Quote from: JimboToronto on September 25, 2013, 12:42:19 PM

Quote from: LOADING.READY.RUN on September 25, 2013, 12:11:15 PM

50 BTC are 50 BTC, maybe you can easily say "only" about that amount, but it's certainly more than I'd want to lose. Not to forget what it might be worth in a year or 2

you seem to be willing to let go of it entirely

Don't get me wrong. 50BTC is certainly more than I intend to lose. The reason I said "only" is that I'm glad the bulk of my coins are elsewhere.

What bugs me is the fact that I'll have to get a passport or provincial age-of-majority card (at the age of 65) just to get back what is mine. This is almost as ridiculous as being IDed at the Skydome to buy a beer when I was 60 years old. At that time I simply went to a different kiosk. This requires a lot more fuss and expense.

When MtGox announced back in May, following the Dwolla and Wells Fargo seizures and Liberty Reserve bust, that they were requiring identification for fiat transfers, they specifically stated that Bitcoin transfers were unaffected so I left my coins there.

Now it seems that they were lying all along. Shame, shame, shame.

I was about to link you the Ontario Photo ID card, but that is the 'age-of-majority' card anyway. That is what I would be getting under this situation. Yes it would be a hassle, but those 50btc have the potential to eventually be worth over anything from $50,000 - $500,000 - $5,000,000 depending on who you are listening to, haha.

http://www.ontario.ca/government/ontario-photo-card