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1  Economy / Exchanges / Re: Selling on Localbitcoins vs an Exchange on: April 20, 2018, 12:35:37 AM
Is the service itself illegal? Or are the feds just raiding larger orders due to potential tax evasion?
2  Economy / Exchanges / Re: Selling on Localbitcoins vs an Exchange on: April 20, 2018, 12:18:21 AM
On Localbitcoins I would only consider a sale of that size to someone with thousands of transactions and peerless feedback. And that would mean that they were a professional broker who more than likely would be looking to pay below the market rate. There should be more than a few who have that much money available.

On the plus side there would be no possibility of triggering some unknown limit as can happen with exchange and you're more than just some ticket number.

If I had a GDAX account I think I'd still lean towards using that providing I was fully verified on there and my limits were clear. You could also look into Gemini and their daily auction or an OTC sale via somewhere like Genesis Trading but their minimum sell might add up to more.



Interesting, thanks for a concise response. Just out of curiosity, even at the volume I am trading right now, would you recommend I use GDAX over Localbitcoins?
3  Economy / Exchanges / Selling on Localbitcoins vs an Exchange on: April 19, 2018, 09:52:09 PM
Hey Everyone,

So I am relatively new to bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general, and I wanted to get a couple expert takes on liquidating bitcoin. Right now, I have a few thousand dollars worth of bitcoin and I was thinking of using Localbitcoins instead of a trading exchange like GDAX. A lot of the research I did points to it being a safe service, and without any fees. It seems great for the amount of volume I am working with now.

But how about larger volumes? Does it scale well? Should I sell, let's say around $50,000 worth of bitcoin, would you recommend using an exchange like GDAX instead?

Basically, my main concerns are getting the best exchange rate possible, as well as having the lowest fees. Speed is a concern as well, but it takes a back seat to getting the most value when selling.
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