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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: astralplaneraider on February 15, 2013, 09:18 pm

Title: how to get bit coins?
Post by: astralplaneraider on February 15, 2013, 09:18 pm
hi people, im a complete noob to this and want to start buying on the silk road.
but i dont have a clue how to get bitcoins. can anybody point me in the right direction?
it would be greatly appreciated
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: DrNakaMats on February 15, 2013, 09:21 pm
Check out Bitinstant
they allow you to buy bitcoins with cash at CVS or wal-mart. then those coins get sent to your bitcoin wallet.
You need a wallet.
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: jsmithdiggity on February 15, 2013, 09:24 pm
The easiest and most reliable way I have found is bitinstant (https://www.bitinstant.com/). I can only tell you what works best for me, but other people prefer much more or less caution.  Once you get going, you'll unrstand what I'm saying a bit more. 

Do you have a bitcoin wallet?
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: chimints630 on February 15, 2013, 09:28 pm
Transfer money into a third party such as dwolla. Then transfer to a bitcoin platform such as campbx or mtgox. Then do a trade for coins and send it to your bitcoin wallet through SR or which ever wallet you choose.
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: astralplaneraider on February 15, 2013, 09:52 pm
thanks for the replies,
I am in the UK so i dont know if bitnstant will work. also i dont have a bit wallet,

how do i get one?
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: the anonamouseman on February 15, 2013, 09:57 pm
What about barclays ping it ? any good to you ? uk is hard i thought, well harder than australia anyway
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: jsmithdiggity on February 15, 2013, 09:58 pm
I think you are right about bitinstant outside of the US.  As far as a wallet goes, you can get a currently get completely free and anonymous one at https://www.instawallet.org
The url that shows up is how you access that wallet.  SAVE OR BOOKMARK THAT URL TO ACCESS THAT INSTAWALLET.  DO NOT GIVE IT TO ANYONE ELSE !  When you go to https://www.instawallet.org, a new wallet with a new bitcoin address is automatically created. 

Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: astralplaneraider on February 15, 2013, 10:25 pm
i looked into the barclays thing, but I havnt got a smartphone anymore. dont think that there is one for laptop.

that instawallet link doesnt work.. 

I am trying to use dwolla and mt gx but unsure on how to do it
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: piratesofpenzance on February 15, 2013, 10:57 pm
You could always try earning them using mining.  Thats what I do since I'm dead fucking broke anyway.
Title: Re: how to get bit coins?
Post by: the anonamouseman on February 20, 2013, 06:52 am
try bitcoin talk, i found someplace a while back that was like a market place for bitcoins, bit like ebay or silk rd even