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Let us know if you actually manage to find a real buyer willing to pay actual dollars. If you do, then you'll earn my congratulations.

I'm guessing this is the top of the bubble, the point at which people who have been holding onto a few bitcoins go "Holy crap, they're worth that much?" and suddenly try to sell.

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I've sold 2 BTC so far. MtGox says I have $59.58.

It's surprisingly painless.

I'm waiting about an hour to see how the market moves, before selling my other 3.

I'll let you know how much I have in the bank at the end of all this.

EDIT: I've sold all 5 bitcoins for a total of $150.21. MtGox transfers money using a service called Dwolla, which charges $0.25 per transaction.

This means I will walk with $149.96 after fees. Actual, US dollars. :)

I feel like I should hurry up and act now...

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