Good point, but I'm not so sure that a lot of services out there would accept cash.  I was just looking for something with total anonymity.  Cash => Bitcoin => Paypal seems like the most prudent way to go about it.  (people offering services I'm after accept Paypal)  I suppose I could offer cash for Paypal, but that doesn't seem very anonymous at all.

Welp, looks like I'm confined to Newbies for a while, considering I'm more interested in trading in BTC than posting on another forum.  Just wanted to give you a reminder, Als Pawnshop, that I'm interested in buying from you and will leave feedback in this thread.