Hey, I noticed you are using BlockTrades for large transactions.
They place a 5% - 8% premium on transactions. That equates to $100 - $160 on a $2,000 transaction. That's expensive.
Since you're making large transactions, I think it'd be better if you buy on a spot exchange like Binance and just transfer the STEEM to your account.
Ok, thanks for the tip. Steem transactions are supposed to be free, but with Blocktrades they aren't. Blocktrades makes it easy, but you're right I should save myself the money.