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I sent a bitcoin transaction 12 hours ago, I think without paying the fee
now it is still unconfirmed, is this normal?
please help I don't know what to do except to wait for it to be confirmed but I think it will take forever?

Can you post the transaction id ? Have you paid the correct fee ?

https://blockchain.info/address/1JhjPXadXnkq47zrh4Ue7cY8K3dejgw4gC

I don't think I paid the fee

So this is the transaction id : 2a2d12c4e1200d8200b116aa98763d6322aa2d2ef5475a400d731c6bf53d4387

I've seen you put 0 btc as fee, now you have only to wait that one "miner" will include your transaction in a block (but it will vey very difficult, because you didn't put the fee).

Most probably it will return back or confirmed in the next 24-48 hours, good luck.

This has some info too:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=232979.0

But it is relatively large with a high priority, so give it some time. :-)

Thanks
How much fee should I put for it to be confirmed next time?

The fee your wallet suggests. If your wallet does not suggest a fee pay 10k satoshi.

Thanks a lot, is there any chance the bitcoins will be lost forever?

No, the TX has a high priority it should confirm pretty soon even without fee.

So does every exchange that you send btc from pay a fee for you?  When I send from Bitstamp or BFX it goes through on time and never take this long.  Does that mean they've paid the fee for you?

Yes, but usually you pay a it though. It gets substracted from the amount you withdraw. IIRC bitstamp pays a the fee for you... hm maybe exchanges usually pay for you, but services dont, not sure tbh. It depends on the site.

Yes  "they" have removed the fee from your requested bitcoin plus their "internal fee".

hi , because you didnt pay the fee your transaction will be delayed , nothing else. you just gotta wait it out man ;: )

if you don't pay the tx fees then it can take a long time to confirm your transaction and possible it will never confirm who know
so always pay a small fee for your transactions

   if you pay 0.0005 it is about 12 cents.

   I try to pay 0.001 which is about 24 cents.

If btc jumps up to 500 a coin I would pay 0.0005 which would be about 25 cents

whats the point of paying 0.001 when the deposit goes through easily with 0.0001 fee?

It is a free choice, if you want you can also put 0.005 btc but remember that the bitcoin's fee is always "lowest" compared to bank transfer's fee.

I can afford to pay it. .

 I do  it  because helps pool operators and miners that choose to mine with pools that share fees.

For instance kano runs this pool

http://www.kano.is/  it charges only 0.9% fee to miners and he keeps the transaction fees. So if my 0.001 is in a block he hits I help him.

www.mmpool.org  gives all the transaction fees in a block to the miner on the pool that hits the block.  so if my transaction fee is in  a block hit by mmpool.org  I support that   pool.

Frankly 0.0001 is too low,but I do not make rules.    0.001 may be too high for some.

12 hours is way too long. Perhaps you didn't pay enough fee, or maybe you weren't properly connected to the internet when you broadcasted it. Block confirm times have been slower recently.

i'm unsure with this new version, I think it adjusts fees based on tx volume, but not positive about that.

anyway, it doesn't (or didn't, maybe) ALWAYS go through easily with a 0.0001 fee, esp. if it was 900-999 bytes.  this is why you do something like 0.000101

i see, hmm.. can you put link to where you have discussed the loan?

If you didn't already do , I suggest you to open a scam accusation in the properly section with all the valid proofs. Good luck with your battle (here you are off topic).