I don't see the address (is this a hash?) when I search for it at either blockchain.info
Contact the seller. If it doesn't even show in Blockchain.info, then it wasn't sent.
Topic: Details on How Transactions are Reported? (Read 420 times)
Contact the seller. If it doesn't even show in Blockchain.info, then it wasn't sent.
Thanks so much for the "Newbie" section! It's great to have a place where I feel like I am not reducing the level of discourse by a factor of ten. I posted this at the "Intro Yourself" but then thought that might not be the right place to ask an involved question so I wanted to start a thread for it. (Hope that OK). I've seen it partially answered before but without the specifics I am interested in addressed, so please bear with me if this has been asked and answered a thousand times:
I purchased 5 BTC from a private seller and gave them my Electrum generated 'receive' address. This was last night. I am not so much worried that I have not received the BTC as I am that I don't see the address (is this a hash?) when I search for it at either blockchain.info or blockexplorer. B.E. returned a report that the address was "First Seen/Never used on the network" and B.C. shows "No. of Transactions - 0"
The BTC should have been sent about 7 hours ago. I have checked my wallet against the BlockExplorer block count and they are both showing 229662. I sort of understand that the transactions are verified as a function of their block being mined/solved(?) and I guess it could be that it hasn't yet, but shouldn't it have appeared somewhere in these records by now if the send was initiated on his end? I am told it will need 6 verifications, so I also am wondering will it only show after all 6 or after the very first?
My wallet is set to .0001 for transaction fee but I guess maybe that's only if I am sending?
Finally, I have the Electrum wallet installed and running but no other software installed as I haven't started mining. Is this a problem for receiving?
I know it's a lot of questions, but I promise I am a quick learner and you won't have to tell me twice
I purchased 5 BTC from a private seller and gave them my Electrum generated 'receive' address. This was last night. I am not so much worried that I have not received the BTC as I am that I don't see the address (is this a hash?) when I search for it at either blockchain.info or blockexplorer. B.E. returned a report that the address was "First Seen/Never used on the network" and B.C. shows "No. of Transactions - 0"
The BTC should have been sent about 7 hours ago. I have checked my wallet against the BlockExplorer block count and they are both showing 229662. I sort of understand that the transactions are verified as a function of their block being mined/solved(?) and I guess it could be that it hasn't yet, but shouldn't it have appeared somewhere in these records by now if the send was initiated on his end? I am told it will need 6 verifications, so I also am wondering will it only show after all 6 or after the very first?
My wallet is set to .0001 for transaction fee but I guess maybe that's only if I am sending?
Finally, I have the Electrum wallet installed and running but no other software installed as I haven't started mining. Is this a problem for receiving?
I know it's a lot of questions, but I promise I am a quick learner and you won't have to tell me twice
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