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brush

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33. Maybe, but who believes sales figures from trump.
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 12:38 PM
Dec 2022

And claiming they were sold out at a gross of 4.5 million, how do you sell out pixels? NFTs can be recreated over and over ad infinitum.

More likely the offering was a flop as the NFT craze is over and no one was interested. The right wing sites commentators are all extremely disappoint at the bs, so-called major announcement and many are saying they're through with him as they expected maybe a VP running mate name, or finally real evidence of 2020 election fraud, certainly not another grifting scam.

I don't believe people are rushing to funnel money to trump anymore after his last few weeks of horrid legal and anti-Semitic dining ridiculousness.

He's Not Selling Cards! [View all] kpete Dec 2022 OP
Yep. My wife and I discussed this last night. underpants Dec 2022 #1
Absolutely, Trump is brilliant, gab13by13 Dec 2022 #2
The most successful con men are those that know... William Seger Dec 2022 #17
I wish you wouldn't say things like NJCher Dec 2022 #21
Clever maybe Seinan Sensei Dec 2022 #24
But what about this? DeeDeeNY Dec 2022 #80
This message was self-deleted by its author Seinan Sensei Dec 2022 #26
Very well stated, NJCher. Sogo Dec 2022 #28
Agree jmbar2 Dec 2022 #29
Exactly! Lokee11 Dec 2022 #38
Yes, well said. oswaldactedalone Dec 2022 #84
TFG wouldn't know an NFT from a BLT. He is not brilliant, he is a criminal. Pepsidog Dec 2022 #87
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest maybe Trump didn't come up with this payoff scheme Bucky Dec 2022 #95
Trump doesn't know Jack! Bo Zarts Dec 2022 #22
Trump didn't think of this NFT scam himself. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #37
I wish he was as good a president as he is a grifter. Turbineguy Dec 2022 #61
He could have done this without... lame54 Dec 2022 #70
It is plain as day dalton99a Dec 2022 #3
Sold out in 12 hours. $500,000. People will believe leftyladyfrommo Dec 2022 #4
Math's a little off: 45,000 cards @ 99.00 each $4,455,000.00 Lochloosa Dec 2022 #6
That's just what I read this morning. There will be more leftyladyfrommo Dec 2022 #9
Unregulated market, OK, but... Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2022 #5
Apparently he doesn't believe in reporting his income to the IRS milestogo Dec 2022 #12
It goes to a company that pays another company that tRump appears to own. Tax shaving every step. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #48
Yep. FM123 Dec 2022 #7
You get it, gab13by13 Dec 2022 #8
I'll bet that his failed casinos were also a money laundering operation. OMGWTF Dec 2022 #44
Yep, Russian money laundering. Link below sarcasmo Dec 2022 #54
Quite possible this too soldierant Dec 2022 #88
He's selling just another bill of goods to the same target-market Torchlight Dec 2022 #10
No, the tweeter is right. He's using a non-fungible digital product to allow ANYONE pnwmom Dec 2022 #25
My knowledge of NFTs is limited to a few bullet points. Torchlight Dec 2022 #32
Agree. I've OD'd in too many rabbit holes though. Hortensis Dec 2022 #62
You could read Kurt Eichenwold's piece to start. pnwmom Dec 2022 #73
Of course it is. Supposedly they are sold out. 4.something million to Trump. Srkdqltr Dec 2022 #11
NFTs are electronically marked, so it's possible to keep track of how many are sold. Ocelot II Dec 2022 #15
But the numbers won't be disclosed. n/t pnwmom Dec 2022 #27
Since this bunch is sold out you know he will put out some more. Srkdqltr Dec 2022 #51
Of course. Was there ever any question? Ocelot II Dec 2022 #13
How can something digital be sold out? babylonsister Dec 2022 #14
NFT items are digitally marked, like a sort of watermark, Ocelot II Dec 2022 #16
Thank you for that explanation! babylonsister Dec 2022 #19
NFT stands for "Non-fungible Token" BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #43
And thank you!! nt babylonsister Dec 2022 #49
You're welcome! BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #55
Skinner is a digital artist Mosby Dec 2022 #31
Of course he's not. He's selling NFTs which are worthless online images. brush Dec 2022 #18
It's the GOVERNMENT he's cheating. "Buyers" are actually donors who are able to pass pnwmom Dec 2022 #30
Maybe, but who believes sales figures from trump. brush Dec 2022 #33
Lots of people don't have to funnel money to him. He could be using this set-up so pnwmom Dec 2022 #57
That's my assumption, also. Another way to hide transactions. erronis Dec 2022 #36
Lots of lawyers need to be paid BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #45
Trump is a pro at laundering illegal money. He's been doing it for years. Lonestarblue Dec 2022 #20
Teflon. nt SoCalDavidS Dec 2022 #23
Any one who sells their card has to pay 10 percent of the price back. Woodwizard Dec 2022 #34
Of sale price? Hortensis Dec 2022 #63
Of current market value. Woodwizard Dec 2022 #86
Wow. Wonder what's in the small print on tRump steaks. Hortensis Dec 2022 #96
Yes, but unless he's only accepting crypto payments, the money can still be traced Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #35
I totally agree VEGANGTA Dec 2022 #39
I bought some of those cards and posted them on my new pay Twitter account. Wonder Why Dec 2022 #40
Laundering his money from the sale of clssified docs relayerbob Dec 2022 #41
Exactly. nt pnwmom Dec 2022 #72
What if it is one, or more buyers who are paying him for classified information he handed over? chowder66 Dec 2022 #42
A very good question. emulatorloo Dec 2022 #50
Thanks. I thought it maybe sounded a bit tin-foil hat but with him, you can never know. chowder66 Dec 2022 #52
More money laundering dlk Dec 2022 #46
well of course he is. barbtries Dec 2022 #47
Asking the obvious one more time... hamsterjill Dec 2022 #53
I'm still asking that one, too. calimary Dec 2022 #66
Right! SheltieLover Dec 2022 #56
somebody has republianmushroom Dec 2022 #58
I can sum up what he's selling in two words: some bullshit. Initech Dec 2022 #59
At least a Beanie Baby was an actual tangible thing. calimary Dec 2022 #68
Certainly true! Initech Dec 2022 #69
Okay, now a boomer joke ticked me off wryter2000 Dec 2022 #60
Thank you. love_katz Dec 2022 #79
The political damage was way more than anything he made off the deal ThoughtCriminal Dec 2022 #64
Congress needs to investigate this money-laundering scheme. ificandream Dec 2022 #65
what is nft? AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #67
Here's a link to explain nft. Niagara Dec 2022 #71
thanks for your information AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #74
Top Secrets Docs encrypted into the pixels Captain Zero Dec 2022 #75
Oh for crying out loud Genki Hikari Dec 2022 #76
Then why did he limit sales to 100 cards per purchaser? SunSeeker Dec 2022 #91
Not Buying It ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #77
But what idiot who has that much money laying around ecstatic Dec 2022 #93
Agree its YoshidaYui Dec 2022 #78
Thats the obvious part. quakerboy Dec 2022 #81
Politicians/candidates sell their books by multiple cases to political orgs, countries, interest gro keithbvadu2 Dec 2022 #82
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #83
I understand that's possible. But... JohnnyRingo Dec 2022 #85
He had a lot of Classified documents edhopper Dec 2022 #99
Makes sense, but surprised he would soil himself that badly in order to do it. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #89
Limit 100 per person...$9900. Under the $10k threshold that triggers reporting requirements. SunSeeker Dec 2022 #90
Why is a presidential candidate allowed to do this? ecstatic Dec 2022 #92
Who would be the permission-granting authority in this case? Bucky Dec 2022 #97
Boomer? murielm99 Dec 2022 #94
His openly saying you can use crypto to buy the cards is classic Trump gulliver Dec 2022 #98
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