[US ONLY] Libertyx.com

Here's a really easy way to get bitcoins:
https://libertyx.com/

Buy card, redeem and voila! You can even earn money by doing this being the first customer at the store (+ $5)

No identification needed when buying the card, which makes it PERFECT for when buying gold.

As for gold sellers, they don't even ask for your SSN. Just firstname/lastname/BOD afaik.