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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Lloyd on March 31, 2012, 06:39 am
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Good morning everyone,
As most of you should know, i'm new to SR. After many hours of searching through the internet I finally found an article that held the answer to what I had been looking so hard for! I immediately downloaded TOR and accessed Silk Road for the first time. I wasn't sure if this whole website was a setup of some sort so I was a bit skeptical. After countless hours on this forum and the Silk Road website I read many reviews and threads and was finally convinced that this is a genuine online black market and was so happy that no words could explain!
On Monday I transferred money to Get-Bitcoin.com to purchase my first Bitcoins. 6 days later they email me back telling me that the payment has been confirmed but due to a $50.00 transfer fee from the banks (either theirs or mine or both?) I was short on money to complete the order. I went to the website and created another order with the correct amount as they told me to do, the only problem is, I am now +-5 BTC short to make my first order on SR.
I had specifically sent through more money than the amount of Bitcoins I needed to also cover the cost of the transfer fee and any other processing fee's that Get-Bitcoin.com might have charged. Little did I know the transfer fees alone were a lot more than I expected and now I am short on BTC!
I am so excited to make my first purchase and I don't want to have to go through another week of waiting for $50.00 to clear to get my full Bitcoins as it is already Saturday and they will only do the transfer on Monday morning and I will end up waiting another 6 days before I can make this purchase.
I know that many of you will know exactly what I have been feeling and the anticipation that I have just to get my Bitcoins! I'm sure you all went through it when you were making your first BTC deposit. I have read many threads on the forum and I see that SR has a very unique community that is always willing to help out!
So what I am asking is that someone will help me out and donate some Bitcoins to me temporarily. As soon as i get more BTC i will transfer the money back. Even if you can only send me 1 BTC i will more than appreciate it and I will keep track of the users who send me the BTC so I can send them back as soon as I get more. I will REALLY appreciate any help!!!!
Best regards,
Lloyd
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Lloyd: I'm sorry you're going through this, and yes, many of us have had problems with bitcoins, just to get going here, and know just how nerve wracking it can be. And if you've read a bit, which I'm sure you have, you know that we often help each other out, when we find we are less than 1 btc short of making our purchase. But of course it helps to have been here a while, so people can get to know you. Just in case, I want to make sure you know the quick way most of us get a few btc, if we're in a hurry:
You can get bitcoins a *lot* quicker than you've been told...less than an hour, usually: What I would suggest is that you go to the main site, under 'Money', and look up one of our local vendors. You can read here in the forums who is reliable: I've personally bought btc from btc King and btc Buddy, they both are very fast. I've also heard that Sugar Mama is also very fast. So it won't take days, more likely an hour or less.
You can do a quick bank deposit with btc King or just trot down to a RiteAid and buy a moneypak to go with btc Buddy or Sugar Mama. Might as well get used to this: it happens.
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50 fee? Wtf did you do, I didn't know get-bitcoin charged such a high fee! >:(
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Hi guys,
The reason why it cost so much for the transfer was because I am in a small country in Africa and the transfer to the BoA is expensive. There won't be any way that I can purchase these coins today because Western Union in my country doesn't allow us to send money out of the country - only to someone else in our own country.
Look, all im asking if for 1BTC from a few different people so even if i am a scammer you're not risking that much - +-$4.80. But I am not a scammer! I plan on doing a lot of business on SR and I just want to make my purchase today so it can go out first thing on Monday morning.
I have been on this forum for a short while and have already designed a logo for PaythePiper and he was very happy with it. I am in the process of designing a hologram for Moon Unit and im helping out The1one00 with his blog and a logo. I am an honest person and I swear that I do not want to scam anyone. Thanks for your time!
Best regards,
Lloyd
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I should be getting some BTC tomorrow Lloyd. If all goes as planned I'll be glad to send you a coin
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Let me guess, you are from Nigeria?
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alright, what the heck, I sent u one...now u only need 4! 8)
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No, I don't believe you. I think you are trying to scam coins out of kind hearted and good natured people, who work for their own money.
If it wasn't a very rude thing to do, I would tell you to simple fuck off and die, but like I said, that is rude so i won't say it.
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I have given coin to those who asked and they paid me back but they didnt have a lame story like you.
If jim thinks you should fuck off and die then fuck off and die!
I mean that in the nicest possible way :o
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I have given coin to those who asked and they paid me back but they didnt have a lame story like you.
If jim thinks you should fuck off and die then fuck off and die!
I mean that in the nicest possible way :o
FUCKIT NOVO... Lets go and rail up some Yayo, synchronise swatches and at 22:00 we'll both hit a point!
I'm rolling on Envoius Black dots, so a yayo dose'll be funners!
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Thank you so much phubaiblues! I really appreciate your help! I guarantee that I will pay you back as soon as I get my next lot of Bitcoins. This time I will transfer well over the right amount to make sure this never happens again!
Those of you who don't believe me - you guys are the ones that are going to look like pricks when i do pay the people who send me BTC back! I never came here to look for shit and im not going to lower myself to your guys standards by swearing at each other! We're not toddlers!
Thank to phubaiblues I only need 4 more BTC :D Please guys! Help a brother out!
Regards,
Lloyd
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Let me guess, you are from Nigeria?
Haha not even close, im from Zimbabwe, just above South Africa ;)
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Oh, and by the way......... Asking for 5 BTC......... That's one hell of a scam i've got going 'ey! :-\
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Fair enough buddy, if others are prepared to instill trust in you so be it. It is, of course, none of my business!
If I offended you with my FUCK OFF AND DIE remark, then with no sarcasm, I sincerely offer you half an apology.
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No worries mate! I was only offended a bit by the fact that I came here to look for help regarding my Bitcoins and didn't expect to have posts like that from members of the SR community. I have been through countless threads on this forum since I joined and I have seen that SR is full of people who are just like me! I have seen by the way people talk on this forum, how they present themselves on the internet and I can see that people here are ordinary people just like me.
I am going to be a member of this forum for a LONG time as well as the SR website as a buyer and may even become a seller in the future where I will start selling Cannabis that has originated from Africa such as Durban Poison and Malawi Gold.
One of the guys I'm designing a logo for has kindly donated another 2 BTC to me! Thank you! Now I only need 2 more ;) And I will have successfully made my first purchase!
Best regards,
Lloyd
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Lloyd came thru, paid back the bitcoin I borrowed. This is a good guy, not trying to do anything but make a go of things here on SR. I've been ripped twice. Both times on heroin. I remember a log time ago, a couple of hard case junkies telling me you do get ripped once in a while: you don't want to be sick, and will trust your money...but I try to be trusting on small stuff like this, as I've seen some pretty miserable motherfuckers in my day, not trusting anybody, always thinking everybody is out to get them...I think it's better to be a bit trusting, in this world, than not, even if it means loosing a few bucks now and then. Drug world can be hard.
Thanks Lloyd, I got the btc you sent...best wishes...