Hi I've been trading bitcoins for a little while. I'm a US resident and as some of you know there's quite a few websites we can't access.
I've used localbitcoins, coinbase, bitquick, Epay (increased its fee of withdrawing to PM by 1% today), and perfect money (unverified).
My question is, what method is out there for US residents where I could buy bitcoins at a cheaper and possibly faster way.
Or even get a verified Perfect Money account? But would I be able to use a US bank in mine name with said PM account?
Open to suggestions of any kind that can get me bitcoins cheaper than the methods I've been using.
Thank you!
Some of your stated goals are conflicting with each other. Safety, speed, and expense don't necessarily run parallel. You may have to decide which among those is paramount. Also, I can't see how well you are known in your "circle" dealing with BTC. My suggestion is to only deal with a transaction involving escrow by a trusted middleman. You cited LBC and for many that is a great place for US transactions to take place, especially where speed is a concern. Deposit $ and within 5 minutes your wallet is infused with coins, then transfer the funds to a wallet you control all facets of. LBC is not the cheapest place to acquire, but the safety and speed elements are definitely there if you proceed correctly. I would feel great about you using one of the known escrow members here, only realize the speed element might be some issue for you. The tradeoff for many is that when they started they would willing pay 15 dollars more per coin if the speed, safety, and quasi-anonymity was rock solid. In today's terms where a coin is > 1300.00 a 20 dollar added increment to secure the other ingredients of the transaction is well worth it. Several of the exchanges you cited are beyond dealing with their slow ass funds movement. I won't mention names but why would anyone not want their coins moved within 15 minutes or less after you have sent the $. Crazy to me. My .02
