At Austin Bitcoin Club, I sold 4 blank notebooks.

Yes, blank, empty notebooks. Each for $50.

I promised the purchaser that I’d repay them $25 per page for the first two pages they sent me pictures of.

Only one person redeemed in person. The other three I’ve had to follow up with.

Update: all three redeemed.

The value of this is building trust.

Everyone who redeemed, I feel like I can work with, and I feel that they trust me. It’s “verified” as we say.

If someone loses the notebook, or doesn’t send images after I text them weeks in a row, then prove to be more effort on all ends.
I returned every dollar per the deal where the counter party delivers (image attached). And I do it in the tranches as shown below. “Don’t return $50 for two photos. Return $25 at a time. Because if you don’t, it quickly devolves into $0 for 0.” - Uncle Larry (not an exact quote).
The tranches tied to specific transactions exist for a reason, because they are tied to specific milestones of achievement. This is all just practice.

Also, I realize fun colored notebooks are better. Monster notebooks are sold out on Amazon.

The net funds are $0, but positive verification and establishment of trust. The reward is in the form of quotes, information, sketches, and poetry we both receive.

Why empty notebooks?
See the origin story of the origin story of Calm.