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I´ve been looking for a way to buy Ethereum with Fiat money and have them sent to my MEW. Coinbase doesn't work in my country. Coinmama it's taking for ever to verify.

What about using an exchange like Kraken, Bitstamp, and others? Can't you? What payment method are you looking to use to buy your ETH?
Or is the problem about getting giving your personal information to get verified?
There is the marketplace here that you can take a look at, it may help you.

Thanks @LeGaulois !
 I am using card for payment. Kraken has so many bad reviews.
Bitstamp takes forever to verify.

Can you do bank transfers? if you can then you can buy BTC/ETH easily on paxful/localbitcoins. you can also try changelly, they accept visa and mastercard (i have not used my card there, so i'm not sure if they're working or not).

@Lite I rather use card to pay.  I tried to use Changelly but seems they are having issues with their server, plus it has too many bad reviews. I was told  Localbitcoin its too expensive.

@Lite and apparently Paxful its just for BTC. I am looking for ETH

You could try this exchanger.
 https://www.bestchange.com/perfectmoney-usd-to-bitcoin.html (https://www.bestchange.com/perfectmoney-usd-to-bitcoin.html)( not a refferal link).

 I have used it in the past to change paypal. There is a selection of cards available but it will depend upon the country you are in. The rates offered may be different from Paxful and others.

Where are you from OP? If you're from Balkan area or somewhere close, I might have a service for what you're looking for but that webservice is based in Serbia and I'm not quite sure if they're operating outside as well, tho u might ask them. Pm me if you're interested.

@Tyrantt I am in the caribbean. I need to buy Ethereum. I also need an ethereum escrow

I usually use Bitlish, for the same reason that Coinbase doesn't work in my country.
They don't have rates like Coinbase, but not really that bad in comparison with other services.
Give them a look.

@drmarcobelli Bitlish wont let me verify my phone... can not figure out why...

You OP can try Cex.io. I know they don't care much about any country you maybe from and from Caribbean I think it is Ok. The verification is simple, you just need a selfie and utility bill like everywhere else nowadays but you can buy Ethereum directly here. I use this service to sell my bitcoin at a premium over Bitstamp, Skrill and Bitpay. I don't know why but they offer me better rate than exchanges. You can give it a try. 

Localethreum excahnge (https://localethereum.com/) is a good option to buy ethereum with fiat currency,it is just works likes the localbitcoins.com with the decentralized escrows.But I am not yet used this service because I can buy ethereum with the coinbase in my country it is simple so I am always using coinbase.
Or you can buy bitcoins with localbitcoins if your country doesn't support any other exchange which allows us to buy ethereum with fiat then you just move the bitcoins from the localbitcoins to anyother exchange like poloniex then buy ethereum with it,the fee is very cheap in localbitcoins for now so it is affordable for everyone.

Easiest way would be to get Bitcoin first, and then get Ethereum with your bitcoin.

For this, you pretty much have a range of options. Obviously there is localbitcoins which I'm a big fan of, but there are also fiat exchanges that you can use. Kraken, Bitstamp, etc. In fact they all have ETH listed mostly as well, so you could get your fiat deposited and then get ETH straightaway if you wanted to as well.

For the quickest trade without any verification though, go with localbitcoins. Expect 5-7% above spot price for your fiat though, which is a bummer since otherwise they are the perfect trading platform. Then go exchange that BTC to ETH on shapeshift, expect another 5% above spot price deal so in total you'll be losing out on around 10-15%. Not a great deal, but it's fast, and no verification anywhere.

Localethereum seems to work as well. Haven't tried it myself though.

You are not going to be able to buy anywhere with credit cards (the card companies are experiencing loads of chargebacks from fradulent buys). Why don't you send a wire transfer to one of the exchanges?

@timerland  & @alyssa85  I am having a real hard time (even in localbitcoins) to get the coins via card. Which other way you suggest?

I´d still suggest Bitstamp. Your earlier claim that verification takes too long is
probably unfounded. Bitstamp has quadrupled their staff year-on-year and if you
submit your documents in good enough quality it should take less than a week.

You could also speed up the process by contacting Bitstamp-Domen here on Bitcointalk
after you have sent in your documents. He has been very helpful in my experience and
has helped me and countless other users.

Besides, you could buy coins using your credit card using Bitpanda.
Provided that Bitpanda is actually operating in your country. Verification
is pretty fast, because they have outsourced it to external companies and
you can do it yourself using Webcam or smartphone.

There are so many ways to buy Ethereum with your fiat money but I think the easiest way to do this is that you get in some local crypto forums, they have local users from whom you can buy Ethereum directly. For a newbie, that's the easiest way I think. Many years ago, when I was a newbie like you, that's the only way I could find out to buy Bitcoin, there wasn't so many way to do so. Have a good day and good luck with your trading. :)

@slapper Thanks for your advise. Problem is that trading with users directly they always ask for "send money first" and even a newbie knows that is a scam.
 I will rather buy bitcoins and then trade it for ethereum. Now my dilemma is where to get the bitcoins since I am paying with card...   :'(

Is there a minimum btc for trade to eth in shapeshift?

I suggest you to use Waves DEX, although it's not the cheapest option. But at least, on Waves DEX you don't have stupid limits, banned countries or other bullshit you have on traditional exchanges like Coinbase. 

You can exchange there with a minimum of 0.01BTC

At ShapeShift I mean.

There is a new exchange Livecoin.net  with a lot of users in the market, may be you haven't tried them yet but i have many trades over the platform with smooth deposit experience. They allow you to buy multiple coins using many different payment options, their customer support is also on time, you can try livecoin and share your experience

I just check out this exchange which is called localethereum which maybe works like a localbitcoin.com so it is easy for us to get ethereum here with fiat money,but I don't know this exchange is available on all the countries.

First of all you said you are trying to buy ETH with CARD, WHY????
Buying any Crypto with card is Expensive, Lenthy Verification, Charges from Banking Institution & Alot More
My suggestion with my own experience, (I am Currently with Coinbase, Bittrex, Bitstamp, Polo) being a regular and verified costumer since 2012, If i try to add a different Bank account or Different card account under my name also they take few days to verify so of course if you are new to them and want to use Card in the first transaction it might take long to verify or you might end up rejected so you can go head and process for Bank Wire, That is the best way to get verified faster and to startup, Once you get verified from bank transfer and you can add your credit card for next Order which will cost you extra in fees but at least this process will help you adding your Card to account.
Good Luck

@undeadbitcoiner I needed with card because i did not have any btc to trade with. Now I went to localbitcoins and found some traders in my own country and just mad a bank transfer and I already have my btc. Guess from now on that is what I will do. Get the btc in localbitcoins and then trade.

 @h0lybyte I will check livecoin.net, thanks!

@journeyman12  Thanks for the shapeshift input!


One questions:  Is it smart to get the btc, then trade it for lets say XRP in  a hope XRP price will rise up?  Or is it better tojust hold the BTC?


Thank you guys!

@journeyman12  I went to shapeshift and it seems minimum is 0.1 btc   ???  Gosh...

That's good you were success in your trade, You focused on Card point my whole point was bank transfer and bank account verification with online exchanges that's a way easier way, Good luck in your next trade and about your next question about XRP if you are good in trade than its a good idea to invest your BTC in alt coins so you can make some extra Botcoins in the mean time BTC price will go up and you will have more BTC than you have now so Answer of your second question is within your capability so you have to ask yourself if you are good in trade than you are going to make a lot from small amount of BTC and if your investment gone wrong you need to wait. Confused? don't worry if you invested in some coins that didn't rise price in few days than just wait its Crypto so any investment in Crypto will give you profit just the matter of time some coin can make you rich by Tonight and some by few years.

@undeadbitcoiner Thanks for your advise.  Any one knows of a safe XRP wallet? I don't like leaving my coins in the exchange sites...

Bitpanda.com gives the opportunity to buy Eth with fiat through several payment methods and with moderate fees. My own experiences are good.

I got my last bit of significant ETH from BitPanda, and that happened to be at a really good price (caught it when the market was really low, and when I was confirming my order it got even lower). In fact, you can just fund the account there and leave your EUR in their wallet until you want to make a buy (instant) when the price is to your liking. It's centralized of course, but they have had a good reputation for years (Austria based, crypto friendly government).

If you want to do P2P I also recommend Bisq.

Both above recommended by reputable users, that's how I heard of them.

You can buy Ethereum from below mentioned websites.

1. https://www.luno.com/
2. https://cex.io
3. https://www.coinmama.com/

https://localethereum.com/ From here you can find people in your area who are willing to sell and then you can buy from them.

You should look at Gemini. You can buy BTC/ETH with fiat. Not sure about buying with your card though, I only tried ACH and Wire transfer (money available same day)