Seriously asking you... Not mocking you...
What about "Bit Coin", "Mega Coin", or "Lite Coin" appeals to you, in the name? You said Bottlecaps sounds cheap... All three of those other names sound cheap. Only BTC is on the rise, LTC is mostly a flat-line of low-value increase, and MEC is well... premined by a millionaire who still holds a majority of the premine, the rest he sold-off to take your investment in his pumps. BTC itself like CAP, had nothing to do with the value. It is not the coins job to be valuable, it is your job, as a coin holder, to find value in it. Apparently, you don't have value in it, and are unable to deal with risk, or manage risk. I told you how to cut your losses, but instead, you want to turn it into a loss, not cut losses. (Which are all in your head, because until you sell, they are not a loss.)
If you are willing to sell, I made you an offer, that is reasonable, to me and apparently to the reality of the market you wished to sell-out to. Take it, and the loss is real. Ignore it, and it isn't a loss. Do nothing, and it will surely be a loss.
I'll sell you anything you want, with any low-value coin, and I will continue to buy things with my high-valued coins, because that is how you make money. In two months, this coin did what BTC and LTC and MEC has done, rise and fall. You should be selling your high-value BTC, and buy more CAP. Again, if you don't understand that logic, you shouldn't be investing, and risking investments.
First of all, I'm not saying the name has to be a homerun. Those names work because they represent one thing: themselves. When is the last time you threw a Megacoin in your trash? I don't like "Goldcoin" or "Diamond" for the same reasons -- those already exist. Sure they at least reference something of value instead of trash...which is probably more appealing to the average person...but it's still invalid, in my opinion.
Second, over the past 30 days, we've seen the market cap of Bitcoin double, Litecoin triple (over $100,000,000 and counting now,) and Megacoin, which launched around the same time as BottleCaps, rise steadily about 30% to over $300,000. Over that same period, the market cap of BottleCaps has dropped from over $30,000 to about $5000 with little buy support (nobody seems to be buying what I put on Cryptsy.)
I'm not saying it's all about market value...but you did bring up the point. Also, just to clear up another false statement, Megacoin was not premined. It was launched publicly right here on this forum...and I know several of the largest Megacoin holders -- they were mining out of the gates. I'm sure the dev was mining amongst them...but what's wrong with that?
Third, I'm irritated because I got involved with BottleCaps under the impression that there would be a name change. Mullick seemed to agree with me...and I assumed the community would back a no-brainer change to increase the value and attractiveness of the currency. The community has spoken...the name stays...and I want out. It's a loss to me no matter what because I could have invested that 10 BTC into a currency with a community that cares about its future.
Finally, I replied to your PM. Offer was too low...but we'll try to work something out. I hope I'm proven wrong -- honestly. The bottom line is I got involved based on information that is now invalid and I want out. It's like buying a residential plot as an investment based on the developer telling you they are building a golfcourse next to it...and then a month later you find out they aren't. Doesn't make the land worthless...but it's definitely worth less...and also defeats the entire motivation for making the investment (yes -- this has happened to me recently as well haha.)
