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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: MrDanielson on July 09, 2013, 09:53 pm

Title: Looking to make my first purchase! A few quick questions first!
Post by: MrDanielson on July 09, 2013, 09:53 pm
Finally -- I have a BitCoin to play around with on here.
The Coin came from coinbase and my first question is: How do I transfer it over to my TSR account? Is it traceable?
My first purchase is obviously going to be quite small (and I'm not into the harder stuff).
I'm currently renting a house with two other guys, yet we still get mail from the previous renters.
Would it be safer to use one of their names (And not sign when the package comes)?
Once I get my coins into my account and make the purchase, is there communication with the seller or some kind of order confirmation?
These are just basic questions and that is all I really have for right now.
Any insight is greatly appreciated!
-Danielson
Title: Re: Looking to make my first purchase! A few quick questions first!
Post by: TLT13 on July 09, 2013, 09:58 pm
I don't know if it's traceable (I don't think it is) but you go here: silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/account and then press a button that says something like "Click here to make a deposit". You'll see a code and you can use that to transfer your coins from wherever you have them to SR.

Can't really comment on using another name. To be honest, I'd rather use a bogus name. That way you can't get in trouble nor can your previous renters. That's just me though.

You'll see an "in transit" on your account once the stuff's been sent.

Title: Re: Looking to make my first purchase! A few quick questions first!
Post by: sportshort on July 09, 2013, 10:06 pm
Once you're logged into SR, click the 'account' link at the top of the page. In your account page you'll see 'To deposit bitcoins, send them to this address' followed by a string of numbers and letters, which is your bitcoin address. Send coins to that address from wherever they are currently residing. Don't panic if they don't show up right away. After each transaction on SR, it's a good idea to hit the 'get new address' link on your SR account page, and a brand new bitcoin address will be generated for you. Good luck and be careful.
Title: Re: Looking to make my first purchase! A few quick questions first!
Post by: MrDanielson on July 09, 2013, 10:27 pm
Thank you for the replies and yes I'm trying to be as safe as possible.
As far as using fake names, I heard that's a bad idea from various sections of SR.
Like I said I'll be ordering small quantities (of cannabis) from reputable vendors.
I've also read things about P2P for sending my address?
Not sure how to do this either...
Thanks again!
Title: Re: Looking to make my first purchase! A few quick questions first!
Post by: TLT13 on July 09, 2013, 10:33 pm
Not p2p but PGP! Google PGP. I myself use GPG4win. It's basically a method to encrypt. You can find guides on the internet everywhere.

http://www.reddit.com/r/SilkRoad/wiki/guides/multiplayer_dreams_/guide_1 Look here under 'encrypting your address'. It basically makes sure that whatever info you send (your address in this case) can only be read by a person with a proper code. That's why most vendors have a PGP key you can use to encrypt a message to them. Only they can decrypt it.