I'm struggling to buy coins. Coinbase went so smooth over a month ago, until their probs with transactions.
gox never verified me in 3 months of trying.
waiting on bitfloor and bitstamp
Really having a hard time, been trying to throw money into BTC since Dec2012

HELP!
Zach -
I'm planing on becoming a contributing member here.
Find good sellers. Build trust.
Then, buy from a private seller. Dwolla, cash whatever.
I think it will be much better than doing the MtGox thing. You are exposed to their lag/crashes/hacks etc.