Has anyone used Abra?

[Headsterx]

Stumbled across an offer to join Abra but never heard of it. Has anyone used it? Is it similar to Coinbase?

[wombat]

I signed up recently to see how their Bitcoin buying with debit card works. I'll update my findings.

[wombat]

it might not work if your debit card does not allow international purchases. The processor they use simplex is located overseas.

[wombat]

I just tried to make a purchase using debit card and it got declined. The processor they use is located in Lithuania.

[themike78]

I would never trust some of those foreign places. If they rip you off not much you can do. Coinbase might be bad with fees but I trust them more than any other place.

[wombat]

I would never trust some of those foreign places. If they rip you off not much you can do. Coinbase might be bad with fees but I trust them more than any other place.

Abra is actually an American company based in San Francisco like Coinbase. However, they use Simplex as their processor for credit card purchases. A lot of other Bitcoin exchanges uses Simplex as well. Unfortunately this processor is located overseas.

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