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Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Re: Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Post by mikeyouse »

deedubaya wrote: post #2

I backed Coin on kickstarter, and am yet to get mine. It was supposed to be in my hands in November after delays, and now it is nearly January and haven't heard a word from them.

Same story here.. I actually 'ordered' two (one for my SO), and applied to be in their Beta. I still have an iPhone 4s, so they have about 2 months to ship it before I upgrade to an iPhone 6 and never look back..

Re: Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Post by nthj »

deedubaya wrote: post #2

I backed Coin on kickstarter, and am yet to get mine. It was supposed to be in my hands in November after delays, and now it is nearly January and haven't heard a word from them.

I pre-ordered several coins in November 2013. I tried to retrieve my Coins during the beta, following through their convoluted "get an invite to our iOS app to request your coin" process. I did not receive even one coin. I have not heard from them since August. As far as my opinion is concerned, they're frauds.

They did have the courtesy to email me before Black Friday and offer me $1 off more preorders, though.

Re: Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Post by walls »

deedubaya wrote: post #2

I backed Coin on kickstarter, and am yet to get mine. It was supposed to be in my hands in November after delays, and now it is nearly January and haven't heard a word from them.

I actually just got a shipping notice for my "Beta Coin" yesterday. So at least something is happening.

Re: Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Post by devindotcom »

I'm fully aware I'm buying into a rather risky and possibly disappointing piece of tech with Coin. That's a risk I was aware of when I paid up, because the potential gain for me is pretty big. I'm always forgetting gift cards, my card looks just like a bunch of my friends, making mix-ups common, and I like to carry as little as possible in my pocket — generally I leave the house now with my license, one card, and a twenty. A smart card helps me achieve this. I'd like to give it a shot.

Just about everything I've backed on Kickstarter and elsewhere has been delayed or had its features tweaked. I kind of assume that will be the case now! If you're not okay with that, the early adopter game is probably not for you, and that's a perfectly reasonable reason to avoid it.

Re: Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay

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Post by fitshipit »

devindotcom wrote: post #6

I'm fully aware I'm buying into a rather risky and possibly disappointing piece of tech with Coin. That's a risk I was aware of when I paid up, because the potential gain for me is pretty big. I'm always forgetting gift cards, my card looks just like a bunch of my friends, making mix-ups common, and I like to carry as little as possible in my pocket — generally I leave the house now with my license, one card, and a t…

This kind of talk is what bothers me about investment in this industry -- I've never seen anywhere else where people are so OK with no ROI. This is where all the dumb money in SV is coming from.
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