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Anyone want to sell me 1 BTC over PayPal? Its really hard for us Canadians to purchase bitcoin here :( The hoops are ridiculous.

aroch 13y ago
The answer will always be "No!" because you can easily reverse a paypal transaction
- lupinglade 13y ago
  I can prove my reputation no problem.
  - aroch 13y ago
    That's not the point. Even if you have good rep, there's nothing stopping you from doing a reversal and then whoever sold you it out the money and the BTC. Unless you personally know the person, never sell BTC by paypal (Or really anything you wouldn't want to lose money on)
narcissus 13y ago
Where exactly in Canada are you? Also, have you tried cavirtex.com?
- lupinglade 13y ago
  Ontario. I am currently trying to sign up with cavirtex, but its a slow process and they need a photo ID with an address, which I don't seem to have?? I've contacted them, but no reply so far.
- jamie_ca 13y ago
  +1 for cavirtex, I've only been cashing out, but trading is easy, and cash withdrawals via direct deposit to my bank account have Just Worked. I assume about the same going the other way.
- lupinglade 13y ago
  So, I called Cavirtex, and they put you on hold saying there are 6 people in line then you just get a fixed voice mail anyway. Apparently there aren't any real phone reps at cavirtex. Disappointing.
BlackDeath3 13y ago
Check localbitcoins.com. And avoid mentioning Paypal.
wellboy 13y ago
You can buy via paypal from virwox.com to buy litecoins and immediately exchange them to bitcoins on the virwox. Then you can send them to a bitcoin address. Just takes 3 mins :)
- lupinglade 13y ago
  Thanks! Looking now
  - munimkazia 13y ago
    It isn't a straightforward process, and is a little pricey for small transactions. I think 1 BTC is okay though. You first have to deposit US dollars or euros into it from Paypal. Then you convert them to Linden dollars, SSL (the site is actually for MMO virtual currencies), and then you convert the linden dollars into BTC. All these are instant transactions. To withdraw the BTC to your own wallet, they manually verify every withdraw request, which they claim can take up to 48 hours.
simias 13y ago
This is not the place for this.
kelvie 13y ago
I think we have the easiest time possible with Cavirtex... Also, there's a bitcoin ATM in Downtown Vancouver, if you are in the area.
MarkPNeyer 13y ago
send your email address to mneyer@gmail.com and i can hook you up

aroch 13y ago

The answer will always be "No!" because you can easily reverse a paypal transaction

lupinglade 13y ago
I can prove my reputation no problem.
- aroch 13y ago
  That's not the point. Even if you have good rep, there's nothing stopping you from doing a reversal and then whoever sold you it out the money and the BTC. Unless you personally know the person, never sell BTC by paypal (Or really anything you wouldn't want to lose money on)

narcissus 13y ago

Where exactly in Canada are you? Also, have you tried cavirtex.com?

lupinglade 13y ago
Ontario. I am currently trying to sign up with cavirtex, but its a slow process and they need a photo ID with an address, which I don't seem to have?? I've contacted them, but no reply so far.
jamie_ca 13y ago
+1 for cavirtex, I've only been cashing out, but trading is easy, and cash withdrawals via direct deposit to my bank account have Just Worked. I assume about the same going the other way.
lupinglade 13y ago
So, I called Cavirtex, and they put you on hold saying there are 6 people in line then you just get a fixed voice mail anyway. Apparently there aren't any real phone reps at cavirtex. Disappointing.

BlackDeath3 13y ago

Check localbitcoins.com. And avoid mentioning Paypal.

wellboy 13y ago

You can buy via paypal from virwox.com to buy litecoins and immediately exchange them to bitcoins on the virwox. Then you can send them to a bitcoin address. Just takes 3 mins :)

lupinglade 13y ago
Thanks! Looking now
- munimkazia 13y ago
  It isn't a straightforward process, and is a little pricey for small transactions. I think 1 BTC is okay though. You first have to deposit US dollars or euros into it from Paypal. Then you convert them to Linden dollars, SSL (the site is actually for MMO virtual currencies), and then you convert the linden dollars into BTC. All these are instant transactions. To withdraw the BTC to your own wallet, they manually verify every withdraw request, which they claim can take up to 48 hours.

simias 13y ago

This is not the place for this.

kelvie 13y ago

I think we have the easiest time possible with Cavirtex... Also, there's a bitcoin ATM in Downtown Vancouver, if you are in the area.

MarkPNeyer 13y ago

send your email address to mneyer@gmail.com and i can hook you up