# I can't buy BTC if havn't BTC ? KIDDING ME?

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-buy-btc-if-havnt-btc-kidding-me/9887>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 25, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-buy-btc-if-havnt-btc-kidding-me/9887 "2020-10-25T11:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kizibrla](https://bisq.community/letter_avatar/kizibrla/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Kizibrla](https://bisq.community/u/Kizibrla)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-buy-btc-if-havnt-btc-kidding-me/9887/1 "2020-10-25T11:22:29Z")

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Hi! I want buy BTC on this platform,  
but to do this i need to pay fee mining and so on… Ok i understand that.  
BUT, if i want buy BTC it’s because i havn’t BTC so i CANT pay these fees with BTC !!!  
What the hell ?

Actually i’ve 0 BTC …

 ![image](https://bisq.community/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7125671cec6f9d2ca1126e7ef318c24cdd573791.png)

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**Author:** ![ZuLeweiner](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/zuleweiner/32/1705_2.png) [@ZuLeweiner](https://bisq.community/u/ZuLeweiner)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 10:42pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/i-cant-buy-btc-if-havnt-btc-kidding-me/9887/2 "2020-10-25T22:42:20Z")

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That’s right, it’s a security deposit.  
Best you can do is borrow some BTC from your friend, then you’ll pay them back. Otherwise, you’ll have to buy some elsewhere to be able to trade on Bisq.

It might be helpful to you to read the Bisq trading rules:

> **[Trading rules - Bisq Wiki](https://bisq.wiki/Trading_rules)**