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r/Bitcoin: whether Coinkite will refund COLDCARD purchases

reddit-coinkite-refund-question

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1vex1o2/will_coinkite_refund_cold_card_purchase/

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 Refund for the purchase of the cold card itself. Not lost bitcoin 
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+comment: p1qb1o5
+parent: t3_1vex1o2
+author: Current_Flatworm2747
+created_utc: 1785878081

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    The Reddit thread gained 1 new comment.

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     Refund for the purchase of the cold card itself. Not lost bitcoin 
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    +parent: t3_1vex1o2
    +author: Current_Flatworm2747
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    +For a company w their hq listed as a UPS Store, it really is surprising how this happened 
    
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    post: 1vex1o2
    author: drumcraze92
    created_utc: 1785808856
    title: Will coinkite refund cold card purchase?
    body:
    After this major oversight by coinkite, do we think they will allow refunds for cold cards that were purchased? I imagine a lot of folks transferred their stacks to exchanges and no longer trust their cold cards even following firm ware updates.
    
    Edit: has anyone attempted to get a refund yet that can share their experience?
    
    comment: p1kitnh
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: pablo_in_blood
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    I mean, their business is completely fucked so I’d guess they basically cut & run.
    
    comment: p1kiv4b
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: Quirky-Reveal-1669
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    Of course not.   
    Plus, they claim not to retain customer data. 
    
    comment: p1kk9c1
    parent: t1_p1kitnh
    author: beatthebook2x
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    edited: false
    body:
    Eh not really they made out with a cut of 100+ ms lol
    
    comment: p1knk3z
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: SpareEconomy1849
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    One new comment was posted: drumcraze92 clarifying the refund question is about the purchase of the COLDCARD itself, not lost bitcoin.

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     They warned about this as possible issue years ago:  
     [https://x.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1447213375398846473](https://x.com/COLDCARDwallet/status/1447213375398846473)
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    +comment: p1mlknb
    +parent: t1_p1l4ymj
    +author: drumcraze92
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    +Refund for the purchase of the cold card itself. Not lost bitcoin 
    
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    post: 1vex1o2
    author: drumcraze92
    created_utc: 1785808856
    title: Will coinkite refund cold card purchase?
    body:
    After this major oversight by coinkite, do we think they will allow refunds for cold cards that were purchased? I imagine a lot of folks transferred their stacks to exchanges and no longer trust their cold cards even following firm ware updates.
    
    Edit: has anyone attempted to get a refund yet that can share their experience?
    
    comment: p1kitnh
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: pablo_in_blood
    created_utc: 1785809033
    edited: false
    body:
    I mean, their business is completely fucked so I’d guess they basically cut & run.
    
    comment: p1kiv4b
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: Quirky-Reveal-1669
    created_utc: 1785809047
    edited: false
    body:
    Of course not.   
    Plus, they claim not to retain customer data. 
    
    comment: p1kk9c1
    parent: t1_p1kitnh
    author: beatthebook2x
    created_utc: 1785809514
    edited: false
    body:
    Eh not really they made out with a cut of 100+ ms lol
    
    comment: p1knk3z
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: SpareEconomy1849
    created_utc: 1785810623
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    Excerpt only. The complete copy is held offline and backs quotations on this site. The original publication remains the canonical public source.

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    post: 1vex1o2
    author: drumcraze92
    created_utc: 1785808856
    title: Will coinkite refund cold card purchase?
    body:
    After this major oversight by coinkite, do we think they will allow refunds for cold cards that were purchased? I imagine a lot of folks transferred their stacks to exchanges and no longer trust their cold cards even following firm ware updates.
    
    Edit: has anyone attempted to get a refund yet that can share their experience?
    
    comment: p1kitnh
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: pablo_in_blood
    created_utc: 1785809033
    edited: false
    body:
    I mean, their business is completely fucked so I’d guess they basically cut & run.
    
    comment: p1kiv4b
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: Quirky-Reveal-1669
    created_utc: 1785809047
    edited: false
    body:
    Of course not.   
    Plus, they claim not to retain customer data. 
    
    comment: p1kk9c1
    parent: t1_p1kitnh
    author: beatthebook2x
    created_utc: 1785809514
    edited: false
    body:
    Eh not really they made out with a cut of 100+ ms lol
    
    comment: p1knk3z
    parent: t3_1vex1o2
    author: SpareEconomy1849
    created_utc: 1785810623
    edited: false
    body:

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