I have sold 8 copies of the pentablake and made 2,4 BTC already. I think the marked is full since the profit of mining penta with the current difficulty is only at 200% more profitable than mining quark@nicehash.
But the sourcecode is for sale for 3 BTC. [...]
But the sourcecode is for sale for 3 BTC. [...]
I know that profits are never guaranteed, be that with private or public versions.
Market conditions and profitability can change in an instant.
That said, do you really think that if you sell the sources now, that there is any chance at all for those eight early buyers to ever land a profit?
With each new sell that you make, for such a tiny market/opportunity, the returns shrink further for those that bought in. It's not as if the pie is large enough for everybody, is it?
Do note, I do not give a flying f@%# for what you make or don't make on this miner, I have a big fat zero stake on this one. I'm only making this comment as it looks to me that you're approaching private sales in a way that will ultimately hurt your own profits as well as those of people buying stuff from you.
I'll be happy to see everyone involved in the green, and the more, the merrier.
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