Topic: Block Erupter USB Sales [Temporarily Out of Stock] - page 19. (Read 93208 times)

OP says forum user Teek handles Canada, but i don't see any group buy thread or similar thread started by such a user so not sure how to proceed...

-MarkM-

If you bought 950 at 1.99 and now 50 at 0.99 they will pay the difference 50 x 0.1 = 5 BTC

950*1.99 = 1890.50 BTC  ,  50*0.99 = 49.50 BTC

1890.50 +49.50 = 1940 - 5 = 1935

1000*0.99 = 990 BTC , 1000*0.1 = 100 BTC

990 - 100 = 890BTC

890*2 = 1780 BTC for 2000 USB Block Erupter... 1935 BTC for 1000 early adopters.


Early adopter get's Scammed... And community still says friedcat u done well...

- I may agree with this statement, so corresponding value in the table was modified.

Thank you.

Yes overclocked yields 12+Gh/s. One can see 13Gh/s ocasionally in blade web interface. But it is not something you should expect. Speed reported by pool and stratum proxy is lower anyway (I have no idea why).
So you should at least tell it is 120W at 13Gh/s in your table, not 100W. Again I have the blade and can tell the consumption is higher:

Terrible?  Go to Vegas and put it all on red then, man.  You won't find a much better investment anywhere in the world right now.

Apologies for my previous post (since removed) - friedcat gets enough emails/PMs. I took your advice and created a poll. Please check it out when you have time and answer so ASICM and other manufacturers know what you value when making your hardware purchase: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.2565390

Thanks, I've sent him a PM

if you buy min 50 --> yes

is it friedcat the contact for the rest of the world?
i'm in Australia

@kosmokramer

pls stop to spam the Forum with your request to flood friedcats mail and PN box.
Make a poll or something

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@wernerno

within the EU there is no need for a GB

you can buy directly, no GB, no minimum
they will be in stock within the EU.
shipping will be from Germany with DHL
oder registered priority mail

But friedcats update was a little bit surprising for me.
Because there are still a few things to clarify.
Must first talk to him and my business partner

so pls give me a few days, thx

best yxt

sadly, they are still overpriced...

read first page

50 to Australia where do I sign up?

 Future price has zero effect on my opinion of a product. I'm just grumbling a bit is all. Sorry. Tempted to get another 50 of these to add to my farm

EDIT: And thanks for your anecdotes as a reseller. Appreciate your perspective.

It's my understanding, based on discussions with friedcat, that the recent price drop is the result of new larger manufacturing runs of this product (economy of scale).

Just like when you print magazines ... printing 100 may cost you $200. ($2 each)

But come back the next day (because you realized there was incredible demand and need a lot more) and ask for 300 magazines and you might be surprised that it only costs you slightly more ... $300 total. ($1 each - 50% off!)

As a re-seller who has been in constant contact with friedcat, I can tell you that I've told him time and time again that demand was crazy and he'd better get more made fast. He ramped up production and now is not only able to meet demand, but he's able to do so at half the cost because his re-sellers have given him a better idea of the true quantity needed (rather than a rough low-ball first guess).

I'm speaking both as a re-seller and as a customer who owns block erupters as a personal mining venture: we buy items based on their perceived value at the time of purchase. It's our responsibility to evaluate their value and make an appropriate offer if we deem fit. I fail to see how future prices have any effect on your opinion of a product that you previously purchased after thoroughly researching it. I was satisfied with my purchase back then, and I'm satisfied with my purchase now.

I just finished typing up this same thing to a customer who has been demanding a partial refund from me due to price drops, etc. - it just doesn't work that way. Pay what you think a product is worth (not a satoshi more) and don't think twice about it, both for your mental health and mine  

 Being "overpriced" or "robbery" doesn't enter the equation really. We all bought at the initial price for our own reasons. It's the point of a 50% price drop in such a short time that is disconcerting and hurts a little bit in the gluteus maximus area 

 Even for those of us that made 50 stick purchases @ 1.99, it would be nice to be able to have the option to purchase another 50 @ 0.89 instead of 0.99 (although I'm really more excited to see what happens with the new blades).

I don't understand all these people who complain about them "overpriced" and "robbery".
If you don't like the price then simply don't buy. There is no lack of demand even at this price, so nobody cares about your complaints. Obviously AM reaps the benefits of no competition, and that's okay, because the price is determined by market, not production costs. You don't expect friedcat to be marxist even though he is from "communist" China.

Thanks for the clarification. I had hoped to receive a credit for previous sales, as the original wording implied, so I could pass refunds/credits onto my most recent customers who may feel a little sting with today's price cuts  That sure would have done a lot for maintaining goodwill throughout the transition.

As it was originally worded, I imagine there would have been some interesting incentives for re-sellers such as myself to keep selling ASICM products. Next week's divis would have been record breaking!!

Clear as mud, boss!

@friedcat
Can I purchase USB miners directly from you if I order more than 50 units?
I am in the first 3 regions, not rest of the world...