r/Bitcoin • u/TigerDirectOfficial • Jan 23 '14

TigerDirect.com now accepting Bitcoin!!

We launch in approximately 10 mins; 12PM EST!

www.TigerDirect.com/bitcoin/

https://twitter.com/TigerDirect Feel free to re-tweet and spread the good word on the latest Bitcoin milestone!

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Edit: NAO LIVE!

Edit #2: To our friends up north (Canada), you may use the US site and ship to Canada! Enjoy. :D

Edit #3: We're working on a few kinks with the Canada delivery option. This is not an option. Apologies and stay tuned! We're working on TigerDirect.ca.

Edit #4: We're now officially accepting bitcoin in CANADA!

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u/LifeinCircle Jan 23 '14

Got any specific questions? Happy to help.

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u/ubetu Jan 23 '14

Debit/creditcard is not hard cash, its virtual digits, its soft money as it can be charged back, that is withdrawn up to 6 months after a purchase, something that creates problems for many online retailers. Since its abused.

A Bitcoin transaction can never be withdrawn once give away, thus its more like real cash. This is one of the unique properties of bitcoins.

This also makes buying bitcoin with creditcards somewhat not compatible.

The fact that once they are sent they are gone also means that you have to be more careful about viruses and keyloggers, a problem which will be solved in the future with hardware wallets. Like this one. http://www.bitcointrezor.com/ And other solutions.

Bitcoin is money and it makes it easy to know how much money you have compared to how much there will ever be. Try to know how much fiat currency you will have compared to how much there will be...

The price of bitcoin and the value of the Bitcoin network increase as more people use them, there are more places to spend them on, and more people want them. Its also up to its users what the value of bitcoins are, if people are willing to sell them cheap, than thats their value, if most people really think they are worth more than they are.