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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: anonimuspt on May 05, 2013, 09:40 am
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Hello, so its the first time I'm around here, and I'm trying to figure out how to buy bitcoins.... any help?
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im the same, have literally spent allllll day trying to figure it out. if anyone has a simple way that they do it, or a good company ect to go with it would be a massive help thanks!
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It depends on your country.. In the US, bitinstant seems the easiest way to go right now. Any bitcoin exchange that offers cash deposits as a method of payment is good though. I used to get them via bitfloor, it was the cheapest and easiest method, but they're down... I have enough bitcoins right now to not need any anytime soon so it's cool :)
You can also check out localbitcoins.com where you can buy bitcoins anonymously as well, you find a bitcoin dealer near you, arrange a meeting, give him the cash and he'll withdraw the amount of bitcoin to the wallet specified from his phone. Don't use localbitcoins escrow system though, or else it wouldn't be very much anonymous anymore, and the wallet you specify should not be your SR wallet, but another wallet (bitstamp, blockchain,...).
I wouldn't buy from vendors on here due to the huge fees and the risk of getting scammed. They can just take your western union transfer and not give you the coins... It's harder to do that face-to-face, not to mention localbitcoins isn't an illegal marketplace.