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Quote from: thegent1 on March 07, 2017, 02:32:31 PM

Hi guys,

So i need to buy $30 worth of bitcoins as I need to purchase something from a website that does not accept debit cards.
I've been browsing the internet for about a week, but I still don't get the fundaments of the bitcoin world - yes I am a bit of a technology dinosaur!

I have sent my details to coinsbank.com but I am waiting for their verification.

My questions are:

1) Can you use a visa debit to buy bitcoins online? If not from coinsbank, is there anywhere else?
2) Am I able to purchase only $30 worth of bitcoins?
3) How long do verification procedures typically last?

Thanks in advance for any replies

Try localbitcoins or if you are in America, you can try Coinbase. You have to buy with a valid bank account.

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Quote from: Myfe on March 08, 2017, 12:05:11 AM

Quote from: Barbarian on March 07, 2017, 09:46:15 PM

Just use localbitcoins someone near you it is bound to have some bitcoins he wants to get rid of, you can buy as much as you want and there are many payments options.

Ok, this is definitely an option, but know the risks before you set up a meet and greet to buy bitcoins from someone who lives near you.

First, people have gotten robbed, even killed trying to do this. Now, those scenarios involve larger sums worth stealing but it's tough to meet a stranger to exchange cash. It's real easy to for someone to show up with a gun, well not in the UK as much...a knife I suppose. But from what I see on the news UK criminals know how use a knife!

Second (and perhaps most important), make sure you're getting a fair exchange rate. Don't pay a premium for the perceived convenience of "local bitcoin". Pull out your phone in the parking lot, where ever you meet someone, and look up the list price at that moment. Use Coindesk as a neutral quote.

Godspeed, friend!

Plenty of people do local Bitcoin transactions safely. I personally know a handful of people that have bought Bitcoins locally.

I wouldn't recommend meeting in an empty parking lot, or a dark alley though. Just meet somewhere safe in public, even a police station. I know our local police station recommends all in persona transactions being done there.

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Quote from: FLUX-project on April 26, 2017, 06:56:26 AM

This site will help you https://www.bitcoin.com/buy-bitcoin

Hello flux project, Why you have digging out all the old topics in this section. Please do posts in the active threads and if there is necessary information you need to share on it else you will be blocked by the moderators soon from the btctalk. I hope you have understood.

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This site will help you https://www.bitcoin.com/buy-bitcoin

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Quote from: daviidalpert on March 13, 2017, 11:06:44 AM

if you want to buy btc you can go some changes.

Please leave a clear note which should help those who are in need of the information like for those who are looking to purchase bitcoin you can refer them at localbitcoin so that they can trade their fiat currency with the bitcoin and to be honest it will be our responsibility to give more visibility to bitcoin community since we are the one who have knowledge about this charismatic bitcoin.

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if you want to buy btc you can go some changes.

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Quote from: Troubledmind on March 12, 2017, 04:05:14 PM

Hi guys im technologically impaired im trying to find a secure site to purchase btc with a prepaid debit for a one time only use. I was also wondering if btc bought on www can be used for purchases on onion or do i have to find a wallet on the Tor network

If you look for secured trading sites, Please proceed with the locabitcoins or coinbase to sell or buy the bitcoins. Most the traders are so trustful and make you didn't release the bitcoin before the payment done. Coinbase is most as a wallet you can have a vault and multiple wallets of BTC and ETH at there. Therfore, you buy or sell the btc, eth, doge, dash in the highest number there.

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Hi guys im technologically impaired im trying to find a secure site to purchase btc with a prepaid debit for a one time only use. I was also wondering if btc bought on www can be used for purchases on onion or do i have to find a wallet on the Tor network

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I will buy your altcoin leave me a msg .

use localbitcoin or paxful

bitwage

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You should also think about earning bitcoins Grin

How? Check out this detailed article on all the ways to do it: https://community.bitwage.com/t/how-are-bitcoins-earned/214

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It is safe to use Coinbase as a start, but you'll have to learn to use your own wallet so you can transfert your funds on it.
Remember this: never store for too long bitcoins in a wallet you don't own the private key.

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I sympathize, I know that buying Bitcoin is pretty hard for newbies, especially since you picked a bad time (there's a lot of pressure on the Bitcoin network right now so all transactions are pretty difficult). Companies which let you buy with a debit/credit card are OK if you provide ID and choose a trusted one. I think that most sites, like Coinify and Coinmama are okay with GBP but I can't 100% vouch for that.

Alternatively, if you're in an urban area you could try a Bitcoin ATM which make it a bit easier for you to transfer the funds to your wallet (you do need a wallet to hold your Bitcoin, like Coinbase or Blockchain).

You could even do a transfer on LocalBitcoins which is more of an open marketplace where you can do transactions with cash (DON'T do PayPal, there's a likely chance of chargeback fraud).

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You could also use the Gemini exchange. That has much lower fees than coinbase.

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I use Virwox to buy / sell BTC (I'm a small fish in a very big pond, though). It's a little convoluted how
they do it - USD > SLL > BTC - but it works. Their fees aren't *too* terrible and they decrease the more
you use their service.

I don't think they accept credit cards though unless it's via Skrill or something similar.

Cheers!

Cynthia

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Some of website are accepting credit card but they want some documents or proof that you are really the holder of that card because they're implenting rules againts fraud because of dispute transaction or malicious activity that hackers do when they hacked credit card but if you have any other payment method like paypal you can exchange it to bitcoin easily go to exchange currency thread

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Just use cash and someone from Local Bitcoins...

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I see a lot of good suggestions here. It's not exactly easy buying BTC with a credit card. I didn't see anyone suggest https://purse.io/. I used it before and it's fairly simple and secure.

It works like this. People with BTC post their Amazon wishlists on the site. You can choose between offers ranging from tens to hundreds of dollars worth. After you order their item (you can do it dirrectly with your CC) and it gets delivered you get your coins released. It has a fee of around 15%, but it gets lower if you have a few confirmed transactions. It works for both US and UK Amazon.

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Yes you can buy bitcoins using visa from: Virwox, localbitcoins,coinbase,xapo etc

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I'm fairly new to this all as well and I've gone with Coinbase and it's been super simple and streamlined to purchase and verify/increase limits. Beyond that I haven't tried any other sites yet, but if you're looking for something simple and quick check out Coinbase!

Cheers,
Enoch

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Quote from: thegent1 on March 07, 2017, 02:32:31 PM

Hi guys,

So i need to buy $30 worth of bitcoins as I need to purchase something from a website that does not accept debit cards.
I've been browsing the internet for about a week, but I still don't get the fundaments of the bitcoin world - yes I am a bit of a technology dinosaur!

I have sent my details to coinsbank.com but I am waiting for their verification.

My questions are:

1) Can you use a visa debit to buy bitcoins online? If not from coinsbank, is there anywhere else?
2) Am I able to purchase only $30 worth of bitcoins?
3) How long do verification procedures typically last?

Thanks in advance for any replies

Try Xapo will be easy and fast.

From Xapo:
1) yes
2) yes
3) is fast

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