How many of you guys have 10+ coins? I just started in april and have 8 coins, you guys are saying I should buy more? I feel pretty good about my average buy in and have already made more than 1k. I also still feel that if bitcoin goes big 8 is enough to make money and if bitcoin tanks then losing the 8 will hurt but I will live kinda thing.


How many do most people recommend? (besides the buy buy buy all you can)

why are those charts showing we are going to down below 400 again?

I know prices are pretty high right now, but I'm thinking about buying 1-2 more bitcoins. Are people still buying at these prices? There are a lot of speculation posts about coins still rising in price

pretty sure the fees are just 1 no matter if you buy .001 or 25 coins%??

Yea they returned the money. (was never taken) they claim my bank gave them a nsf or what ever saying it was declined but I had money in there so who knows. Maybe with all my transactions the money was short just at the right time. I haven't had any other problems though and am pretty happy with the ease of coinbase

not sure maybe my math is off or something to do with the fees. Here is what I have. the 906$ on may 14th got canceled by coinbase which really pisses me off and cost me a little bit of money

Buy    1,126.46 USD       2.00 BTC    11.30 USD    557.58 USD    Pending    May 27, 2014
Buy    64.24 USD          0.137 BTC    0.78 USD    463.21 USD    Completed    May 20, 2014
Buy    935.77 USD       2.00 BTC    9.41 USD    463.18 USD    Completed    May 20, 2014
Buy    906.79 USD       2.00 BTC    9.13 USD    448.83 USD    Completed    May 14, 2014
Buy    919.41 USD       2.00 BTC    9.25 USD    455.08 USD    Completed    May 10, 2014
Buy    312.78 USD       0.745 BTC    3.25 USD    415.48 USD    Completed    Apr 9, 2014
Buy    16.07 USD          0.035 BTC    0.31 USD    450.29 USD    Completed    Apr 3, 2014
Buy    94.57 USD          0.22 BTC    1.08 USD    424.95 USD    Completed    Apr 2, 2014

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=597239.0

This was my original post when I first learned about bitcoin and decided to get in

with the jump up in price I am already around 4300 with 7.14 bitcoin, I think I'm gonna hold off on buying more and see where this goes. Hopefully I can make some decent money. Thanks again to everyone for the advice

based on what?

I started a thread about buying 5k worth of bitcoin and got some pretty good advice. I ended up getting 7.14 coins, 5 were bought at 420-460 and then with the recent down to 550 I bought 2 more at 555. Have to double check my my exact numbers but in less than a month bitcoin has went from 420 to 570. My question is why are people complaining? Seems like all the bitcoin haters are trying to say I told you so when in fact bitcoin has gone up. True it hasn't gone up to what it was or beyond like some threads have guestimated  but I would guess most of the bitcoin holders are still making money, is that not correct?


Since I have started following bitcoin I have noticed a trend/pattern that it stays steady then jumps up high then back down to a medium (if that makes sense) stays at the medium for a while then repeats slowly moving the price up. Will this continue?


I obv want to turn my 7 coins into a zillion dollars but What are some realistic expectations of what bitcoin can do for the rest of the year?

I def considered your opinion when I bought some coins, I feel everyone has given me great advice. Obviously I regret not going all in when it was 350-450 but I was concerned with it dropping down and then I go belly up haha. Had I known that it was gonna go close to 600 I would have bought in more but the piece of mind is also worth something. I am now up to 7 coins with 5 bought around 420-460 and then I bought 2 more yesterday when the price fell to 550 (now back up to 570-80)

So if your prediction is right over 1k up to 5k I will still be making a nice chunk of change and I'm feeling pretty solid with the money I spent on my 7.14 coins. If it tanks I will still be eating.

If anyone can give me a guarantee I will put 20k in bitcoin  thanks for all the tips/opinions. Really helped me with my first post and with bitcoin investing in general

Not sure what you mean, what am I am to late for? I already have 5.14 coins that I bought at/under 450 and it is up to 530. Not sure where else I can make that kind of return on investment this fast. Even if I buy at 530 and it goes up, nothing beats the return. (at least to my knowledge)

I was only able to get 5.14 bitcoins total before this little jump, with most being 420-450. Coinbase decided cancel 2 of my coins because of security reasons which really seems fishy to me. I obv don't want to buy on the higher side but I will see where the price ends up and maybe get a couple more coins.


Seems like the price is going to continue to climb?

gonna buy 2 more for a total of 7.

I still don't see where I can take my coins out of coinbase to "secure" them. Seems to me you guys are saying to take my money out of my bank account, but instead we are talking about bitcoins?

So I have purchased 4 coins at about 440-450 over the last week or so. I now have a total of 5 coins, thinking about going 2-3 more coins in the next week or so again. Price has been pretty consistent at around 440-450

I was just implying that with the fees for buying and selling the profit wouldn't have been 200$. Coinbase fees are 1% plus a small bank fee, I bought 2 coins last night and the fees were almost 10$. So if I bought 5k worth of coins that would be 1% and then when I sold 5k that would be another 1%

I will be buying more coins shortly

I decided to only buy a couple of coins and see where the price goes for a couple more days. So I have 3 coins total with 2 bought at 450 and one right around 420.

really kicking myself for not buying when it was at 350 not to long ago.. didn't have my coinbase all the way setup yet and hadn't done that much research

Still waiting for the price, but doesn't look like it will happen. thinking about splitting up the 5k and buying 5 coins, then an oz of gold and setting up some type of entry mutual fund with USAA. Might invest more in the near future

you are also forgetting the bitcoin fees. I was hoping for sub 400, gonna wait for about 5 more days and see what happens. Hoping to at least get 420-430 and then gonna buy. This will def be for the long run for me

yea I have been watching it daily, I am not investor, but I just don't see the price dropping that much. I am worried about not getting in and the price jumping up. I have been waiting for less than 400 but just doesn't seem to be happening.

thanks for the great comments/advice everyone. I think I'm gonna hold off and see where it goes in the next couple of weeks. Maybe buy 2 coins now around 420..... This is money set aside, def don't want to lose it, and it is either bitcoin or set something up with usaa for investment. I don't know much about investing so I would just get started with them working me up a portfolio. Might even be considering something around 10k. I just feel like my cash is losing value if you know what I mean


How does one go to cold storage when I am using something like coinbase?