So just a follow-up for anyone who's been reading this and has come across the same issue as me, here's what a dropped transaction looks like:

https://blockchain.info/tx/709c8e5894b8eb55b4a7dcc222c88a000578dcb179a5dff06db40af7630a99cb

I was able to resend my bitcoin, but pheeeeew fees are high! Let's hope it goes through this time

Thanks for the insight! So I'm assuming I can't use Armory to create a double spend, since it keeps coming up with the txn-mempool-conflict error message? Does that mean I'll need to use my private keys in another wallet (such as Bitcoin Core) to access the funds and do the double-spend from there? Or would it be better to do a CPFP using that method? Not really keen on chucking my private key onto any web wallets if possible...

Thanks for that! Hmm, so there's no other way of going around creating a double-spend or CPFP transaction then? Guess I shouldn't have waited 3 days before abandoning the transaction from the wallet :/

Also, how would I know when the transaction gets successfully abandoned? When it shows up as transaction not found? I hope my constant refreshing of that page isn't actually rebroadcasting it haha:

https://blockchain.info/tx/709c8e5894b8eb55b4a7dcc222c88a000578dcb179a5dff06db40af7630a99cb

Hey there!

Saw this thread and also need some help, though I'm not sure if the state the transaction is currently in can be helped:

transaction id: 709c8e5894b8eb55b4a7dcc222c88a000578dcb179a5dff06db40af7630a99cb
sender/receiver: both, sending to myself on another wallet/platform
addresses: all addresses are mine
sender's address (and his change address to): 17LzQdVH4AK1t4Q5oLWjmjjJgmj3D5kVUY -> 37X8qjsHVBPUu9xR9xZFdJjn6XEADUG9GE
wallet software: Bitcoin Armory 0.96.3.99 (was 0.96.0 at the original time of sending) in conjunction with Bitcoin Core version v0.15.1 on windows 10
mempool: yes, i have checked http://www.mocacinno.com/page/getraw, entered my transaction id, and i was shown the raw transaction, so this transaction is in your mempool
something strange: As far as I can tell, no. I tried clearing/abandoning the transaction after 3 days in Armory, and then tried to do a double spend, but there was a mempool conflict and it wouldn't let me broadcast the transaction attempt. So now I'm either stuck waiting for the transaction to be abandoned by nodes around the world, or just trying to push it through I guess?
rectified situation: yes, in the future i'll use dynamic fees, and set the slider all the way to the right AND i'll use http://www.mocacinno.com/page/feeestimate for a second opinion
Yep, lesson learnt. Check fees before sending, didn't occur to me that the "automatic" setting in Armory wouldn't pick up on dynamic fees. Will also enable RBF next time to avoid this whole debacle -_-
tip: More than happy to tip once I'm able to actually send my bitcoins again

Any advice on how to proceed here would be awesome! Just not sure how long it's going to take to have the transaction abandoned, so if it's possible to push it through, would just prefer that then. Cheers!

Well, thanks Bitcoin network congestion -_-

3 days later, with an unconfirmed transaction and trying all sorts of weird and wonderful ways to get it unstuck. Here we are...

I've filled out the form and need your help mate, I'm good for a tip if you can get my transaction unstuck so that I can actually access my wallet again -_-

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