DOING FREEDOM! -- Getting More Out of (and Into) E-Gold, by Jac

Getting More Out of (and Into) E-Gold
Evaluating In/Out Exchange Services
by
Jac

Anarchists and libertarians of most brands like gold. As well as the all-important quality of being real money, many lovers-of-freedom value and use e-gold because of the anonymity it offers. However, while e-gold itself is anonymous, finding an exchange service that offers that same anonymity while changing your FRNs to gold is not always easy, and because everyone knows that people who want real money must be terrorists, if you give your personal info out when engaging in such an activity, you may just be setting yourself up for a "midnight knock."

So, instead of wasting a lot of time trying to find an exchanger that offers privacy for their paranoid -- I mean, freedom-conscious -- customers, you can simply read this article and utilize the information I have gathered. Aren't I a nice guy? So here, in no particular order, are some methods of exchange along with their anonymity ratings:

OmniPay: OmniPay is an exchange service brought to us by the same people responsible for e-gold -- GS&R, Inc.. Unfortunately, their policy is far from providing anonymity. They won't even let you buy e-gold from them unless you provide a valid postal address! You can view their policy here. Use OmniPay at your own risk!
Anonymity Rating = Lousy
Private Exchange: If you have a friend that has an excess of gold in their account and is willing to trade for FRNs, services, etc., you can set up a private exchange with them. Or you can surf online forums like E-Gold Forum and try to find someone willing to trade with you. However, with this method, your privacy is dependant on the character of the person you are dealing with.
Anonymity Rating = Varies
AnonymousGold.com:> This company provides both e-gold and e-silver, and they guarantee that they trash all records after they finish funding your e-gold account; however, you can only pay with a mailed in Postal Money-Order. This method takes a while, but the privacy benefits are obvious.
Anonymity Rating = Excellent
Gold-Trader.com: While this exchange service offers a number of payment options, ranging from online Check to PayPal, their policies are as bad as OmniPay. Use them if you don't mind giving out a valid address and phone-number, and in the case of an e-check, your Driver's License number.
Anonymity Rating = Lousy
Cambist.net: Cambist.net is a website that offers a variety of services, including disposable, e-gold funded Visa cards and GoldChex that you can use to pay people who don't accept e-gold, like landlords or utility companies. The only reason I would recommend AnonymousGold.com over this outfit is because they don't destroy their records like AnonymousGold does.
Anonymity Rating = Good

The lower rated companies may not intend to be privacy busters; very likely they just want o stay out of trouble with governments. But when your privacy is at stake, there's not really a "so-so" when it comes to rating services based on the anonymity they offer.

Hopefully you will find this information useful when picking an e-gold exchange service, and rember, there are other options out there I may have missed. If you find something better, don't blame me! :)

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