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  <p>I didn't have a wallet at the time...</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Do you mean your wallet just wasn't fully synced? You'll need some sort of a wallet to receive coins, regardless of whether it's fully synced or not. </p>

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  <p>I'm not sure where to find the private key</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The GUI handles the management of private keys for you, so you don't really have to think about this if you don't want to. To send coins, all you need to do is go to the send coins tab and fill out the form.</p>

<p>(If did really need to get access to the private key, you can use the Debug Console (from help menu) and do </p>

<pre><code>dumpprivkey {your_address}
</code></pre>

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2015-04-03T21:37:55.413Z
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morsecoder
<p>The only way to receive or spend bitcoins is to either have an online wallet or a private key with Bitcoin-qt wallet on your computer. If you for some reasen bought these bitcoins and gave the wrong key (mistyped or so) then you made someone very happy but it is not possible to make the transaction undone.</p>

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2015-04-05T09:41:20.953Z
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Joost de Bruijne
<p>I bought some bitcoins from Bittylicious a few days ago. I didn't have a wallet at the time but Bitcoin Core wallet has finally synchronized. I have the transaction ID and address and everything I thought I needed, but I'm not sure where to find the private key. How do I spend these bitcoins? Any help is appreciated.</p>

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2015-05-06T09:50:15.697Z
It is unclear what you are asking, because it seems that you are trying to express something else with "I didn't have a wallet" than what it means. You'd perhaps find reading [Wallets vs Addresses](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/7807/5406) or [What's the difference between a wallet an an address?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/13059/5406) helpful to clarify what you were asking.
Murch
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Bought bitcoins without a wallet. How do I spend them?
fryser
# Bought bitcoins without a wallet. How do I spend them?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-03)

I bought some bitcoins from Bittylicious a few days ago. I didn't have a wallet at the time but Bitcoin Core wallet has finally synchronized. I have the transaction ID and address and everything I thought I needed, but I'm not sure where to find the private key. How do I spend these bitcoins? Any help is appreciated.

**Tags:** private-key

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It is unclear what you are asking, because it seems that you are trying to express something else with "I didn't have a wallet" than what it means. You'd perhaps find reading [Wallets vs Addresses](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/7807/5406) or [What's the difference between a wallet an an address?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/13059/5406) helpful to clarify what you were asking.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-03. Score: 0

> I didn't have a wallet at the time...

Do you mean your wallet just wasn't fully synced? You'll need some sort of a wallet to receive coins, regardless of whether it's fully synced or not.

> I'm not sure where to find the private key

The GUI handles the management of private keys for you, so you don't really have to think about this if you don't want to. To send coins, all you need to do is go to the send coins tab and fill out the form.

(If did really need to get access to the private key, you can use the Debug Console (from help menu) and do

```
dumpprivkey {your_address}

```


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-05. Score: 0

The only way to receive or spend bitcoins is to either have an online wallet or a private key with Bitcoin-qt wallet on your computer. If you for some reasen bought these bitcoins and gave the wrong key (mistyped or so) then you made someone very happy but it is not possible to make the transaction undone.


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