Buying a Hardware Wallet in US - page 2.

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Quote from: dkbit98 on August 23, 2022, 02:44:15 PM

You have very limited choice for under 100 USD budget, only Trezor Model One or Ledger Nano S plus, but I would never spend a single dollar on ledger products.
I know BestBuy in US is selling hardware wallets but I would suggest looking for official resellers, or you simply buy wallet in shops available in your own country, before you go traveling.
My suggestion is to only choose open source hardware wallets like Trezor, BitBox02, Keystone or Passport (not easy to buy it now).

Alternative option you can do is to buy Rasberry Pi zero and use is as signing device for Bitcoin, turning it into SeedSigner.
You can also do just fine if you use some offline laptop dedicated for Bitcoin transactions.

In my country hardware wallets are very expensive, and to be honest I don't trust 100% to buy from here.
I took a look at these options, good wallets, keystone looks amazing, and I like the idea of a DIY wallet with Raspberry pi zero
Thanks for the help

I think I found a good solution here: https://shop.trezor.io/faq/

Trezor have a store on Amazon and in my simulation they ship to an Amazon Hub ( I think it's a locker ), and Trezor One is 85 USD

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Quote from: rdluffy on August 22, 2022, 05:44:13 PM

My conditions are:

Under 100 USD
Available to buy in USA
Preference to buy in a store (not mandatory)

You have very limited choice for under 100 USD budget, only Trezor Model One or Ledger Nano S plus, but I would never spend a single dollar on ledger products.
I know BestBuy in US is selling hardware wallets but I would suggest looking for official resellers, or you simply buy wallet in shops available in your own country, before you go traveling.
My suggestion is to only choose open source hardware wallets like Trezor, BitBox02, Keystone or Passport (not easy to buy it now).

Alternative option you can do is to buy Rasberry Pi zero and use is as signing device for Bitcoin, turning it into SeedSigner.
You can also do just fine if you use some offline laptop dedicated for Bitcoin transactions.

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Thank you guys for the help

I'm so sorry if I didn't explain well, but there's no problem with safety or privacy here, the only problem is my trip will last 1 week only.

Quote from: jackg on August 22, 2022, 06:49:48 PM

Why do you need one so quickly? What are you staying at in the US and what do you have available to get one shipped to you.

My trip is 1 week only.

Quote from: jackg on August 22, 2022, 06:49:48 PM

It's hard to verify the device is genuine if you buy from a reseller from what I know of both trezors and ledger.

Yes, I know it's not commom, but I'm afraid to buy from third party, this is the reason I asked about some store in US, because I saw Best Buy selling Ledger.

Quote from: Charles-Tim on August 23, 2022, 12:07:45 AM

Maybe this would help: FAQ:Ordering and shipping

Trezor has official resellers in many countries, including US: https://trezor.io/resellers/

Thanks, I saw this reseller, I don't know if anyone here already bought from them. I know Trezor sends to US in a couple of days, but I'll have to get some adress (maybe the Hotel?)

Quote from: Lucius on August 23, 2022, 08:45:53 AM

@rdluffy, I don't want to get into your private reasons why you need a hardware wallet so urgently, but considering that you are traveling to the US, you should know that all electronic devices are subject to checks by official personnel at airports. I know that I would not like to be in a position to explain what this is all about, nor to have such a device taken away from me, which is possible by law. I think those are some things you should consider.

If you're disappointed with the Ledger based on what you've read, then simply don't buy it - this especially applies to the model S, which will no longer be produced, and the question is how long it will have support. However, for a price of less than $100, you don't have much choice, at least not if it's something with a good reputation.

No need to worry about my reasons

, there's no safety or privacy issue here, only my trip will last 1 week and I don't have an US adress to send from official source.
I'll think about it, but I thought (as I already said above) maybe some stores in US sell hardware wallets like Best Buy.

My main reason to get one is the last hacks / exploits / exchanges freezing withdraws etc, I'm worried and I want to get all my coins in a more safe environment.

Thanks for your help too

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@rdluffy, I don't want to get into your private reasons why you need a hardware wallet so urgently, but considering that you are traveling to the US, you should know that all electronic devices are subject to checks by official personnel at airports. I know that I would not like to be in a position to explain what this is all about, nor to have such a device taken away from me, which is possible by law. I think those are some things you should consider.

If you're disappointed with the Ledger based on what you've read, then simply don't buy it - this especially applies to the model S, which will no longer be produced, and the question is how long it will have support. However, for a price of less than $100, you don't have much choice, at least not if it's something with a good reputation.

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Maybe this would help: FAQ:Ordering and shipping

Trezor has official resellers in many countries, including US: https://trezor.io/resellers/

Quote from: jackg on August 22, 2022, 06:49:48 PM

Can you instead by a cheap laptop when you're there (from a reputed retailer) and use an airgapped environment until you get a fixed address a hardware wallet can be delivered to?

What comes my mind is that rdluffy may want to use the harddmwar wallet for other coins too, if it is only bitcoin, this has been the best method for privacy reason and it is a cold wallet.

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Why do you need one so quickly? What are you staying at in the US and what do you have available to get one shipped to you.

If you're not staying long could you wait until you get back and have a fixed address?

If you're staying for a while and do really need one, could you get a po box or a self storage box you could get a device shipped to? (I'd count this as one of the most secure and reliable options I can think of - but I can't think of much).

It's hard to verify the device is genuine if you buy from a reseller from what I know of both trezors and ledger.

Can you instead by a cheap laptop when you're there (from a reputed retailer) and use an airgapped environment until you get a fixed address a hardware wallet can be delivered to?

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Hey guys, first of all I already read the posts here about which hardware wallet to buy but I have a few questions about, and I think a new topic is better than ask in old ones

I'm going to travel to US next week, and I don't have a hard wallet until now, but I need one ASAP

I was so sure about a Ledger Nano S, because I can find in Best Buy, but after reading here some threads, I'm disappointed with the reviews, specially this thread: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/why-i-wouldnt-buy-ledger-nano-s-ever-again-5370521

My conditions are:

Under 100 USD
Available to buy in USA
Preference to buy in a store (not mandatory)

I think Ledger is the only one Best Buy sells, and Trezor website shows that is located in Czech Republic, but I don't have US adress.
I found this reseller in Trezor's website, but I'm scared to buy outside any official website: https://www.thecryptomerchant.com/products/trezor-hardware-wallet

Thank you guys

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