Best way to get bitcoins?

[CheesyWalnut]

What do you think the best way to get bitcoins is?

Is it mining solo for a year or joining a pool?

Or is it doing random surveys that steal your info?

EDIT: Without using any money generated not by bitcoins

[Kevin K]

Good Questions. I would like to hear some thoughts on this too.

[pattymayo]

Buying them seems like the quickest way

[|Dolphin|]

What do you think the best way to get bitcoins is?

Is it mining solo for a year or joining a pool?

Or is it doing random surveys that steal your info?

Mining is the best way to get bitcoins. Mining Creates new bitcoins out of thin air

solo mining is only if you have a very huge mining farm.

otherwise you are better with joining a pool.

I am planning to start my own pool soon.

[Mike Christ]

1. Convert fiat into coin
2. Invest in mining hardware
3. Work for them

[CheesyWalnut]

1. Convert fiat into coin
2. Invest in mining hardware
3. Work for them

this might be a stupid question but what is fiat?

and who do you work for

[Mike Christ]

1. Convert fiat into coin
2. Invest in mining hardware
3. Work for them

this might be a stupid question but what is fiat?

and who do you work for

Fiat is government issued money, like the American dollar and the British pound.  I do freelance artwork for Bitcoin, you can find my thread in my signature

[spoonmang]

buy them or mine in a pool.

[lleibowitz]

1. Convert fiat into coin
2. Invest in mining hardware
3. Work for them

this might be a stupid question but what is fiat?

and who do you work for

"Fiat" is latin and means something like "let there be". You might know the term "Fiat Lux", which means "let there be light". Fiat money is money that can just be created from nothing. Governments can just say "let there be money", hence the term "Fiat money".

[finty]

Pool mining is goos way to start mining.

[arde]

If you want them without buying, then pool mining for sure.

If you simply want them quickly, buying (e.g mt.gox) is the way to go!

[montana]

1. Convert fiat into coin
2. Invest in mining hardware
3. Work for them

this might be a stupid question but what is fiat?

and who do you work for

I've made .3 btc at Rugatu, and nearly 1 BTC playing poker at seals with clubs.  Wthere are lots of other opportunities out there as well, I am sure.

[Ivica]

To get initial fraction of bitcoin one could do this:

1. Get ripples (free ones).
2. Exchange 35k XRP into 0.7 btc. (need to find someone willing to do so, i already did)

That's probably what many of bitcoin users did.

(edit: only applies if you registered here before give away began)

[SaintFlow]

Sell something used that is valueable enough and someone will defently buy it.
Something that you bought and do not use that much anyway

[playtin]

Got coins from Pirate? Consider ASICMINER on GLBSE and go against Butterflylabs

Just noticed your sig. Pirate? GLBSE? Maybe it's time to update it

[Noogsy]

Offer work or used Stuff and let em pay in bitcoins.

[SaintFlow]

Got coins from Pirate? Consider ASICMINER on GLBSE and go against Butterflylabs

Just noticed your sig. Pirate? GLBSE? Maybe it's time to update it

thread derailed

you carry no mark of history?
how much does the sig of the casino pay you? I might get interested

[playtin]

thread derailed

More than that. Isn't pirate and GLBSE the complete opposite of "Best way to get bitcoins" ?

how much does the sig of the casino pay you? I might get interested

You can register an account and earn Bitcoins using your personal referral link.
Wow, we are back on topic

[lambdaE]

Its hard to get bitcoins, i mining three days on slush pool on my r5830 and im just little over 0,1 B. If i solo mined, i would still have 0 B 

[m3whiteknight]

it too late to mine for coin right now,