So I'm new to the forums and I piddled around with BTC lately - made few hundred $ off the crash..but I have found it really tough to get $$ on-and-off the existing exchanges - many with so many hoops to jump through and fees but mostly - having to send $ to some "exchange partner" where you have to exchange at a different partner provider to eventually be able to deposit in a 'normal bank' or whatnot.

Is this by design (launderers using this a lot in the past?) or what's up?

Especially - what is the EASIEST & CHEAPEST way to get $ off of BTC-e?