So, did anyone here take part in the Ethereum presale? I'm looking to buy an empty presale address if you have one. I’m willing to pay between $100 to a couple thousand depending on how it looks. We can use a middleman for safety.
Anyone here participated in the Ethereum presale?
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Honestly dude, this isn't the right place for that kind of post. This forum is mainly for altcoins. Might wanna move this to the Marketplace. But I gotta ask, what makes these addresses so valuable? Seems like just old transactions to me.
miner_ninjaNewbie
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#3Jul 12, 2021, 12:37 AM
Just as a collectible? Sounds kinda sketchy. I heard they buy old wallets for possible airdrops or something. Can you explain more about this memorabilia idea? This is my first time hearing about it.
What are you planning to do with that address? Any airdrop happening that I'm missing? Also, selling and buying addresses is pretty risky. The original owner could still access it, and if you fill it with tokens, you might lose everything. Paying up to 3k just for nostalgia seems wild.
People are hunting for old airdrop wallets, looking to see if there are any unclaimed rewards. They buy those addresses to claim airdrops for themselves. There are tools to scan wallets for that stuff, which is why old wallets are in demand.
Are you serious? I doubt it works that way. You probably just want to cash in on unclaimed airdrops. Tbh, I missed out on the ETH presale too, so I’m not jealous of those lucky enough to have been in.
Never heard of airdrops specifically for early ETH addresses. Can you name a few? Realistically, if someone buys an address, they'll check if it’s eligible for airdrops, which will affect its price. I just feel like if you were an early ETH presale investor, you’d know about this stuff already.
Yeah, I've seen some projects like Omisego. Supposedly those early addresses got decent amounts like 0.06-0.08 OMG for every ETH. OP might be serious about collecting, but there are tools out now to check what airdrops those old addresses are eligible for.
kevinorbitMember
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#9Jul 12, 2021, 10:46 PM
If you're into collecting, why not just grab a well-known address from a public sale? Buying unknown presale addresses is risky. There are collectibles available in auction sections that are way safer. Just trying to keep something as memorabilia could backfire if you ever send any funds there.
LuckyDeg3nFull Member
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#10Jul 13, 2021, 02:00 AM
Given the recent hacks on inactive wallets, I doubt this is a straightforward deal. Sure, the keys might be safe, but the previous owner could still access it. Even $100 seems too much to reveal you're a presale participant.
That hack was probably due to someone leaking their seed phrase, not the ETH network being weak. Maybe OP found something about these presale addresses that we don't know yet, like some kind of airdrop.
Yeah, it was rebranded to OMG Network, still around but the price is low lately. I don’t see any point in buying old addresses hoping they’ll gain value later. Those sites claiming to check eligibility for airdrops are mostly useless after the fact.
HumbleFarmSenior Member
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#13Jul 13, 2021, 08:00 AM
Being open about owning a presale address puts you at risk for phishing and attacks. Ethereum security guidelines say never to share your recovery info. Selling a historic address just seems like a bad idea, especially with how wallets are being targeted lately.
ben.matrixNewbie
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#14Jul 13, 2021, 01:37 PM
For real, man. An old presale address is like a piece of crypto history. Trying to sell it just for memorabilia feels off. It’s like, what happened to valuing security over nostalgia?