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In an earlier thread (which I cannot find now), I explained my successful purchase of some $100 worth of Bitcoin from
buy.bitcoin.com. The process went fine. I bought with my debit card (USA), with my laptop (and smart-phone for SMS verification). I was happy that the total fees would be some 7.5% -- well under my city's BTC ATMs -- if a certain minimum was purchased. The whole process, start-to-finish took some 50 minutes (confirmation time of receiving my BTC included), not bad!
But, last week I tried again to buy some $300 worth. This time a no-go. They wanted pictures of ID (which previously they did not). That is not only a gross privacy invasion, but a real hassle for me.
I hereby REVOKE my earlier recommendation of using buy.bitcoin.com. Taking multiple pictures of ID is bothersome, and I will not do it. Too bad, as the 7.5% was attractive, and my first experience relatively convenient.