According to the website:
You can now use bitcoin to buy fine jewelry and watches, ranging from engagement rings to Pandora charms, in all REEDS Jewelers locations and online at REEDS.com.
http://www.reeds.com/about/Bitcoin.html
Has anyone bought anything (or tried to buy something) at a Reeds retail location? Was this an isolated incident?
Reeds Jewelers Executives to Address Raleigh Bitcoin Conference
North Carolina-based company is first major jewelery retailer in world to accept Bitcoin
$2 flat per order shipping fee. I use inserts and mailers when shipping. Willing to ship internationally. Experienced collector/seller, if you use the feedback bot, you can see that I've sold on here in the past and have received all positive feedback. Hit me up with offers or any questions. This post will be updated with more items for the next few hours. Grading is media/sleeve. Thank you.
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Chromatics KILL FOR LOVE LP AUTOGRAPHED BY BAND - Delicious Cherry Red Vinyl, 2000 copies were printed, 500 of those were signed by the band -NM/EX - $50
Black Sabbath PARANOID - 1971 Terre Haute Pressing - EX/VG (sleeve is a strong VG, mild ring/corner wear, gatefold inner cover is perfect) - $20
Buzzcocks LOVE BITES - 2019 Remaster - NM/NM - $15
Dan Deacon SPIDERMAN OF THE RINGS - DELUXE 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Limited to 750 copies - Blue Magenta Vinyl - $2
David Bowie BLACKSTAR - Original US Pressing - MINT/Sealed - $29
Frank Zappa WAKA JAWAKA - HOT RATS - Original US Pressing - VG+/VG (sharpie initials upper front cover) - $20
Happy Mondays SQUIRREL & G-MAN 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE LP - 1st edition UK Factory pressing that was pulled due to a copyright issue and limited to a couple hundred copies. Clear PVC outer liner with titles and credits in black - NM/NM - $60
Iggy and The Stooges RAW POWER UK 1977 Reissue - VG+/VG+ - $23
Johnny Jewel WINDSWEPT LP - Ltd to 1000 Milk White Vinyl from the Chromatics member and Italians Do It Better label head - SEALED - $36
Joy Division CLOSER - Original 1st UK Factory Records - VG+/VG+ - $42
Julia JULIA - 1st 1994 US pressing from the San Diego emo-hardcore band - Out of Print since - VG+/VG - $20
King Khan KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW - 2007 US pressing with LP + single sided 12” - NM/EX - $18
KING CRIMSON “In The Court” Original US CTH pressing - VG (the media is a strong clean playing VG, some mild scuffs add some occasional light noise)/VG+
Lemonheads VARSHONS - Limited edition Pink Vinyl with lemon scented scratch n sniff cover - The only copy for sale on discogs is asking $110 - NM/NM - $35
Los Campesinos! HOLD ON NOW YOUNGSTERS- 1st UK Pressing with orange vinyl single-sided etched 12”. With insert/no poster - NM/EX (sleeve is EX to NM-, no shrink otherwise perfectly stored) - $35
Los Campesinos! ROMANCE IS BORING - Rare out of print USA/Canada pressing from 2010 - NM/EX - $30
Lou Reed TRANSFORMER Original US Pressing - VG+/G+ to VG- (front of sleeve is fine but back has some damage to art
... keep reading on reddit ➡Good morning,
Happy new year, r/Rolex.
A post from u/KleverHans inspired me to run the AD analysis a littler earlier than normal, and man January has been a busy month. 15 ADs closed as-of January, with no openings. These closures represent nearly a 5% contraction in the U.S. Rolex AD network dropping from 334 in December to 319. The closings are as follows:
- Bernie Robbins Jewelers, Newton PA
- Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket CT
- Goldstein Swank & Gordon, Marlborough MA
- Govindji's , Richardson TX
- Harold Freeman Jewelers , Bellair Bluffs FL
- Henry Wilson Jewelers, East Syracuse NY
- I.W. Marks, Houston TX
- Kranich's Jewelers, State College PA
- Moody's Jewelers, Tulsa OK
- R.C. Wahl Jewelers, Des Plaines IL
- Randy Cooper's Fine Jewelry, Witchita KS
- Reeds Jewelers, Mt. Pleasant SC
- Rolex Boutique-Wempe, New York NY
- Saint Cross Diamond Company, LA CA
- Sidney Thomas Jewelers, Newark DE
As always, the AD and resale pricing data can be found here while the resale data dashboard can be found here.
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Hey y'all, everyone is so excited about the draft, and seemed to forget about the possibly more important part of offseason with free agency. We are pretty tight in cap space, but restructures, extensions, and cuts could open up space if there is a player that the FO wants to target. So here's a list of PFF's top 100 free agents and expected salary(if provided), along with age, sorted by position:
** marks Ravens FA **
Offense
Quarterback
Jameis Winston - 28 - $7m
Teddy Bridgewater - 29 - $20m
Marcus Mariota - 28 - $8m
Running Back
Leonard Fournette - 27 - $8m
James Conner - 27 - $6.4m
Chase Edmonds - 26 - $6m
Sony Michel - 27 - $4.25m
Wide Receiver
Davante Adams - 29 - $23.25m
Chris Godwin - 26 - $17.5m
Mike Williams - 27 - $17m
Allen Robinson II- 28 - $16m
Michael Gallup - 26 - $13.75m
Antonio Brown
Odell Beckham Jr. - 29 - $14m
JuJu Smith-Schuster - 25 - $8m
Christian Kirk - 25 - $11.67m
D.J. Chark Jr. - 25 - $13.33m
Cordarrelle Patterson - 31 - $6m
Will Fuller V - 28 - $10m
Jamison Crowder - 29 - $4.5m
Marquez Valdez Scantling - 27 - $8.33m
** Sammy Watkins - 29 - $6m **
Tight End
Mike Gesicki - 26 - $13.75m
Dalton Schultz - 25 - $11.25m
Rob Gronkowski - 33 - $7m
David Njoku - 26 - $12.5m
Zach Ertz - 31 - $11m
Gerald Everett - 28 - $7.5m
Evan Engram - 27 - $9m
Maxx Williams - 28 - $6.25m
Mo Alie-Cox - 28 - $7m
Offensive Tackle
Terron Armstead - 30 - $19.25m
Orlando Brown Jr. - 26 - $21m
Duane Brown - 36 - $10m
Eric Fisher - 31 - $16m
Morgan Moses- 31 - $7.5m
Trent Brown - 29 - $10m
Riley Reiff - 33 - $7m
Germain Ifedi - 28 - $6.5m
Guard
Brandon Scherff - 30 - $16.67m
Laken Tomlinson - 30 - $9m
Connor Williams - 25 - $6.67m
James Daniels - 24 - $10m
Andrew Norwell - 30 - $7.25m
Austin Corbett - 26 - $9.25m
Alex Cappa - 27 - $9.25m
Center
Ryan Jensen - 31 - $10m
Ben Jones - 33 - $6.67m
Brian Allen - 26 - $7.25m
Defense
Defensive Linemen
Akiem Hicks - 32 - $8.5m
** Calais Campbell - 35 - $8m **
Folorunso Fatukasi - 27 - $8.33m
B.J. Hill - 26 - $8.75m
D.J. Jones - 27 - $8.75m
Linval Joseph - 33 - $6.75m
Sebastian Joseph-Day - 27 - $10m
Maliek Collins - 27 - $9.25m
Edge
Chandler Jones - 32 - $16.75m
Von Miller - 33 - $17m
Jadeveon Clowney - 29 - $15m
Randy Gregory - 29 - $12.5m
Emmanuel Ogbah - 28 - $15.5m
Melvin Ingram III - 33 - $8m
Haason Reddick - 27 - $11.67m
Harold Landry III - 26 - $15m
** Justin Houston - 33 - $7m \
... keep reading on reddit ➡When an ecological disaster threatens to plunge Caden's kingdom into a famine, he must journey to a ruined city in search of an ancient artifact that is rumored to be capable of commanding the heavens themselves. Unbeknownst to him, the city is protected by a fierce tribe of reptilian warriors who view it as sacred, and who will kill to protect its sanctity.
Conjunction is a fantasy story that features action, adventure, and romance elements.
Please note: this story contains adult content which will be tagged on a per-chapter basis.
CHAPTER 1: ENDLESS SUMMER
The sun beat down on Caden as he made his way through the narrow, winding alleys, its harsh light baking the paved streets enough that he could feel it through the soles of his boots. He wrapped his cloak more tightly about his shoulders, its drooping hood casting a dark shadow over his face. There were few who would brave the streets these days, he only encountered a handful of people who were going about their business, all of them sticking to the shadows of the buildings as they skirted the glare. The white and beige facades of the timber-framed structures seemed to glow such that he found himself averting his eyes, their narrow windows protected by wooden shutters in the vain hope of keeping out the pervasive heat, their towering brick chimneys long idle. He could see the heat haze coming off their sloping, tiled roofs, making the air above them shimmer like a mirage. They had been fashioned to ward off rain and snow, not to endure these temperatures.
Where once the city had been overflowing with greenery, now the patches of grass were yellow and sickly, the once-proud trees wilting. Caden remembered a time when each and every home had sported window boxes that overflowed with lush flowers, their bright colors, and their wonderful scents raising the spirits of the townsfolk. Now, they lay empty, the gardens left untended. There were no bees buzzing from blossom to blossom anymore, no butterflies fluttering on the breeze.
It was noon, but that term was slowly losing its meaning. The days grew ever longer, the sun lingering in the heavens, the cloudless sky as deep a blue as he had ever seen it. How long had it been since he had felt the rain on his face? When exactly had the seasons ground to a halt, plunging the world into an unending summer? He had become accustomed to this such that it was starting to feel normal, and that thought
... keep reading on reddit ➡I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
As discussed with linseed yesterday, this book is wearing on me. I read the last dozen passages myself yesterday in about a third of an hour, and they are much as has been discussed before. Feel free to do the same if you have a copy.
I am interested in the poetry though, so here is the first set. If anything stands out, we can discuss it. If not, Happy New Year.
As I go forward, I will continue the last few posts with highlighting the poetry, leaving to others to start their own discussions. I do note that the flow of the poetry is excellent.
Poem to Manjushri Bodhisattva
The great being Manjushri stirs the breeze of reality.
Wisdom probes the ignorance and dispels the longtime darkness.
Eye cataracts worn away, illusory flowers naturally fade.
Spirit radiance simply shines; recurring falseness dissolves.
The wooden man steps round, and starts to return to his place;
The jade woman pivots and turns, procuring further merit.
The primary principle is sustained to see the question at hand.
All gates in transformation, such is his divine power.
Poem to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
The livelihood of my house is nature's source,
In all lands countless as dusts, Samantabhadra is seen.
A rhinoceros horn has a single point; a toad's shadow is transparent.
The spirit jewel has nine facets; a line of ants is penetrating.
Awakening has no gradual stages and erases embroidered edges.
Illusions naturally melt away and blend into the circle.
The wondrous response pervades the body without front or back.
The ancient flower mirror is not stained by dazzling beauty.
Poem to Universal Vision Bodhisattva
Who will follow Universal Vision and come to the seat of awakening??
In front of the supreme heaven, the jewel net opens.
Total radiance fulfills one stage;
This inner purity severs all subtle attachments.
In the interlaced net of principle and phenomena, true emptiness appears.
Shining to obliterate the fundamental delusion, it's not just a lamppost.
This auspicious occasion is your opportunity.
Above the potter's shop rise darts of thunder.
Poem to Maitreya Bodhisattva
The roots of ignorance and seeds of attachment are firmly plowed open.
The first stage of spiritual understanding is the cherished foundation.
The heavenly being inserts a blade of grass and deeply grasps the meaning.
The World Honored One twirls a flower; he smiles and blinks his eyes.
*Mahasattva Fu rel
... keep reading on reddit ➡We all know the big names out there. College Hoover, Melanie Harlow, Christina Lauren, Jewel E. Ann,
Who are the authors who surprised you and weren't on your radar before? Super well written and artfully crafted stories?
Me?
Kate Canterbary - her vocabulary is ridic. I have never read a series where I looked up word definitions as frequently as I did with her books. And I loved it. Anything she writes, I'll read.
Carian Cole - the entire Ashes & Embers series is 🔥 and very well written.
Lauren Rowe - fantastic writer! The Reed Rivers series is awesome!
Who are some other authors I've been sleeping on?
