Hello All!

Just wanted to send out a quick update! We ran into some troubles with shipping in April spilling into the start of May. Our post office incorrectly stamped 3 different sets of shipments, which resulted in a lot of orders being returned to sender (Us). We have sorted out this issue with our post office, and all orders have been shipped out again (most should already be in your hands!). We've been in touch with most people who's orders were apart of this mixup, but I just wanted to post here to document the issue just in case anyone had any questions. The problem was caused by a new employee miss understanding international shipping. The problem has been dealt with and won't be an issue from heron out!

In other news, orders are still flying out the door, and we have lowered the price of our cold cards to match that of our public ID cards!


Just a little reminder! don't forget to use the promo code bitcointalk for a nice little discount!

Questions? Get in touch!

Cheers,

CC

Cool! Have not seen lasershark until now. Sleek card. Not claiming we were the first to market. We decided to start making cards after seeing dog tags being made, and thought it was a good idea. Didn't see any others doing the same at the time, but it wouldn't surprise us if that was the case! Only claiming our idea was carbon copied in the case of the above competitor mentioned, as it was a tad suspicious seeing a company pop up 3-4 days after our most popular reddit post selling the exact same product with the exact same name, using a design a redditor had posted in our comments as a suggestion...

Never the less, competition is what drives the free market, and is a good indicator of a growing industry. As long as all consumers are getting what they want, and their moneys worth, it's fine by us Find the product that best suits you, and go with it!

oh...and don't forget to use the promo code "bitcointalk" for a bonus discount

Cheers!

CC

Hey David!

No, we are not affiliated with them at all. If you check back in this thread you can see a more detailed post in regards to this matter. Short form: someone liked the idea/name so much, they decided to do a little carbon copy;)

If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM

Cheers,

CC

pm'd back

Hey BlackMarketKarma!

Just got your PM now! We have not received any emails from you. Contact us at contact@crypto-cards.com with your order number and we'll get you sorted out!

Cheers,

CC

Just a little bump incase anyone missed out! Dont forget to use the  promo "bitcointalk"!

We ship internationally, and accept payment via bitpay at our site, crypto-cards.com.

Thanks for the video Boris!

The cards are a tad thicker, and seem to take a little more heat. When I torched the card, after a min. it was still clearly readable. Just to mention again though, we are still not claiming that these are fire proof. They're durable. Not fire proof.

Sorry for the delay in posting the video, I actually have to re-make it, as I had a memory card error, and had to re-format the card. All this happened right after I got iMovie working! None of us our video wizards. Anyone with some video skills want to make a bad ass video using our footage (or yours!) for some free cards? Send a PM

Cheers

CC

Hello everyone,

So recently it has been brought to our attention that someone has decided they loved our stuff so much that they have decide they to open up shop and use the same name. What better way to compete than to confuse the hell out of the consumer?

On January 9th, 4 days after our most popular reddit post, cryptocards.co appeared. They registered their domains, business license, and well they were at it, applied for a trade mark for the name. All on or after January 9th. In order to avoid embarrassment when everyone questioned if the two brands were related, they back dated a couple blog posts as “proof” they have been around for a while.  The facts are there, and its pretty obvious what has happened

A few things we wanted to address:

We are in no way associated with the website cryptocard.co. It seems they are in it for the long haul, so I’m sure they are providing a legitimate product, and not another coldcoins.co 2.0, but would just like to clarify that we have zero affiliation with this brand.

Despite advertising as such, cryptocards.co does not in fact own the registered trademark for the name, rather they have applied for it (Jan 9/14). This process takes upwards of 12 months, including a 2 month waiting period if approved, in which we will have the opportunity to contest the filing.

We started this as a market test Dec/16/13, and since than we have been working to provide the community with awesome products. If you wish, feel free to purchase from cryptocards.co. They are offering a launch sale (they are not calling it that) for their product right now, under cutting us by a few bucks, but  by using the “bitcointalk” promo code we have been offering, we are 30 cents more expensive after shipping.

We are 100% pro competition, and with a product like this, you expect it. We are honored to have someone mimic our products, but find it rather frustrating to see the use the same name. It does nothing but confuse you, the consumer.

This project started as a market test, and needless to say we have hit the ground running. We’ve been playing a game of catch up, which included new equipment to meet demand, so wait time on orders will be down! We have been pleased to provide our customers with great products, and will continue to add more awesome products to our line up.

If you have any questions about this situation, feel free to pm us or email us at contact@crypto-cards.com

Thanks for your on going support,

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Hey BorisAlt,

I've addressed all your concerns in previous posts. I stated we were backed up, but our current process would be fixed by this week and we would be able to process orders in a timely fashion. As mentioned, your order will be out our doors today. This project launched as a test less then 2 months ago and the demand was greater than expected. This resulted in us playing catchup in our order processing, but that should not be an issue as of this week. If you have any other issues, please email us at contact@crypto-cards.com . There is no need to flood the thread with back and fourth.

As stated previously, this new merch offering has had zero effect on our card processing. Yes, you can get merch on many other sites, this was just an added bonus for our customers. Our primary focus is still, and always will be our cards.

Maxman: contact me for a custom order, we can get you hooked up!

Hey BorisAlt,

In my previous post I had explained the reason for the slow order processing, as we received more demand than we could handle right off the bat. We hit the ground running, and as a result we have had some growing pains. As mentioned, early next week our card order processing capabilities will increase, and our order times will be cut down to a more acceptable level.

As for our new merchandise lineup, releasing these new products has had zero effect on our card processing time.

Thanks for your ongoing support!

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Merch now in stock! http://www.crypto-cards.com/collections/merch

Hey Guys, Crypto Cards here! (www.crypto-cards.com),

We recently have added some pretty awesome swag to our shop, check it out!

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/6817/products/Screen_Shot_2014-01-25_at_3.17.39_PM_1024x1024.png?v=1390681103

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/6817/products/litecoin-logoshirt_copy_1024x1024.jpg?v=1390688235

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/6817/products/bitcoin-logotshirt_copy_1024x1024.jpg?v=1390687814

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0319/6817/products/bitmug_copy_1024x1024.jpg?v=1390687483

(note: mugs are only available to canada/usa customers at this time)


We have some more options as well. Check them all out here: http://www.crypto-cards.com/collections/merch

Hey BorisAlt,

Thanks so much your support and interest. Each order is custom made, so we cannot just take an item off a shelf and send it out. We have had an influx of orders which has resulted in a lead time of about one week. As of tuesday next week, our process will be changing, which will result in quicker, more reasonable lead times.

Thanks again!

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Hey guys!

thanks for all the interest! So I tested the cards with a blow torch today, and will post a video once I get iMovie working. For those who cant wait for the results:

After being blow torched for ~2 mins, with the flame held only a few inches from the card, the red anodizing was stripped from the card. Although anodizing was no longer present, the IDs that had been engraved were still perfectly legible. The QR code had a tough time reading. I assume this was because there was not enough contrast between the now silver card, and the engraved QR code. This would mean you would have to manually type in your codes after it has been in a fire.

Overall, were happy with the results, as it shows that the engraving is on the aluminium it self, and if the anodizing is stripped (in this case, completely) the card is still readable. Keep in mind, we are not claiming these cards to be fire proof, and this test was just done out of curiosity! When buying these cards, just think about what kind of stresses they will realistically have. If you think fire is a serious problem for your cards, I would suggest getting two, and storing them in separate places.

Note: If you are seriously interested in a completely fire proof card, send us a PM, as we do have the capabilities to make a black, fire "proof" card, but will only do so if there is a demand for such a product.

As people seem to be interested, we will make a "will it melt?" video and posting it here! Stay tuned.

Yup! Right now Both BTC/LTC are options on our site. If you would like a different coin, send us a message!

For custom orders, shoot us an email from our contact page. We've done a few custom backs already. All we need is a vector file.

Cheers

We're super glad you all like your cards!! We took some time and did a little site update, feel free to check it out! we have a couple new products coming late next week as well!

p.s, for those that have received their cards, would you mind leaving us some trust feedback? It would be greatly appreciated!

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Hey zolace, no we do not offer escrow, as we're an ecommerce site, not just a forum member here. With the amount of orders we have received in our time since launch, it would be crazy to handle! We are new to the bittalk community, but have already shipped many orders. We launched our product after about a month of research, and on the day after we launched, this coldcoin site was registered, and started advertising with photoshopped images of their cards. Im assuming they just saw our idea and decided to give it a shot, but who knows! As for the "not enough demand" reasoning, unless they had expectations that were way to high, we've found the demand to be more than expected.

We've defiantly received a lot of interest from the community, but a lot of scepticism as well after this coldcoins incident. That is why we are waiting until people from this community have received their orders before we advertise much more. Keep checking the forums over the next few days, I'm sure people will start reporting their orders!

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