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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: smellywelly on March 21, 2013, 08:19 pm

Title: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: smellywelly on March 21, 2013, 08:19 pm
I'm new to this whole silk road thing and I must say it's a breath of fresh air as my local trip dealer got busted as they say. So....

To save those extra helpful people a bit of time writing out very long tutorials on how to get bitcoins, I'm looking for the absolute fastest and simplest way. I'm currently waiting on MTGOX to verify and then I will be waiting on bank transfers etc. Is there any way I can just get straight into it before all this happens, i.e. be buying from SR this evening?

Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: Patticake on March 22, 2013, 02:39 am
There are lots of coin vendors on SR but you can't buy direct from SR as far as I know. Of course there is always the risk of getting scammed if you buy from an unknown so you need to be really careful
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: autobondon on March 22, 2013, 02:44 am
i am also interested in this, just wondering if i can put money in a mt gox account online with a pre paid debit card
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: CountachQV on March 22, 2013, 03:41 am
In terms of quickest/easiest it's:  bitinstant.com -- > CVS (red-phone)--> Coins in are in MtGox account in 20 min. 

Easiest definitely does not mean best though. Having to drive somewhere out of the way, 500 limit/day, 4% fee, etc, can get annoying pretty fast.

I wish I could find an easier way myself, without the hassles of  fees and a transaction limit.
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: luxxiaxx on March 22, 2013, 04:06 am
If it's relatively easy for you to get to a Bank of America during normal business hours anytime on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, &/or Fridays, then I'd HIGHLY recommend at the very least checking out Blue Sky Traders: http://ok2yri46aaptiu2d.onion/index.htm

I can promise you based off of my own personal experience that they're completely &entirely legitamite, & are as professional & speedy as they say they are.
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: autobondon on March 22, 2013, 04:32 am
ok some im checking out bitinstant and it says i just print off the recipt and take it to a location? walmart is the closest one to me that they have listed but im just wondering if i need to use my real name and other protocol to go through when purchasing bitcoins
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: John Gotti on March 22, 2013, 04:50 am
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Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: saddads on March 22, 2013, 05:23 am
Is there any way I can just get straight into it before all this happens, i.e. be buying from SR this evening?

I suppose there might be, but if you're looking to reliably go from USD to bitcoin, you'll have a hard time finding something that quick.

I bounce from dwolla to campbx, which can take a couple of days if I don't have funds in my dwolla account for some reason, but is instant otherwise. The initial setup took a week or so to get everything in order though, IIRC.
Title: Re: Quickest and simplest way to get bitcoins?
Post by: Block Buster on March 22, 2013, 08:28 am
As mentioned above, Mt.Gox is pretty fast :D
A lot too has to attributed to how fast the BTC currency is too. If it's a slow day, be prepaid to wait a few hours for transaction confirmations :D