Bitcoin – Dwolla – In-person – PayPal

click one of the payment methods above or
scroll down for raffle details & to learn more about MARV

Listed below are payment methods and links to more about MARV

Bitcoin – let’s be completely anonymous!

1. Enter your email address in the field below and hit submit
2. I’ll respond with with a unique deposit address
3. After you send the Bitcoins I’ll associate the public transaction record with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

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Bitcoin to Raffle Ticket Exchange Rate:
. 5 BTC for one ticket (5BTC/ticket); 9.75 BTC for two tickets (4.9BTC/ticket); 14 BTC for three tickets (4.7BTC/ticket); 17 BTC for four tickets (4.3BTC/ticket); 21 BTC for five tickets (4.2BTC/ticket); 21 BTC for each additional 5 raffle tickets (e.g. 42 BTC for 10 tickets, 63 BTC for 15 tickets, etc.)

If the raffle ticket selected on June 23rd matches your number I’ll email you! (so it is important to provide an email address that you check)

Curious about Bitcoins? Check out this 1-min 44-sec video to learn more.

Dwolla – send payment directly from your bank!

If you already use Dwolla:

1. Log-in to Dwolla, click on the “Send” button on the left and enter my email address “peteeyre[@]gmail[.]com” as the recipient (be sure to remove the brackets, which were included to minimize spam)
2. After you transfer the money I’ll associate the public transaction record with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

Dwolla to Raffle Ticket Exchange Rate:
$25 for one ticket ($25/ticket); $48 for two tickets ($24/ticket);
$69 for three tickets ($23/ticket); $88 for four tickets ($22/ticket);
$105 for five tickets ($21/ticket); $100 for each additional five tickets
(e.g. $205 for 10 tickets, $305 for 15 tickets, etc.)

If you don’t-yet use Dwolla:

1. Create a free account at Dwolla. You’ll be asked to connect your bank account (*note that I’ll never see/receive that information)
2. In one or two days Dwolla will send two small micro-deposits to your bank. When that happens, log-into Dwolla and confirm the amount
3. Then, click on the “Send” button on the left and enter my email address “peteeyre[@]gmail[.]com” as the recipient (be sure to remove the brackets, which were included to minimize spam)
4. After you transfer the money I’ll associate the confirmation number with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

If the raffle ticket selected on June 23rd matches your number I’ll email you!

In-person – let’s do it face-to-face!

Want to pay with cash or silver? Hell yeah! This is the best value as there’s no overhead or tracking.

Cash (or equivalent in silver) to Raffle Ticket Exchange Rate:
$20 for one ticket ($20/ticket); $40 for two tickets ($20/ticket);
$60 for three tickets ($20/ticket); $80 for four tickets ($20/ticket);
$100 for six tickets ($16.7/ticket); $100 for each additional six tickets
(e.g. $200 for 12 tickets, $300 for 18 tickets, etc.)

I will be in Keene, NH most days until the raffle. If we don’t cross-paths here I hope to see you at one of these events:

• New England Metal and Hardcore Fest – April 20th – WORCESTER, MA (I’ll be there because I love metal)
• New England Liberty Love Fest – April 28th – WORCESTER, MA (I’ll be at a vendor table for CopBlock.org & FreeKeene.com)
• Extravaganja 2012 – April 28 – AMHERST, MA (my colleague Ademo will be present doing outreach for CopBlock.org)
• Porcupine Freedom Festival – June 18-24th – LANCESTER, NH (MARV will be parked near the pavilion)
• (this list will be updated when relevant)

If you’re also attending any of the non-PorcFest events and want to give me a heads-up to look for you email “peteeyre[@]gmail[.]com” (be sure to remove the brackets, which were included to minimize spam).

If you pay with cash or silver I’ll collect your email address and we’ll agree on a confirmation number (which will be emailed or signed in duplicate so both parties have a record). I’ll then associate the confirmation number with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

SquareUp – use your debit/credit card

If I see you in-person you can get raffle tickets by paying with your debit/credit card. The same exchange rate listed above for cash/silver applies.

1. I’ll open SquareUp application on my phone & enter relevant details (total, name, email, confirmation number)
3. I’ll swipe your card, you sign & you’re emailed sent a receipt
4. I’ll associate the confirmation number with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

If the raffle ticket selected on June 23rd matches your number I’ll email you!

PayPal – I take plastic!

If you already have a PayPal account or want to pay with a credit or debit card this may be your option.

1. Select the desired number of tickets from the drop-down below, enter your relevant information and pay
2. I’ll associate the confirmation number with the corresponding raffle ticket(s) on MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

Select Number of Raffle Tickets

1 ticket – $22.00 USD 2 tickets – $44.00 USD 3 tickets – $66.00 USD 4 tickets – $88.00 USD 5 tickets – $105.00 USD 10 tickets – $210.00 USD 15 tickets – $315.00 USD 20 tickets – $420.00 USD 25 tickets – $525.00 USD 30 tickets – $630.00 USD

*Bitcoin was calculated when BTC = 4.9FRN

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MARV Raffle Ticket Holders

For transparency this spreadsheet is both public & updated frequently.

The “Raffle Tickets Sold” is the total amount of raffle tickets sold thus far. The “Raffle Ticket #” number is the physical raffle ticket (from a roll of raffle tickets) that will be entered into the drawing. The “Confirmation #” is the associated confirmation number(s) from individual purchases via Bitcoin, Dwolla, SquareUp or PayPal. Raffle tickets bought with cash or silver are manually assigned numbers, which too are added to this column.

Raffle Details

• there is no maximum number of raffle tickets that an individual can obtain
• online donations for raffle tickets (Bitcoin, Dwolla & PayPal) will cease at 11:59pm EST on June 15th (to ensure all transactions go through prior to the drawing)
• in-person donations for raffle tickets will cease at 11:59pm EST on June 23rd
• a random raffle ticket will be selected at 12:00am EST on June 24th (the last night of PorcFest in Lancaster, NH)
• the holder of the winning raffle ticket (MARV’s new owner) need not be present to win
• MARV’s new owner – if not present at PorcFest – will be notified via email the evening of June 24th
• MARV’s new owner can take possession of MARV at noon on June 25th in Keene, NH. Alternatively, if MARV’s new owner is not in the region delivery options can be agreed-upon (who is responsible to cover costs)
• if under 500 tickets are sold* the raffle will be called off and 100% of donations will be returned (*this number will never be raised, but may, at the discretion of Pete Eyre, be lowered)
• if over 850 tickets are claimed MARV’s new owner will be given $1,000 (to use for gas or anything else)

More MARV-related content

• MARV’s bio on MotorhomeDiaries.com
• MARVS’s bio on LibertyOnTour.com
• playlist: Meet MARV: The RV – become more-familiar with MARV as a recreational vehicle
• playlist: Meet MARV: The Crew-Member – see MARV in action as an integral part of liberty-advancing projects
• MARV-related posts/videos from Motorhome Diaries
• MARV-related posts/videos from Liberty On Tour
• MARV-related posts/videos from Cop Block
• pictures of MARV and some of the people met when on the road with Motorhomediaries.com

Questions? Please leave as a comment, to which I’ll respond, so that others can benefit from the exchange as well!

All updates about the raffle will be posted to peteeyre.com & linked to from this page (peteeyre.com/marv)

Jason spent the winter in the San Francisco area and is now in Grafton, NH helping to get Agorist Acres off the ground and heading up the Civil Disobedience Evolution Fund.  Adam returned to Jackson, WI and immersed himself in the poker world and, after being harassed by the local “authorities”, decided to found Cop Block, a badass pro-police accountability site. I went back to Arlington, VA and worked remotely as an Outreach Consultant with the Future of Freedom Foundation.

As you may recall, four months back we put our RV MARV up for sale, but in the end I ended up buying Jason out of his half.

In the spring I reunited with Adam and for almost two months now we’ve been in New Hampshire working hard on ironing out the logistics for our new project – Liberty On Tour (LOT):

Liberty On Tour is a dynamic project of two friends, Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller, who are touring 13 cities in 13 weeks in their RV dubbed MARV while advancing a message of voluntaryism. Along the way they’ll interact with a wide variety of individuals at meetups and other events, cover timely stories and relevant historical incidents and cover/engage in local activism. They hope to be an educational resource and bridge between those new to the ideas of liberty and those already involved.

So “What’s the difference between MHD and LOT?” you ask?  It comes down to the end-goal; the hoped-for content. With MHD, we put a spotlight on individuals and organizations and their tactics used to advance the freedom movement. With LOT we hope to get embedded with local pro-freedom activists, to learn, share and connect as well as cover relevant timely news and historical incidents and do more outreach to those not-yet exposed to the ideas of liberty.

We learned a lot while on the road with MHD and we plan to build on it. We’ve been working hard ironing out the logistics – our route, advertisers, point-people on the ground and giving MARV some TLC to ensure he’s road-worthy.

I’m confident that if you liked MHD you’ll love LOT. If you want to check out Liberty On Tour’s content you can do so via our website, Facebook page, YouTube page, Twitter profile or our Tumblr page. If we’re passing near you it’d be great to connect and either way, if you have ideas or leads for us to cover please let us know.

Below are a couple of videos about MARV. The first was done yesterday in Jackson, WI. The second was done in Louisville. For more MARV-related info check out all content tagged with “RV-TLC” and his profile on our About page.

Again, email us at mail@motorhomediaries.com with offers and questions. Thanks in advance for your interest. Let’s find MARV a good home!

More on this from the Laurel Leader-Call.

Just a reminder: it wasn’t myself, Jason or Adam who acted in the wrong on the side of the Interstate back on May 14th but the Jones County Sheriff’s Department officers and a Mississippi State Trooper.

Next step: Get the ridiculous charges against Jason and Adam dropped and proceed forward to hold accountable those who violated our rights.

Thanks again to everyone that’s supported us throughout this ordeal. I have no doubt that it’s emboldened others to stand up for their rights knowing such a community exists!

As such, our awesome legal team recently submitted an intent-to-sue letter to the JCSD, MHSP and the Chancery Clerk of Jones County. I say “intent” because in Mississippi its mandated that those seeking to sue government entities must first inform them of their pending actions and then wait 120 days waiting until actual filing the suit (ostensibly to give the government entity time to review it and decide how to proceed).

Yesterday the Laurel Leader-Call, which serves Jones County and the surrounding area, reported on this legal action and today, issued a more-exhaustive write-up.

To be fully transparent we’ve uploaded the Tort Claim in its entirety which you can view here. At the end you’ll notice Motions to Dismiss for each of us, which are scheduled to be heard on March 8th.

We are confident that justice will prevail.

For a complete overview of this incident check out this post.

Over the next seven months MARV traveled to 43 of the lower-48 states so that his crew (me, Jason, Adam Mueller and, for short stints, Allison Gibbs and Ryan Maddox) could interview and share the stories of activists, policy scholars and others advancing the ideas of liberty and bring us to meetups in 55 cities to network such folks.

But MARV was more than just means to get from point A to B. MARV helped to connect and grow the liberty community, putting people in touch who might otherwise never meet and introducing the ideas of liberty to receptive minds for the first time. And MARV helped disseminate different strategies and tactics, enabling us to learn from each other and have a greater impact. In the end, MARV helped to underscore why we’re so passionate about this movement, causing many of us to redouble our efforts.

So, though the title for this post isn’t 100% accurate (prior to being handed over to his new owner MARV will accompany the Liberty Caravan) it’s with a bit of heavy-heartedness that we announce that MARV will soon be put up for sale on eBay (March 4-14th). While there are many pros and cons to this decision one obvious benefit for us is that we’ll be able to allocate the capital now tied-up in MARV to other projects.

We thought the earlier we announced MARV’s pending sale the more eyes we’ll get on the auction, hopefully increasing MARV’s chance of finding a good home. If you have any specific questions about MARV or his sale, feel free to leave a comment or email us: mail[at]motorhomediaries.com Questions about MHD or future projects will be addressed at a later date.

More Information About MHD & MARV

• http://motorhomediaries.com
• http://youtube.com/motorhomediaries
• http://facebook.com/motorhomediaries

While on the road we were fortunate to cross paths with a great number of the current and budding luminaries in the liberty movement, many of whom shared their signatures, quotes and well-wishes on MARV’s guestbook (his ceiling).

• More pictures of MARV’s guestbook (scroll down)
• More “Pictures of M.A.R.V. as he crosses the country“
• More pictures of some of the great “People we’ve met Along the Way“
• More MARV-related posts/videos

In this video he shares some of the reasons he and many others in his area advocate for secession (emphasizing the peaceful nature of the movement) and gives an overview of the process as outlined by the U.S. and California Constitutions. As is clear, Petersen is a good guy – someone I wouldn’t mind having as a neighbor – he basically just thinks that it doesn’t makes sense that the folks hundreds of miles away get to call the shots about things in his area. I tend to agree.

On a random related note – a few weeks ago when at the Students For Liberty’s Mid-Atlantic Conference another attendee posed a question to the lecturer about the geographical size of an area able to be effectively governed, specifically mentioning California. I happened to be wearing the State of Jefferson hat given to me by Peterson, and was able to point to it and share a bit about the movement there with those present. Pretty cool.

NMissCommentor.com just broke the news of our lawyers filing a motion to dismiss our charges on appeal:

Since last May, I’ve been writing about arrests in Jones County, Mississippi of several travelers who write on the site MotorHomeDiaries.Com.  They were stopped while passing through.  They were arrested under a typically wrongheaded and vague use of the disorderly conduct statute, charged with failure to follow the lawful order of a law enforcement officer.  They were convicted in justice court and then appealed to County Court, where they will get a de novo appeal (for non-lawyers– an appeal where the appeal court starts from scratch, a complete do-over, rather than just reviews what previously happened).

They’ve filed a series of interesting motions to dismiss raising flaws in the arrest affidavits.  The first notes that an essential element of an arrest for possession of beer in a dry county requires showing when the county held an election on whether the county would be dry.  The other motions are more interesting, because they highlight the common police misunderstanding about disorderly conduct arrests– police officers think they can tell someone to do something, and when they don’t, arrest.  One of the arrests was based on an order to put down a video camera.  Period.  The other affidavit alleges that the offense was committed “by arguing with the officer, refusing to put his hands behind his back, and by taking an aggressive stance toward the officer.”

The offense requires a refusal to follow a lawful order of an officer under circumstances that a breach of the peace was either intended or unlawfully risked by the defendant’s conduct where the officer had authority to then and there arrest any person for a violation of the law.  This is three distinct elements, two of which can’t possibly have been met, according to the motions:

1) Refusal to follow a lawful order– here the “arguing” and the video camera have first amendment implications

2) where it could cause a breach of the peace– the video camera affidavit is risible on this point.  I suppose the “taking an aggressive stance toward the officer” allegation is an attempt to meet this standard.

3) the officer has authority to arrest.  This doesn’t mean the general authority of an officer to make an arrest, it requires that there must be something happening then and there that is about to give the officer authority to arrest someone– a fight or the like about to break out (or already occurring).  An officer and a couple of guys standing on the roadside doesn’t meet this standard.

The motions are really clear in the way they break down the requirements and due process problems of  disorderly conduct charges.  There’s some caselaw in there, too; should be interesting reading for anyone who deals with misdemeanor charges.  Here are the motions.

If what Angela stated in this video caused you to think I encourage you to learn more by going to Antiwar.com, listening to Antiwar.com Radio, and checking out MHD’s interview with Daniel Lackmacker: “Why War is Immoral,” recorded when we were in Chicago a few months ago.