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ive been looking and looking and its a headache lol first got interested in bitcoins due to researching being anonymous and what not for VPN services and that lead to bitcoins oh man what a headache i stumbled into lol. so i guess my question is as follows, is there anyone who knows a reliable place to get BTC that you dont have to jump through hoops? ive signed up with 3 places so far that claim to be able to purchase with moneygram but they end up linking to an exchange partner that in the end doesnt support.

I'm redesigning the Internet to fix that problem right now.

What is your payment method?

nice can you make it friendlier while you at it?

To be honest im stuck with payments, the only thing i can do is the big no no's (paypal, CC) I do have a moneygram account but seeing as im a noobie i cannot post outside of this section in the forums nor can I pm. I was going to see if I could moneygram someone some cash for them but i quess i will have to wait until i can post an ad

The factors that matter in order to give you the best answer include:

 - Where are you located (country)?
 - How much are you looking to buy?
 - What payment methods do you have available?
 - How soon do you need access to the proceeds?
 - Is privacy important?

A fairly comprehensive list of options is compiled here:

 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Buying_bitcoins

Cash works.  There are methods to buy bitcoins with cash in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Russia, and many other locations.

You might find a local trade as well:

 - http://www.LocalBitcoins.com

I'm looking to trade with someone for some paypal cash, are you interested? I was thinking along the lines of a bitcoin or two, nothing more.

Get some fiat while you wait to exit newbiedom.

 - Where are you located (country)? Currently in Afghanistan :(
 - How much are you looking to buy? $500 or so
 - What payment methods do you have available? pretty much PP or moneygram
 - How soon do you need access to the proceeds? was hoping to get in a day or so
 - Is privacy important? Privacy is the main reason why i want BTC

If you want check out CryptoCurrent.com (http://CryptoCurrent.com) and your answer may be as simple as that :) Maybe.

Good luck!
-battmann

you will have to educate me on fiat  ???

Cash, any kind of cash............

Wow, Afghanistan?! That might be a problem, as I don't imagine there's a lot of locals selling their bitcoins.

On second thought, I might be able to help you, as that's about the amount I'm looking transfer to paypal in total. I believe I could provide you with very good proof of who I say I am and can give you screenshots of my mtgox account totals.

Let me know what you think.

errr cash doesnt really do me good at this point lol i mean i can pay via my CC but im trying to get into the whole anonymous movement and id like to pay a VPN via BTC  

its tempting but id like to exchange with someone thats been on the forums for a while. that being said i know i cant be one to judge as im like a day old :(  but with moneygram the receiver can get the money first to verify funds then send me the BTC

I've got an idea on how I can prove my funds to you:

1. I PM you a screenshot of my mtgox account(s)
2. You PM me a specific amount of bitcoin (has to be less than .05) that I have to send to your bitcoin wallet within a minute.
3. I then post a screenshot of my revised mtgox.

Honestly man, this is all very dubious indeed, but I feel like we are both in positions to mutually benefit each other. I would not add any fee or anything and your bitcoins would be delivered within 3 hours.

There's still the element of trust that's worrisome, so I'd be willing to send the coins first to an intermediary member here that I know wouldn't scam me.

Why not that Stephen guy?! Give me an address to send my coins to Stephen, and I'll pass them on to you. If you burn me though, I'll hunt you down...

lol errr willing to come to Afghanistan? but in all seriousness i realized i have to wait until im sync'd to be able to verify receipt of them :( im at 59%

You can put the address on blockchain.info to see if the tx has gone through, no need to wait for the client to verify.

hmmm looks like we can do this then, so how would we do the transaction brady?

Ok, I think I've overcomplicated things here, so I'll try to make this as streamlined as possible:

1. To minimize my risk a little, I'll send a very accredited and trustworthy member here two bitcoin installments of $250.
2. You will deposit $250 into two paypal accounts. I will send off the second $250 bitcoin payment when your first payment has been verified.

Boom, problem solved. (And really, the only person risking anything here is me.) You're not going to find a better deal than that, especially in Afghanistan.

I suppose to entice such a member here, your "fee" will be $25 that will be given to that member for taking part. $525 worth of Afghan Afghanis for $500 worth of bitcoins still isn't bad. 8)

sorry for taking so long im trying to find a middle man right now.

No problem man, this is pretty crazy trying to work out! Moneygram is actually fine with me, so long as you pay the 3% service fee it would take to deposit it into my paypal account.

John K said he can be our escrow to complete this deal. Are you able to PM yet?

Yes I can PM you. Glad we could work this out, I'll send John the $250 right now. The other $250 will take a few hours to collect, as I need to raid some other accounts of mine first.

The main reason it is is challenging to get bitcoins is so that they can serve their purpose better and keep it anoynoums also they don't want it to be so easy as to where every idiot in town will be able to convert all there dollars to bitcoins as this would draw to much attention from the government leading to a shutdown. That's just my opinion though.

Not meaning to hijack, but I'd like to buy 3.25 - 3.5 BTC through a trusted intermediary and pay from my PayPal account. Thanks.

To be honest im stuck with payments, the only thing i can do is the big no no's (paypal, CC) I do have a moneygram account but seeing as im a noobie i cannot post outside of this section in the forums nor can I pm. I w

It will get easier, just have to give it time.