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mjr___: i thought i just couldn't post
mjr___: jurov: i wouldn't be able to comment?
mjr___: mostly cuz i hate the forum, but unfortunately i find it necessary now
mjr___: i'm a newb...so i can't post
mjr___: think someone could put that in the appropriate spot?
mjr___: anyone have a forum account?
mjr___: can anyone put it into the proper area?
mjr___: i posted something on the forum
mjr___: ;;later tell mircea_popescu check this out blog.btcshares.com (no paywall yet)
mjr___: truff1es: well, i am satisfied in the idea...a system to help people seeking to exchange btc for fiat physically. The blog post may not be clear, may have grammar or spelling errors, etc. But, the IRL exchange already exists, so I can't really deal with questions about it existing
mjr___: lol skateboard up in this motherfucker
mjr___: kakobrekla: i added some comments to the follow up post to reference the skateboard comment
mjr___: lest i be too familiar
mjr___: a site that makes mpex look like it was designed by johnny ives
mjr___: think of this as craigslist
mjr___: or are they liable for people paying taxes?
mjr___: does craigslist limit transactions?
mjr___: as far as taxes, regulations, that is your responsibility to report, pay or whatever
mjr___: truff1es: to be serious, since i am not brokering, escrowing, backing or in any way touching your money or your bitcoins, i could care less how much you choose to transact with someone else
mjr___: buying and selling 21 million bitcoins
mjr___: theoretically he could trade back and forth
mjr___: you could have a scammer on OTC
mjr___: you could have your money stuck in limbo for a week+
mjr___: truff1es: but you also take risks with btc-exchanges or otc, it is a different set of risks, but you could have your exchange shut down (bitfloor, bitcoin-central, etc)
mjr___: truff1es: i agree that you are taking some risks, the point is that you can minimize those risks if you WANT to take part in an IRL transaction, that is what this tries to do
mjr___: because that is ALREADY what is happening tomorrow
mjr___: and more to the point, that has nothing to do with the idea, the idea ASSUMES that you are already meeting up in a group
mjr___: anyways, that was kinda off topic, point is, look like normal humans, don't act crazy, cops will protect and not harrass
mjr___: in fact for pretty much everyone, nice suit is all it takes to become invisible to them
mjr___: actually, i take that back, if you look RELIGIOUSLY arabic they will bother you, rolex and nice suit, go on your way, sir
mjr___: if you look vagrant, or sketchy, or maybe arabic nowadays (sucks but true) they will probably harrass you
mjr___: most cops are cool if you aren't a dick
mjr___: millions of stories just like that
mjr___: i'm guessing story doesn't end with handcuffs
mjr___: you could probably do it in front of them and they would say "really? you can't use the bathroom like everyone else?"
mjr___: cops could give two shits about a guy causing no trouble who looks decently respectable
mjr___: that is the world we live in
mjr___: the cop turns back and says now what is this report you want to file
mjr___: my friend apologized and picked up his coke
mjr___: the cop, and i am not shitting you, turned his head
mjr___: and handed it to the cop on the counter
mjr___: he pulled it out with a bag of coke
mjr___: to file a report on something else
mjr___: my friend, and this is not a joke, this actually happened, walked into a police station
mjr___: because drug use is not a problem if you have a white collar job
mjr___: that have never had a cop inside in ten years
mjr___: i'm telling you...there are bars in nyc that are known coke dens
mjr___: if people actually dressed nicely, the cops would probably never even think to bother them
mjr___: that is actually a great point dub
mjr___: we have a duty to our descendants
mjr___: for future generations i mean
mjr___: thank god this is all being logged
mjr___: yes officer, i told him he could take a pic of my phone for $22
mjr___: pics of our phones are very valuable
mjr___: that is how we sneak under the radar
mjr___: dub: i agree, but also, even better if we can do it without QR codes
mjr___: i never touched cash or drugs
mjr___: hmmmm, what would my liability even be?
mjr___: like those ebay brick and mortars
mjr___: oh wait, its called drug dealing
mjr___: best business idea ever?
mjr___: dub: ok, that has some potential
mjr___: oh noes! its the silk road!
mjr___: dub: no thanks...i have my limits
mjr___: you look like a group of friends if you are sitting, AND someone can't run as easily
mjr___: i think the key to that is sitting down
mjr___: kakobrekla: not too shady for cops to care, but cops still there if needed
mjr___: kakobrekla; that is the balancing act
mjr___: and in an animalistic sense, they offer protection from lone attackers
mjr___: groups are self-policing
mjr___: dub: exactly the point of this
mjr___: in a group of 40 it was unanimous
mjr___: point is there are 10-15 people meeting up in union square tomorrow
mjr___: i dn't really care, if it is valuable it succeeds, if not, it doesn't
mjr___: and again, i am not selling it
mjr___: its localbitcoins with much better features
mjr___: or sell for more than gox offers
mjr___: or for people who want to get a better rate than gox
mjr___: this is for people who don't want to use gox
mjr___: this isn't for people who have gox