Hi, I am a NEWbie, as you can see
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But I am just trying to get started on my free time (it's the weekend already here in Thailand) and Dwolla takes forever to get started. I just want a few BTC to help get me started.
I know everybody hates using Paypal, but what about paying as a gift. I am willing to send money as a gift so there's no way I could file a complaint. I am just looking for 5 BTC or so.
Please let me know if you want to help.
Thanks
That's a misconception. If you send payment as a "gift" but have it funded with a CC there's always a possibility of a charge back and to make matters worse there's no way of knowing whether your Paypal account is funded via a bank account or CC.
I'll do MoneyPak if you're interested.