Update: Batch Refund ProcessingStatusAfter today's response from BitsynCom, what we have is:
- Avalon prefers to refund in full
- partial compensation should be implemented by a full refund followed by ordering in-stock chips for lowered prices
- no compensation with more chips possible (due to short supply)
- no upgrade to next-gen products, which would be the old pre-order madness again
At the other side we have:
- users willing to take the refunds and forget
- users willing to wait for their chips to build their boards
- users demanding a compensation if they wait longer
To not over-complicate the process, I propose to limit it to the two obvious choices: a) full refund now, or b) keep waiting. For those with chips in one of the next batches, I'll try to get some shipping estimate from Avalon, but as we have seen how difficult it is to predict those, such an ETA might not be reliable at all. Those demanding their chips plus some compensation for the delay should follow the proposed approach: get a refund now and order chips later when they are in stock and cheaper. You do not need to cancel the order at your manufacturer, but instead postpone the finalization of the boards.
Refund ProcessingTo get things started, I need everyones binding decision on this. Everyone please evaluate your personal situation and perform your mining profitability calculations. If you conclude you'd like to get your order refunded, please do this by sending this single CSV formatted line for each order you want refunded
to the related
email address. Please send from the mail you registered with at my website to ensure authenticity, otherwise please add the signature for the above CSV-line with the given address.
Edit: the variables above are: N=number of chips; C=amount in BTC. Please omit the square brackets, they are used as notation for mandatory fields.
Edit2: If you want all your orders refunded, you are free to add them up to cumulative numbers for N and C; otherwise, you can post one request per order to be refunded in your request.
Edit3: refund requests are final and cant't be canceled
If you want to keep waiting for your chips, just
don't do anything right now.
Refunds will be distributed in full as soon as I receive them from Avalon.
Thanks for your support.