I didn't have any trouble at all. Signed up on bitstamp.com, took two days to verify my account. Money which I sent to them (via bank transfer) was credited to

I didn't have any trouble at all. Signed up on bitstamp.com, took two days to verify my account. Money which I sent to them (via bank transfer) was credited to my account the next day. All in all a pretty painless experience. Edit: I live in Switzerland, Bitstamp based in UK or Slovenia.