Stephen Gornick, that mndrix link is interesting, thank-you.

GamingG, I haven't come across one yet that's a) in the UK and b) has a good reputation in these communities.

I suppose it's worth noting there are no cash for BTC offers on SR at the moment.

Ah, that's a good idea. I'll check SR...

I'm really more curious about the theroreticals of this: both the question:

what level of traceability do people consider acceptable for x purpose?

and

to what extent does x company selling x currency (giftcodes, disposable visa cards) save the serial numbers of those items against the transaction number with the info of the purchaser?

How traceable are giftcodes? Say I sold an Amazon voucher, that's got to be traceable back to my Amazon account, hasn't it?

On the other hand, if I bought an Amazon voucher on ebay, then used that voucher to buy bitcoins, it's a little less traceable because there's one more layer of obfuscation, but I imagine it's still traceable.

What level of traceability do others here find acceptable?

What are the easiest ways to anonymously get bitcoins to start trading in in the first place? I know I can go through a trade exchange, but then I have to give them my paypal/bank account/blah details, and I'd rather not do that.

I'm wondering:

how traceable are virtual credit cards?

can I buy bitcoins for cash (EUR or GBP) anywhere?

Well, and mine too.

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