God bless the ruler of the 500k coins wish I was smart enough to come up with a gimmick to get that many coins.
The 500K+ coins belong to the community. James donated them back so there's no gimmick there.
So if you gave X amount and in two weeks need them because of a financial emergency can you get them back??
I wouldn't want them back even if I had the mafia threatening to break my legs over paying them.
Those coins were a gift to James for his becoming involved here. I thought that VRC was a diamond in the rough before he came along but now I think it even more so that he's involved. Like anything that's worthwhile though, it'll take time. I knew that from the beginning and should have kept that in mind when I was buying this weekend.
But what I'm saying is that them coins are gone for promise and hope. If something real happens you don't have them coins no more.
The coins weren't donated, they were committed to an escrow account that will pay 10,000 satoshi per VRC sent, once the VRC price reaches 50k satoshi. They are still in that escrow (managed by Doug), and won't be touched until the community determines the fate of the 80% (non-escrowed) coins.
Thanks for clarifying that, Patrick. I must have misunderstood Doug's post.