Topic: [ANN] US/North American Bitfury sales NEW STOCK ***NOW SHIPPING*** - page 188. (Read 576785 times)

you guys that are jumping into buying these and other large hash machines should punch some numbers in one of the online calculators. Before the end of the summer the difficulty will be at at least 100 million and over 200 million before years end. The get rich scheme will not happen, on the contrary, some of you will never recover the invested money

Dave:

This post applies only to shipments within the US...

What exactly do you mean by "USPS standard"? Do you mean USPS Priority Mail? That usually delivers in 2 or 3 (depending on destination) calendar days (but no delivery on Sundays or holidays). This does not have a money-back guarantee if delivered late. In my experience (shipping hundreds of packages a day), about 13% of USPS Priority Mail shipments were delivered later than 3 days.

Or do you mean something really slow like USPS Standard Post (previously known as USPS Parcel Post)? I sure hope not, as it's not much cheaper (actually more expensive in some cases!) than USPS Priority Mail and is quite a bit slower. For example, a 5 pound package shipped USPS Standard Post from 98203 (Everett WA) to 10001 (NYC NY) costs $14.20 and takes 8 calendar days. But if shipped USPS Priority Mail in a 12x12x5.5" flat-rate box, it costs just $1.10 more ($15.30) and delivers 6 days sooner (2 calendar days). Getting a shipment 6 days sooner is currently worth $165 per 25GH!

And for expedited ($199), do you mean USPS Priority Mail Express (previously known as USPS Express Mail)? That delivers in 1 or 2 (depending on destination) calendar days, and can deliver on Sundays and holidays if an extra $12.50 fee is paid at the time of shipment. This does have a money-back guarantee if delivered late. In my experience, 6% of USPS Priority Mail Express shipments were delivered later than the guaranteed time. As for how many destinations get a 2-day guarantee instead of real overnight, I don't have stats handy, but it's alot.

Or will you be using FedEx (directly, not through USPS) for expedited shipping, which provides real overnight delivery to (almost?) all US destinations?

Points to note:
USPS Priority Mail Express is not always "overnight" even within the continental US.
USPS Priority Mail Express is usually only 1 day faster than USPS Priority Mail.
Not everyone knows that USPS runs their transportation network 7 days a week, so Priority Mail shipped Sat is often delivered Mon even all the way across the country. Only the final delivery trucks take Sundays and holidays off, except for a few delivering the Express Mail for which the $12.50 extra fee was paid.
USPS Standard Post is much slower than USPS Priority Mail, yet is sometimes more expensive, especially if the contents can fit in flat-rate Priority boxes.


To summarize...
Dave, is free shipping going to be USPS Standard Post (2-8 days) or USPS Priority Mail (2-3 days)? If USPS Standard Post, please consider spending a few bucks extra (if that) to upgrade to USPS Priority Mail.
And what city will you ship from? Everett WA? Knowing this will help those of us in the US guess how much expedited shipping is worth to us.

Things seem to be looking good over here in bitFury land. I would love to be able to give BFL the middle finger!! especially after their newest announcement.

I'm still waiting on hardware from BFL from over a year ago!

Keep up the Great Job Dave!!

 

What happened to the chip sales on megabigpower.com? Thought there were cheap packs of ~10 chips for October delivery? $98/chip compared to ~$31/chip in the H-Board seems like highway robbery.

edit: Just realized the $98/chip order ships NOW vs the October delivery of the H-Board. Will you be relisting bulk chip sales for October? I'd be interested in a few dozen chips to experiment with overclocking the chips(moar voltage!).

Oh to have the power of a small time bond peddler.

Thanks Dave.

You can certainly pay for your order with BTC and keep your spot in line.  I can't allow you to add on though - it would bump others down in queue.

Dave I placed an order for a starter kit in early August and requested CC processing and haven't been contacted yet. Is it possible to add to this order, pay with BTC, and maintain my position in the order queue?

Cheers.

Well then..I guess I was alittle over-zealous in my warning. Thanks for clearing that up Dave 

Cool.  I'm in Atlanta, and flat-rate USPS shouldn't take more than two days in most cases.  My only concern about that would be tracking/insurance.

OK, does this mean you have products to ship right now for the August Delivery Kits?

I'd be willing to drop $200 if the delivery time-frame is very soon.

I am also willing to buy some H cards too.  Not sure if we can do that still

Absolutely - coordinate closely with Yvonne ([email protected]) so it doesn't fall through the cracks.

Its USPS for domestic, but they say they partner with FedEx for overnight.  The option I'm providing is all overnight shipping.

Dave, can we just send you a FedEx label on our account to ship with?  Might be easier for some of us.

Depends on where you are - I sent UPS to Canada and it took 1 week.  For US domestic, we've been using flat-fee boxes from USPS - shouldn't take more than 5 days.

1. USPS standard - probably 5 days for US domestic shipping.
2. Shipping will originate from US
3. Definitely tracking numbers and signature delivery is required on all packages
4. *If* I can combine orders it will be a single fee.  I don't know how well I can track this.  If you have multiple orders that are spaced apart by a few days, chances are less.
5. I googled "hot fedex girl" and I'm sorry to say, they must not exist.

Open hardware on an empty cardboard box.

You guys truly are bitcoin miners!

 

I have had people pay late on a BitPay invoice - they just hold the funds in a separate account until I tell them to apply it - its not a problem.

WARNING FOR BITPAY USERS

   I am not sure if this is an isolated issue, however... I opted to pay with a non-integrated client, meaning I just copied the address from the invoice and withdrew to it from an exchange account. The invoice expired anyways... Encase this is not just me, I would pay through an integrated client if possible.

If that made no sense, or others have paid from an exchange account successfully, disregard.


EDIT: If you try to pay like I did, copy the text from the invoice including the Bitcoin address its having you send money to. You can give this to support if the invoice expires, and they can verify through the blockchain if it was truly paid. Really glad I did that, they are trying to figure it out for me now. they resolved the issue and the invoice is paid  

Dave said he's encountered this and it's no big deal 

Dave, here are some shipping questions for August delivery products:

1. What is standard (included) shipping method and expected lead time?
2. Where is shipping originating from (USA or international)?
3. Will both standard and expedited methods be "trackable"?
4. If we have multiple orders (that you intend to combine), would that be 1 expedited fee total?
5. Can you make sure the Fedex girl is gorgeous? It will help make the delivery experience be just that much more enjoyable...

Thanks,

Rusty

What is the "non-expedited" option for chips only?