A buyer at the BitcoinTalk.org Forum bought both coins as a set on or about October 9, 2023. I shipped the coins without payment upfront and the buyer paid me upon receipt on or about October 12, 2023.
I was asking 0.02 BTC for each coin (about $500.00 dollars each at the time (and today (Nov. 12 2023) at current time about $740.00 dollars). I accepted the buyer's offer of that same price but for the set itself (or 2 for the price of 1).
Neither coin was loaded (with bitcoins) (nor have they ever been loaded). Each was unopened (the plastic protective cases). I've owned both coins since mint in 2016 by coinmaker Defcon23. Coins were/are both located here in the US.
Here's the SALE thread (with pictures and public replies from other users) at BitcoinTalk.org:
Sweeper bots are getting a lot hype on the interwebs and apparently many wallet users (e.g., MetaMask users) are scared scitless and petrofied of them.
Here's my take:
How would the sweeper bot sign the transaction without the private key? It cannot. At some point the user handed over their private key(s) or seed words.>
The only thing somewhat unique (a little at least) about "sweeper bots" is they're subtle in that they don't sweep the key (send the transaction) until the user sends a transaction. If the transaction amount meets the bot's threshold (they're might not 5$ dollar of ETH, for example) the bot then immediately creates a transaction using the same inputs and in the same amount but sends it with a higher fee so it will likely get confirmed first.
If the user is somewhat of a normie he/she might not know that something bad ever happened or at very least probably not right away. It could happen to them over and over. Even when they do start to suspect something, they might not understand what happened and might even think it was some error they themselves made (aside from giving away their private key(s)).
Received the following email from Paxful CEO & founder Ray Youssef: This is Ray, the CEO of Paxful, and I'm writing to you personally as I have made the decision to remove ETH from our marketplace as of December 22 (UTC 12:00). Why? Revenue is nice, but integrity trumps all. Let me explain. The biggest problem in the world is economic apartheid. It is the root of all of humanity's pain. I want to see a world where Bitcoin frees billions of people held back by this evil system, especially those unnecessarily harmed living in the Global South. This is why I built Paxful—to achieve this MISSION. It is what truly drives me, it’s from the heart, and this is personal for me.
Received the following email of thanks from CoinEx to users on the BCH-related exchanges 5th Anniversary: Another year has passed in the twinkling of an eye, and we are writing this letter, as your friend, to express our heartfelt gratitude. Today marks the 5th anniversary of CoinEx and also the 5th year we have been together. The crypto market has always been eventful, and this year is no exception. 2022 began with the shutdown of many well-known institutions and projects, as well as disruptive market changes in a fleeting period of time... All went beyond our expectations. Panic and fear spread among newcomers, while doubt occupied veterans. What we have been convinced of seemed to be just illusions. For a time, ambition and courage deserted many who had forgotten their initial aspirations for the crypto market.
