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hero member
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August 25, 2013, 04:48:38 PM
Yep, I would give him until Tuesday. It's a bank holiday here on Monday, lots of people are away as it's the last weekend before school starts again.

You think he's still at school?! Seriously though from his recent comms and when he was announcing preparedness for the order opening and he stated at one point is was 1, or 2am, that was definitely not UK GMT. Wherever he is operating from now it's not in the UK. Go back through the thread. See for yourself.

EDIT: Bingo; https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2944412

What was supposed to happen tomorrow aka today? Lol

The site was supposed to open for Xcrowd orders. Today the 16th.

The website should be accessible to everyone later in the day. It's still around 2am here.

Please subscribe to our newsletter for first hand updates on when we do go live.

That's not 2am GMT, as it was 8am GMT when that post was made, wherever he is it's 6 hours behind the UK...
hero member
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August 25, 2013, 01:46:21 PM
Yep, I would give him until Tuesday. It's a bank holiday here on Monday, lots of people are away as it's the last weekend before school starts again.
hero member
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August 25, 2013, 09:39:20 AM
Alright opinions are changing.  Xcrowd, you need to come in here and make some sort of "I am not dead" announcement, with some of the big questions answered.  If not by Monday I will have completely changed my mind on the validity of this company.

I would give them until Tuesday considering that Monday is a bank holiday in the UK.
legendary
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August 25, 2013, 09:34:30 AM
Alright opinions are changing.  Xcrowd, you need to come in here and make some sort of "I am not dead" announcement, with some of the big questions answered.  If not by Monday I will have completely changed my mind on the validity of this company.
sr. member
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let's have some fun
August 25, 2013, 09:06:47 AM
Quote from: whois.co.uk link=http://www.whoischeck.co.uk/index.php?domain=xcrowd&tld=co.uk&submit=Check
Whois Information For: xcrowd.co.uk

Domain name:
xcrowd.co.uk

Registrant:
Terra Deux Ltd

Registrant type:
UK Limited Company, (Company number: 8606096)

Registrant's address:
2 city arcade
BIRMINGHAM
West Midlands
B2 4TX
United Kingdom

Registrar:
Webfusion Ltd t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG]
URL: http://www.123-reg.co.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 06-Feb-2013
Expiry date: 06-Feb-2014

Last updated: 07-Aug-2013

Registration status:
Registered until expiry date.

Name servers:
ns3357.hostgator.com
ns3358.hostgator.com

WHOIS lookup made at 14:45:58 25-Aug-2013

Quote from: whois.co.uk link=http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=xcrowd.com
WHOIS search results for: XCROWD.COM (Registered)    

Domain Name: XCROWD.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2013-04-01 23:50:22
Creation Date: 2006-02-17 12:14:23
Registrar Expiration Date: 2014-02-17 12:14:23

Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registrant Name: Zane Gocha
Registrant Organization: ZTG BRANDS
Registrant Street: 660 4th St
Registrant Street: Suite 561
Registrant City: San Francisco
Registrant State/Province: California
Registrant Postal Code: 94107
Registrant Country: United States
Admin Name: Zane Gocha
Admin Organization: ZTG BRANDS
Admin Street: 660 4th St
Admin Street: Suite 561
Admin City: San Francisco
Admin State/Province: California
Admin Postal Code: 94107
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.8888945434
Admin Fax:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Tech Name: Zane Gocha
Tech Organization: ZTG BRANDS
Tech Street: 660 4th St
Tech Street: Suite 561
Tech City: San Francisco
Tech State/Province: California
Tech Postal Code: 94107
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.8888945434
Tech Fax:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: NS47.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS48.DOMAINCONTROL.COM


Domains were registered way before they appeared in here.

Why are .co.uk and .com not having the same owner ?
In addition I'm wondering why they picked one year duration for their domain, only, while domains are quite cheap..
sr. member
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August 25, 2013, 06:22:53 AM
Few week ago I found out that their address is:

xCrowd
2 City Arcade, Union Street
Birmingham, West Midlands B2 4TX
United Kingdom

The owner' name is:
Abdi Mahmud

He has also got a shop for muslims called:
http://sophiajennah.com/asia/

xCrowd office is on the top floor in the building over the shop.

So I sent them a tweet asking for details.
Here is my tweet to XCrowd from the 6th of August.

https://twitter.com/X8_Peter_X8/statuses/364701453102759937

There has not been any open office day yet...


They posted on AngelList that they are supposedly hiring people:
https://angel.co/xcrowd/jobs

Here is founder's profile:
https://angel.co/xcrowd-1

And here are details about his clothing shop:
https://angel.co/sophia-jennah

http://sophiajennah.com/global/en/
full member
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August 25, 2013, 05:16:47 AM
So I preordered a miner, and I have yet to pay for it... So I'm happy.  I can just wait and see and when they actually try to take my money, then I can see if it's a scam.

So after you preordered a miner and haven't received any word from xCrowd stuff you call yourself happy? People are strange...

They filled out the order form but they haven't actually paid yet, so so far there is nothing to worry about. I still think they are total scam, though.
sr. member
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August 24, 2013, 09:56:11 PM
If we don't hear from them in a day or so it's likely the scam is complete.

The scam may never have involved our BTC at all. Maybe it was an investor scam, where he simply wanted to show millions of dollars in pre-orders to take someone's money and now he's gone. Who knows.
legendary
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August 24, 2013, 06:03:19 PM
So I preordered a miner, and I have yet to pay for it... So I'm happy.  I can just wait and see and when they actually try to take my money, then I can see if it's a scam.

So after you preordered a miner and haven't received any word from xCrowd stuff you call yourself happy? People are strange...
sr. member
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August 24, 2013, 05:47:36 PM
I will give them until Monday. +1
legendary
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August 24, 2013, 05:26:27 PM
When do we call xCrowd history?
RHA
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August 24, 2013, 05:22:59 PM
Another problem:
https://escrow.com/support/faqs/faq-questions/can-i-use-my-credit-card-or-paypal-as-payment-for-a-transaction.aspx?prevTopic=Payment:
Quote
Escrow.com only accepts credit card and PayPal payments for Premier Service transactions. Please note that Premier Service transactions are limited to a maximum $5000 USD (per all active transactions).

For greater amounts one need to use BTC escrowed by John K., not CC by escrow.com.
RHA
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August 24, 2013, 05:17:05 PM
Was:
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We are aware that predicting the difficulty growth rate can be difficult due to the large number of undisclosed miners and new entrants. That’s why we’re dedicated to offering the best prices now and in the long term. Although the difficulty rate is up at a exponential growth rate we are quite confident that the difficulty rate will not pass 350 Million within 4/5 months as that would require an additional 3 PH or e.g. 50,000+ Gen1 Avalon units to be shipped before December.

xCrowd will be the best hedge against near term difficulty increases due to our low prices. We’re also offering a discount of 50% to double your hash rate if the difficulty rate rises beyond 200 million before we start shipping. If the difficulty rate passes 200 Million before we start bulk shipping, our customers will receive a 50% discount on any future blade or unit purchases.

For example, if you purchase a low-entry eight blade Olympus unit you will be able to upgrade to another additional eight units for just an additional $3,996. If the difficulty rate passes 300 million you can request an additional upgrade for just 25% of the original price. For example: a 16 blade Olympus unit will only cost $9,990 (excl shipping & PSU options) when upgraded at a difficulty rate of 300M+.

Regardless of the future, we can assure you that we will always set our prices according to your expected ROI, which makes xCrowd the best bet for a long time to come.

Now is:
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We’re aware that mining the network can be difficult due to the large number of undisclosed miners and pools. The difficulty rate is growing exponentially.
Still, we’re confident that 300 million won’t be reached within the next four to five months. After all, we wouldn’t have started if that was so—it would mean an additional 2.7 Peta Hashes or, for example, 40,000+ Gen1 Avalon units to be shipped before December.

xCrowd will be the best hedge against near term difficulty increases due to our low prices. We’re also offering a discount of 50% off your next order (of the same unit) if the difficulty rate rises beyond 300 million before we start shipping. If the difficulty rate passes 200 Million before we start bulk shipping, our customers will receive a 50% discount on any future blade or unit purchases. For example, if you purchase a low-entry eight blade Olympus unit you will be able to upgrade to another additional eight units for a total price of 200 MH/ $. If the difficulty rate passes 300 million you can request an additional 100% of your total order at no extra cost aside from shipping and tax. A $7992 eight blade Olympus unit can be upgraded to 16 blades at 2.4 TH/s for free, excluding shipping, tax, and PSU options.

Regardless of the future, we can assure you our price of 200 MH/s per dollar makes xCrowd the best bet for a long time to come.

The sentences are promising but a bit incoherent. Someone who wrote them, has troubles with maths.
For instance the 200 MH/s per $ rate means $750 for a 150 GH/s blade - now it costs $999, with a 50% discount it would cost $500, not $750.
Also the 30% of (100%+10%) price was calculated improperly at the shop pages (both with and without PSU). Strange.
If there is really a team of engineers, who no one of them is asked for help in calculations?
newbie
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August 24, 2013, 02:57:13 PM
So I preordered a miner, and I have yet to pay for it... So I'm happy.  I can just wait and see and when they actually try to take my money, then I can see if it's a scam.

Exactly, unless they start asking for payment that's the best we can do, besides ignoring the trolls.
full member
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August 24, 2013, 02:13:15 PM
So I preordered a miner, and I have yet to pay for it... So I'm happy.  I can just wait and see and when they actually try to take my money, then I can see if it's a scam.
member
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August 24, 2013, 01:54:23 PM
faked but legit passport/identity in uk costs about 15BTC so i dont really think xcrowd is trustworthy.

i have no facts, but its just i feeling i get from reading this thread.
sr. member
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August 24, 2013, 10:44:04 AM
Well from what I understand, someone was saying that there would be news within 48 hours, which came from an email from them.  From the timestamp on that post till now has been about 42 hours.  I would say to wait withholding judgment for another 6 to 7 hours or so, and then we can see where we are then, with or without reply.

I will give them until Monday.
legendary
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August 24, 2013, 10:40:29 AM
Well from what I understand, someone was saying that there would be news within 48 hours, which came from an email from them.  From the timestamp on that post till now has been about 42 hours.  I would say to wait withholding judgment for another 6 to 7 hours or so, and then we can see where we are then, with or without reply.
sr. member
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August 24, 2013, 10:39:36 AM
Funny how they went silent right after I emailed TSMC.

Completely silent. This is not very professional.
eve
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