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I apologize if off-topic, if you are in EU have you used bitcoin to buy things and if yes anything else except computer parts? I just did a search for my countr

I apologize if off-topic, if you are in EU have you used bitcoin to buy things and if yes anything else except computer parts? I just did a search for my country Romania and I only found a small list of shops(it could be outdated), PayPal was not that popular here either (maybe it changed) but I could not use PayPal on the biggest store emag.ro

bumblebee1 6y ago
The number of crypto criminals and money launderers from romania is ridiculously high. Last time i checked emag.ro was a cheap clone of amazon with some rather dodgy business practices, and you may want to stay away from it.
- simion314 6y ago
  I think you might be confused, there are sites with similar sounding names. But if I am mistaken can you tell me more? I am using this big website(they also have physicalo presence) for more then 10 years and I never had issues with products, warranty ore returning things. Personally I am more afraid of PayPal fucking me then emag.ro
  - bumblebee1 6y ago
    defending criminality from romania wont help you much. there have even been reports in your country’s media about emag’s shady political links how they fucked over competitors. but you know how they say, you either see the problem or are part if the problem. pretty sure paypal was swamped by romanian criminals - friend of mine had money stolen via paypal from a romanian ip address just a few days back.
    - simion314 6y ago
      I am not defending them, I am surprised about this since this is the biggest such site(I think) and I used it a lot without any issues. Also I don't know any "criminals" and I don't want to defend or protect anyone, if there is some tax or political involvement I am not aware and it was not what I was thinking on.
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- bserge 6y ago
  It's just a local online marketplace... and there's nothing in the news about anti-competitive practices or whatever. You may have the name confused with something else.
mpfundstein 6y ago
i use it do buy my vpn services and to speculate with altcoins
xiphias2 6y ago
I was able to get whole genome sequencing from DanteLabs anonymously with Bitcoin (I'm still waiting for the test results though). Also cheapair.com works well for plane tickets, though it's the opposite of cheap.
- bumblebee1 6y ago
  genuine question- why are so many from romania interested about their genome? is it to prove they are not related to a certain ethnicity? afaik racism is rampant to the point where people are held in ghettos and banned from public institutions in that country. so is it so that you can prove you are not roma? the race you love to hate in that country?
  - xiphias2 6y ago
    Whole genome sequencing is made to understand someone's genetic diseases. It would be an overkill for heredity testing that can be made for $100.
  - DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
    another comment that is racist against Eastern Europeans by using the Roma as a shield to cover and justify your racist point. flagged!
    - bumblebee1 6y ago
      flag it all you want - but the fact that romanians treat roma as americans treated blacks in the 30s wont change with this attitude. nor will their defending of an enormous number of crypto criminals coming from that country, including those whom happily dodge taxes using btc and altcoins.
- Symbiote 6y ago
  Is there much point to anonymity when you give someone your DNA to sequence? You have to completely trust they will delete all records and samples, otherwise they can link you to relatives who haven't paid anonymously.
bserge 6y ago
Isn't being able to buy from anywhere in the world the whole point of it? It's really popular for underground stuff, anyway, everything else can be purchased with a normal bank card (or Paypal). Bitcoin is not used by sellers in most countries afaik, because there's simply no need for it (yet).
- simion314 6y ago
  I mean I once bought something from a neighboring country because it was not here but it makes no sense to buy same product from other country just because you can do it with bitcoin, maybe there are some exceptions but with local stuff it should be cheaper, cheaper transport, easy to return or get warranty. What I ma thinking about is say someone offers to pay me in bitcoin I would have no choice to transform it in real money and put them on a bank account so I can use them. Probably makes sense to use bitcoin to create online accounts for stuff that you don't want your card or email to be linked to.
lawn 6y ago
In Sweden Webhallen and Inet mostly sells computer parts, but also things like Lego and other toys. And of course digital goods are always a good option, no matter where you live. Like domains, hosting, email or VPNs.

bumblebee1 6y ago

The number of crypto criminals and money launderers from romania is ridiculously high. Last time i checked emag.ro was a cheap clone of amazon with some rather dodgy business practices, and you may want to stay away from it.

simion314 6y ago
I think you might be confused, there are sites with similar sounding names. But if I am mistaken can you tell me more? I am using this big website(they also have physicalo presence) for more then 10 years and I never had issues with products, warranty ore returning things. Personally I am more afraid of PayPal fucking me then emag.ro
- bumblebee1 6y ago
  defending criminality from romania wont help you much. there have even been reports in your country’s media about emag’s shady political links how they fucked over competitors. but you know how they say, you either see the problem or are part if the problem. pretty sure paypal was swamped by romanian criminals - friend of mine had money stolen via paypal from a romanian ip address just a few days back.
  - simion314 6y ago
    I am not defending them, I am surprised about this since this is the biggest such site(I think) and I used it a lot without any issues. Also I don't know any "criminals" and I don't want to defend or protect anyone, if there is some tax or political involvement I am not aware and it was not what I was thinking on.
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bserge 6y ago
It's just a local online marketplace... and there's nothing in the news about anti-competitive practices or whatever. You may have the name confused with something else.

mpfundstein 6y ago

i use it do buy my vpn services and to speculate with altcoins

xiphias2 6y ago

I was able to get whole genome sequencing from DanteLabs anonymously with Bitcoin (I'm still waiting for the test results though). Also cheapair.com works well for plane tickets, though it's the opposite of cheap.

bumblebee1 6y ago
genuine question- why are so many from romania interested about their genome? is it to prove they are not related to a certain ethnicity? afaik racism is rampant to the point where people are held in ghettos and banned from public institutions in that country. so is it so that you can prove you are not roma? the race you love to hate in that country?
- xiphias2 6y ago
  Whole genome sequencing is made to understand someone's genetic diseases. It would be an overkill for heredity testing that can be made for $100.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
  another comment that is racist against Eastern Europeans by using the Roma as a shield to cover and justify your racist point. flagged!
  - bumblebee1 6y ago
    flag it all you want - but the fact that romanians treat roma as americans treated blacks in the 30s wont change with this attitude. nor will their defending of an enormous number of crypto criminals coming from that country, including those whom happily dodge taxes using btc and altcoins.
Symbiote 6y ago
Is there much point to anonymity when you give someone your DNA to sequence? You have to completely trust they will delete all records and samples, otherwise they can link you to relatives who haven't paid anonymously.

bserge 6y ago

Isn't being able to buy from anywhere in the world the whole point of it? It's really popular for underground stuff, anyway, everything else can be purchased with a normal bank card (or Paypal). Bitcoin is not used by sellers in most countries afaik, because there's simply no need for it (yet).

simion314 6y ago
I mean I once bought something from a neighboring country because it was not here but it makes no sense to buy same product from other country just because you can do it with bitcoin, maybe there are some exceptions but with local stuff it should be cheaper, cheaper transport, easy to return or get warranty. What I ma thinking about is say someone offers to pay me in bitcoin I would have no choice to transform it in real money and put them on a bank account so I can use them. Probably makes sense to use bitcoin to create online accounts for stuff that you don't want your card or email to be linked to.

lawn 6y ago

In Sweden Webhallen and Inet mostly sells computer parts, but also things like Lego and other toys. And of course digital goods are always a good option, no matter where you live. Like domains, hosting, email or VPNs.