e-gold - gold itself, circulated electronically By TheGoldShop.bize-gold boasts "Better Money since 1996" and in many ways they are right. e-gold gives users
chance to own gold at a fraction of usual cost, e-gold gives users unlimited freedom to make purchases worldwide for goods and services and gives merchants excellent security with irrevocable transactions (no chargeback's).
e-gold in many ways is better then cash, far better and cheaper to use then credit cards and by far quicker and at a fraction of cost for making international money transfers.
About e-gold
e-gold is based offshore with a Nevis W.I. company structure, secure from pitfalls of being located in USA or other western countries. e-gold secures account balances in gold stored in various third party gold depositories around world. e-gold was established by Dr. Douglas Jackson who is still chairman and is active in e-gold, gold and digital gold backed currency community.
For people interested in learning more about e-gold community, e-gold hosts a high volume email discussion list (read e-gold list online without subscribing).
Irrevocable Transactions
e-gold gives user and merchant alike unparallel security against identity theft, user profiling, funds movement tracing through their semi-anonymous online payment system. Users and merchants have freedom to send and accept transfers without risk of identity theft and payment reversals.
Where to use e-gold
Information on merchants that prefer e-gold can be found at a861.com and gold-pages.net. There are merchants that accept e-gold and other digital currencies (or e-currencies) offering all usual services that can be found on internet. e-gold users can buy web hosting, domain names, coffee and other food stuffs, website design services, business services (like offshore corporations), goods and services from most online retailers even if they do not take e-gold through a "proxy shop" company AllMart - so now e-gold users can buy off all websites that takes credit cards like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. e-gold also has a WAP interface so users can make payments offline using your mobile phone.
Pay your bills using e-gold
You can also pay your bills using e-gold, many e-gold exchange agents offer check redemption services. Simply sell (or redeem) your e-gold for a check and have that sent directly to company that you wish to pay, this could be anyone, from paying your credit card, power bill and all your local suppliers.
The basics
The e-gold system is setup in following way, firstly there is e-gold - this is where your money (or gold) is securely stored with online account access. To fund your e-gold account there are e-gold exchange agents, these companies take your US$ or other national dollars via cash deposit, credit card, bank wire or bank transfer and exchange your money into e-gold and into your e-gold account. Likewise, to redeem e-gold for cash (be it via bank wire or check) e-gold users also use services of a e-gold exchange agent. Most e-gold exchange agents operate worldwide with email and phone support, so regardless where you are located in world you can easily buy e-gold.
Buying e-gold
Users must first have a e-gold account - e-gold accounts are free, anyone can open one and you can have as many as you like. If you do not have a e-gold account, you can open a free e-gold account here now. Next you need to find an e-gold exchange agent. Thankfully most e-gold exchange agents offer worldwide (USA, Europe and Asia) offering funding options in many countries, typical services include cash deposit, credit cards, bank wire, bank transfer and checks. Orders for e-gold are placed on exchange agent website and processed by operators usually within a few days depending of funding option requested by customer. First orders can take longer - see "Your first purchase - getting verified!" below, returning clients should expect funding within a day or two.
