Originally Posted by thumbuilderic

I would not ever recommend Gox regardless of where you live. They are not processing cash-outs and they've been less-than-forthcoming about their banking issues. Too risky. Also, if you got into Gox to buy and don't have aspirations to cash out, I'd strongly recommend reconsidering since you'll pay a premium to buy on their shitty exchange.

If you're in the US, try Coinbase. If you're in a SEPA zone, use BitStamp. I mentioned CaVirtEx for Canada but I'm not exactly sure if you can directly buy coins through them or just sell (mentioned in another thread).