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I've $160 USD in DWOLLA, since Bitinstant is down and MTGOX requires extensive verification doing this myself is liable to take weeks. Therefore, I'd like to make a direct purchase if possible.
Looking for BTC directly. PM with interest.

Instead of posting this in the noob section maybe you should first introduce yourself to the community and get a feel for how everything works here and posting in the appropriate section before instantly going for sales in a section where business rarely takes place.

I can't post anywhere else, as I'm "new". My status as a lurker wont change just because I created an account. I'm just trying to make a transaction, not become an ingrained member of this community.

Let me know what you find, man. I'm in the same boat.

Have you checked out localbitcoins.com?

A little different than what you are looking for but I do a lot of transactions with their service and I think it's great.

Your best bet might be to try http://bitcoin-otc.com/

Bitinstant is supposed to be back up on Monday.

You might also look into coinbase.com

Start the process now and get it over with.  It took me over 2 weeks to get verified with mtgox and dwolla.  Mtgox would have just taken a week, but i only sent a utility bill.  The verification page says that's all you need, mentions nothing about ID, but they also require a photo ID.  Then after 2 weeks when i tried to make a transfer from dwolla to mtgox, i found out dwolla needed an ID.    But now I'm glad i went through the hassle and got it done.

I hadn't heard of coin base when i started the process.  That seems much easier.

Ditto, more or less.  Start the process now, and get it over with.

Yeah, bitcoin-otc is great for over-the-virtual-counter transactions.