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  • bitpay
    Registered User
    • Jul 2011
    • 23
    #1

    STARE accepts bitcoins, fully automated

    STAREmagazine.com accepts payment in bitcoins side-by-side with credit cards.

    staremagazine.com/Store/PurchaseIssue.asp?IssueID=115

    It was a real bitch to get automated. There is NO automation in the C++ bitcoin client. That code is a mess. But we figured it out.

    You can now join the website, pay with bitcoins (it pulls the current exchange rate) and get instant access with the username/password you picked.

    The awesome part is the buyer does NOT have to disclose their name or address (which the website has no use for anyway). it's pretty slick, better than I thought it would be.

    If any other webmasters are interested in looking at this, email me at [email protected]
    Last edited by bitpay; 07-22-2011, 03:08 PM.
    Tags: bitcoin, bitcoins, stare, stare magazine
    • alias
      aliasx
      • Apr 2001
      • 19010
      #2
      Looks cool, that url redirected to the index. This might work: https://www.staremagazine.com/store/...art_type=ISSUE

      Also, go fuck yourself.
      https://porncorporation.com

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        • bitpay
          Registered User
          • Jul 2011
          • 23
          #3
          thanks. that's the checkout page, you need something (anything) in the cart to actually checkout. I'd like to tell Visa - go fuck yourself. we don't need you anymore.

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            • Serge Litehead
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2002
              • 5190
              #4
              I know you did beta test on btc forum before deciding to put pay with bitcoin option along with CC on your main join page. How are your sales with bitcoins? Do people subscribe with it?

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                • D Ghost
                  null
                  • May 2006
                  • 9820
                  #5
                  nice man

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                    • bitpay
                      Registered User
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 23
                      #6
                      Originally posted by holograph
                      I know you did beta test on btc forum before deciding to put pay with bitcoin option along with CC on your main join page. How are your sales with bitcoins? Do people subscribe with it?
                      Yeah we get about 1 order a day. Not gangbusters but then again this isn't widely used yet. partly because the bitcoin client sucks. but alot of very smart people are working on that.

                      I think it has more benefit for international sales, places where accepting credit cards are too "high risk". like Russia. or pretty much all of Asia for that matter.

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                        • Serge Litehead
                          Confirmed User
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 5190
                          #7
                          Originally posted by holograph
                          I know you did beta test on btc forum before deciding to put pay with bitcoin option along with CC on your main join page. How are your sales with bitcoins? Do people subscribe with it?
                          bitpay, I think I mistook you for the guy who runs Stare, I apologize if that's the case, if I'm not mistaken you are the one who helped him with setting up to get payments via bitcoins. Would be nice to hear what Stare has to say how is acceptance of bitcoins working out for them, I'm sure it currently a low volume due to bitcoins being so new and not many people aware of bitcoins yet. But nonetheless it is great alternative payment method for those who would not prefer adult site showing up on their CC statement.

                          Edit: typed before sow your reply =)
                          Last edited by Serge Litehead; 07-22-2011, 04:01 PM.

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                            • alias
                              aliasx
                              • Apr 2001
                              • 19010
                              #8
                              Lots of potential as far as anonymous payment and different applications, you should package and sell the script.
                              https://porncorporation.com

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                                • bitpay
                                  Registered User
                                  • Jul 2011
                                  • 23
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by holograph
                                  bitpay, I think I mistook you for the guy who runs Stare
                                  I do own STARE. but I've invested so much into this bitcoin payment system that I now am part owner of bitpay too. So you're not confused

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                                    • bitpay
                                      Registered User
                                      • Jul 2011
                                      • 23
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by alias
                                      Lots of potential as far as anonymous payment and different applications, you should package and sell the script.
                                      We may do that down the road. For how we're doing a hosted checkout (like Paypal) where the shopper has 2 clicks on the payment site, and the merchant gets a secure POST back when the order is paid.

                                      Eventually we want to offer this as an API that would allow the merchants to process the sale without the shopper ever leaving their website. We're not there yet, but that's definitely the direction we want to go.

                                      The advantage we see is that many webmasters don't want to deal with bitcoins at all, they just want to see dollars in and dollars out. And until the currency really takes off that might be what most people prefer, we'll have to see.

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                                        • Serge Litehead
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 5190
                                          #11
                                          Bitpay, good stuff man, hopefully it picks up and drives more people to use and accept bitcoins. This industry is not eager to jump on something new and radical such as bitcoins, simply because of misunderstanding and misconception.

                                          The other day I was thinking heads will be turned here once someone comes and says I made $100 $1000 or whatever amount maybe by accepting bitcoins on my sites. And surfers once they start seeing "pay with bitcoins" options they will be looking into it especially if they are given good reasons why and maybe a discounted price when paying with BTC.
                                          Last edited by Serge Litehead; 07-22-2011, 04:45 PM.

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                                            • munki
                                              Do Fun Shit.
                                              • Dec 2004
                                              • 13393
                                              #12
                                              Love to see what bitcoins could muster on the cams side.... we will have to get something moving on this.

                                              “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

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                                                • bitpay
                                                  Registered User
                                                  • Jul 2011
                                                  • 23
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by munki
                                                  Love to see what bitcoins could muster on the cams side.... we will have to get something moving on this.
                                                  munki email me, there is alot of information that's not yet up on the bit-pay.com website that I can share.

                                                  [email protected]

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                                                    • mayabong
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jan 2010
                                                      • 1952
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by munki
                                                      Love to see what bitcoins could muster on the cams side.... we will have to get something moving on this.
                                                      Yes please do!
                                                      Bitcoin Gambling Sites

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                                                        • InfoGuy
                                                          80/20 Rule
                                                          • Apr 2010
                                                          • 3052
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by alias
                                                          Lots of potential as far as anonymous payment and different applications, you should package and sell the script.
                                                          Playing devil's advocate, how would an anonymous payment system be beneficial to a sponsor offering that payment? If someone currently rips content from a paysite and uploads that content, there's a chance of tracking him/her down. If payment is completely anonymous, then there's no chance of tracking down the pirate and puts sponsors in an even worse position with fighting piracy.
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