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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: EpisodeFive on March 20, 2013, 12:55 am

Title: Silk Road down today?
Post by: EpisodeFive on March 20, 2013, 12:55 am
Hey guys, I've been on the road and the forums for a while, just found out about this 50 post thing. lol.

Having serious problems accessing the Road today. I have no idea what's going on, I've tried everything I know to do. Anyone getting through to the site, or is it down at the moment?
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Post by: EpisodeFive on March 20, 2013, 12:58 am
bump because some idiot is hardcore spamming this forum right now.
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Post by: hojasanta on March 20, 2013, 01:02 am
having problems connecting too.  appears to be down, been trying for about 3 hours now
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Post by: jack5555 on March 20, 2013, 01:03 am
been working fine for me all day, but just now i've checked it and it appears to be down!
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Post by: jay92 on March 20, 2013, 01:10 am
Was working fine for all day as well, now all of a sudden I can't get on :(
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Post by: NurseJoy on March 20, 2013, 01:12 am
Guess I'll stop refreshing :(


<3
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Post by: iiivision on March 20, 2013, 01:21 am
bitcoin price is at 61 dollars i so wish i got them yesterday when it was only at 52 anyone have any idea if its going to keep rising or if it will drop soon i dont want to buy today if the price is going to go back down in the next day or 2.
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Post by: loadz on March 20, 2013, 01:28 am
Was fine all day here, but suddenly down.
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Post by: TurpenT on March 20, 2013, 01:44 am
Yea, the site has been down for roughly 3-4 hrs. It had been working fine all day and then as soon as I received my BTC, Boom- Nothing.

So I guess we'll play the waiting game again. I guess it'll give me more time to stare at my BTC count while on pins and needles at every peak/valley.
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Post by: NurseJoy on March 20, 2013, 02:06 am
As far as I can tell from what Ive read from reputable sites, they are expecting a crash in the bitcoin price over the next month or so. Could happen at any time. But yes it is quite expensive at the moment, dont know if its worth it to buy right now...unless you are looking to purchase something soon, I dont think the crash will happen in the next few days. I have 3 coins sitting in my wallet that I bought when it was 20 a coin :P dunno what I'm gonna do with it.
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Post by: enjoytheride85 on March 20, 2013, 02:08 am
Was kind of entertaining the idea that the site is down on purpose... to prevent vendors from getting ripped off from the super fluctuating bit coins? Eh? Stupid idea?
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Post by: microcosm on March 20, 2013, 02:38 am
meh the speculation about btc surely helps business, it would be in both the vendors and SR's best interest to keep things running smooth. I'm gonna try during off-hours late tonight.
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Post by: fredsfak on March 20, 2013, 02:39 am
damn, i wish i had bought when it was 11usd a coin for me.   
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Post by: NurseJoy on March 20, 2013, 02:45 am
Yes, I don't think they [silk road runners] would bother with closing down their site... sellers should hedge all orders...so when it gets paid out to them they should just trade it quickly on mtgox or wherever :)

<3
NurseJoy
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Post by: Experienced Dreamer on March 20, 2013, 02:49 am
With so many people trying to log in and buy things on the Silk Road now that BTC are worth more, it is no wonder it is down.
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Post by: EpisodeFive on March 20, 2013, 02:57 am
I can see the aggravation of BTC inflation if you're visiting a site that prices per BTC and doesn't fluctuate with the dollar/pound/euro/whatever, but who cares if you're a SR user and you're buying? It's not like the prices of the products go up, it stays fluctuating with real currency.

Maybe I just don't understand BTC well enough beyond SR and investment, but as far as SR goes, I don't think it's a big deal about the inflation.
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Post by: buldogTvb on March 20, 2013, 02:58 am
yes Silk Road is down 2 hours that I can not connect  8 :(
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Post by: DWinchester on March 20, 2013, 03:03 am
Thanks for posting this!  I thought I was doing something wrong.
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Post by: Experienced Dreamer on March 20, 2013, 03:06 am
Well, if you bought 2 BTC a week ago at $45 a coin, then now your 2 BTC are worth about $112 USD vs $90 usd when you originally purchased them.
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Post by: DWinchester on March 20, 2013, 03:13 am
I thought it was just me.  I can't believe that about the Bitcoins.  I bought 8 just two weeks ago and they were $30 each!  Now I wish I bought more.  I just read an article that said that Bitcoins would go up in value as sites like WordPress are now accepting them.  The creator of Bitcoins now has a bank backing them and when corporate anything gets involved the consumer always gets screwed!!!  Hence, the now $60+ in value!
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Post by: Experienced Dreamer on March 20, 2013, 03:22 am
I honestly do not care how much they are worth, as long as they are stable.
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Post by: enjoytheride85 on March 20, 2013, 03:27 am
I can see the aggravation of BTC inflation if you're visiting a site that prices per BTC and doesn't fluctuate with the dollar/pound/euro/whatever, but who cares if you're a SR user and you're buying? It's not like the prices of the products go up, it stays fluctuating with real currency.

Maybe I just don't understand BTC well enough beyond SR and investment, but as far as SR goes, I don't think it's a big deal about the inflation.

Inflation for the buyer = good for us
prices dropping are bad... as I understand the way things work
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Post by: buldogTvb on March 20, 2013, 03:31 am
Thanks for posting this!  I thought I was doing something wrong.

THANK YOU BRO.
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Post by: Yeye on March 20, 2013, 03:36 am
Shame I wanted to drool over stuff some more...

As a newbie I was wondering If anyone has any advice on coin vendors in the uk? And PGP?

Seems like every aspect of this comes with a free headache...

PGP

BTC

Delivery problems

Vendor problems

Scams

Joy...

Namaste!
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Post by: NurseJoy on March 20, 2013, 03:38 am
I thought it was just me.  I can't believe that about the Bitcoins.  I bought 8 just two weeks ago and they were $30 each!  Now I wish I bought more.  I just read an article that said that Bitcoins would go up in value as sites like WordPress are now accepting them.  The creator of Bitcoins now has a bank backing them and when corporate anything gets involved the consumer always gets screwed!!!  Hence, the now $60+ in value!

The bank's involvement won't change a thing, except for people using that bank to store their coins...its decentralised. :) The raise in value is due to the people trading it, the users, realising its growing value as it is becoming more widely accepted.

<3
NurseJoy
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Post by: TurpenT on March 20, 2013, 04:20 am
......and we're back!
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Post by: enjoytheride85 on March 20, 2013, 04:24 am
......and we're back!

High Fuckin' Five on that
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Post by: Experienced Dreamer on March 20, 2013, 04:27 am
Hallelujah! ;D
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Post by: plainsman1963 on March 20, 2013, 04:28 am
After hitting refresh for quite a while, I just got in.
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Post by: wtfisgoingon on March 20, 2013, 04:29 am
Downtime is to be expected, I'd get used to it :)
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Post by: Patticake on March 20, 2013, 06:05 am
I couldn't get on today either. Then updated to the newest version of Tor Browser pack and got on immediately. Must have just been a coincidence though but does seem a lot faster than usual with the upgrade
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Post by: TruLove on March 20, 2013, 06:49 am
Don't you think majority of btc are on sr and the vendors & buyers wallets being hoarded!
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Post by: microcosm on March 20, 2013, 07:21 am
Don't you think majority of btc are on sr and the vendors & buyers wallets being hoarded!
There are lots of buyers sitting on a nestegg of bitcoins and only spending interest.
But as far as what's in SR's tumbler... i feel like it's mostly in and out. vendors need the cash to keep their business rolling, and how many buyers feel confident leaving bitcoin sitting in their SR wallets... in case, ya know... the site goes down
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Post by: Unomina on March 20, 2013, 07:23 am
seems to be up now :D
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Post by: Alexandrus on March 20, 2013, 07:26 am
It usually isn't down, only slow and hard to reach.
Just keep refreshing with new Identity and you'll get in sooner or later.  :)