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Topic: Buying coins online - page 2. (Read 1214 times)

newbie
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August 30, 2013, 04:11:14 PM
#9
You can always set up a meeting and meet your trader on some dark street. Recognizable pattern: wear yellow trousers Cheesy
It was like that past times.. Great times man.
sr. member
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Merit: 250
August 30, 2013, 03:09:29 PM
#8
Why is it so difficult to buy coin from Mt Gox. Why impose such small limits on purchases there as well? Can you guys list any alternative payment sites?

Campbx, coinbase, btc-e, are better exchanges. Depends on which part of the world you are.

bitstamp.net is the best one so far.
legendary
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August 30, 2013, 02:42:19 PM
#7
Why is it so difficult to buy coin from Mt Gox. Why impose such small limits on purchases there as well? Can you guys list any alternative payment sites?

MtGox is the biggest (well I'm not sure if it still is) exchange, so it is mentioned in all the news articles and it's prices are referenced most often. But it has been having problems and it could be dethroned soon. Bitstamp is quickly catching up to it in volume, and LocalBitcoins no longer uses it as the default price reference because its prices are completely out of line with the rest of the exchanges.

In the U.S., the best places to get bitcoins now are CoinBase, if you don't mind the link to your bank account and the new account delay, or LocalBitcoins, which gives you a very large variety of payment options (including face-to-face with cash).
member
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staff
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August 30, 2013, 02:17:13 PM
#5
There is a number of different ways. Like the ones mentioned above. However, you could always purchase coins here at the forums with some people offering to sell over at the currency exchange sub-forum.

The answer to your question: They get the most publicity. They are always featuring in the news for good and bad reasons. However, people read this and see they are the #1 largest used exchange. Therefore, people tend to trust the biggest leading companies. Then when they reach a certain amount of members or bitcoin deposited/withdrawn they will be featured in the news again. Which starts the cycle all over again. However, bitstamp and coinbase are slowly catching up and getting more publicity.
legendary
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August 30, 2013, 02:15:07 PM
#4
I use localbitcoins.com and bitcoin.de
newbie
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August 30, 2013, 02:13:09 PM
#3
Eobot.com
member
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Merit: 10
August 30, 2013, 02:05:56 PM
#2
Why is it so difficult to buy coin from Mt Gox. Why impose such small limits on purchases there as well? Can you guys list any alternative payment sites?

Campbx, coinbase, btc-e, are better exchanges. Depends on which part of the world you are.
member
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Merit: 10
August 30, 2013, 02:02:50 PM
#1
Why is it so difficult to buy coin from Mt Gox. Why impose such small limits on purchases there as well? Can you guys list any alternative payment sites?
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