I received an email from the site-op apologizing for the delay and promising payment which duly arrived so it seems that they just had some temporary problems which are all done.
I will be happy to continue to use the site.
Topic: Has anyone ever used BitNZ? (Read 1021 times)
The BitNZ website has reappeared but there is no sign of my money so I would not recommend them.
The BitNZ site went away a few hours ago to be replaced by a holding page saying that it was down for maintenance. A short time earlier, I had sent an email asking when I might expect to see my transfer go through. I have not had a reply to that email.
I used them 4 days ago.
After mining my first 5 LTC, I converted them to BTC, lodged the BTCs with BitNZ, converted them to NZ$ and then tried to withdraw the NZ$ to my bank account.
That was 4 days ago and there is no sign of the money in my account.
Perhaps it is a scam or perhaps the guy running it is just slow to action transfer requests but I will not be going back there until my money turns up.
As for your other question. Do you want to buy LTC for NZ$? We could talk.
After mining my first 5 LTC, I converted them to BTC, lodged the BTCs with BitNZ, converted them to NZ$ and then tried to withdraw the NZ$ to my bank account.
That was 4 days ago and there is no sign of the money in my account.
Perhaps it is a scam or perhaps the guy running it is just slow to action transfer requests but I will not be going back there until my money turns up.
As for your other question. Do you want to buy LTC for NZ$? We could talk.
I've been using BitNZ to transfer between my account in another country. The reason for this is the annoying charges that you get to and from NZ accounts - do you know any way to avoid these? I looked at CurrencyFair and their NZD account is in Australia so you still get that $15 charge. klickex was a full 0.01 off the interbank rate (!) so it's only cheaper than xe.com or oanda if you transfer less than $1000
My experience with BitNZ has been very good. You do have to set the rate you wish to buy or sell your BTC at manually. I suggest looking at the order book and typing in your price according to what is available to get the match instantly.
Even so, be sure to do a few test payments first and take your time. The guy running it seems la bit busy and probably has other things on his plate, running this as a contribution to the community rather than for the cash - just bear that in mind. It's a lot quieter and slower than other exchanges but it has worked well for me. YMMV
My experience with BitNZ has been very good. You do have to set the rate you wish to buy or sell your BTC at manually. I suggest looking at the order book and typing in your price according to what is available to get the match instantly.
Even so, be sure to do a few test payments first and take your time. The guy running it seems la bit busy and probably has other things on his plate, running this as a contribution to the community rather than for the cash - just bear that in mind. It's a lot quieter and slower than other exchanges but it has worked well for me. YMMV
I am thinking about jumping on the (albeit late) bandwagon for BTC, if all goes to plan I could potentially make a few $$ off it.
As a Kiwi, I am wanting to know other peoples experiences with BitNZ, did it work out for you? Anything I should be watching out for? Could it be a scam?
Also as a side, have you got any knowledge of where I could find LiteCoins in NZ? I cannot seem to find any of the Internet.
Many thanks.
As a Kiwi, I am wanting to know other peoples experiences with BitNZ, did it work out for you? Anything I should be watching out for? Could it be a scam?
Also as a side, have you got any knowledge of where I could find LiteCoins in NZ? I cannot seem to find any of the Internet.
Many thanks.
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