Why is everyone freaking out? It is not like your money is lost, they have said countless time they are having issues with banks. As far as tradehill is concerned they still will send you a check last I saw. (I do not do Gox after reading about the "incident")
I haven't heard anything about the whole sending checks thing, only for Dwolla. But even if it's true, it costs around $80 to cash out an international check here in Sweden...
I'm "freaking out" because I need this money. Now.
no bank wants to get near this. i can't say as i blame them. bitcoin is 'shady' in the eyes of banks. it draws fraudsters and money launderers like a fly to honey. they just don't have a firm sense of their liabilities and risks; they don't know how to price their services.