[help ME] I got an unconfirmed transaction

odolvlobo

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Quote from: CozyLife on August 15, 2014, 05:59:44 PM

Edit: By the way, the reason for the 3 hour wait is most likely because you didn't set the fee properly and sent it without a fee. Miners process transactions with fees before they process those without. Be sure to set the fee properly so you don't have to wait as long next time. Bitcoin transactions often take only 10 minutes or a bit longer to confirm when set with the appropriate fee.

There was no 3 hour wait. Blockchain.info was reporting the transaction's status incorrectly.

CozyLife

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Theymos, unban my account.

I just wanted to point out that you can't "recover" your funds when you send them. The best you can do is ask the recipient to send the money back once they get it. Bitcoin works off of cryptography, not a central party managing your funds like banks do. That's the beauty of it. The people who process the transactions are called "miners." To send your transaction with a fee, you need to set the fee in the appropriate field on whatever wallet you're using for your transaction. If you add the fee to the amount being sent, you're sending the fee to the recipient as an overpayment. If you're using Bitcoin Core, you'll need to set up your fee in the options menu. If you need help with this, just ask and someone will tell you how o set the fees in whatever client you're using.

Edit: By the way, the reason for the 3 hour wait is most likely because you didn't set the fee properly and sent it without a fee. Miners process transactions with fees before they process those without. Be sure to set the fee properly so you don't have to wait as long next time. Bitcoin transactions often take only 10 minutes or a bit longer to confirm when set with the appropriate fee.

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Quote from: Beyonce on August 15, 2014, 10:01:00 AM

So did it confirm? All you need is patience with these things, and it's not like you would have lost your money anyway.

Yes it has 299 confirmation now already. You can see that with blockr.io link in post #4 or on any other blockexplorers like biteasy.

Beyonce

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Surfbort.

So did it confirm? All you need is patience with these things, and it's not like you would have lost your money anyway.

InwardContour

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This is a well known issue which they should fix sooner of later, in the meantime just use another block explorer to be sure about the confirmations.

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Quote from: DannyHamilton on August 13, 2014, 09:15:29 PM

Quote from: odolvlobo on August 13, 2014, 09:11:28 PM

According to blockr.io, it now has 19 confirmations.

http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/ee9230c63529fac7ee9eb5ce21b68aa6d441b62536b0fff60b30fd88c7e95fbf

odolvlobo is correct.

The transaction already has 19 confirmations.

Blockchain.info seems to be having a problem with their website. It is failing to notice any of the recent blocks.

That problem is on blockchain.info for at least weeks if not months.
When a block includes your tx and becomes orphaned, blockchain.info will get stuck and will just keep saying your tx is unconfirmed even if the tx has been included in another non-orphaned block later.

lynn_402

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Some exchanges can be quite slow in accepting a confirmed transaction. Cryptsy often shows the incoming transaction as having about 2 confirmations less than what it actually has, so keep that in mind when depositing to exchanges. It can be slower if their wallets are on maintenance.

DannyHamilton

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Quote from: odolvlobo on August 13, 2014, 09:11:28 PM

According to blockr.io, it now has 19 confirmations.

http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/ee9230c63529fac7ee9eb5ce21b68aa6d441b62536b0fff60b30fd88c7e95fbf

odolvlobo is correct.

The transaction already has 19 confirmations.

Blockchain.info seems to be having a problem with their website. It is failing to notice any of the recent blocks.

The exchange service you are using should be able to see the confirmed transaction in their wallet unless they are using a blockchain.info wallet. In that case, they need to contact blockchain.info support.

odolvlobo

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According to blockr.io, it was confirmed 3 hours ago and now has 19 confirmations.

http://btc.blockr.io/tx/info/ee9230c63529fac7ee9eb5ce21b68aa6d441b62536b0fff60b30fd88c7e95fbf

mac2k13

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Thanks for the response.. I'm freakin out rightnow.. Are you really sure it would be confirmed? I have covered the fees, I really hope so that I could get it.. Its a bit small for others, but its a huge amount to me Embarrassed

DannyHamilton

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Quote from: mac2k13 on August 13, 2014, 08:55:44 PM

So here's the scenario, I was trying to send 0.28 to a exchange site which will automatically convert my coins into cash (our currency)
Now, In my order it was 0.28 so I send 0.2801 adding a 0.0001 for the(it does not ask for fee's tho). So, the order would expire for 20minutes.
But still no confirmations yet. Please help me.. How do I recover my coins?or How do I get it back?PRETTY PLEASE...

It's been like 3 hours, still no confirmation..
Here's the hash : https://blockchain.info/address/16LcgnxBGnkqm7DDDe57DhiYEu1vU41nsA

what should I do? Does it will still return to my wallet?
Embarrassed

It will likely confirm soon.

Unfortunately you can't always count on blocks occurring every 10 minutes.

If the transaction confirms after the expiration, you'll need to contact support for the exchange site and ask them how they will resolve it.

mac2k13

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So here's the scenario, I was trying to send 0.28 to a exchange site which will automatically convert my coins into cash (our currency)
Now, In my order it was 0.28 so I send 0.2801 adding a 0.0001 for the(it does not ask for fee's tho). So, the order would expire for 20minutes.
But still no confirmations yet. Please help me.. How do I recover my coins?or How do I get it back?PRETTY PLEASE...

It's been like 3 hours, still no confirmation..
Here's the hash : https://blockchain.info/address/16LcgnxBGnkqm7DDDe57DhiYEu1vU41nsA

what should I do? Does it will still return to my wallet?
Embarrassed

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