Hope is probably a better word than think, but yes I think there is a good chance of that. Might take awhile and it's certainly a gamble. But one I'm willing to take.

Any tips on not getting ripped off here doing trades?

I'd like to speculate in BTC now that the price is fallen - and made my account here so I can figure out how to buy some without having to go through the exchanges.

I also saw some guy selling his gold for BTC and think I might try that as I have some Thai Gold (96.5%) that local dealers try to charge me 20%+ to buy from me. If I can swap straight up for BTC that'd be amazing.

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I want to buy now, before the price goes back up to $200+. But I don't want to deal with sending money to MtGox or another site and I keep reading they have problems anyway.

Is there a faster way to do it without getting ripped off?

I'd like to pay w/ online poker money if possible (PokerStars or PartyPoker). I could also swap for cash or gold in Central California. I guess PayPal is a no-no but I also have that.