tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post7583572326233609499..comments2024-03-14T07:32:30.141+09:00Comments on Marketing Japan: Why Bitcoin? Hooray for Stamp Collecting!mike in tokyo rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977446676243085409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-41741040638095003372013-04-14T00:19:01.245+09:002013-04-14T00:19:01.245+09:00In light of your bitcoin article being on LRC, I&#...In light of your bitcoin article being on LRC, I'm a bit surprised to see LRC is considering putting a bitcoin chart on Burt's gold page.<br /><br />If they do, I hope they put it at the bottom so I don't have to look at it when I open the page. <br /><br />I made Burt's gold page my start page (because it loads fast) and with the tiny laptop screen I use I only see the top portion.<br /><br />If they want to change Burt's gold page, perhaps in the spirit of competition, they should create a second page and see which one is more popular?<br /><br />I'd be more inclined to want a pork bellies chart before a bitcoin chart, maybe they could put that on the new gold page too?<br /><br />I should've probably posted this elsewhere, ah well. <br /><br />- IndividualAudienceMemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-51113249527527615542013-04-12T04:15:28.415+09:002013-04-12T04:15:28.415+09:00It used to be that most stamps had pictures of pre...It used to be that most stamps had pictures of presidents like Washington, Jefferson, or Lincoln, on them. It seems that either many Americans, or the US Postal Service itself, currently seem to detest politicians on stamps.<br /><br />Perhaps some are starting to wake up.<br /><br />https://store.usps.com/<br /><br />Comics and stamps also are historical lessons. How much did it cost to mail a letter, or buy a comic book in your youth? What is the value in that?<br /><br />One used to be able to mail a letter in Japan for not even a few yen, but 2 or 3 <i>sen(銭)</i>! So in roughly 60 years, the price has gone up 3,000%!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-14194978982086858302013-04-11T23:25:19.968+09:002013-04-11T23:25:19.968+09:00Ha! Funny and interesting.
Also, your Bitcoin bit...Ha! Funny and interesting.<br /><br />Also, your Bitcoin bit caused me to relate bitcoins to the shiny gold colored round tokens we used to slip into the video arcade machines.<br /><br />I guess people collect those too.<br /><br />So now whenever I see the term 'bitcoins' I'll think of stamps and tokens. Ha!<br /><br />- IndividualAudienceMemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2207076947655236975.post-20207855646773190092013-04-11T22:04:31.441+09:002013-04-11T22:04:31.441+09:00I collect what you collect, it seems. And you are ...I collect what you collect, it seems. And you are correct... the average of what one can expect to receive from appropriately graded and priced items is 10% its so-called worth. <br />I have coins, stamps, sports cards, comics, art... it's only for key issues of anything that you can get more for an individual item.<br />Me trying to sell 35,000 comics worth about $350,000 - I would only get $35,000. IF I sold it as a set. Selling it piecemeal, I could get close to my asking price - but who has the time or inclination? Coins - stamps - only valuable if you have that one coin everyone wants. Sad really. Still... my son can at least spend a year or two reading my collection. But he can't touch my Surfer! <br />On the plus side, I do have a Mint condition Silver Surfer #1.Andrew Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063234777548462157noreply@blogger.com