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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: KingOfAces on May 28, 2013, 10:25 pm
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I was using mtgox for the longest time, but they changed their policies, and I can only transfer to their Japan bank now, and they don't even give a sort code for it. And apparently they charge like 20$ to use the bloody thing. I went ahead and tried to verify my account, but apparently, even though I'm in Europe, I'm not able to use the European bank transfer method because I use GBP (I think?). So that was a waste of time.
So, any UK lads (or lasses) here know a quick and secure alternative to mtgox?
Non-bank transfer stuff goes over my head, but go ahead and mention a few if you like.
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Hi Kingofaces....I,m a girl lol ;D I use localbitcoins.com now with bank transfer, takes minuites, click on the sellers name to see when they were last online but its only took minuites every time i,ve used it for bank transfer. Hope this helps ;)
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Hi Kingofaces....I,m a girl lol ;D I use localbitcoins.com now with bank transfer, takes minuites, click on the sellers name to see when they were last online but its only took minuites every time i,ve used it for bank transfer. Hope this helps ;)
I've also used localbitcoins.com, and found the whole process relatively straightforward. Obviously you have to pay a premium over the MtGox price, but if you shop around for the best sellers you can usually get a decent deal. Well worth it for the convenience, in my opinion.
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Cheers for the replies! I'll give that website a try soon.
p.s I've fixed the original post, mary ;)
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Yes local btc is a godsend after blockchain went tits up.
Has anyone else found that most of the decent UK vendors have gone walkies now though?
A lot have just gone, is this due to the btc issues with banks etc, you think or some other reasons?
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cheers kingofaces
Fuck knows what happened with blockchain in the UK? I mainly buy weed and a lot of UK vendors have no listings now, slim pickings for domestic :-\ Need to go international ;D
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I've had a couple of things go missing international already so kind of prefer to keep it domestic, plus there is the wait around and the extra shipping and the higher risk! For weed I wouldn't bother but I've good IRL links but for other things I need SR and it's a shame the UK arm appears to be crumbling so many vendors just disappeared!
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I've never had any problems with MrCronk for weed.
I do miss uk107 though.