when I bought bitcoin for the first time, and ETH - 1.5 years ago ... it was not easy, I asked my friends to pay a commission, and many now simply do not understand how it all works.
In the past , crypto isnt really famous thats why there were only limited exchanges that we can use to buy and sell coins but today , its now 2019 and crypto are already existed for over 10 years thats why many people do now recognized it and many crypto wallets and online exchanges are now being built with easy features because they give way to beginners . therfor id say its now easy to buy a crypto