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Stupid question maybe, I believe I still have a few bitcoins laying around (I got them when we were speculating how crazy it would be if Mt Gox ever reached $1)

by swalsh 13y ago

Stupid question maybe, I believe I still have a few bitcoins laying around (I got them when we were speculating how crazy it would be if Mt Gox ever reached $1) I'd like to buy a pro copy of google sketch-up, and buy some lumber at this lumberyard that is cash only. How do I do it if i can't withdraw usd?

fsniper 13y ago
use coin2pal.info. I have used their service a few times and it is working. Slow but reliable process.
- nwh 13y ago
  Who runs this exactly? What are the chances you get paid with a stolen PayPal account?
  - fsniper 13y ago
    https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Coin2Pal https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Coin2Pal That's the best info I have about them. So use with a pint of salt. I had no problem with my transactions yet.
- TallboyOne 13y ago
  Don't trust anything with .info
  - maaku 13y ago
    Like blockchain.info? ;)
    - TallboyOne 13y ago
      That might be the one exception I can think of .. :o
  - viraptor 13y ago
    Please don't spread this bullshit. I hear it every once in a while and cannot understand why people repeat it. There's nothing you can tell about the company from the TLD. It's just a string. It's like saying "don't trust companies with an E in their name". Yes, I own an info domain. Because I liked it and it was cheap. That's it.
    - TallboyOne 13y ago
      I said that mostly in jest. If you're starting a site though, just don't fucking pick .info, is my .02. Don't be a cheap ass, spend the extra $6, and get a 'real' TLD that doesn't have it's reputation destroyed by russian spammers.
      - viraptor 13y ago
        I don't believe a TLD can have a reputation (apart from that related to the government controlling it). That's exactly why I went for a cheep TLD. .com is a gold plated connector on a digital data cable (or whatever monster uses these days) IMO - raising the price for no reason at all. An average person shouldn't care.
jnbiche 13y ago
Register with Bitstamp, provide paperwork (passport + U.S. drivers license is probably best bet), wait a few days for them to process, sell Bitcoins, wire transfer to your U.S. bank account, wait ~ 5 days to clear, profit! Once you've done this once, everything will go a lot faster next time. Don't bother with mtgox, there's a reason why there's such a price discrepancy and we all use Bitstamp as the real exchange rate. EDIT: I just read elsewhere that mtgox is still highly liquid if you're in Japan or China, which means that there may be a good reason for the price discrepancy (high demand in China). But don't bother with gox if you're in the U.S.

by swalsh 13y ago

fsniper 13y ago

use coin2pal.info. I have used their service a few times and it is working. Slow but reliable process.

nwh 13y ago
Who runs this exactly? What are the chances you get paid with a stolen PayPal account?
- fsniper 13y ago
  https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Coin2Pal https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Coin2Pal That's the best info I have about them. So use with a pint of salt. I had no problem with my transactions yet.
TallboyOne 13y ago
Don't trust anything with .info
- maaku 13y ago
  Like blockchain.info? ;)
  - TallboyOne 13y ago
    That might be the one exception I can think of .. :o
- viraptor 13y ago
  Please don't spread this bullshit. I hear it every once in a while and cannot understand why people repeat it. There's nothing you can tell about the company from the TLD. It's just a string. It's like saying "don't trust companies with an E in their name". Yes, I own an info domain. Because I liked it and it was cheap. That's it.
  - TallboyOne 13y ago
    I said that mostly in jest. If you're starting a site though, just don't fucking pick .info, is my .02. Don't be a cheap ass, spend the extra $6, and get a 'real' TLD that doesn't have it's reputation destroyed by russian spammers.
    - viraptor 13y ago
      I don't believe a TLD can have a reputation (apart from that related to the government controlling it). That's exactly why I went for a cheep TLD. .com is a gold plated connector on a digital data cable (or whatever monster uses these days) IMO - raising the price for no reason at all. An average person shouldn't care.

jnbiche 13y ago

Register with Bitstamp, provide paperwork (passport + U.S. drivers license is probably best bet), wait a few days for them to process, sell Bitcoins, wire transfer to your U.S. bank account, wait ~ 5 days to clear, profit! Once you've done this once, everything will go a lot faster next time. Don't bother with mtgox, there's a reason why there's such a price discrepancy and we all use Bitstamp as the real exchange rate. EDIT: I just read elsewhere that mtgox is still highly liquid if you're in Japan or China, which means that there may be a good reason for the price discrepancy (high demand in China). But don't bother with gox if you're in the U.S.