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 Has anyone ever bought from one of those crypto ATMs? They look sketchy AF. 
#asknostr 
 The fees are astronomical  
 I spotted one at a walgreens.  And then I think it spotted me! 
 I bought a really small amount years ago. I don’t know if it’s the same now but there was a type that required kyc and another one that accepted throwaway emails 
 Fees were brutal 
 Depends in which country they are.  
 I have, in Spain and in Croatia. When I first used one, it was totally non KYC. Later on, they began to ask for a phone number. I hear lately there may be some form of ID involved, but haven't experienced it because I moved on to other methods. 6-10% premium vs Binance, which is actually not super horrible compared to things like Robosats (but way more expensive than Bisq). 
 yeah had my utxo sent straight to Samourai
but this was before they were all like 12% markup 
 I have not, but I want to try it at least once. 
 Same  
 Most require a phone number and have a webcam.

You could pay for a cheap eSIM from silent.link using lightning and cover the webcam.

But, I'm sure you are leaking other info like IMEI that could ID you. 
 
 I tried once in spain. Wasn't able to scan the qr code of my wallet. Probably because the camera of the atm was scratched 🤷🏻‍♂️ 
 No. Not only do they all ask for full kyc these days (video-ident) but the premiums are also ridiculously high. There's literally no benefit in purchasing bitcoin over these ATMs here. 
 All of them that I know of in the US are KYC'd out the wazoo.  
 Fees are generally high, but nostr:nprofile1qqst0dgucffpd4xpp0y94cns2hy6j307wl90633u7gajpyt7888xs9spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzvuhs9uq7p8 has an option that isn't so bad.  
 I just bought a burner phone and bought a little - went fine then bought my full position on bisq with zelle.
no KYC 
 they're mostly legit, but up to a 30% premium. most of them aren't worth it