I think when it comes to the rates, trading with individuals is better as there are no third party fees.
Bitstamp is still solid but there are other options on the market: Coinbase, Coinmama, BitPanda, Bitfinex. It depends on the payment methods you're willing to use and where you're from.
No third part fees but if we look for instance at LBC prices usually what you will get is +/- 100$ depending if you are buying or selling which to my understanding "trusted" exchanges have better rate even with fees if we say they don't seem much other than if there are any hidden fees included ofc.
https://www.bitstamp.net/fee_schedule/ reasonable for me I guess.
Thanks for your input, really appreciate it man
