What is currently the fastest way to buy a large amount Bitcoin? I want to purchase on the order of $10k of Bitcoin in USD. I can't seem to a find a way of accomplishing this in less time than multiple weeks.

I've been looking at the major exchanges, and it seems to be bad news all around.

Mt.Gox requires you to verify your account before allowing incoming wire transfers. This could take 5 days. Then you are required to wait at least 5 business days for it to be processed, then wait an unspecified period for their AML checks to be completed.

Other exchanges I've looked at (such as btc-e, bitfloor, etc) allow incoming wire transfers, however don't specify how long the processing should take. 

What is the quickest way I could theoretically accomplish this?
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