NEWBIE HERE!!
Looking for some help with making first-time btc buys using PayPal/cc. I'm not sure where to buy from and the whole process seems pretty complex and overbearing, is Coinbase a good place to start? if not, can somebody please point me in the right direction? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Seriously, thank you.
P.S. Apologies for the high level of a novice in these questions.
Thanks again to anybody willing to help!
Coinbase is how I started and worked fine for me. The drawback is that you have to link your bank account to them and also provide some info to prove your identity. If you are willing to do this, it should work for you if you are a US customer.
Once you have the account set up, you place a buy order that will take a few days and they will draw the funds from your bank. Once you receive them, you'll need to decide whether to leave them on Coinbase or move them. If you goal is to just hold Bitcoins, Litecoins, or Etherium, then you could just leave them or move to a more secure offline wallet.
If your goal is to trade (like day trading) you will need to move them to an exchange that allows quick trades. Various exchanges can be used such as Poloniex, Bitfinex, Bittrex, etc. These exchanges also allow you to buy other cryptocurrencies if that's what you are looking for.