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1  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Warning about GoldSilverBitcoin on: April 17, 2014, 04:31:54 AM
Another victim here - byers be ware - BuyGoldWithBitcoin may be a scam or/and operated by an incompetent seller!

My coins never arrived (2+ months since ordered)

Had several communications with a person named Justin, he could not produce a proff of shipment nor he would send a refund.

FYI, my order number was 3500, paid with TXN ID: https://blockchain.info/tx/afd777d87a104a42b39e5ee99bbb1c3c25d27e9a00843af3458147702db7aba1

Will be regularuly posting this warning here, on reddit and several other forums to warn others.

kwilliams, would you mind correcting your posts? My website BuyGoldWithBitcoin DOES NOT sell coins or bullion! I don't sell anything! It's a review site only. You have me mixed up with the subject of this thread.

I have reviews up for my purchases from Agora Commodities, Amagi Metals, and the one you have me mixed up with, GoldSilverBitcoin. Please note the similarity in the name.

I hope you can find all the instances where you have copied and pasted this across the Internet! I've seen this picked up on several sites already that scrape content.

You can read my review about my unhappy experience with GSB here.
2  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com is a scam on: April 17, 2014, 12:56:43 AM
kwilliams, would you mind correcting your post? My website BuyGoldWithBitcoin provides reviews of online stores offering precious metals for bitcoin, but I do not sell precious metals! I'm only a review site, but you have named BuyGoldWithBitcoin in your post!

Please compare the name BuyGoldWithBitcoin with the subject of this thread GoldSilverBitcoin. Who were you referring to?
3  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: After I bought silver from GoldSilverBitcoin, I cannot recommend them. on: April 16, 2014, 02:06:01 AM
Another victim here - byers be ware - BuyGoldWithBitcoin may be a scam or/and operated by an incompetent seller!

My coins never arrived (2+ months since ordered)

Had several communications with a person named Justin, he could not produce a proff of shipment nor he would send a refund.

FYI, my order number was 3500, paid with TXN ID: https://blockchain.info/tx/afd777d87a104a42b39e5ee99bbb1c3c25d27e9a00843af3458147702db7aba1

Will be regularuly posting this warning here, on reddit and several other forums to warn others.

kwilliams, did you mean to refer to someone else? My site BuyGoldWithBitcoin only provides reviews of online stores that offer precious metals for bitcoin. I don't actual handle or sell any coins or bullion, I just show you where you might make the safest purchases based on my personal experiences buying from them comparatively.
4  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com: excellent service on: March 28, 2014, 07:05:35 PM
After 171 days, numerous emails, sending screenshots and bitcoin transaction links, being ignored for 75 days, and then going public with the problems, Justin at GoldSilverBitcoin has finally shipped the single American Silver Eagle I ordered and paid for last September.

Interestingly, he still claims there was no payment on this purchase. I can't figure out how his website sent "Thank you. Your order has been received and is being processed" without there having been a payment made. I received this notice of receipt just moments after successfully completing a bitcoin transaction to his payment address. Otherwise his website would have sent nothing at all, since no order would have been placed.

All the screenshots are there, but since his guy at BitPay can't find the order, Justin maintains that it never happened.

You can see the actual coin that finally shipped and read all the correspondence with GoldSilverBitcoin here.
5  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com is a scam on: March 28, 2014, 06:51:24 PM
After 171 days, numerous emails, and being ignored for 75 days, the coin finally arrived.

You can see the actual coin and read the entire correspondence with the owner of GoldSilverBitcoin here.
6  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: After I bought silver from GoldSilverBitcoin, I cannot recommend them. on: March 25, 2014, 08:31:21 PM
You might feel that's best, but I like the elegance of one transaction, no middleman fees, and instant clearance. When you purchase in bitcoin the USD doesn't even come into play.

Out of the four stores I ordered from, two of them I'd be happy to buy from anytime. I paid with bitcoin, and had those coins in hand within 4 days. Some stores deliver very quickly.
7  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: After I bought silver from GoldSilverBitcoin, I cannot recommend them. on: March 24, 2014, 05:29:03 AM
UPDATE:

Two days after I posted about this in this forum and on reddit, I was contact by Justin at GoldSilverBitcoin with a promise that a coin would be in the mail within 48 hours. Eight days later the single American Silver Eagle coin I ordered 5 months earlier finally arrived. I have the full review of this experience at http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com/

By this transaction Justin has unfairly profited at my expense in the amount of around 100 dollars, since if I had held onto the bitcoin during this time, I could have bought five silver ounces today instead of one. So he enjoyed the value of the bitcoin payment I made going quickly up in value as he held onto it while ignoring my emails for another 75 days, and didn't ship the coin until I made this public. I am not happy with this company GoldSilverBitcoin.
8  Economy / Service Discussion / After I bought silver from GoldSilverBitcoin, I cannot recommend them. on: March 07, 2014, 05:42:13 AM
The review site BuyGoldWithBitcoin provides reviews of online stores offering precious metals for bitcoin.

I made four identical purchase of an American Silver Eagle Coin from different online sources using bitcoin. One of them was such a bad experience that you'd probably benefit from reading about it before buying there.

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com/goldsilverbitcoin-review-from-an-actual-purchase-2013-09-23/reviews/

The two with the best service and price were Agora Commodities and Amagi Metals. Those reviews are posted as well.
9  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com: excellent service on: March 06, 2014, 07:40:26 AM
The review for GoldSilverBitcoin is posted.

Buy Gold With Bitcoin has reviews of online stores that offer precious metals for bitcoin.

UPDATE: Justin from GoldSilverBitcoin has finally emailed me. There had previously been no response whatsoever for 75 days despite several emails on my part requesting status on this order.

It has been a total of 164 days that this order has failed to ship.

If the coin finally arrives I'll posted a full update on that page, and you can see the actual coin.
10  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com is a scam on: March 06, 2014, 07:32:32 AM
Buy Gold With Bitcoin has reviews of online stores that offer precious metals for bitcoin.

The review for GoldSilverBitcoin is posted.

UPDATE: Justin from GoldSilverBitcoin has finally emailed me. There had previously been no response whatsoever for 75 days despite several emails on my part requesting status on this order.

If the coin finally arrives I'll posted a full update on that page, and you can see the actual coin.

It has been a total of 164 days that this order has failed to ship.
11  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com: excellent service on: February 28, 2014, 08:41:17 PM
I would love to say this company, GoldSilverBitcoin, is legit. But I cannot.

Back in September I placed four identical orders with four different online stores offering precious metals for bitcoin. To keep it simple, I just ordered one Silver Eagle from each of them:

Agora Commodities
Amagi Metals
Coinabul
GoldSilverBitcoin

Three of them had no problems shipping, and two had my coin in hand WITHIN 4 DAYS, including shipping time.

Not so with GoldSilverBitcoin.

Every three weeks, I sent a courteous email to Justin (who most of the time offers no last name). In response to his constant excuses and professional sounding explanations, I sent multiple screenshots of the transaction, since I was taking careful notes to be able to prove who's honest, to help to protect the bitcoin community from scams.

I sent the bitcoin transaction link, showing the payment was received. I sent the screenshot of his website acknowledging receipt of payment with "Thank you. Your order has been received."

More excuses. Subsequent courteous emails have been ignored. When I tried to call his service number, IT WAS HIS OLD PARTNER'S PHONE NUMBER at another company.

Meanwhile, the purchasing power of the initial bitcoin payment ballooned from $25 to over $160 while he held onto it. I could have bought not one, but a whole stack of silver with that money if I had held onto it instead of sending it to Justin at GoldSilverBitcoin. Now I've got ziltch.

Detailed reviews of the more straightforward vendors have already been posted at http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com

More to follow.
12  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: goldsilverbitcoin.com is a scam on: February 28, 2014, 08:22:37 PM
I am tending to agree with the OP. My simple order of one Silver Eagle has been met with nothing but excuses since I placed the order at GoldSilverBitcoin in September, which was 5 months ago!

Justin has stopped replying to my courteous emails, some of which included every possible screenshot and transaction link one could hope for. I had been watching for this, so I had made screenshots of absolutely everything when I made four identical purchases from four online stores offering precious metals for bitcoin.

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com

I made a site just for this purpose, to show everyone who's being honest with me, and who just offers excuses while they hold my original payment in bitcoin, which original payment has increased in value from $25 to over $160 while he held onto it. NO COIN HAS SHIPPED from GoldSilverBitcoin.

The other three online stores, Amagi, Agora and Coinabul had no problem shipping, and two of them had my coin in hand WITHIN 4 DAYS including the shipping time.

Beware.
13  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: Agora Commodities - A Full Service Bitcoin to Precious Metal Dealer. on: January 16, 2014, 11:28:57 PM
I received an unexpected refund from the shipping overcharge on my secret shopper purchase from Agora Commodities.

During the Sept 24 secret shopper test purchase, there was an error in the shopping cart that increased the shipping charge when paying in bitcoin.

The screenshots and detailed analysis of this transaction are posted here.

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com/unexpected-shipping-error-refund-agora-commodities-introducing-bitcoin-silver-specie-coin/reviews/

Quite some time after the purchase, I received an unexpected email from the owner of Agora Commodities, Joseph Castillo. He apologized for the shipping overcharge and offered to send me a free silver coin to compensate. What he sent was surprising, and quite beautiful, the Bitcoin Specie Silver Coin. I have included a nice scan of the coin.

BTW, the original order for one American Silver Eagle coin was delivered within 3 business days! So I'm pretty happy about this transaction, despite the shopping cart glitch.

I hope my reviews at BuyGoldWithBitcoin are helpful to the community, and for those buying gold and silver with bitcoin. Happy stacking!

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com/
14  Economy / Marketplace / Re: BUYING GOLD WITH BITCOINS? on: January 04, 2014, 09:01:00 AM
Thanks everyone for providing your personal reviews. My experience with four vendors during one week is documented on a website I made for this purpose. Unexpected things happened ranging from extra shipping charges to catastrophic server crashes.

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com

If you're thinking of buying gold with bitcoin drop by and read my reviews and keep up on the latest news. Drop some comments regarding your recent purchases.

I hope this information is useful to the bitcoin community. I have two more reviews to publish from the first test purchase, and another four purchases should be scheduled soon. It takes a lot of time with all the screenshots. I have no idea how much interest this is drawing. If you like it, please share it forward. Happy stacking!
15  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Buying gold with bitcoins on: January 04, 2014, 08:41:54 AM
Thanks everyone for providing your experiences. I have made identical purchases from 4 of the most popular online stores that offer precious metals for bitcoin. There were a surprising number of unexpected things that occurred during these purchases, and I've documented everything that happened at a website I built for this purpose.

http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com

If you're thinking of buying gold with bitcoin you might first read my reviews and keep up on the latest news. And please leave some comments regarding your recent purchases!

During my first two purchases from Amagi Metals and Agora Commodities, something unexpected happened in the latter which added a ridiculous additional shipping fee when ordering in bitcoin. All these screenshots are provided. Agora has since gifted me an extra coin for the overcharge.

I hope this information is useful to the bitcoin community. I have two more reviews to publish from the first test purchase, and another four purchases should be scheduled soon. It takes a lot of time with all the screenshots. I have no idea how much interest this is drawing. If you like it, please share it forward. Happy stacking!
16  Other / Beginners & Help / Before you buy gold with bitcoin, check my reviews to protect yourself on: November 24, 2013, 03:55:20 AM
When you buy gold with bitcoin, protect yourself by reading my detailed reviews of actual purchases from several different gold, silver and precious metals vendors.

Are you planning to buy gold with bitcoin? Check my reviews first to avoid frustration, delays and high prices.

Before you buy gold or silver with bitcoin, protect yourself by reading the reviews from my actual purchases from major precious metal sellers accepting bitcoin. I made four identical purchases within 24 hours from four different stores. You can also buy silver with bitcoin. I'm posting reviews in the order the coins arrived, with screenshots and photos of the actual coins that shipped. Asking price, markup, any hidden fees and shipping costs can be compared between vendors. You can read a detailed walkthrough of each shopping cart process, including any unusual events, of which there were quite a few.

A new review was just posted at http://buygoldwithbitcoin.com .

Through these stores you can also buy silver, copper, platinum, palladium and several other interesting metals, all bought and paid for with bitcoin or major credit card.

I hope you find this new website helpful to get the best price and most professional service. Happy stacking.
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