Paying for stuff while on Mars: Paypal Galactic!

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

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27 Jun 13 13:21

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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27 Jun 13 13:21

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2277934/paypal-and-seti-are-working-on-space-currency

So how do you buy a chair from Ikea if you are on the moon or Mars?

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

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27 Jun 13 14:19

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2277934/paypal-and-seti-are-working-on-space-currency

So how do you buy a chair from Ikea if you are on the moon or Mars?

Beam it up, I guess. lol

Ponderable

chemist

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27 Jun 13 14:21

That is of course a publicity stunt.

As long as you deal with earth-derived societies you end up with some convertibel money at least.

And if some alien society would accept payment in $$$ or seems quite unlikely to me.

sonhouse

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28 Jun 13 10:06

Originally posted by Ponderable
That is of course a publicity stunt.

As long as you deal with earth-derived societies you end up with some convertibel money at least.

And if some alien society would accept payment in $$$ or seems quite unlikely to me.

And what if we wanted to get stuff from THEM?