That is probably because their max is $500 for legal reasons.  Good luck I am sure it will get held up for a while. I am not sure why they let people enter amounts greater than $500 when that is there limit and they know it wont go thru.  You think they would not want to add to the amount of customer issues ?

I am simply writing this to give my honest overall opinion of Bitinstant and to give you guys an idea of what you are in store for.  I have been using Bitinstant for a long time and I never even had to create an account on here except until a few months ago.  And I feel that this increase in business is a horrible excuse for what is happening. If you cant handle your company shut down your site, fix all orders 100% and then only take what you can handle.  They even said that it takes days for them to receive payment so it is blatantly obvious that these guys do not have the money on hand to operate so they are waiting for you new guys to place orders to pay for the old ones.  Its not how you do business and I do not see how they are even operating.  These guys are making a killing off of shorting everybody and if they tell you they match the BTC price that is a lie.  For you to get that honored not only do you have to wait till your transaction finally gets processed you then have to catch their mistake and message some one on here and hope that you get the difference.  The 2 times that this happened I got the 1 BTC I was owed for the difference in price and the second time was after waiting 2 weeks it was closer to a 2 BTC difference which I never received and was told I would get after messaging numerous people but I did not even bother following up any more with it since I was so pissed off with them and just happy that I received most of my transaction and this was a few months ago so the price was not as high as it was today.  Obviously only a small percent of people will do that and that still does not even guarantee you your money so 90% of the time they are keeping what you deserve.  Do not spend money with them unless you can afford to have your funds tied up for weeks at a time and you do not mind receiving the absolute worst customer service you will experience in your life.  I have personally dealt with the CEO Charlie/Yankee and i am not sure if he was having a bad day but he was a complete douche and seems like most of his responses to people on here are not very helpful.  I am only on here to tell people my experience and let them judge if they feel like risking it.  I feel a little better now lol.

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Yea there prices might be a little higher and the BTC price is normally a little higher too but I have been using them for the last 2 months since Bitinstant has pissed me off numerous times and as long as your near a Bank Of America the process is even easier than Bitinstant except that I always get my funds and do not get lied to and have my funds held for 2 weeks.

That APIResponse is your coupon code.  Chances are somebody already swiped it since you have it up here or it could be invalid anyway since that happens a lot.

Just want to get your guys thoughts on this. 

http://qz.com/72637/why-bitcoin-millionaires-could-accidentally-become-tax-felons/

This week.  This has been just like this for the last 2 months lol.  I keep checking on here to hope to see that things got better so I can do business with them again.

That APIResponse is your coupon code.  I can guarantee you someone already swiped it.

you better get a hold of mtgox and tell them to freeze that transaction asap.  If that money hits the wrong account your shit out of luck.

LOL...  all this after their website is fixed and upgraded and supposed to be stronger than ever.  I think I will stick with Bitfloor permanently which sucks because I can only use them during banker hours and I really used to like Bitinstant and the features that they offered but sometimes customer service and peace of mind is all that more important.  This is the last time i am checking this thread for a while.  I've seen this company basically be non operational for a month since I had a problem with Bitinstant and I have continually checked this forum to see if Bitinstant is operational but they still are not and I am tired of waiting so I am done using their service.  I am still baffled as to why they would keep their site up while they are having so many problems but I am done trying to figure out how this company works.  Peace

I see that the Bitcoin address option is back up on your site.  Does that mean if I do a transaction with you guys today it will go through.

Ever since Bitinstant turned to shit I have been using Bitfloor and as long as your near a Bank Of America it is overall a very easy experience and I had my coins within in a few hours and I am pretty sure the fees were less.  Just letting you guys know as I had used Bitinstant for a long time but I do not consider them a viable option anymore.

Is the site already back down because I cant get on it at the moment.

you better make sure you get quoted at an updated bitcoin price when you get you coins.  They have gone up about 10 bucks a coin in 3 weeks lol.  It was at $35.00 last night and I wake up and they are at $40.00.

I thought there were no competitors. I am pretty sure that Yankee said this site was for all of the Bitcoin seller sites and that you guys would rather "Share a piece of the pie and help each other out rather than fight over a few slices".

Thanks man I will try Bitfloor out today and update you guys later on how it went.  I have been hearing a lot of good things about Bitfloor lately.  Just to clarify I always have used Bitinstant and still plan on it but people do need an alternative while you guys figure out what ever it is thats going on. 

Honestly there reserves have been low for like a month.  Last time I used their service a few weeks ago and it took them 1 week to resolve the issue with barely any customer service.  I can confidently say that you will get your Bitcoins and your not getting ripped off but who knows how long it will take.  I would try a different service.  I am in the same boat as you I need some more Bitcoins today and I am not sure which other company I want to try out since Bitinstant is basically non operational at the moment.

It is pretty frustrating seeing all these post over and over again that are basically the same problem.  If your website is not operation at the moment you should take it down and quit causing so many issues for so many people and it would allow you guys time to get the unresolved orders cleaned up and finished with.  I need to drop a few hundred bucks today on some Bitcoins today.  What would you guys recommend for an alternative while I wait for this disaster to get cleaned up.  I was looking at Bitfloor and their turnaround seems alright and I hear they actually have customer service.

what up people just trying to get my post and time up lol

I think the 5 post is a good idea.  Good way to keep the trolls out

Yea ever since Bitcoins hit about $30.00 I have seen the reserves staying pretty low lol