGNED BASEBALL LEGENDS 28" X 33" FRAMED BALLY'S POSTER (JSA LETTER) I meet and have pictures with a few of them along with singed centerpiece baseballs. I looked a few years ago and it was worth about $2,500 is all. I just looked again and you can get one for $1500. I have a bunch of strange collectables I want to get ride of since they just collect dust but i don't want to hassle with selling stuff.
Quote: AxelWolf
I have a rare poster you could only get if you were and invited guest at at Ballys high roller meet and greet event. WILLIE MAYS,SNIDER, FORD, ROBINSON, BENCH, JACKSON AND ROSE MULTI SIGNED BASEBALL LEGENDS 28" X 33" FRAMED BALLY'S POSTER (JSA LETTER) I meet and have pictures with a few of them along with singed centerpiece baseballs. I looked a few years ago and it was worth about $2,500 is all. I just looked again and you can get one for $1500. I have a bunch of strange collectables I want to get ride of since they just collect dust but i don't want to hassle with selling stuff.
It sounds like BillRyan might be your guy. Work out a deal where he gets x percent and I bet he would sell them for you. It sounds like that is exactly his expertise.
Quote: rxwineJust an article on crypto
https://www.cnet.com/features/beyond-bitcoin-the-wild-world-of-altcoin-cryptocurrency-trading/
Thanks, enjoyed that.
Quote: PokerGrinderThanks, enjoyed that.
That was interesting. Thank you for commenting on it or I would have never read it.
He looked over a few boxes of my stuff years back when I hosted a Floyd Mayweather and McGregor fight watch party, at the time the market was bad and he had enough stuff on his plate.Quote: DRichIt sounds like BillRyan might be your guy. Work out a deal where he gets x percent and I bet he would sell them for you. It sounds like that is exactly his expertise.
The problem with that poster is while only a few hundred people attended that event, similar events were held in a number of places, and there are new members of the 500 home run club so your grouping is a bit obsolete.
With luck, I'll be back in Vegas by the fall and hopefully, we can do many great things together. Again
Quote: billryanAxe,
The problem with that poster is while only a few hundred people attended that event, similar events were held in a number of places, and there are new members of the 500 home run club so your grouping is a bit obsolete.
With luck, I'll be back in Vegas by the fall and hopefully, we can do many great things together. Again
Great to hear that you may be coming back to Vegas. Was that the plan from the beginning or did something change?
Looking forward to your arrival, I was sad when you left in the first place.Quote: billryanAxe,
The problem with that poster is while only a few hundred people attended that event, similar events were held in a number of places, and there are new members of the 500 home run club so your grouping is a bit obsolete.
With luck, I'll be back in Vegas by the fall and hopefully, we can do many great things together. Again
I refer to my tagline.
Now you swear and kick and beg us
That you're not a gambling man
Then you find you're back in Vegas
With a handle in your hand...
Quote: DRichGreat to hear that you may be coming back to Vegas. Was that the plan from the beginning or did something change?
My original plan was to get my business up and running, then sell the building and the business together. Covid changed that and when I got an offer for my building I went with it. The thin air in Bisbee has really started to bother me. I didn''t realize how bad it was until I spent a weekend at a much lower altitude and I saw the difference first hand.
I'd though about buying an RV and living on the road but a few months in one was enough to show me I won't care for it.
Quote: billryanMy original plan was to get my business up and running, then sell the building and the business together. Covid changed that and when I got an offer for my building I went with it. The thin air in Bisbee has really started to bother me. I didn''t realize how bad it was until I spent a weekend at a much lower altitude and I saw the difference first hand.
In the last week I've watched 3 old westerns where Bisbee was mentioned. Someone was going to Bisbee. Someone had left Bisbee 'cause of trouble. Don't remember the 3rd reference.
Quote:I'd though about buying an RV and living on the road but a few months in one was enough to show me I won't care for it.
Is it just the upkeep? Seems you could afford a regular cleaning and maintenance crew whenever and wherever you want.
Quote: rxwineIn the last week, I've watched 3 old westerns where Bisbee was mentioned. Someone was going to Bisbee. Someone had left Bisbee 'cause of trouble. I don't remember the 3rd reference.
Is it just the upkeep? It seems you could afford a regular cleaning and maintenance crew whenever and wherever you want.
I'm a big guy. The shower and the whole bathroom are not built for big people. The showerhead is chest high, and you are hard-pressed to find a frozen pizza that fits your freezer.
Bisbee is okay, a great place to visit, and use as a base for a tour of the old west. An awful lot of history. Incredibly cheap real estate and a growing off-grid movement. I've been watching this couple build a house out of earthbags and the final product was amazing.
They literally paper-mached the walls this week and it looks like an adobe structure that cost ten times as much. The bags cost a buck or less and they used under 3,000. They spent $5,000 for solar power, and expect to spend another $5,000 as they build another outbuilding, then connect the two with a roofed breezeway. It took the two of them about six months, working part-time. I scoffed when they were telling me about it, but now I'm impressed.
Quote: AxelWolf
I have a rare poster you could only get if you were and invited guest at at Ballys high roller meet and greet event. WILLIE MAYS,SNIDER, FORD, ROBINSON, BENCH, JACKSON AND ROSE MULTI SIGNED BASEBALL LEGENDS 28" X 33" FRAMED BALLY'S POSTER (JSA LETTER) I meet and have pictures with a few of them along with singed centerpiece baseballs. I looked a few years ago and it was worth about $2,500 is all. I just looked again and you can get one for $1500. I have a bunch of strange collectables I want to get ride of since they just collect dust but i don't want to hassle with selling stuff.
See, here is the problem. I have to trust your authentication or might have to get it authenticated myself. Then there is display, the baseballs and framed poster have to be displayed together which limits the market because you need a big area to display it. And these are older legends, that limits my market. This is going to take a ton of space in the shop and it might be sitting in the shop for a year. Plus I have to leave myself some room for profit. I see about $500.........
Quote: billryanI've been watching this couple build a house out of earthbags and the final product was amazing.
They literally paper-mached the walls this week and it looks like an adobe structure that cost ten times as much. The bags cost a buck or less and they used under 3,000. They spent $5,000 for solar power, and expect to spend another $5,000 as they build another outbuilding, then connect the two with a roofed breezeway. It took the two of them about six months, working part-time. I scoffed when they were telling me about it, but now I'm impressed.
according to the link the cost of this prefab house is $9,300
kind of interesting - the obvious criticism is it looks cheap but on the other hand it looks not bad
no, I'm not thinking about buying it for all those who are snickering - just curious
I don't know much about prefab homes - do you?
I'm guessing the truck just sets it down and the utilities connect you up
https://marketingrealestateideas.com/10-prefab-homes-under-20k-for-sale/
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Arizona gets about six hours of sunlight in the winter, making solar power extremely possible and fairly cheap. I reserved a book on building these houses from my library, but it is very popular and I'm on the waiting list for it.
It was only this week that I learned Cochise County has some of the most liberal rules concerning building your own off grid homes in rural areas. You need to own four acres of rural land, and inform the county of where you are building sleeping structures. That's it. No building code, no impact studies.
I already framed and matted it myself, so there's no need for that.Quote: AZDuffmanSee, here is the problem. I have to trust your authentication or might have to get it authenticated myself. Then there is display, the baseballs and framed poster have to be displayed together which limits the market because you need a big area to display it. And these are older legends, that limits my market. This is going to take a ton of space in the shop and it might be sitting in the shop for a year. Plus I have to leave myself some room for profit. I see about $500.........
I have pictures proving I was there at the event with the the poster and some of the legend's along with some kind of certificate. I guess it's possible for someone to make copies and forged the signatures and then try to sell the fakes using the same prominence multiple times. I'm not sure how it's possible to avoid that on anything, unless once it's been authenticated there's some type of special mark and database that tracks all of that including cells are transferred and who how's the items. It seems to me that just about anything can be faked or forged(I can show you a couple examples on this very forum)
Quote: AxelWolfI already framed and matted it myself, so there's no need for that.
I have pictures proving I was there at the event with the the poster and some of the legend's along with some kind of certificate. I guess it's possible for someone to make copies and forged the signatures and then try to sell the fakes using the same prominence multiple times. I'm not sure how it's possible to avoid that on anything, unless once it's been authenticated there's some type of special mark and database that tracks all of that including cells are transferred and who how's the items. It seems to me that just about anything can be faked or forged(I can show you a couple examples on this very forum)
Me thinks you missed the joke.
obviously, I'm still not sure get it.Quote: AZDuffmanMe thinks you missed the joke.
After re-reading it, I get it. It's been awhile since I've watched that.
Anyways.....
1 Bitcoin equals
52,250.50 United States Dollar
Quote: AxelWolfobviously, I'm still not sure get it.
After re-reading it, I get it. It's been awhile since I've watched that.
Anyways.....
1 Bitcoin equals
52,250.50 United States Dollar
I hope the called Dave Ramsey told to sell at $25000 just a few months ago ignored him.
Quote: lilredrooster
Looks like it's made out of plastic
and would collapse in a strong
wind. 500 sq ft at the most.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: lilredrooster
Looks like it's made out of plastic
and would collapse in a strong
wind. 500 sq ft at the most.
No, it looks like it is airbrush art and not a real pic. As to size nothing wrong with that for one person. Even two.
55,500.00 United States Dollar
Feb 19, 8:39 PM
How many candles could you buy with one Bitcoin Bob?
Perhaps none since there might not be any candle stores that accept Bitcoin.
Quote: AxelWolf1 Bitcoin equals
55,500.00 United States Dollar
Feb 19, 8:39 PM
How many candles could you buy with one Bitcoin Bob?
Perhaps none since there might not be any candle stores that accept Bitcoin.
Is this a prediction?
It is just a few minutes to 6.
Quote: AxelWolf
Perhaps none since there might not be any candle stores that accept Bitcoin.
Good thing I already have a lifetime
supply of candles.
So a few years worth? 😉Quote: EvenBobGood thing I already have a lifetime
supply of candles.
I noticed one in particular where I originally earned $16 and it's now worth $171. That got me wondering how much free money someone would have made if they did every single free bee when it was first available and held on to it until now?
Quote: AxelWolfFor those who don't know there's something on Coin Base called Coin Base earn. Basically you watch a quick video answer a few questions and they give you $8+ I guess it could be more or less depending on the situation. They may have similar things on other exchanges, I really don't know.
I noticed one in particular where I originally earned $16 and it's now worth $171. That got me wondering how much free money someone would have made if they did every single free bee when it was first available and held on to it until now?
This screenshot is from 10 years ago
Quote: AxelWolfFor those who don't know there's something on Coin Base called Coin Base earn. Basically you watch a quick video answer a few questions and they give you $8+ I guess it could be more or less depending on the situation. They may have similar things on other exchanges, I really don't know.
I noticed one in particular where I originally earned $16 and it's now worth $171. That got me wondering how much free money someone would have made if they did every single free bee when it was first available and held on to it until now?
There are several and you need to keep checking in. Just a few bucks while you watch TV but I have probably made $100 or more because I held on.
Meanwhile BTC is up another 10% this week. The good thing now vs. 2017 is that we are seeing institutions jump in. Financial markets handling it. Can it get me to retirement by 2025?
7 out of 10 people I talk to tell me its going to the moon. 🐱🏍 2 will say its going to crash and burn 🔥 and one will be unsure either way. 🤷♂️Quote: AZDuffmanThere are several and you need to keep checking in. Just a few bucks while you watch TV but I have probably made $100 or more because I held on.
Meanwhile BTC is up another 10% this week. The good thing now vs. 2017 is that we are seeing institutions jump in. Financial markets handling it. Can it get me to retirement by 2025?
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I'm just glad we didn't listen to EvenBob back on April 4th, 2013 at 9:26:47 PM
