...I’ll pose a question for everyone I once asked in a topic ..why are most the OG collectors gone (or don’t collect much new stuff, like myself ?) The answer is because they don’t trust new coin makers, and already have collections with enough “at risk” bitcoin, and don’t want to take more risk on than they already are. This is simply the reality of it....
I might still be collecting some things, but as I have stated I am getting rid of a ton of stuff (and have been for over a year)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5455887.msg62381660#msg62381660I know one other collector going through the same thing.
A better question IMO is why are not as many people getting into collecting things with key. I have an opinion on that, but no proof to back it up.
We have been screaming 'Not Your Keys....Not Your Coins' at new people in the crypto sphere for a while now.
Could having coins with keys not generated by the actual person holding it be part of the effect of this. We know that having someone else generate keys is a risk, and are willing to tolerate it. Did we as a group make new people more adverse to that risk?
...like Lealana and Sol Noctis..both of which have had funding issues and were NEVER addressed publicly by the coin makers , despite being asked to do so....
I know about the Sol Noctis, and the bizzarre hoops you have to go through to redeem them.
Even posted a guide:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5231305.msg62449902#msg62449902What is up with the Lealana? Never heard of an issue. I know when I bought he sent me a list and I funded the coins.
Did something change?
-Dave