Tampa Bay Florida, "Bitcoin City" help!

[Trance]

I cannot find ANYONE locally to help me convert my fiat into BTC!

Last time I used Western Union with Local BTC and the person had perfect feedback I was scammed for 4 BTC, how can I find someone locally with BTC to convert to cash and meet at a bank where its safe for both parties! I need to convert all my fiat to BTC ASAP!

Post your address for tips upon sharing good feedback!

Thanks in advance,

~Trance

[LiteCoinGuy]

Coinbase is not an option i guess ?

[Trance]

My previous experience with Coinbase wasn't very pleasant.

when BTC was $80 (I had a hunch that it was going to climb from $80->over $200) so I went ahead and tried to make a large purchase..they told me some 'issues occurred' and Coinbase contacted me and basically stated that I needed to wait another week before I could get my coins.. well the money was no longer in my hands and by the time they "figured things out" BTC was well over $150.. So they did not credit me for the time I sent the money, when the BTC was $80 USD and I noticed that my bank and lawyer said they used the money to purchase BTC and basically kept the difference and then eventually sent me some BTC but at the rate of which was significantly higher than the initial $80 per BTC I tried to purchase. It just does not seem right that they tell everyone "something went wrong, please wait" and meanwhile they are using those funds which are in their accounts to purchase BTC, keep the difference then give me the Bitcoin at a significantly higher rate... I tried to talk to so many people about this, I also had a terrible experience with BTC-E when I deposited $2,000 cash into a EU Bank account and my banker told me im SOL, I was banned and never heard from them again. Each message was automated and the same response was given each time as if it were a different person reading the email each and every time. Ontop of all the great experiences I got screwed buying mining hardware and once the hardware came (months and months after the promised date, the hardware was redundant and worthless) I basically lost $10,000 in that deal.. So I'm only willing to trust purchasing BTC in person with cash at a bank and or secure location, Jewelry store I used to sell timepieces at or what not, what would you do in this situation with large amounts of doubt and every reason to have doubt to not trust random people over the internet.'

Thanks again!

[turvarya]

It might help, if you tell us where you live.

I also wonder, why you don't just use an exchange. I think, there are enough trustworthy exchanges out there. (I mean a real one, not something like Coinbase)

€dit: I just realized, that you put your location in the subject.

[Jeremycoin]

You can just put a [WTB] offer in the marketplace, is that not an option?

[mallard]

All of your fiat?
Godspeed, you magnificent bastard.

[BlueYozakuraBTC]

Yeah coinbase did something like that to me too. Obviously they want to make that $$$ on the increase in btc. The only time that seems good to buy from them is when btc is going down.

[BlueYozakuraBTC]

My previous experience with Coinbase wasn't very pleasant.

when BTC was $80 (I had a hunch that it was going to climb from $80->over $200) so I went ahead and tried to make a large purchase..they told me some 'issues occurred' and Coinbase contacted me and basically stated that I needed to wait another week before I could get my coins.. well the money was no longer in my hands and by the time they "figured things out" BTC was well over $150.. So they did not credit me for the time I sent the money, when the BTC was $80 USD and I noticed that my bank and lawyer said they used the money to purchase BTC and basically kept the difference and then eventually sent me some BTC but at the rate of which was significantly higher than the initial $80 per BTC I tried to purchase. It just does not seem right that they tell everyone "something went wrong, please wait" and meanwhile they are using those funds which are in their accounts to purchase BTC, keep the difference then give me the Bitcoin at a significantly higher rate... I tried to talk to so many people about this, I also had a terrible experience with BTC-E when I deposited $2,000 cash into a EU Bank account and my banker told me im SOL, I was banned and never heard from them again. Each message was automated and the same response was given each time as if it were a different person reading the email each and every time. Ontop of all the great experiences I got screwed buying mining hardware and once the hardware came (months and months after the promised date, the hardware was redundant and worthless) I basically lost $10,000 in that deal.. So I'm only willing to trust purchasing BTC in person with cash at a bank and or secure location, Jewelry store I used to sell timepieces at or what not, what would you do in this situation with large amounts of doubt and every reason to have doubt to not trust random people over the internet.'

Thanks again!

Wow you have 10K to loose? Are you single? lol.

Look I suggest maybe getting a different wallet and doing orders in small amounts like $100 here $20 $50 etc. there and spread things out.

Btw just received my xbit card two days ago so I'll be trying to see what orders I can place with them.

Another suggestion is doing the coinbase friend referall.

Have a friend that you trust open an acct with coinbase ( give them $100 not to keep just to buy btc) .. You receive $75 in btc every time you refer a friend and they buy $100 in btc. So in some ways if you know alot of trustworthy friends and family you could earn that money back that they screwed you out of.

Btc wallet address.. : 16nsh9LvgisVBc1Dns74tc1cCpvgHR7fEo

[Trance]

I have some friends in China that said they will help me convert BTC to Cash, but they need over $250,000 cash for the BTC.. They want me to trade the cash for BTC, but leave the cash in my bank account for 2 months, purchase property here along the beach and then after 1 year do a quick deed claim, I contacted my lawyer to see if this is something I can get in trouble for. Yes I  have tried to find people on local BTC but everyone on local BTC is using this African-type scam script saying "oh I just left town, please wire the cash to my western union" blah blah blah... I want to meet IN PERSON, after all this should be a peer to peer form of tender, I understand p2p does not always mean in person but it would be much more convenient if someone made a dang BTC ATM already! how would one go about doing such, I would be able to find someone with large amounts of cash to put into the BTC ATM, a lot of people here in the Tampa Bay area are interested in BTC but know nothing about it, even after a local city here was coined "Bitcoin city" (Madeira Beach, St.Petersburg Florida)

[Trance]

My previous experience with Coinbase wasn't very pleasant.

when BTC was $80 (I had a hunch that it was going to climb from $80->over $200) so I went ahead and tried to make a large purchase..they told me some 'issues occurred' and Coinbase contacted me and basically stated that I needed to wait another week before I could get my coins.. well the money was no longer in my hands and by the time they "figured things out" BTC was well over $150.. So they did not credit me for the time I sent the money, when the BTC was $80 USD and I noticed that my bank and lawyer said they used the money to purchase BTC and basically kept the difference and then eventually sent me some BTC but at the rate of which was significantly higher than the initial $80 per BTC I tried to purchase. It just does not seem right that they tell everyone "something went wrong, please wait" and meanwhile they are using those funds which are in their accounts to purchase BTC, keep the difference then give me the Bitcoin at a significantly higher rate... I tried to talk to so many people about this, I also had a terrible experience with BTC-E when I deposited $2,000 cash into a EU Bank account and my banker told me im SOL, I was banned and never heard from them again. Each message was automated and the same response was given each time as if it were a different person reading the email each and every time. Ontop of all the great experiences I got screwed buying mining hardware and once the hardware came (months and months after the promised date, the hardware was redundant and worthless) I basically lost $10,000 in that deal.. So I'm only willing to trust purchasing BTC in person with cash at a bank and or secure location, Jewelry store I used to sell timepieces at or what not, what would you do in this situation with large amounts of doubt and every reason to have doubt to not trust random people over the internet.'

Thanks again!

Wow you have 10K to loose? Are you single? lol.

Look I suggest maybe getting a different wallet and doing orders in small amounts like $100 here $20 $50 etc. there and spread things out.

Btw just received my xbit card two days ago so I'll be trying to see what orders I can place with them.

Another suggestion is doing the coinbase friend referall.

Have a friend that you trust open an acct with coinbase ( give them $100 not to keep just to buy btc) .. You receive $75 in btc every time you refer a friend and they buy $100 in btc. So in some ways if you know alot of trustworthy friends and family you could earn that money back that they screwed you out of.

Btc wallet address.. : 16nsh9LvgisVBc1Dns74tc1cCpvgHR7fEo

CoinBase is a hustling scam! Read my OP!

They are perhaps legit when BTC is going downhill but otherwise EACH time I get the same ole'selective type scam response claiming oh lo and behold we ran into some banking issues and now you wont get your order until ironically BTC is significantly more expensive...I give up with "ConBASE" Thanks for the tip though!

[Come-from-Beyond]

My previous experience with Coinbase wasn't very pleasant.

when BTC was $80 (I had a hunch that it was going to climb from $80->over $200) so I went ahead and tried to make a large purchase..they told me some 'issues occurred' and Coinbase contacted me and basically stated that I needed to wait another week before I could get my coins.. well the money was no longer in my hands and by the time they "figured things out" BTC was well over $150.. So they did not credit me for the time I sent the money, when the BTC was $80 USD and I noticed that my bank and lawyer said they used the money to purchase BTC and basically kept the difference and then eventually sent me some BTC but at the rate of which was significantly higher than the initial $80 per BTC I tried to purchase. It just does not seem right that they tell everyone "something went wrong, please wait" and meanwhile they are using those funds which are in their accounts to purchase BTC, keep the difference then give me the Bitcoin at a significantly higher rate... I tried to talk to so many people about this, I also had a terrible experience with BTC-E when I deposited $2,000 cash into a EU Bank account and my banker told me im SOL, I was banned and never heard from them again. Each message was automated and the same response was given each time as if it were a different person reading the email each and every time. Ontop of all the great experiences I got screwed buying mining hardware and once the hardware came (months and months after the promised date, the hardware was redundant and worthless) I basically lost $10,000 in that deal.. So I'm only willing to trust purchasing BTC in person with cash at a bank and or secure location, Jewelry store I used to sell timepieces at or what not, what would you do in this situation with large amounts of doubt and every reason to have doubt to not trust random people over the internet.'

Thanks again!

If BTC price dropped they would charge $80 price. A lot of people reported this behavior but others keep using Coinbase. BDSM is very popular these days...

[ranlo]

My previous experience with Coinbase wasn't very pleasant.

when BTC was $80 (I had a hunch that it was going to climb from $80->over $200) so I went ahead and tried to make a large purchase..they told me some 'issues occurred' and Coinbase contacted me and basically stated that I needed to wait another week before I could get my coins.. well the money was no longer in my hands and by the time they "figured things out" BTC was well over $150.. So they did not credit me for the time I sent the money, when the BTC was $80 USD and I noticed that my bank and lawyer said they used the money to purchase BTC and basically kept the difference and then eventually sent me some BTC but at the rate of which was significantly higher than the initial $80 per BTC I tried to purchase. It just does not seem right that they tell everyone "something went wrong, please wait" and meanwhile they are using those funds which are in their accounts to purchase BTC, keep the difference then give me the Bitcoin at a significantly higher rate... I tried to talk to so many people about this, I also had a terrible experience with BTC-E when I deposited $2,000 cash into a EU Bank account and my banker told me im SOL, I was banned and never heard from them again. Each message was automated and the same response was given each time as if it were a different person reading the email each and every time. Ontop of all the great experiences I got screwed buying mining hardware and once the hardware came (months and months after the promised date, the hardware was redundant and worthless) I basically lost $10,000 in that deal.. So I'm only willing to trust purchasing BTC in person with cash at a bank and or secure location, Jewelry store I used to sell timepieces at or what not, what would you do in this situation with large amounts of doubt and every reason to have doubt to not trust random people over the internet.'

Thanks again!

If BTC price dropped they would charge $80 price. A lot of people reported this behavior but others keep using Coinbase. BDSM is very popular these days...

My understanding is that if you reported the issue, they'd honor the original price, even if it did jump up quickly. I haven't heard of anyone that wasn't able to get them to, though I don't really think it should be a necessity to contact them every time, so that's a bit annoying.

[Mickeyb]

I cannot find ANYONE locally to help me convert my fiat into BTC!

Last time I used Western Union with Local BTC and the person had perfect feedback I was scammed for 4 BTC, how can I find someone locally with BTC to convert to cash and meet at a bank where its safe for both parties! I need to convert all my fiat to BTC ASAP!

Post your address for tips upon sharing good feedback!

Thanks in advance,

~Trance

Well I actually have two advices that came to my mind while thinking about it. In both cases you put an ad in the Currency exchange section. Of course, you trade only with trustworthy people, with a big trust.

It seems to me that you are trying to buy big amounts of BTC. Correct me if I am wrong but in order to do that, you will either have to set up a trade in some major US city. Miami, New York, Atlanta, Chicago (on purpose I picked up cities on your side of the US) and fly away for $200 while sacrificing a day of your life. You might even have somebody to fly to you if the amount is big enough and you offer a premium price.

Second way is to find somebody in the currency exchange section who would be willing to work out a deal via an escrow, cash in a mail, wire transfer, etc.. Of course, you would agree to pay a premium price again. Again only trustworthy people.

I am not sure you will find other way to do it if you refuse to send money to the exchanges.

Of course, this will be cost and time effective only if you want to exchange big amounts, $10,000+. For such amounts, thus is well worth of trouble in my opinion.

P.S. I have already seen people pulling this out in Chicago. I witnessed it on this forum. Granted, Chicago is much bigger then Tampa so it was probably much easier.

Good luck!