1. What about be the best way to buy bitcoins? Is it through coinbase? And if so, how do you pay by? So i see 1 bitcoin is worth $636.13 now. If I want around $3000 or a bit more, i go and buy 5 bitcoins correct? 5 Bitcoins would be worth $3180.65 but how much fees do i have to pay? I assume credit card is what most ppl use to pay for it? Im confused b/c i did read something that credit card and paypal is not allowed b/c it can be charged back. If thats the case, then what is the preferred payment? I have credit card, paypal, bank of america transfer.
2. Bitcoin fees. I assume the only time you pay bitcoin fees is when you want to cashout those bitcoins into cash when you sell them? So when you transfer them from your account to 5dimes or from a site to your bit coin balance... there isn't any fee? I read the first million dollar transfers are free but then it would cost after that? Is that what is meant by the transfers?
3. I know u cant cashout via bitcoin with 5dimes yet. But lets use another site for example. Assuming i buy 5 bitcoin for $3180.65 and deposited it into some site. Then i turned that amount into $5180.65 and want to cashout. I would withdraw to my bitcoin balance and it would be converted to whatever bitcoin its worth at the current price? And the only fees i pay is if i sell the bitcoins but if i want to use those bitcoins and deposit into another site theres no cost? And what are the fees for selling bitcoins?
4. Can you buy bitcoins in fractions of bitcoin? I know you can buy 1 bitcoin, 2 bitcoin etc but can you buy 2.5, 2.2, 2.08 etc or is it only flat 1 or 2 etc or 2.2 bitcoin thus 1 decimal only?
5. I also read ppl buying bitcoins from other ppl. Is that b/c it costs less but the risk is higher? Yet i do read once you receive bitcoin from someone, its not reverseable right?
I haven't yet used Bitcoins in conjunction with 5Dimes, so I cannot give you my experiences there. However, I can help you with your general Bitcoin inquiries.
1. If you are in America, from what I've heard the best option is Coinbase. You can either deposit to them via bank transfer or credit card (although they do require verification). From there once you have deposited your fiat you can then convert it into Bitcoins and withdraw them to your address. Credit cards and paypal are generally frowned upon by individual traders (ie. from me to you) because of chargebacks, but companies like Coinbase are more willing to take the risk (also there is less risk for them given that they have worked it all out with the banks anyway).
2. Bitcoin transaction fees are simply a fee you require to send coins between addresses. These fees are at the moment
BTC0.0001 which is like 6c or so. When you talk about the 'first million' being free - you are referring to what Coinbase charges to its merchants, which is irrelevant to you as you are not signing up to them as a merchant.
4. You can buy up to an eighth decimal place. It is one satoshi or
BTC0.00000001
5. It will probably cost you about the same - it's easier for you with Coinbase. Go with that and if for some reason you can't get enough with the limits you have on Coinbase explore other options like localbitcoins. But please, make sure you do some reading first - most of this information can be found on the Bitcoin Wiki (
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page).