How can I buy LTC?

[bitcoinrocks]

I just bought my first BTC on coinbase.com and now I'm wondering how to buy LTC?

[krasnyoktyabr]

I just bought my first BTC on coinbase.com and now I'm wondering how to buy LTC?

Transferring to BTCe is probably the easiest way.

[jasonslow]

1.Buy btc
2.Deposit it to btc-e
3.buy ltc.

[LiteCoinGuy]

you can use btc-e or in the future mt-gox. also on ebay there are several auctions online.

[bitcoinrocks]

OK, and once I have LTC in BTCe I can either leave them in the BTCe wallet or transfer them to my local wallet?  Do the BTC clients/wallets also support LTC?

[nobbynobbynoob]

OK, and once I have LTC in BTCe I can either leave them in the BTCe wallet or transfer them to my local wallet?  Do the BTC clients/wallets also support LTC?

Download the litecoin-qt client if you wish to store litecoin on your own computer.

[bitcoinrocks]

Does that client automatically download a whole lot of data like bitcoin-qt does?  I'll be on a metered connection for awhile.

Is there an online wallet for LTC that is considered safer than BTCe's wallet?

[BitJohn]

can always give cryptsy.com a try.

[Schwede65]

Does that client automatically download a whole lot of data like bitcoin-qt does?  I'll be on a metered connection for awhile.

Is there an online wallet for LTC that is considered safer than BTCe's wallet?

there is no real safety with online-wallets or deposited coins at an exchange

please give yourself the time to store the coins at your own pc/client(s) and don't forget to encrypt your wallet(s)

the LTC-blockchain is "only" ~ 1 GB of data - BTC is much bigger with ~ 9 GB

[bitcoinrocks]

Is the blockchain re-downloaded every time the client is started?  Is there an LTC client which doesn't download the entire blockchain?

[mufa23]

Is the blockchain re-downloaded every time the client is started?  Is there an LTC client which doesn't download the entire blockchain?

#1 - No. Not with the Litecoin client at least.

#2 - Don't think so. You'll need the entire blockchain to send and receive LTC in an up-to-date manner. You might want to read up on how the blockchain works for multiple crypto currencies (BTC, LTC, etc).

[coinerd]

mcxNOW:


Cryptsy:


bter:


BTC-e:


Vircurex:


The Rock Trading:


Plenty of Options

[rouf553]

Btc-e is the best site to buy LTC

[austins]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litecoin

[bitcoinrocks]

I won't need to go through a verification process to send BTC to BTC-e, trade it for LTC, and send the LTC to my offline wallet, will I?

[torbank]

Just make sure you check the exchange fees and especially withdrawal fees when you consider an exchange.

[bitcoinrocks]

Are there withdrawal fees for withdrawing in BTC/LTC?

[bonsai99]

Are there withdrawal fees for withdrawing in BTC/LTC?

Check the exchange website. (Most likely 0.005 for BTC 0.1 for LTC)