Topic: Butterflylabs Huge SCAM - page 158. (Read 415663 times)
Not surprise at all. Also, I would not preorder anything ....
After seeing that many people have had concerns with BFL in not delivering to their dates, I made a choice in surrendering my pre-order and I opened a case with paypal for a refund with BFL for a Jalapeno that I made in February. After seeing that:
a) Shipment dates are constantly delayed - a big tell tale that there is something fishy going on.
b) There is no product to sell, just a prototype developed after almost a year.
c) I did not get a reply on an email I sent which I asked about definitive shipment dates and information on the new power requirements.
If BFL was to ask for pre-order money, I would have accepted the fact in getting a pre-order confirmation without the need of paying until the product is ready to ship. This is the same treatment I got when I pre-ordered some smart watches that costs more than a jalapeno and these come from the US and Canada.
After getting my refund notice, I noticed that I did not get 100% refund, there is an adjustment fee applied of $5 which is enough of a rip off. Has anyone noticed this adjustment fee?
In a nutshell
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Until I don't see an ASIC mining product that is available for immediate shipping, I will not pre-order. It seems that ASIC technology for now is looking like vapour for the mainstream consumer.
a) Shipment dates are constantly delayed - a big tell tale that there is something fishy going on.
b) There is no product to sell, just a prototype developed after almost a year.
c) I did not get a reply on an email I sent which I asked about definitive shipment dates and information on the new power requirements.
If BFL was to ask for pre-order money, I would have accepted the fact in getting a pre-order confirmation without the need of paying until the product is ready to ship. This is the same treatment I got when I pre-ordered some smart watches that costs more than a jalapeno and these come from the US and Canada.
After getting my refund notice, I noticed that I did not get 100% refund, there is an adjustment fee applied of $5 which is enough of a rip off. Has anyone noticed this adjustment fee?
In a nutshell
==========
Until I don't see an ASIC mining product that is available for immediate shipping, I will not pre-order. It seems that ASIC technology for now is looking like vapour for the mainstream consumer.
You'll know when they ship because difficulty will sharply increase. Then everyone who wants to mine will need one to compete. Or they dont ship and things continue as they do today.
or all the bitcoins will already have been mined.I don't know. Other than the lost opportunity cost, I'm a disinterested spectator. As long as there isn't a popcorn shortage, I'm good.
Buy with Paypal. If they dont deliver within 44 days, dispute the transaction and get your money back.
its perfectly reliable. They already shipped a batch of tipler cilinders...
I think if it were a scam, who needs to "run away" when you can just build a space ship and fly away to another galaxy.
Can I borrow it?
I call it "the butterfly effect", perhaps I should suggest it in the terminology thread.
I will in 2 weeks, according to the sales rep who took my preorder.
You have a time machine?
Yeah, 2 weeks is worth the wait considering I can just use my time machine to warp me back.
Give it another two weeks.
Well, that's what they said 2 weeks ago.
2 Extra weeks? That's like one week and 7 days.
No, it's delayed. They say it will only take 2 extra weeks. Something wrong with the flux capacitor or something.
pesky flux capacitors
No, it's delayed. They say it will only take 2 extra weeks. Something wrong with the flux capacitor or something.
And did it arrive, Accumulate?
Did I tell you about that time machine I preordered? It's said to arrive in early may 2453.
Thanks for this information
You'll know when they ship because difficulty will sharply increase. Then everyone who wants to mine will need one to compete. Or they dont ship and things continue as they do today.
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