Today we will take a look at Coinmama for you. What is Coinmama? Will it be something for you or are there better alternatives out there? These are some of the main questions this short review will focus on. Ok, here we go!
Website: www.coinmama.com
Owner: Nimrod Gruber (CEO)
Price: FREE to join
Who is it for: People looking to buy Bitcoins or Ethereum
Overall rating: (4.5 / 5)
What is Coinmama about?
Coinmama is an online platform that you can use to buy Bitcoins and Ethereum. It has been around since 2013 and is one of the leading “buy platforms” in the cryptocurrency industry.
How does it work?
The main “thing” with Coinmama is the simplicity of using it, it is kind of their “slogan” and the main reason for its many users. If you can use PayPal, for example, then you will have no problem using Coinmama.
To buy yourself some Cryptocurrency you just perform 3 simple steps:
1: Choose your method of payment
2: Follow the instructions (depending on what payment method you choose)
3: Complete the payment and confirm your crypto wallet address
That´s it!
Products and services
The services being offered right now are the buying of the 2 cryptocurrencies:
- Bitcoins
- Ethereum
Worth to mention: On their website, they say that they will add more cryptocurrencies soo and also the option to sell on the site. You can not store your investment with Coinmama as it doesn´t offer a Wallet service, if you don´t have a wallet you can simply create one, for example at the most well-known and trusted Blockchain (opens in new window)
What about the fees?
Coinmama is among the best options when it comes to low fees, at least among the most well-known and trusted Cryptocurrency dealers.
Since there is no central bank controlling the bitcoin rate, each website has its own bitcoin rate. The price you see on our website is Coinmama’s bitcoin rate and includes our fee of 5.50%. If you want to see the average market rate, we recommend TradeBlock’s XBX Index.
For credit/debit card transactions, the payment processor charges 5.00% additional fee. This fee will be added after choosing your method of payment.
Apart from our fees, your bank may incur their own. If you’re not sure, contact them before placing your order.
-Coinmamas website FAQ
Is Coinmama a scam?
So, is Coinmama a scam? No, of course not, it is a legit and trusted platform. It is simply a platform where you either buy or sell Bitcoin or Ethereum. It got real owners and great reviews and ratings from its real users online. It has also been around since 2013, it would never have survived that long if it wasn´t.
The online reviews and ratings
When looking at the other online reviews and ratings you can see that Coinmama get a pretty average score from its real users. A common theme, with both Coinmama but also with any other cryptocurrency dealer, is that around December 2017 they have received the most complaints.
It is not hard to figure out why as it was exactly around that time when Bitcoin raised so much in value in a short period of time that pretty much everyone and their mothers wanted to buy some… This lead to overload on ALL of the websites both buying or selling cryptos as they simply weren´t prepared for the high amount of load on their sites, the support was slow, the transactions took time, and so on.
The well-known review and rating site Trustpilot is a good example where you can see that most of the “angry” users were “not so happy” around that time period. But you can clearly see that they are super happy clients on other dates that are not around the period when basically the whole world wanted to buy, probably because of FOMO (fear of missing out).
Below is the latest example that can be found on the Trustpilot website:
If you want to read all of the Trustpilot websites reviews click here (opens in new window)
Is Coinmama for you?
One thing that is always good to do to get a better overall view if a particular company fits your needs is to compare its pros against its cons. Below I have pointed out some pretty strong points on both sides of the spectrum to make this job easier for you:
The good
- Super simple to use
- Pay with your Visa or Mastercard
- Secure transactions
- Fast delivery
- Good support
The bad
- Only offers Bitcoins and Etherum (more options coming soon according to their official website)
- Doesn´t offer storage
Final words and verdict on Coinmama
Verdict: Legit
Overall rating: (4.5 / 5)
Ok, I think that sums up the overall picture of this company pretty good.
This is absolutely a legit buying platform and it is also a very good one if you are looking to make an investment. The only minus I can see is that there are no other e-coins to buy other than the “2 BIG” Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Other than that this is a great place for you to go and make your Cryptocurrency investment.
Please ALWAYS remember to:
NEVER invest more money than you can afford to lose into Cryptocurrency or ANY other investment as there are no 100% bulletproof investments in this world. Keep that in mind and you should be just fine.
As always it is up to you to make the best decision for yourself depending on your own preferences. Personally, I use it for both my Bitcoin and Ethereum investing, am not into selling them as I believe we have not seen anything yet when it comes to how high the price of them can go 🙂
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I hope you found this short review of Coinmama to be helpful and now you should have a better understanding of what it is and if it is something for you or not. If you have used their service please share your experience in the comment section below as it can help others. Also, if you got any other question about this review I will be more than happy to answer them below!
I wish you success!
John
Founder of: $tart Make $top Waste
nyaaba solomon says
Thanks John for throwing more lights on coinmama.
The first day I stumbled upon their website upon my research online, I was so skeptical as to whether this was a good site for BTCs all because of the name coin mama. With your review and a few other ones online I then become so convinced that I gave them a shot and trust me I love their service. Thanks to you guys for the great reviews.
John says
Thank you, and sorry for the late answer, must have lost the comment somehow, have been very busy later, even if I personally hate excuses 🙂 happy to hear you liked the review and also find the service of Coinmama great, I also use it for buying either Bitcoin or Ethereum. Lol! How can you be intimidated by such a wonderful name 🙂
Thanks again for your comment,
/All the best
David Chandler says
You know for awhile I stayed away from the whole bitcoin thing. I’m a online investor and I just didn’t know certainty of it. It seems like now thought, It’s gaining traction in the market, especially with all these coin apps like coinmama emerging. I may need to take another look into the idea. If companies are steady building business brands around bitcoin, then it could be worth a shot.
John says
First of all, thanks for your comment.
It absolutely is my friend, did you see that Ebay accept it as a payment form now? It is just a matter of time before Amazon (by far the biggest retailer online) will do it to, they will not stand aside looking when their biggest competitor allows Bitcoin… The price will absolutely sky rock when this happen, am absolutely sure of that… Many others will start to accept it as a payment form and this will only get bigger and bigger, we haven´t seen nothing yet of its value.
Thanks again for your comment.
/Sincerely