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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: BluMeanie on April 12, 2013, 12:14:18 PM



Title: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: BluMeanie on April 12, 2013, 12:14:18 PM
Do any exchanges/wallets accept credit cards. Or is everything just bank transfer ?

Thanks in advance.


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: saddlemail on April 12, 2013, 12:24:56 PM
buy linden dollars (currency of second life) with a credit card. Then use virwox to exchange those for bitcoin. That's really the only method I've seen out there


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: davidshrugged on April 12, 2013, 12:31:49 PM
Hi!
It is difficult to find a site that accept credit cards to buy bitcoins. BTC and CC don't get along in real life. All the sites I've seen that claim to do that, have disappeared.

The way I started buying bitcoins even though I am in Costa Rica was via https://localbitcoins.com/ then finding trusted sellers in bitcointalk and then finally deciding to open an account in Mt Gox and wire some money there.



Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: 945wildman on April 12, 2013, 06:44:42 PM
buy linden dollars (currency of second life) with a credit card. Then use virwox to exchange those for bitcoin. That's really the only method I've seen out there

unique idea!  I hadn't heard about that method.  Maybe it's time I resurrect my avatar which I haven't touched in 5 years...


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: Theraty on April 12, 2013, 06:46:21 PM
Thank you


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: legendster on April 12, 2013, 06:47:49 PM
buy linden dollars (currency of second life) with a credit card. Then use virwox to exchange those for bitcoin. That's really the only method I've seen out there

unique idea!  I hadn't heard about that method.  Maybe it's time I resurrect my avatar which I haven't touched in 5 years...


The guide can be seen here. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=173966.0


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: Mike Christ on April 12, 2013, 06:48:34 PM
buy linden dollars (currency of second life) with a credit card. Then use virwox to exchange those for bitcoin. That's really the only method I've seen out there

unique idea!  I hadn't heard about that method.  Maybe it's time I resurrect my avatar which I haven't touched in 5 years...

Be forewarned, there's a limit to how much you can charge (I think it's about 60 USD at a time), on top of a hefty fee for using your card, and sometimes it doesn't work (as is my case; my bank didn't like it for some reason, so it wouldn't work.)

Otherwise, there's no other way.  You can thank the chargeback for this; and also, that's why PayPal is discouraged, as well.


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: BluMeanie on April 12, 2013, 11:33:57 PM
Thanks everyone for replies. Appreciate it.

L$ was a good idea. But their new policy is you have to have a avatar for min 30 days before you can use CC and buy/trade for BTC.

But still was a very good suggestion.

Looks like bank transfer is only option, really.


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: luckysev7n on April 12, 2013, 11:48:13 PM
use cc to upload money into moneybookers/skrill and buy it off others?


Title: Re: Can you deposit with credit card ?
Post by: limerijf123 on April 12, 2013, 11:54:13 PM
Hi!
It is difficult to find a site that accept credit cards to buy bitcoins. BTC and CC don't get along in real life. All the sites I've seen that claim to do that, have disappeared.

The way I started buying bitcoins even though I am in Costa Rica was via https://localbitcoins.com/ then finding trusted sellers in bitcointalk and then finally deciding to open an account in Mt Gox and wire some money there.



currently trying to get rid all of my bitcoins.. afraid with all those recent news .... can contact me if you still need some BTC