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Topic: Absolute cheapest way to sell/buy bitcoins in the U.S. (Read 3274 times)

newbie
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mtgox is sadly one of the cheapest.
legendary
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I wish to find the cheapest method of selling and buying bitcoins, with the lowest fees, any ideas?


The factors that matter are:

 - Where are you (country)?
 - How much are you looking to by?
 - What payment methods can you use?
 - How soon do you need the bitcoins?
 - Is privacy / near-anonymity important?

Only once those are known can recommendations be made.

In the U.S., Coinbase works for many.  1% fee, though they are out of inventory frequently.  Other times there's no guarantee that your order won't get canceled.

A fairly comprehensive list of methods exist on the Bitcoin wiki:
 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins
newbie
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hero member
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Merit: 500
Spanish Bitcoin trader
Bitstamp: 0.1% (at least 15$) deposit fee and 0.5% trading fee (lowering with increasing volume). Though it works in dollars, I don't know about transfers from the USA. I do know they process them very fast once they receive the money. In SEPA zone, I have had deposits confirmed at midnight, 12 hours after ordering the transfer.
member
Activity: 112
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Bank > Dwolla > MtGox is $0.25, but takes 4-5 business days (plus initial time to get verified)

The time to get verified on Mtgox is in the weeks.
member
Activity: 79
Merit: 10
Bank > Dwolla > MtGox is $0.25, but takes 4-5 business days (plus initial time to get verified)
cel
newbie
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For (gradual) selling, you could put an ad localbitcoins.com and meet with people in person to sell BTC for cash. This assumes you live in a somewhat densely populated area.
newbie
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I wish to find the cheapest method of selling and buying bitcoins, with the lowest fees, any ideas?

I know there is BitInstant which charges 4% fee, anyone lower?

https://intersango.com
newbie
Activity: 29
Merit: 0
coinbase.com only charges 1% fee
member
Activity: 70
Merit: 10
I wish to find the cheapest method of selling and buying bitcoins, with the lowest fees, any ideas?

I know there is BitInstant which charges 4% fee, anyone lower?
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