Should I be using new LBC accounts everytime? Using LBC through tor?
How do you keep your LocalBitcoin account completely anonymous?
Should I be using new LBC accounts everytime? Using LBC through tor?
[5 Points] Nutsnbolts12345:
[1 Points] CHNO28:
Meet in person with a seller with 100 feedback if possible, ask to do wallet to wallet. A seller once told me that they can only have 100 feedback at a time, it starts auto deleting the oldest feedback once you have 100. So they're generally willing to transfer BTC directly from their wallet to yours rather than using LocalBitcoin wallets. So you can have your account as non anonymous as you want, it won't matter.
If there's no sellers willing to do wallet to wallet in your area, probably bank transfer like others are saying.
[0 Points] MollyCanada:
but your bitcoins on LBC with moneypack. or in person. never give ID.
[0 Points] Theeconomist1:
From what I gather, its not a great idea to access your wallet via TOR. There were some people posting a few days ago that their wallets were drained after an attempted transaction. If I'm not mistaken the consensus was it was due to access via TOR, a node sniffed their transaction and withdrew all the funds.
I think your course of action would depend on if you are a vendor or buying personal amounts. If you are buying personal amounts, I'd think if you tumble you are okay and can use LBC. LBC doesn't require any identification right? I dont' remember having to supply anything when I created an account.
The downside to using a new LBC account is you'd never have any buyer reviewers. I dont' know for sure, but some LBC sellers won't deal with newbies or the amount of escrow is much lower. I've noticed that my escrow amounts have increased steadily since I've done transactions and have positive buyer reviews now.
If you are real paranoid, use a public wifi, don't use any identifying information in LBC (use a secure email for example), and tumble (although you'll find a bunch of varying opinions on the need to tumble). I always tumble, some people don't if they only buy personal amounts. Also, if you buy in person rather than through cash deposit, you might be slighter more anonymous - for the paranoid, banks have cameras, which I don't think is a big deal unless your slinging.
Edit: Tumble at any points that touch a darkmarket wallet and your non-DNM wallet to be super cautious. I use helix when moving from LBC/Coinbase to my DNM wallet. I always put the right amount in so I've never withdrawn from my DNM wallet, but if I did, I'd use helix on the way out. I'd think this should be sufficient for personal amounts. if you are vending, I have no clue.
[0 Points] hdheuud:
You meetup in person and send to an electrum wallet
I don't. There's nothing illegal about buying bitcoins. I understand that anonymity is a big thing for you guys but come on... Unless you've got a massive operation going on you have nothing to worry about. The DEA isn't sitting around waiting for you to slip up when buying btc so they can kick in your door and catch you with the $280 ounce of weed you bought using those coins.