[AVALON] - I got my ASIC Thread (Batch #1) - page 3.

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Quote from: WinTame2012 on April 02, 2013, 11:27:06 AM

I can see here at least two possible points of fault:
1) The word 'industrial' may cause problem for private person in countries with strict customs inspection (Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Russia to name a few), especially with DHL as a carrier. That's because gov's don't like when private persons do business outside of corporate entities.

Sorry but that is bullshit. Customs just looks at the declared value. They don't judge what you import, as long as it's within the law.

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So DHL handles this issue for you? I wonder how?

DHL handles the issues for me as I am their customer and I pay them on a weekly basis. They are handling the customs clearing and they do the paperwork.

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Quote from: SolarSilver on April 02, 2013, 03:22:26 AM

Quote from: WinTame2012 on April 02, 2013, 12:15:33 AM

I wonder what the declared price in USD was specified by sender in customs papers? There is limit in my country above which a private person just can't import any goods and the package is simply returned to sender (maybe event silently).

This has been posted a few times now, the units are declared as Industrial Controller (Eng. Sample) at USD 299 eachand the shipping cost is USD 80

I can see here at least two possible points of fault:
1) The word 'industrial' may cause problem for private person in countries with strict customs inspection (Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Russia to name a few), especially with DHL as a carrier. That's because gov's don't like when private persons do business outside of corporate entities.

2) The declared price is suspiciously low for the piece of electronic hardware weighting 15 kg -> customs wants the proof of purchase. In case if Batch #2 and #3 there is no such a proof in fiat currency -> problems with customs clearance -> possible stuck at customs warehouse -> possible return to sender.

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This has caused in at least one case problems where customs asked a proof of order/payment (like printout of the order website) and the numbers do not match up. I'm still waiting to get my corrected IM4 documents from DHL...

So DHL handles this issue for you? I wonder how?

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Quote from: WinTame2012 on April 02, 2013, 12:15:33 AM

I wonder what the declared price in USD was specified by sender in customs papers? There is limit in my country above which a private person just can't import any goods and the package is simply returned to sender (maybe event silently).

This has been posted a few times now, the units are declared as Industrial Controller (Eng. Sample) at USD 299 each
and the shipping cost is USD 80

This has caused in at least one case problems where customs asked a proof of order/payment (like printout of the
order website) and the numbers do not match up. I'm still waiting to get my corrected IM4 documents from DHL...

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Quote from: solari on March 31, 2013, 07:24:27 PM

I got two from batch 1 last week by DHL.
Germany.
I didn´t get a tracking number in advance.

I wonder what the declared price in USD was specified by sender in customs papers? There is limit in my country above which a private person just can't import any goods and the package is simply returned to sender (maybe even silently).

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Quote from: solari on March 31, 2013, 07:24:27 PM

I got two from batch 1 last week by DHL.
Germany.
I didn´t get a tracking number in advance.

How much Import tax did you pay

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I got two from batch 1 last week by DHL.
Germany.
I didn´t get a tracking number in advance.

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Quote from: BitSyncom on March 23, 2013, 12:23:47 PM

Quote from: Dhomochevsky on March 23, 2013, 12:18:19 PM

No idea, I just remember Yifu or Zhang posting at some point about how the casing is designed to be part of the heatsink. And I noticed how well the units clamp down on each other if you stack them. It was obviously intended that way - when you stack several units on top of each other, the outer casing of the stack becomes one giant heatsink.

This is correct, the "bolt" exclusion from top of one unit's case fit directly into the "socket" of another unit's bottom plate.

like this

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Got interesting conversation between me and one customer with 4 avalons already mining. He said, that he choose EMS delivery (wrote support tickets), but his units were shipped via DHL. For his country this is acceptable. But if Avalon team shipped via DHL for me, its total fail, cos DHL is not working with individual persons in my country and all goods forwarding back to sender. Might be that the reason, my order were in problem list?
YIFU! GIVE ME INFO PLEASE!

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It will be total fail if BFL start shipping before my unit will arrive. Yifu, are you hear?

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Got my Avalon, U.S. customer.

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Quote from: Big Time Coin on March 26, 2013, 01:32:52 PM

In customs clearance for the 2nd day in a row, delayed. Was contacted by Avalon representative and told to contact DHL, was provided tracking number, did talk to DHL imports dept. Was promised to be contacted by DHL at 5:00 PM today with update.

Big Time Coin,

can you share with us your country and order number?

Thanks.

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In customs clearance for the 2nd day in a row, delayed. Was contacted by Avalon representative and told to contact DHL, was provided tracking number, did talk to DHL imports dept. Was promised to be contacted by DHL at 5:00 PM today with update.

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Finally hashing!

Now I can concentrate on what's important. Making Bitcoin music

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Quote from: coretechs on March 25, 2013, 06:53:24 PM

Woo hoo!

cool, you spotted them first, thats what I call hashing anxiety Shocked

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Is that really the DHL van that delivered your unit or just some random occurence

? If the first then congrats!

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Woo hoo!

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Quote from: dadj on March 25, 2013, 07:48:35 AM

Received Avalon batch 1 today unfortunately at my old address in another state (Australia). Will post picture when I finally get it hopefully tomorrow!

Congrats! Make sure you stroke it gently - I hear it hashes better that way lool

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Received Avalon batch 1 today unfortunately at my old address in another state (Australia). Will post picture when I finally get it hopefully tomorrow!

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Quote from: cypherdoc on March 23, 2013, 09:05:37 PM

Quote from: allinvain on March 23, 2013, 01:35:18 PM

Quote from: BitSyncom on March 23, 2013, 12:23:47 PM

Quote from: Dhomochevsky on March 23, 2013, 12:18:19 PM

No idea, I just remember Yifu or Zhang posting at some point about how the casing is designed to be part of the heatsink. And I noticed how well the units clamp down on each other if you stack them. It was obviously intended that way - when you stack several units on top of each other, the outer casing of the stack becomes one giant heatsink.

This is correct, the "bolt" exclusion from top of one unit's case fit directly into the "socket" of another unit's bottom plate.

Excellent. That will make for one very practical setup - just stack all your units on top of each other. There might be minor differences in temps as the one at the bottom will draw in relatively cooler air, but the differences should be minor.

By the way BitSyncom, I must say I like the case design and appreciate the fact that it's solid aluminium - it is very sexy in an raw industrial design sort of way

Now excuse me while I go and rub my hands all over it...

now don't go and lose $500,000 worth of BTC this time. Wink

No Sir I shall not. Now try to imagine how many Avalons 25K BTC could buy.

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