Silk Road forums
Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: energyblast on September 01, 2012, 08:18 am
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I can't afford to buy on SR often, and I hate the bitcoin process... so when I do, I try to plan it out carefully.
Yesterday I chose what I wanted to buy, and today bought the bitcoins, but misread the fee or something. It was around 280 usd and I ended up less than a dollar short of what I need. :o
If any kind soul would donate ~0.1btc to my cause, I would be be very grateful.
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So you need .1 BTC total? What is your SR user name?
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currently same as my forum name.
And with the bitcoin changing in value over the last hour, it might soon go over 0.1...
bitcoins are weird, maybe tomorrow if it goes up again, I'll be able to afford it...
edit: yep... 0.11 now. I hate bitcoins.
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Ended up just going through the hassle and ridiculous fees of adding more money to my account.
The feeling of spending hours getting money transferred to bitcoins and then being off by a few cents is miserable and I feel for anybody in this same situation.
The product I was going to buy disappeared since then and now I have to wait for something similar.
I mean... the original 30 cents (before transfer rate changes) on a ~$200 order is just stupid. If I had gotten help, I probably would have repaid that and more next time I needed to add money.
I think I'll have a bit extra after I buy, so if a similar post catches my eye with somebody else a few cents short, I'll try to help 'em out.
What goes around comes around.
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Well thats kinda the point in the service im developing, it specializes in micro-loans, for purchases, but unless i setup a donation page it will probably only be for long term silk road, and silk road forum members, that have a reason to pay back the loan. if i setup a donation system, there will be possibilities to lending to not so regular uses, even though they are a high risk of non repayment.
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Not a bad idea. If you start a thread or something about this, let me know.
I wouldn't mind lending/gifting some money... you know... if it's a stupidly small amount.
Yes, I'm still mad at myself for that. ;D Nobody should have to feel that pain.