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If you send us an international stamp instead of a 50¢ piece, we'll honor it ;-).
by zachlatta 11y ago
If you send us an international stamp instead of a 50¢ piece, we'll honor it ;-).
- lorenzhs 11y agonot sure how to get a stamp for sending mail from the US to where I live honestly. But the idea is cool and thanks for considering internationals as well ;)
- thesimon 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reply_coupon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reply_coupon Might work if they are still sold in your country. A bit expensive though and not sure if they are willing to accept these, because they have to be exchanged for a stamp, they don't count as a stamp themselves.
- zachlatta 11y agoIf we can exchange it at a standard postal office, we'll do it.
- lorenzhs 11y agoThe article linked by thesimon states "UPU member postal services are obliged to exchange an IRC for postage, but are not obliged to sell them" so it looks like this would work. They cost 2€ here in Germany ($2.20) compared to $1.20 for a USPS First-Class Mail International Letter, so it's not that bad. Really cool!
- mikeash 11y agoAnd this would nicely keep with the whole theme, since Ponzi's original scheme involved arbitrage with IRCs, before he decided it would be easier to just rip people off.
- Leynos 11y agoTo save any UK peeps from having to Google, the Royal Mail no longer sell these as of 2011 (http://www.royalmail.com/reply-sender http://www.royalmail.com/reply-sender). :(
- polynomial 11y agoThe answer to your question was actually the basis of the original Ponzi scheme: An International Reply Coupon.
- fernandotakai 11y agoif i sent international + the cost of sending in usd (i have no idea how much it costs to send a letter from the us, only sent postcards), will you honour it? (i have a fuckton of us coins at my place that i have no use and it's not worth to exchange them)
- zachlatta 11y agoYup! As long as it's enough money :-).