Hello Korean Bitcoiners!
Sorry I am writing in english, I do not speak Korean language.
I will come to visit your country in September.
I thought maybe it's a good idea to buy some KRW from local people there and save some exchange fees
Does anyone want to buy some BTC for KRW in Seoul in the middle of September?
cheers,
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haha. I'm in. You know I'm starting the Korean National Bitcoin Exchange? You'll be able to do that online pretty soon.
What part are you coming to?
Seoul first. Will visit my girlfirend's relatives who live there, she's half-korean. After a week or so on Seoul we would like to travel around, do some hiking... will be there for 3 weeks.
I'm looking to do a cash transaction, buying KRW for bitcoins, so using your exchange is probably not practicable for me, since I would have to be able to get the cash out somehow...
Would you be willing to meet in person and make a trade? I would like to cash in maybe around 50 to 100 bitcoins (of course depending on the exchange rate in september). How would we determine the exchange rate, would you charge a fee?
Fees wouldn't be necessary, but I'd have to go by the KRW > USD > BTC exchange rates if that's alright with you. 50 to 100? I was expecting a much smaller number. No worries. Count me in for 25 for sure and I'll ask around my office for the other 25~75.
No fees, cool! No problem going throug KRW > USD > BTC to get the rate, that's fine with me. Likely still better than using my bank.
Please tell me when your exchange is up, so I can check it out ^^. Will it be an exchange that keeps balances and takes care of withdrawing / depositing or will it just be a "matching" site, where the users have to make the transactions themselves?
A side question: I've been trying to find out wether or not I could use my mobile (sony ericsson xperia hd mini pro) in Korea. It seems your GSM networks use a different frequency (2100Mhz). what about CDMA/UMTS,...
I'm sorry to bother you with this.. but maybe it's best to ask someone local. Is it possible to get mobile internet for 3 weeks cheaply in korea? I'd really love to be able to use google maps and translate while on the run. It would also simplify (make more secure) giving you BTC (ssh -> bitcoin sendtoaddress) any hints/ideas for a traveller?
Back to the transaction: 25 BTC is a good start. I don't need to exchange everything via bitcoins and I wont rely on it, obviously (fallback is to use options offered by my german bank or credit card to get cash).
Getting some cash from you and/or your colleagues would be awesome, though, so I could brag about it (hey, I use bitcoins paying for my vacation ^^) and also use it to advertise bitcoin as a way to get a hold of local currency.