Having been scammed by gox and btc-e, cryptsy has become a goto site for me.

Yes - I have had problems with deposits and withdrawals too but their support has always resolved the issue in a timely manner. IFC has been so problematic over time that you should not blame cryptsy for the problems. So many coins have weak infrastructure. Even Cryptsy's DOGE wallet had problems due to the massive volume. I think given how new these things are you might want to cut them a bit of slack. At least they openly communicate their problems unlike btc-e and gox. I am rooting for Cryptsy. I hope they add a premium user tier to get faster servers and premium support.

Mac OSX wallet from lottocoin.org breaks on block 217

received block 07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352
SetBestChain: new best=07f10f3a2faa1cbf13523e46ad4eb8ca3515f83a67be4d2f6803355c45c0a20a  height=216  work=3538407762  date=12/12/13 08:49:31
ProcessBlock: ACCEPTED
received block c49745c3173e11e29b7e
InvalidChainFound: invalid block=c49745c3173e11e29b7e  height=217  work=3619711257  date=12/12/13 08:49:39
InvalidChainFound:  current best=07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352  height=216  work=3538407762  date=12/12/13 08:49:31
ERROR: SetBestChain() : SetBestChainInner failed
ERROR: AcceptBlock() : AddToBlockIndex failed
ERROR: ProcessBlock() : AcceptBlock FAILED
received block 107a8673b154198f81c3
Postponing 1 reconnects
REORGANIZE
REORGANIZE: Disconnect 0 blocks; 07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352..07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352
REORGANIZE: Connect 1 blocks; 07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352..c49745c3173e11e29b7e
ERROR: Reorganize() : ConnectBlock c49745c3173e11e29b7e failed
InvalidChainFound: invalid block=107a8673b154198f81c3  height=218  work=3705052400  date=12/12/13 08:49:48
InvalidChainFound:  current best=07f10f3a2faa1cbf1352  height=216  work=3538407762  date=12/12/13 08:49:31

I have had the same problem with BTC-e with my account still suspended after three months. The worst part of their scamming is that I had a fishy trade where I lost a bunch of NMC then they suspended my account. There must be some on the inside who are perpetrating scam trades and I got caught in the middle and I got my account with many BTC, LTC, NMC and FTC suspended now for three months. DO NOT trade with BTC-e!! There are too many other more trustworthy sites. BTC-e keeps their BTC prices low to attract people then they scam and / or steal outright.

Seems obvious. BTC-e sock puppets have been around for a long time here. Their exchange is two years old. So they scam newbies, especially ones like me who sent them mucho BTC, and they have their shills and sock puppets here with "old" accounts to make the newbs look like dorks... Working it seems with most people who don't realize that age of your account or number of posts have anything to do with credibility. No wonder so many get scammed by BTC-e...

Kraken will get much more popular and liquid when they accept CA amd NY clients. Until then they will have low liquidity. I really like their support and the website is rock solid with unmatched security. Oh, and if they try to rob me, I can show up with the Feds at their door and at their bank without much hassle.

I have done a little localbitcoin but nearly got scammed for a sizeable amount by a counterfeiter. Lucky for me my bank recommended a cool little counting and counterfeit detection machine that saved me a load of coin. For all the crap said about banks, I would rather trust them with my BTC than most the endless fraudsters in Bitcoinland.

What is sad is that BTC-e probably started just fine but they seem to be overrun with inside scammers and all the newbs here look ridiculous when Hero members still talkup BTC-e. Seems that BTC-e knows very well how to play the shill game on these forums too as they have been here for a while.

I have had no problems buying or selling BTC with Coinbase. I think it depends on your bank account and credit score, which they internally calculate rather than make a credit inquiry. I see lots of posts about Coinbase cancelling purchases. I can only assume their fraud warning system still needs work.

I agree regarding Gox - their price ticker is useless for me without ability to draw USD or other Bankster fiat as well.

Don't do it! - they have below market prices to attract people and to get their information but they are well known scammers! They will use your personal information to crack your stuff and steal from you.

I've been using most of the exchanges for the last six months. In order of reliability for me:

Reliable so far:
1) Coinbase
2) Bitstamp.net (Coinbase's exchange)
3) Cryptsy - only used to buy alts.

Usable and reliable so far:
1) Crypto-Trade
2) Kraken
3) CoinEx

Completely unreliable :

1) BTC-e - run by known scammers. Selectively target high value accounts. Have lost many BTC from them seizing my account for no good reason other than I created a second (verified) account. Support completely unresponsive.
2) MtGox - run by non-finance types who are fairly comical in their support. Nothing stolen by them but they will not give USD out so they are useless for fiat cash out (not important to me). Have used them to buy BTC but they are always the most expensive.

BTC-e is run by known scammers. There are no phone numbers, bogus WHOIS entries, and the only way to BTC-e is through their bank. I will not be surprised if BTC-e goes down when Mayzus or BTC-e accounts at Mayzus are siezed by EU/US regulators.

Hopefully, we get some percent of our money back.

BTC-e has shills all over these boards who talk-up their service. Just go read comments to BTC-e News posts on their site - you will see dozens of people complaining in the News section given that BTC-e is completely unresponsive to people in their Support system. BTC-e have likely seized thousands and thousands of BTC from people illegally and it will not surprise me if BTC-e goes dark/out-of-business in the next few months.

 I will not be surprised if there are arrests and seizure of BTC-e assets at Mayzus (BTC-e's bank) in the next few weeks/months. If I can't get my money back, they need to be taken down to avoid more scams.

Anyone's guess is as good as mine but I think USD / BTC will hit $2500 before it crashes hard to $50-250 range. It could happen over the next 6 to 12 weeks.

I am really sorry to hear your story and I hope the best for you and your family.

The only way I got money back from Gox was to buy back BTC (at a higher price) and transfer the BTC to Bitstamp (or Coinbase) to get my money. BTC-e will also scam you like Gox.

Don't do anything out of the ordinary with BTC-e as they will use it as an excuse to seize your account. Do not open a second account as they will seize your accounts. I would recommend Bitstamp of MtGox if you are dealing with Euro. I'd recommend Bitstamp if you are dealing with USD.

You need to request your bank to chargeback the funds you transferred. This is the only way you will see your money from BTC-e. I am sorry to hear yet another person being taken/scammed/ignored by BTC-e.

If you plan on just buying BTC and holding, I would recommend Bitstamp or MtGox. If you want to trade and eventually want Euro back, I would recommend Bitstamp at the moment.

What stops people is typically the USD transfer problem. MtGox and BTC-e are impossible to get USD out. Bitstamp and Kraken seem to work for USD. Kraken doesn't have much liquidity yet but they will as soon as they accept more USA customers.

Be really careful handing your money over to Bulgaria or Slovenia. Bitstamp (Slovenia) has been reliable so far. I think some of the negative stories about Bitstamp are planted by BTC-e shills. Really think BTC-e is run by wannabe Russian mafia.

Be careful with BTC-e - don't trust them with more than a few hundred dollars as they are quick to sieze any sizeable amounts of coin for any reason. My account with thousands of alts and hundreds of BTC was seized after I opened a second account which is apparently against their user policy. I even when through verification with the second account and that's when they decided to seize the account with all the coins. Rather than just close my alternate account and refunding my coins, they seized everything and locked me out. It's been nearly three months trying to get my money back.

Their support is completely unresponsive once they have seized your coins. No explanations. No support. No nothing. And, they have shills all over these forums that will accuse you of doing horrible things and saying great things about BTC-e. They seem to seize most large value accounts for the most inane reasons.