<p>If you are in the US, you can buy it on coinbase.com or <a href="https://exchange.gemini.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://exchange.gemini.com/</a></p>

<p>You need to buy some Bitcoins on coinbase, they will automatically increase your limit. I can buy $5000 worth of Bitcoins on Coinbase, and would if I had the money.</p>

<p>Fees of Gemini are low, ie .05 cents for $20 in BTC, or 50 cents for a $200 order.</p>

<p>Or localbitcoins, if you care about anonymity, but they charge a high markup.</p>

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<p>Try <a href="http://localbitcoins.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://localbitcoins.com</a>. </p>

<p>From the website:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Buy and sell bitcoins near you<br>
  Instant. Secure. Private.<br>
  Trade bitcoins in 14431 cities and 248 countries including United States.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It does appear to require an account to be made, but it appears to be free.</p>

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Yeah I have. However their fees are usually too high. What I want is a low cost way of achieving this. I've edited the question to reflect that. Thanks
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Yeah it's free. But if you notice the selling price for bitcoin by the sellers on that site is usually a lot higher than the regular price for BTC that you see on somewhere like coinbase. That's why I shy away from it. The markup from the sellers of bitcoin on this site is just too high usually. Still continuing to search. Thanks tho.
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<p>I want to buy a full bitcoin at the current price. But coinbase only allows me to buy in $250 increments. Where can I go to purchase an entire bitcoin?</p>

<p>I would go to Localbitcoins.com but their fees are usually too high.</p>

<p>So what I need is a low fee way of buying an entire bitcoin.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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where can I buy a whole bitcoin?
user99201
# where can I buy a whole bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-10)

I want to buy a full bitcoin at the current price. But coinbase only allows me to buy in $250 increments. Where can I go to purchase an entire bitcoin?

I would go to Localbitcoins.com but their fees are usually too high.

So what I need is a low fee way of buying an entire bitcoin.

Thanks

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-25. Score: 1

If you are in the US, you can buy it on coinbase.com or <https://exchange.gemini.com/>

You need to buy some Bitcoins on coinbase, they will automatically increase your limit. I can buy $5000 worth of Bitcoins on Coinbase, and would if I had the money.

Fees of Gemini are low, ie .05 cents for $20 in BTC, or 50 cents for a $200 order.

Or localbitcoins, if you care about anonymity, but they charge a high markup.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-10. Score: -2

Try <http://localbitcoins.com>.

From the website:

> Buy and sell bitcoins near you  
> Instant. Secure. Private.  
> Trade bitcoins in 14431 cities and 248 countries including United States.

It does appear to require an account to be made, but it appears to be free.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Yeah I have. However their fees are usually too high. What I want is a low cost way of achieving this. I've edited the question to reflect that. Thanks  
> **username_0**: Yeah it's free. But if you notice the selling price for bitcoin by the sellers on that site is usually a lot higher than the regular price for BTC that you see on somewhere like coinbase. That's why I shy away from it. The markup from the sellers of bitcoin on this site is just too high usually. Still continuing to search. Thanks tho.  

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