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Here was my coinbase timeline- Keep in mind I verified my account, did 2 step auth, everything. About as normal a user as possible. They make buying bitcoins near impossible.

1: Create a account and link it with a US bank. I am located in the US myself.

2: Wait 3 days to verify

3: Put in a order for a max of 10 bitcoins.

4: Wait 5 days for order to complete. You cannot order more than 10 bitcoins during this process.

5: Be told they are over capacity and have your order cancelled.

6: Go to 3

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Coinbase is only a option if you want to buy under 10 bitcoins and dont mind waiting. I wanted to buy much more than that. I wish they put up on the homepage that they only allow you to buy 10 bitcoins a day.

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Also, they say "once you are verified you can do 100 bitcoins a day" but the truth is, they do not have the supply and cannot fulfill those orders (gathered this from searching on twitter and my own experience). Also, you will need to wait a month to get this level of verification.