I appreciate the feedback, especially that last post.
Unfortunately Coinbase killed my account (because I volunteered Im not a U.S. citizen, after using them without issue for years), so I had to bite the bullet and wire cash to Bitstamp; still waiting for credit, I'm not entirely comfortable with them but they are top dog right now for higher volume BTC trades. And I'm verified with them so, meh.
After doing all the research Finex looks interesting, but cryptsy is the most liquid. I really don't feel so good about shipping them my money but looks like I will need to bite the bullet here as well.
I'll report back later next week. I'm really not happy with how complex it is to buy Dash in volume and how risky it is in terms of the sites one has to deal with. I'm really waiting for a serious player (coinbase style but global) to jump into Dash.
I think it would be a solid idea for a couple of the larger Dash holders to start a Dash-OTC channel.
Pablo.