Getting into a battle of one-ups-manship leads down a slippery slope.

ESPECIALLY with the KING of silver bombs - @thedamus ☺️

I think he enjoys giving away loot as much as he does adding to his own stack.

Please refer to a recent exchange between @thedamus and @silverd510 where @thedamus came away with a handmade pirate’s chest and @silverd510 saw a rain of crypto arrive in his mailbox - HERE

So when this shows up in your mailbox, you know it’s trouble! (Fun trouble. 😉)

But let’s start at the beginning...

A few (couple?...) of months ago, I am certain @thedamus was having Guinness 🍻 filled night at The Beagle. I had made a post about some vintage silver bars and out of nowhere @thedamus declares he will be sponsoring me for Lead Tier with the new ssg-community bot.

SUPER NICE.
HUGE surprise.

But little did he know.... I wasn’t even a member of SSG! Oops... 😬

So this crazy Canadian pirate sponsors me into SSG... So he can then sponsor my Lead Tier for the inaugural month of the new community vote bot.

DANG! Even nicer. And SO MUCH PRESSURE!

I only acquired my first piece of silver in December, but unexpectedly one of the BIGGEST and most memorable folks of the community had brought me into the fold.

I had to say thank you somehow.

Because @thedamus has no shame 😉 (and I am a master spy...) it was easy to find his address on the sly. (He’s always sharing the PO Box in unboxing pictures. 😄) With his contact info in hand, I initiated a surprise “attack” - sending a 1oz .999 Silver Wayne Gretzky round over the border as a thank you for his sponsorship of my SSG life. ☺️ Reaction post HERE

This made us even. ☺️

But you know @thedamus has no time for even!! 😄😂🤣

And now for the battle of baby-ups.

When he started mentioning his intention to up things again, it was time for a quick “parlay”.

Parlay: Part of a mythical set of pirate laws. Parlay entitles it’s invoker with free passage to negotiate with a ship’s captain until the he negotiations are complete. Urban Dictionary

My terms, only baby-ups allowed (cause let’s be honest it’s the only way I’d be able to keep up!)

With the terms in place, @thedamus made the next move.

Bring on the Unboxing

Straight from Vancouver, BC, Canada. What’s inside? 🇨🇦

First, a note. 📝

“Heya D-Fin, I love a witty turn of phrase, almost as much as I love the shiny. You sent me a “Canadian gone American, to an American gone Canadian” - I loved that! And so....”

“In the spirit of one-upping your ass, I present you with: A 21st Century Fox thats seen better days... To a 20th Century Fox who has the best days yet to come! Cheers! From @thedamus”