Recent content by audrocks

Unfortunately I'm in the position of posting my first unfavorable vendor review and want to ensure I follow the rules. (If this post should be elsewhere please let me know and I will move it.) I want to keep it brief, with the important facts and omit any 'spin'. I'm still getting the hang of...

My experience over the last 3 weeks is that P@xful is a snakepit of scammers and thieves. 🏴‍☠️  I would not recommend it to anyone who is inexperienced in buying BTC online. After 4 aborted attempts at small purchases where each of the sellers tried to talk me into buying BTC outside of P@xful...

@Ruthiejams Before my CBP interview I didn’t know that the topic would arise and the officer hit me with it cold so no need for the Imodium 😉 The think that surprised me most is that the collective “government” pieced together info about me and connected the dots from a casual name and address...

I have had a terrible time with PAXFUL. Perhaps I'm just having bad luck but every attempt has failed - usually because the BTC seller wants to sell far more BTC than the quantity they post and want to sell offline via text message. Two days ago I tried to buy $250 of BTC using PayPal on...

Finally got the ID verification to work.  I had to use the webcam on an old laptop.   Now I’m waiting on address verification 🤔

I’ve a different Paxful problem - ID verification.  Ive been trying for a week to get the ID verification to work and the Selfie step fails every time.   The problem is simple... the pics of my ID upload with no problem but the site then attempts to take a selfie and despite showing my pic...

I received 4'ish about 10 years ago and then switched to a very reliable sender.  (I received one about 2 weeks ago... new sender.) I never heard anything about any of them except when I went in for a face to face GOES interview with CBP a couple of years later. The gentleman interviewing me...

Thank you @spurnky for your patience!     I was thinking about the relative risk of the two options....   1) send from exchange to final recipient, vs., 2) send from exchange to intermediary wallet and then to recipient.   Suppose I send a dollar a week to the Snoopy for President campaign...

Terriffic info.  I only question the true value of using an intermediate wallet rather than primary exchange wallet.  All good content !

I’m scratching my head about the reason for using an intermediary from an exchange.     I assume that the risk is of “suspicious activity”.   In my mind, in the context of cryptocurrencies, that means either high value or high frequency transactions.  I’m aware that there are “Know Your...

Welcome !  Good luck !

Thank you... a few hours after I posted my question I received a LL. As they say, timing is everything.   I hope I don’t receive a succession of them; we’ll see.

I signed up for a Coinbase Pro account a couple of years ago and it was pretty straightforward and quick at the time.  The quoted ACH hold time of 3-5 business days has become a pain and, recently, has been at the 5-day end of the spectrum. I understand and appreciate the need for fraud...

I'm likewise interested in COVID-19 interruptions.   A well-regarded genteman mailed to me March 3, 5 and 9 and I've not seen anything.