<p>On messageboards like bitcointalk and chatrooms. People would use Paypal or other digital payment systems to send dollars. You could also trade in person through meetups and localbitcoins.com which still happens today.  </p>

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2018-01-18T22:53:34.153Z
2018-01-18T22:53:34.153Z
k kurokawa
<p>in the first days of bitcoin there were no exchanges to buy bitcoin. if you didn't know someone who sells bitcoin you had to mine bitcoin (mining was less expensive in the first days of bitcoin).</p>

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2018-01-19T10:08:59.513Z
2018-01-19T10:08:59.513Z
anion
<p>Localbitcoins.com would allow people to meet up locally, and use cash or in person bank transfer. Also PayPal!</p>

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2018-01-26T05:41:40.437Z
2018-01-26T05:41:40.437Z
Digital Galaxy
<p>How did the first bitcoins get bought by anyone?  </p>

<p>I understand how miners got them, but what did they do with them?</p>

<buy-bitcoins><sell-bitcoins>
How did anyone buy bitcoins before exchanges?
ssaltman
# How did anyone buy bitcoins before exchanges?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-01-18)

How did the first bitcoins get bought by anyone?

I understand how miners got them, but what did they do with them?

**Tags:** buy-bitcoins, sell-bitcoins


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-01-18. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

On messageboards like bitcointalk and chatrooms. People would use Paypal or other username_3 payment systems to send dollars. You could also trade in person through meetups and localbitcoins.com which still happens today.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-01-19. Score: 0

in the first days of bitcoin there were no exchanges to buy bitcoin. if you didn't know someone who sells bitcoin you had to mine bitcoin (mining was less expensive in the first days of bitcoin).


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-26. Score: 0

Localbitcoins.com would allow people to meet up locally, and use cash or in person bank transfer. Also PayPal!


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