Quote from: mccorvic on January 08, 2013, 08:41:35 PM

Quote from: molecular on January 08, 2013, 08:37:20 PM

did anyone else notice we just broke the 4 month high from mid-August (an eternity in bitcoin time)

No, I didn't actually.

Quote from: fcmatt on January 08, 2013, 08:36:14 PM

I think one of my problems with spending btc on stuff is that all the things that I could actually save money on is
already free for me. I work for an ISP so I do not need hosting, vpn access, virtual servers, hardware, etc...
So I want physical goods or the ability to pay entities that do not care about bitcoin.

I bet for others they can easily find a few things if they are a IT hobbyist type and need that stuff.

I mean, if you really don't care if BTC sticks around, takes off, has more people that accept it than yea, that works. What you can't say is that you wish more people would accept it, but then just cash out anyways. These are two contradictory statements.

What I would like to see is someone actually sell something at a competitive rate instead of jacking it up 3-10%.
Have you really looked yourself? Take precious metals for example. Marked up. Take these shopping sites or auction
sites that accept bitcoin. All marked up.

People are just buying stuff.. with USD (for example) and then selling it for more and think that just because they take
bitcoin that I will buy it. No.. that is not how to succeed.

One has to create a site, invest 10-20K, buy useful things at wholesale prices, sell cheaper then amazon, eat ramen
noodles for a few years until critical mass is reached and they make some good money. That is how a business starts
out and succeeds.

Plus I do not gamble, buy drugs, etc.. so there goes 90% of the bitcoin economy for me. :-|

Bitcoin shopping has no advantages right now. No protection, no cost savings, no perks, etc..