Vimba Reviews 127

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There was not much said about our investments, large or small when Vimba called a halt. Where did this money go to? When the word "transparent" is used, be on guard. The Oxford Dictionary states "tran... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

When you register the sms code doesn't come. I had to ask a friend to use his number and it received it fine. I am on vodafone. They claim 20 minutes delivery time yet after I paid with Poli, w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

1. Daily minimum limit starts from a very small amount of $20 2. Viable investment for future 3. Refferal rewards of $20 worth bitcoin for both newbie and referee 4. Liberty of set up AP directly... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hands down the easiest way to buy crypto, and very scalable - can easily up my deposit when I have spare cash. Also really fast to ‘cash in’ if I need conventional $s. Vimba team is always introducing... See more

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  1. Investment Service

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(Previously called MyCryptoSaver) Vimba provides over 5000 users a simple and easy way to buy, sell and save Bitcoin and Ethereum from NZ and the UK.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick Sell function doesnt work, lost my BTC, ignored by customer support - SEE UPDATES

This started as a 1 star moan...

I attempted to use their Quick Sell function. The website generated an address for me to deposit BTC into, in exchange that they deposit cash to my account. I copy and pasted the address and sent the funds from my wallet. A few days later I hadn't been paid so I emailed them. I was told they hadn't received the payment and suggested I'd sent it to their ether account. I checked blockchain which showed as a completed trade to a valid BTC address. Searching the Ether blockchain shows an invalid address. I haven't heard from them for a week, once I sent them the screen from the blockchain, despite an email to them every couple of days. It's now been 2 weeks and I've heard almost nothing in return. I understand they're a small team and might be on holiday or something but not impressed at all. Almost missed a mortgage payment as a result. I don't believe they are untrustworthy or intentionally swindling people but the customer support and rectification has been sub par. Will continue to buy from them due to the economy of scale but will not trust their quick sell feature again & will stick to Local Bitcoins for when I want quick cash. The Buy function is good and reliable for accessing market prices, the sell function is reprehensible and communication has been notably poor. 2/10 would not bang.

UPDATE: I just received a call from Vimba. There was a screw up in our comms and it's very clear that they are doing what they can to make things right. I'm scared to check my junk folder in case there's a bunch of emails there. They fact that they took action straight away and have addressed the problem is a huge leap towards redemption in my eyes.

UPDATE: Later this same day. Vimba have tracked the error down to an update on an exchange and have honoured the payment at the current BTC price, up 50% from when I sold. It took a while but the level of commitment and service in sorting things out has blown me away. I feel like a dork for getting upset in the first place and jumping to conclusions that I was being ignored.
Absolute redemption in my eyes. Come back of the year - 10/10

May 19, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE - Not so great for the 1%

Tried to register, the address finder is crap. Received a we'll help you complete email... useless as same problem. I replied to support, quick response, asked for photo with drivers license and utility bill to help complete the setup, I sent all and received no confirmation. 24 hours later I asked for update, another 24 hours no communication. So much for 2 minute registration, annoyed by the waste of time, started 11 December, now 14 December

- Update after response :

Takes a few seconds to send "information received - verification in progress" especially when asked for an update after 24 hours. Amended the rating and harsher elements of my review because someone took the time to give feedback.

NEW UPDATE -

On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 5:54 PM XXX XXXX support at mybitcoinsaver.com wrote:

Hi XXXXXXXX
We need to verify your address and date of birth, so a selfie with your current photo ID would be great thanks, just email to here

Kind Regards
XXXXXXXXXX

Just received the same request for information I answered 2 days ago by sending the information... Something very wrong here... Starting to smell like a scam with automated responses. BUYER BEWARE - I'm out

December 13, 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Vimba

Hi KS, we're sorry you feel that way. We're a small team and try to be as responsive as possible with our support. For 99% of new users, they get through our verification system cleanly within 2 minutes. In other cases like yours, we have to manually verify your identity which sometimes can take a while.

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