Topic: ASICMiner USB group buy- orders closed, pay for extra! - page 27. (Read 165759 times)
I'm in as well! Thanks Arklan!
If it's true, I'm in!
I'm in.
In fact, I'd pick up 3 @.175 if I can take the place of someone from overseas.
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i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
I'm in. I've felt from day one that these things were worth maybe $25 max and probably less if volumes get high.
Although I've not read the links, I don't think you would technically need to solicit authorization(s) from the group or involve us, but it is the ethical thing to do and you seem to have an unusual propensity to do the right thing (which, parenthetically, obviates my desire for escrow as does the low value I being a single unit buyer.)
You have authorization from me to buy a matching one to the one you delivered to me and either sell it yourself and pocket the proceeds, or I will buy it for 0.2 BTC. I've yet to even bother to power up the one you sent me
thanks for the confidence.
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i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
I'm in. I've felt from day one that these things were worth maybe $25 max and probably less if volumes get high.
Although I've not read the links, I don't think you would technically need to solicit authorization(s) from the group or involve us, but it is the ethical thing to do and you seem to have an unusual propensity to do the right thing (which, parenthetically, obviates my desire for escrow as does the low value I being a single unit buyer.)
You have authorization from me to buy a matching one to the one you delivered to me and either sell it yourself and pocket the proceeds, or I will buy it for 0.2 BTC. I've yet to even bother to power up the one you sent me
What are we going to do about this news, where previous purchasers can buy a USB block erupter for 0.1 BTC:
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
i'm having a tough time parsing the google translated page, but assuming that what you say is true - wow. i... wow. i would pretty much sell my soul to take advantage. however - i've had an interesting july, to put it lightly. i currently find myself living in a friends living room, with no car and no income besides the bitcoin mining i have. thus, i need every satoshi for food right now.
i'd be happy to organize another group buy at a much lower price though! would help me out a great deal, obviously. depends on the specifics of course, but i could happily see doing orders for .75 above the cost of purchase, with fedex shipping via ground for all orders (screw the post office!) though given past experience, i'm inclined to limit it to US only - i've got nearly 1000 in customs bills from the last group buy i still haven't paid. my own fault, of course. i am not asking for donations or anything.
so yea - assuming this is true - pending FC verification - .175 per stick, shipped asap via fedex ground to continental US. escrow by john k if desired which obviously incurs his fee.
i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
I'm in.
What are we going to do about this news, where previous purchasers can buy a USB block erupter for 0.1 BTC:
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
i'm having a tough time parsing the google translated page, but assuming that what you say is true - wow. i... wow. i would pretty much sell my soul to take advantage. however - i've had an interesting july, to put it lightly. i currently find myself living in a friends living room, with no car and no income besides the bitcoin mining i have. thus, i need every satoshi for food right now.
i'd be happy to organize another group buy at a much lower price though! would help me out a great deal, obviously. depends on the specifics of course, but i could happily see doing orders for .75 above the cost of purchase, with fedex shipping via ground for all orders (screw the post office!) though given past experience, i'm inclined to limit it to US only - i've got nearly 1000 in customs bills from the last group buy i still haven't paid. my own fault, of course. i am not asking for donations or anything.
so yea - assuming this is true - pending FC verification - .175 per stick, shipped asap via fedex ground to continental US. escrow by john k if desired which obviously incurs his fee.
i'm sure there's some limit or catch or such on this, but i have no further info and am pulling this out of my butt. is there interest, or more info around?
What are we going to do about this news, where previous purchasers can buy a USB block erupter for 0.1 BTC:
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
(Use google translate if necessary):
http://ttbit.sinaapp.com/t/50
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/usb-261523
John K. forked over the money to Friedcat. I would say that he just got a pretty nice little pay-day. What think ye, John K.?
Anyone could have seen this price drop coming as soon as the BKK drawings were released given the very high price. I specifically suggested that Friedcat drop his prices before the first delivery do avoid the complexity (to lazy to dig up the post right now.)
If this at least some of this windfall makes it's way back to the wallets from which the BTC originated I'll be shocked even given Arklan's and John K.'s historic level of fairness and attention.
considering i have no intention of running another group buy (real world obligations...) unfortunately, there will be no windfall from this group buy.
Actually I was mis-reading this. I thought Friedcat was simply refunding the overpay for historic orders. Silly me (though not silly enough to pay 4 to 8 times what they are possibly worth do run a (very cool) USB-based mining farm.)
I've yet to plug my single device into a USB port. Not worth the hassle to me.
It does seem logically like John K. is authorized to leverage the price break on behalf of future group-buy efforts, and it would be right for him to do so. Unless there were a three-way deal between Friedcat, John K., and Arklan, Friedcat got the funds from John K. If that is true and/or John K. decides to leverage this, he has my blessing. Some percentage of a kick-back on the basis of my wallet funding the savings would not be rejected but nor is it expected (on my part.)
i'd have no problem with john doing so... god knows he's over the 1000 minimum...
John K. forked over the money to Friedcat. I would say that he just got a pretty nice little pay-day. What think ye, John K.?
Anyone could have seen this price drop coming as soon as the BKK drawings were released given the very high price. I specifically suggested that Friedcat drop his prices before the first delivery do avoid the complexity (to lazy to dig up the post right now.)
If this at least some of this windfall makes it's way back to the wallets from which the BTC originated I'll be shocked even given Arklan's and John K.'s historic level of fairness and attention.
considering i have no intention of running another group buy (real world obligations...) unfortunately, there will be no windfall from this group buy.
Actually I was mis-reading this. I thought Friedcat was simply refunding the overpay for historic orders. Silly me (though not silly enough to pay 4 to 8 times what they are possibly worth do run a (very cool) USB-based mining farm.)
I've yet to plug my single device into a USB port. Not worth the hassle to me.
It does seem logically like John K. is authorized to leverage the price break on behalf of future group-buy efforts, and it would be right for him to do so. Unless there were a three-way deal between Friedcat, John K., and Arklan, Friedcat got the funds from John K. If that is true and/or John K. decides to leverage this, he has my blessing. Some percentage of a kick-back on the basis of my wallet funding the savings would not be rejected but nor is it expected (on my part.)
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you didn't know friedcat has a deal for all those early adopters of the USB Block Erupter.
I guess it is only available to arklan if he organises another group buy.
John K. forked over the money to Friedcat. I would say that he just got a pretty nice little pay-day. What think ye, John K.?
Anyone could have seen this price drop coming as soon as the BKK drawings were released given the very high price. I specifically suggested that Friedcat drop his prices before the first delivery do avoid the complexity (to lazy to dig up the post right now.)
If this at least some of this windfall makes it's way back to the wallets from which the BTC originated I'll be shocked even given Arklan's and John K.'s historic level of fairness and attention.
considering i have no intention of running another group buy (real world obligations...) unfortunately, there will be no windfall from this group buy.
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you didn't know friedcat has a deal for all those early adopters of the USB Block Erupter.
I guess it is only available to arklan if he organises another group buy.
John K. forked over the money to Friedcat. I would say that he just got a pretty nice little pay-day. What think ye, John K.?
Anyone could have seen this price drop coming as soon as the BKK drawings were released given the very high price. I specifically suggested that Friedcat drop his prices before the first delivery do avoid the complexity (to lazy to dig up the post right now.)
If this at least some of this windfall makes it's way back to the wallets from which the BTC originated I'll be shocked even given Arklan's and John K.'s historic level of fairness and attention.
I think I will wait until a balance between difficulty, price and ASIC saturation occurs before buying anything new.
But for what it is worth:
Think what he means is he'll sell you another 500 for BTC495. So once you buy, you can tell him you've got 1000 total and he should refund back BTC50. So your order total for the 500 will end up costing BTC445. The .89 pricing applies only to the usbs bought since the .99 price change.
Clear as mud to me and for everyone else.
But for what it is worth:
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
Think what he means is he'll sell you another 500 for BTC495. So once you buy, you can tell him you've got 1000 total and he should refund back BTC50. So your order total for the 500 will end up costing BTC445. The .89 pricing applies only to the usbs bought since the .99 price change.
Clear as mud to me and for everyone else.
Looks like the .99 is being reduced to .89, but the 1.99 is left static. First comers, sorry about your luck.
I think I will wait until a balance between difficulty, price and ASIC saturation occurs before buying anything new.
But for what it is worth:
Think what he means is he'll sell you another 500 for BTC495. So once you buy, you can tell him you've got 1000 total and he should refund back BTC50. So your order total for the 500 will end up costing BTC445. The .89 pricing applies only to the usbs bought since the .99 price change.
Clear as mud to me and for everyone else.
But for what it is worth:
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
Think what he means is he'll sell you another 500 for BTC495. So once you buy, you can tell him you've got 1000 total and he should refund back BTC50. So your order total for the 500 will end up costing BTC445. The .89 pricing applies only to the usbs bought since the .99 price change.
Clear as mud to me and for everyone else.
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you didn't know friedcat has a deal for all those early adopters of the USB Block Erupter.
I guess it is only available to arklan if he organises another group buy.
How would this work? For his group buy, they'll refund the difference from the original group buy as a credit towards a new buy? We should definitely research this! I'll participate.
In a few weeks it'll be 0.6 BTC. 
OP Updated
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you reach the total volume of 1,000 USB sticks, price is dropped to 0.89 each. We will also pay back the price difference of all your historic transaction (timeline started from the 0.99 pricing) of USB sticks. For example, if you bought more than 1,000 sticks, 500 for 1.99 and 500 for 0.99, the new price will be 0.89, and we will pay you the price difference for the 0.99 USB sticks, that is (0.99-0.89)*500=50BTC.[/b]
Sorry for the original ambiguation before that misled some customers that the price difference we pay back is 1.0BTC. What we expected to say is for the price difference based on both new prices.
If you didn't know friedcat has a deal for all those early adopters of the USB Block Erupter.
I guess it is only available to arklan if he organises another group buy.
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Can someone explain what this means?Thanks.
look at the lower left of your, any any, post. there was an addition to the forum a short while ago allowing for "trust" ratings.
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YEAY my miners arrived today!
And now I have a trove of information to go back through to get mine working. Looks like there were lots of updates to software so maybe I will have no issues at all!
And now I have a trove of information to go back through to get mine working. Looks like there were lots of updates to software so maybe I will have no issues at all!
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