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Title: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: velcrovan on June 14, 2011, 08:33:54 PM I've been trading for a month now, can't seem to find any info on this but maybe I missed something obvious.
I'm wondering if there is any opportunity for local exchangers of bitcoin. In other words, registering that, as a local service, I will sell you bitcoin for cash or give you cash for bitcoin in a face-to-face transaction. This would provide anonymity benefits and also save time moving money to Dwolla/MtGox/etc. Is there an impending need for such a service? What would be best practice for handling the transaction? What would be reasonable precautions? Title: Re: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: Maged on June 14, 2011, 09:14:30 PM Off the top of my head...
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Ubitex https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin.local https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Map_%28Collaborative_map%29 There may be others. Title: Re: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: Hellobtc on June 14, 2011, 09:19:18 PM just wait until http://bitbills.com/ take off ;D
Title: Re: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: extracool on June 14, 2011, 09:55:07 PM I setup @BitList https://bit-list.appspot.com with this in mind.
The login uses your twitter account, so that can be an anon as you want it, in addition you disguise your twitter account with a nickname of your choosing. It lets you create Message Drops on the map. The idea is you enter some hashtags in the description, such as #bitcoin, #bitcoin-trader, #bitcoin-seller or #bitcoin-buyer. people can find message drops around them, filtering by any tag. so someone would Search for 'bitcoin' and only message drops with #bitcoin in the description would show on the map. With the messages, you can work out an inperson exchange. Opening a Drop anyone can add a public message to it as well as a private message to it's owner. I need some way to add more virality to it, but it is a little difficult with it's focus on anonymity. There is also the ubitex.org project. Title: Re: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: Stephen Gornick on June 14, 2011, 11:34:51 PM I setup @BitList https://bit-list.appspot.com with this in mind. That's an interesting approach! Please consider adding an article to the Bitcoin wiki for BitList. Then add to the article [[Category:Local]] so that is included in the Local category as well. - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Local Title: Re: Opprtunity for Local (face-to-face) Exchangers? Post by: extracool on June 16, 2011, 03:34:08 AM Thanks Stephen, I'll work on an article for the wiki.
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