reach out to shops from coinpayments: to enable GRC

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

There is a template letter available to do this (ask @Peppernrino)

These shops already allow GRC (please thank them here)

• store list (29 shops)

questions:

• which shops first ? see list
• check letter
• should we get an official email from gridcoin.us ? (ask @grctest)

mentioned in hangout 22:

related to: #27

[grctest]

Does someone have a link to the template letter?

Should we track the list of stores, whether or not they've been contacted and if they've agreed to add GRC (or even responded)?

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

@Pepperino should have the latest version, but it should be checked again

[Peppernrino]

just saw this, sorry guys!

http://pastebin.com/H94zJfbM

let me know any changes, etc.

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

link-wise I am missing 2 links:

• https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/gridcoin/ (the shop will be interested in figures, e.g. how the coin is doing, market cap, ...)
• https://gridcoin.us (to gather general info we should direct them first to us, than them searching us at other places)

basically our coin is useless? That's one way to interpret his: "We have a few thousand users that have basically nowhere to spend their coins at the moment". Should'nt we show it more positive ?

[grctest]

Has anyone reached out to any stores yet, any responses?

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

There is a poll ongoing until April 9:

• Will you contact an online store to accept Gridcoin via coinpayments.net?

current standing:

• 38% of the voter shares say YES
• 37% I Intend To Accept Grc Online Myself

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

3 shops already accept Gridcoin :-)

https://www.reddit.com/r/gridcoin/comments/5uy394/coinpaymentsnet_grc_shop_directory_buy_hot_sauce/

[grctest]

4 shops now accept Gridcoin, woo! We need more! :D

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

mentioned in hangout 26: making a bounty for this task

[Peppernrino]

edited the template to be more positive, and to include the suggested links. :)

[Peppernrino]

Fucking Machine Fun - http://www.fmachinefun.co.uk/

confirmed add. 🥇

[SirArian]

You can get raw honey with Gridcoin, though it doesn't show up when you filter it by coin.

http://drapis.com/

I am rather new to Gridcoin, and not super experienced with cryptocoin in general, but I've a pretty good basic understanding of the concepts, and would be willing to contact companies about accepting Gridcoin. Is there a rhyme or reason to the order of companies, or just randomly pick one?

[LokiToki]

@SirArian when it doesn't show up, how u can pay with GRC? Oo

[SirArian]

On that store at least it shows up when you pick your payment method. It has a list of about forty different cryptocoins, and one of them in Gridcoin.

[LokiToki]

@SirArian Seems to be regional dependent. I just see this coins.

[SirArian]

@LokiToki Ignore me, I don't know what I'm talking about. I saw GCR and read it as GRC, and wasn't paying enough attention to see that the symbol was wrong...

I sent them an email, and will report back here if/when they reply.

[SirArian]

Now they do accept Gridcoin, for real this time, at DrApis Portuguese raw honey. If you want honey or beeswax or other bee products, head over there and give him some business.

Now to pick the next company to email. I also almost entirely rewrote the email based on the one linked to, and used it. If you want my version I can provide it.

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

7 shops in total accept now Gridcoin (24 days ago: only 4)

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

in total it's 9 shops now:
I've added the adult category also above:
7 shops with non-adult products, and 2 which require you to be 18+

[Erkan-Yilmaz]

over 20 shops accept now Gridcoin (thanks @Peppernrino)

• https://twitter.com/GridcoinIRC/status/863725648405200896

[grctest]

We need to pay $300 for another 90 days coin hosting on coinpayments:
https://www.coinpayments.net/coinhosting-step2-CE

Anyone fancy taking on the expense then creating a foundation expense proposal?

[frank0051]

29 shops now.

https://www.coinpayments.net/store-directory-coin-GRC

[throny]

any chance to bring GRC back to coinpayments?

[Peppernrino]

i'd say that's ultimately up to them. :/