Users of Bitcoin can broadcast 'Buy Bitcoin for $ in US, via bank'. And others can accept this call and contact the seller in any way (like through a Personal Message). Then the selling and buying of the Bitcoin is given to the people, not exchanges.
Your thoughts are probably correct, but how will your solution protect people against a rip off? It provides scammers with an easy way to contact people to defraud them.
Mauline
People trade 'in person' with each other. It's just like buying something with cash from another person in real-life. You can't really get ripped off at that point.
This really is the only solution, to make Bitcoins true 'digital cash'.
I'm telling you and I know you are feeling it too, current Bitcoin system will fail unless this gets implemented.