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Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by avip »

k__ wrote: post #67
sillysaurus3 wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No one is arguing that Alice and Bob should be prevented from engaging in good ol' American trade. We're arguing that when drugs are ubiquitous -- as easy to access as pushing a button -- you'll spawn far more addicts than would have otherwise been created. When an addict's life is destroyed by these horrific tools of pleasure we've created, are they going to take solace in the fact that they were able to use technol…

I thought it was known today that drugs aren't a problem, but people to whom drugs are the only relieve and the criminalisation of those.

Absolutely. It's well established that drugs aren't a problem. I mean, it's only the leading death cause of young Americans. Nothing to see here folks.

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by eiehidjr »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #80
thomastjeffery wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Can we find a way to help law enforcement police at the very least the really, really bad stuff? Law enforcement was designed to protect people (or their property) from the actions of other people , not themselves . Law enforcement is fundamentally incapable of protecting people from themselves. That is why the "war on drugs" has been so ineffective. The most effective method to stop the drug (opioid, etc.) epidemi…

I think that the really really bad stuff here is e.g. Human trafficking, chemical weapons, assassination services, etc...not even any drugs, and as you've pointed out, people harming other people. How do you police that here, or don't you?

Funny how the biggest provider and consummer of those three things are governments, but you probably have no issue with watching billions of dollars be taxed and forced into bombs.

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by matthewbauer »

jstanley wrote: post #34
matthewbauer wrote: post #26

Am I the only one here that gets a little terrified by this kind of thing? I mean I'm fine if they're just selling recreational drugs. But, we all know that there are much worse things people will be selling on these crypto markets than just plain old LSD and marijuana. Can we find a way to help law enforcement police at the very least the really, really bad stuff?

If you took a look at OpenBazaar you'd find absolutely nothing illegal for sale.

But, aren't illegal transactions at least possible under Open Bazaar? Any drug dealer could set up a store on here without any problems?

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by fckomodnsj »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #80
thomastjeffery wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Can we find a way to help law enforcement police at the very least the really, really bad stuff? Law enforcement was designed to protect people (or their property) from the actions of other people , not themselves . Law enforcement is fundamentally incapable of protecting people from themselves. That is why the "war on drugs" has been so ineffective. The most effective method to stop the drug (opioid, etc.) epidemi…

I think that the really really bad stuff here is e.g. Human trafficking, chemical weapons, assassination services, etc...not even any drugs, and as you've pointed out, people harming other people. How do you police that here, or don't you?

Funny how the biggest producers and consumers of those three things are governments.

What's scary is being forcibly taxed so billions of dollars are pumped into human misery.

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by hellbanner »

Hello, I am looking for a decentralized store that lets me:

* Host digital goods (like run a server, or issue an asset ID that can be redeemed on a bittorrent style network for the file download) * Receive payment > register an asset or return a download key to the account of the user who sent it.

I want automated digital good downloading, paying & receiving BTC. (Bitpay, Stripe etc pay in BTC but seller receives $Currency)

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

jasode wrote: post #14

Seems to be some confusion... To clarify OpenBazaar's "No Transaction Fees" , it means there are no marketplace platform fees. To compare with ebay, to sell an item for $500 and charge $20 for shipping ($520): - eBay fee: ~10% of final bid value + 10% of any shipping charge added on = $52 - PayPal fee: 2.9% of payment = $15.08 The bitcoin network would eliminate the PayPal fees. (The bitcoin fees would still exist bu…

> The bitcoin fees would still exist but presumably would be lower than 2.9%

Potentially, but Bitcoin mining fees are currently sky high. I made a couple of purchases recently for about $60 worth of Bitcoin, and the mining fees ended up being about 3.5%. Of course, mining fees are pretty much unrelated to the size of the transfer, so for high dollar amounts the fee is negligible, but ends up being a huge amount for small $5-10-$20 purchases. Hopefully mining fees will go way down after "the great Bitcoin split" in a week or so.

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by howdyddoo »

seanp2k2 wrote: post #80
thomastjeffery wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Can we find a way to help law enforcement police at the very least the really, really bad stuff? Law enforcement was designed to protect people (or their property) from the actions of other people , not themselves . Law enforcement is fundamentally incapable of protecting people from themselves. That is why the "war on drugs" has been so ineffective. The most effective method to stop the drug (opioid, etc.) epidemi…

I think that the really really bad stuff here is e.g. Human trafficking, chemical weapons, assassination services, etc...not even any drugs, and as you've pointed out, people harming other people. How do you police that here, or don't you?

Funny how the biggest consumers and producers of those three are governments.

Re: Open Bazaar – decentralized Bitcoin marketplace

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Post by mahyarm »

mhluongo wrote: post #75
abrkn wrote: post #22

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It is a good idea to pay someone for escrow services.

IIRC OpenBazaar still has paid escrow- it's just cheaper than eBay's fees.

The escrow fees are only charged if there is a dispute too.
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