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    • mobodick
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    April 04, 2013, 12:13:57 PM
     #61
    Putting most of my coins in Bitcoinica (SCUMBAAAAAAAGS!!!!)

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    April 08, 2013, 05:10:58 PM
     #62
    Unless they hit 100K a pop i am never selling

    ....although if that happens >...

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    April 08, 2013, 05:16:17 PM
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    "Hoooold for the longest time."
    - aka The "DigiMan"

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    April 08, 2013, 05:18:49 PM
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    Not sure it applies since it's more related to the bitcoin community than bitcoin itself, but https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/161710








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    April 08, 2013, 05:24:08 PM
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    Not exactly in the theme of this thread, but I once sent 10 btc to the wrong address by accident. I Google'd the address and it turned out to be Gavin's. He sent them back to me Smiley

    Lucky break!

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    April 08, 2013, 08:51:23 PM
     #66
    organized lending.

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    April 08, 2013, 10:33:50 PM
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    Worst mistake was trusting MtGox with my bitcoins. Lost pretty much all i had back then due to this lame vulnerability on their site.
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    April 09, 2013, 02:10:03 AM
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    Lost a bunch of BTC on tradehill and never could get it back. Also lost BTC on the 1st mtGox hack.
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    April 09, 2013, 02:23:54 AM
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    Quote from: BitcoinTate on April 04, 2013, 02:24:14 AM
    Twice now was I positive that we had hit the top, so I sold.... only to buy back in higher. Lesson learned. lol

    I have thought about selling a number of times in the last few days, but each time I wake up and check the price on mtgox I end up quite happy that I didn't. I think I am just going to hold indefinitely regardless of what the price does, and when more and more shops begin accepting BTC i will use it for its intended purpose - as a currency.

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    April 09, 2013, 04:07:34 AM
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    Back when coins were around 10-15 I gambled some BTC at Bitzino. Playing blackjack I went from 6 BTC to 14BTC in 2 days. Could have stopped there, but pushed my luck. Lost it all within a couple minutes. Martingale betting is fun and profitable for awhile but it will bite you in the ass if you get greedy.
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    April 09, 2013, 04:53:14 AM
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    Back at the day when I was new to bitcoins you could buy them at about 6$ per coin, wish I could travel back in time and slap myself on the head and invest all I can gather into them.







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    April 09, 2013, 12:35:44 PM
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    not starting early enough

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    April 09, 2013, 02:27:17 PM
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    So far my biggest mistake has been ordering a Jalapeño with BTC. I probably won't see the hardware for at least 6 months, woulda been better off just hoarding the BTC I used to pay for it.

    Second biggest mistake was using bitinstant to transfer. My money has disappeared.

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    April 09, 2013, 02:29:54 PM
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    Quote from: mutikainen on April 09, 2013, 12:35:44 PM
    not starting early enough

    I sold 9.5BTC at $2000 yesterday when they were $189...
    Today even though I sold at an avg of $210, I'm losing money.... :/

    I'm not selling until I reach my goal!

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    April 09, 2013, 05:46:34 PM
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    Responsible gaming everyone  Wink

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    April 09, 2013, 06:55:52 PM
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    #1 mistake.

    Back when bitcoins dropped to 3$

    I stopped my mining rig and upgraded my main pc with the parts.

    If I didn't stop mining, I would have made way over 35 bitcoins.
    Probably up to 300 bitcoins.


    #2

    I sold my bitcoins for... 23$
    Made 700$, reinvested half in a new mining rig.

    Now I got 3 bitcoins.


    No losses at all, just fun... and hell of a facepalm thinking of the money I could have made.

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    April 09, 2013, 07:18:20 PM
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    Biggest mistake: invested a big amount in gold and silver instead of Bitcoin six months ago. That investment would be worth 20-25 times more now.

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    April 09, 2013, 07:52:18 PM
     #78
    Quote from: chiliftw on April 04, 2013, 10:44:19 AM
    Trusting shitmarket.eu - twice! The transactions went fine everytime, the users were cool but using it as an online wallet was...expensive... I lost 50 BTC because the admin gambled at first with user´s money (bitcoinica), then got "hacked" Angry

    Same. Although I only trusted them once, and "only" lost 40 BTC...
    I'll get dizzy now thinking of how much it is now.

    They did not only steal my coins, but also a part of my future  Cry

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    April 09, 2013, 09:05:14 PM
     #79
    biggest mistake:

    not buying in when i first heard about it!

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    April 10, 2013, 01:00:45 AM
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    Knew about Bitcoin since it was at about $2, never bought any as i was poor uni-student
    Mined with my old computer, before mining pools, but turned it off after a couple days because it was going to take about 5 months (average) to hit a block (get 50 coins). Would have a couple hundred at least if i let it run, for no real cost to myself.
    Got 5 coins from Bitcoin faucet way back when, which i just left in a wallet to rot on an old hard drive that i dumped when i threw out my old computer.
    At the start of the most recent boom, @$30/btc, i signed up to mt.gox (thinking it was the only real way to buy mass coins - stupid) as i wanted to buy $2000 worth of coins. Waited about 3 weeks for my account verification so i could fund it, verification got rejected and Bitcoins tripled in value.

    Ended up getting my $2000 worth of btc's at $96 a piece on localbitcoins. The thing is i looked at localbitcoins while my account was pending verification and thought it look a bit shady so continued to wait for mt.gox while the price skyrocketed.

    My bitcoin experience is full of missed opportunities, however i have my coins now and am happy. If the price continues to climb i have a stake in it. If it plummets then i simply have the chance to buy more.
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