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I guess I will be a little patient a little longer!   Story on Fox today:   http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/02/25/major-bitcoin-exchange-website-goes-offline/   A major bitcoin exchange has gone bust after secretly racking up catastrophic losses, other virtual currency companies said Tuesday — a potentially fatal blow for the exotic new form of money.    The website of Tokyo-based Mt. Gox was returning a blank page Tuesday. The disappearance of the site follows the resignation Sunday of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, a group seeking legitimacy for the currency, and a withdrawal ban imposed at the exchange earlier this month.    At the risk of appearing hyperbolic, this could be the end of Bitcoin.'   Prominent members of the Bitcoin community — including San Francisco-based wallet service Coinbase and Chinese exchange BTC China — sought to shore up confidence in the currency by saying Mt. Gox's collapse was an isolated case of mismanagement. They said it had abused users' trust, but did not offer details on how.   "As with any new industry, there are certain bad actors that need to be weeded out, and that is what we are seeing today," the statement said.   Documents purportedly leaked from the company lay out the scale of the problem. An 11-page "Crisis Strategy Draft" published on the blog of entrepreneur and Bitcoin enthusiast Ryan Selkis says that 740,000 bitcoins are missing from Mt. Gox, which roughly translates to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of losses, although figures are fuzzy given Bitcoin's extreme volatility.   "At the risk of appearing hyperbolic, this could be the end of Bitcoin, at least for most of the public," the draft said. In a post to his blog, Selkis said that the document was handed to him by a "reliable source" and that several people close to the company had confirmed the figures. Reached by phone, he declined further comment. The Japanese government, meanwhile, has not announced any formal investigation.   The scandal may cost customers dear.   At the Tokyo office tower housing Mt. Gox, bitcoin trader Kolin Burges said he had picketed the building since Feb. 14 after flying in from London, hoping to get back $320,000 he has tied up in bitcoins with Mt. Gox.   "I may have lost all of my money," said Burgess, next to placards asking if Mt. Gox is bankrupt. "It hasn't shaken my trust in Bitcoin, but it has shaken my trust in bitcoin exchanges."   Mt. Gox CEO Karpeles did not immediately return several messages seeking comment. A security officer at the office tower said no one from Mt. Gox was in the building. Tibbane, an Internet company that Karpeles is CEO of, still has its name listed on the building's directory.   "I have no idea" where they are, said Burges, the trader. "I'm both annoyed and worried."   On bitcoin exchanges, the currency's value has fallen to about $470 from $550 in the past few hours, a figure already down more than 50 percent on the price of $1,200 per bitcoin reached on Mt. Gox three months ago.   The disappearance of Mt. Gox could be fatal for Bitcoin, which was started in 2009 as a currency free from government controls. Bitcoin's boosters say the currency's design make it impossible to counterfeit and difficult to manipulate, and the virtual money has won an eclectic mix of die-hard fans, including libertarians, tech enthusiasts and adventurous investors.   But the currency has struggled to shake off its associations with criminality, particularly its role in powering the now-defunct online drug marketplace Silk Road. Only last month another member of the Bitcoin Foundation, Vice Chairman Charlie Shrem, was arrested at New York's Kennedy Airport on charges of money laundering. Authorities have been taking an increasingly hard look at Bitcoin and related virtual currencies including Litecoin, Namecoin, Ripple, and countless others. Some countries, including Russia, have effectively banned the currency. In other jurisdictions, authorities are weighing whether to try to tame the marketplace through licenses or other mechanisms.   Even if Mt. Gox doesn't drag Bitcoin down with it, there's fear that the exchange's demise will push officials to take an even more skeptical stance. "I think this is disastrous from a (regulatory) standpoint," Selkis, the enthusiast, said in a message posted to Twitter. "The hammer will now come down hard."

You too!  My wife wants her parking space back.

Congrats Dale Jr!!!!

Or apart of a ole well pump mechanism.

Maybe a door knob or door lock mechanism.

Indian nickel widget?

Nothing but cynical laughter here!  :rofl:

The green flag is about to drop.  My money is on Denny Hamlin.

:blush: a Big thank you.  I don't think she reads them, unless I am at work.

Pop out the trigger, inspect it, put back end.  These trigger assemblies are very easy to pop out.  Google is your friend here.

I will keep my monotonous (oops) monogamous relationship with my wife.  As for my infidelity impulses, I will use my gun hobby with full throttle.  I too want to keep my guns to the common rounds, but its hard when I have common rounds like this:  9mm, 40S&W, 45ACP, 357Sig, 22LR, 38SPL, 357Mag, 5.56mm, 270, 30-30, 12ga, 20ga, & 410.  That reminds me, I want a 44mag, 30-06, 7.62x51.  Dang it!   Hi, my name is Runco, I not only have a gun problem, I have problems with ammo, reloading, holsters, gun cleaning supplies, slings, gun accessories, gun print media, gun message boards, and blah, blah, blah...... :screwy:

I think I may try this.  Buddy of mine posted this on FB earlier.  I found it on youtube for here:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxSLbpAwibg

Welcome!  I spent 32 years in Sevierville, before leaving for a job.  Sure do miss it, but I sure don't miss the traffic and tourists!

Its over, I turned my heels.  He sent me the pictures, and a very nice guy.  No doubt he has a Glock 32 Gen2, but from what I have seen in person and from my research, most if not all Glock 32 Gen2 have the roll mark "Sig .357" on the slide.  His has like all Gen3 and Gen4 ".357" roll marks.  He also changed his posting from make an offer to $800 which includes 8 magazines and one extra barrel for 40.  The 8 mags alone would be worth ~$200 and the barrel, being a factory barrel ~$150, which would give his gun being around ~$450.  Not a bad deal, and if this was local, I would buy it.  But I want the Glock 32 Gen2 to complete my Gen2 collection, and again from what I have read and seen in person, it must have "Sig .357" roll marks.   If anyone is interested here is his listing: http://www.armslist.com/posts/2718602/medford-oregon-handguns-for-sale--glock-32--357-sig-gen--2-with-extra-glock--40-s-w-barrel---night-sights

I may have to breakdown someday and get me a trail camera.  Those were cool.  I probably only get possums mating or something.

Thanks for the information.  I have several search engines on Armslist.  So the ad is legitimate.  The price is a "make an offer" price, which I will, but only he sends me the pictures that asked for including the s/n.  50% of me wants the deal to fall through, but the impatient kid in me what really wants the gun, wants the gun really really bad.

Thank you.  Very good advice here.  The guy is over-due on sending my pictures, maybe it will fall through.

AK here, whats a crepe?

Do you see him now: [URL=http://s963.photobucket.com/user/runco0318/media/spotthesniper2_zps9f1f58ba.jpeg.html][/URL]

I found this website through TTAG, its quite interesting, there are many more pictures, I have one below: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/feb/19/sniper-camouflage-simon-menner?CMP=soc_567 [URL=http://s963.photobucket.com/user/runco0318/media/spotthesniper1_zpsb205385d.jpeg.html][/URL]

Some would say in the United States, we have a free market.  Hmmmm, not always.  Pay the house fee $10, make em rich Tri-Cities!  While they compress and strangle the free market.

I like this.  That is why I posted my question.

No rating.  That is the problem.  Truly placing my trust in a total stranger 2,000+ miles away.  Giving him ~$500 blindly with his word he will ship the gun to my FFL.  That is a big risk.  My good judgment is at risk of being cloudy in hopes to land this unicorn. 

I just finished watching the movie The Kingdom.  Wow, that was a good movie, and some great gun battles.  Did you know the director of The Kingdom was also the director of The Lone Survivor, Peter Berg.   I actually learned that from an older TGO post from ~2009 about The Lone Survivor.    There really is a plethora of knowledge on TGO, and from many years ago.  I joined in early 2012, but I do go back and look at posts that predate my finding this web site, many are cool, many are very informative, and some just down right funny.   http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/topic/28690-lone-survivor-movie/?hl=%2Bthe+%2Blone+%2Bsurvivor http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431197/

I may have found my unicorn gun today on Armslist.  Problem, its out of state, like really far out of state.  I have already reached out to the seller about sending it to my local FFL if it checks out.  He said he would.  Now here is the gamble and risk.  If the additional pictures that I have requested prove what I have been looking for, I want the gun.  Whats the best and safest payment method?  I do know I will bare the blind trust until the gun arrives.  I buy stuff off of ebay and gun broker all the time, but this is a real gamble.    What say you?  Any experience?  Any advice?  Would having him to use his local FFL lessen the risk any?