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Purse.io Closing Down

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28 pointsbdcravens11 comments

One thing I wish when companies were closing down is keep most of their website up so I can see what they offer. 3/4 of the announcements like this I can’t see what they did.

if you head to purse.io you can see what they offered, right below the jumbotron header.

> Shop & Save

> Search for items or browse our curated categories. Add to Cart and Set Your Discount at checkout.

> Import Wish List

> Import your Amazon Wish List to quickly checkout. We'll keep track of items you add for easy reuse.

> EARN

> Not shopping? Earn Bitcoin by fulfilling Shoppers' Amazon orders.

It is, but the common complaint of a blog not linking to the site they are associated with applies.

https://purse.io/shop

They of course aren't accepting new signups, and all "orders" must be completed within a week.

A shame. Are there any alternatives to Purse out there?

Sad to see, they were a pioneer.

Of what?

Getting other people to order stuff from Amazon for you, and pay them in bitcoin...

Looks like a way to order bomb ingredients without leaving a financial trail... Can't believe there's a big enough market for that...

Was there any other benefit to this service?

From the other side, it was a way to convert Amazon gift cards into BTC. Many argued it was primarily for those who acquired those gift cards illicitly or who were money laundering.

I read the blog post and couldn't really guess what they did, so I headed over to the actual shop and saw some books. Okay, I thought, another bookstore.

But then I scrolled further down and started seeing red dot sights for rifles and giftcards.

That does seem a little shady.

Well, if you have Bitcoins and want to spent them somewhere, what better place to do it than on Amazon?

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