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Topic: Email to Butterfly Labs (Read 3722 times)

legendary
Activity: 1568
Merit: 1001
September 21, 2013, 04:53:33 PM
#20
Hey BFL, give me my fucking mini single (which they don't even list as a product any longer) already you assholes!! Grin Or, at least split the coinage with me that you mined from my shit.
legendary
Activity: 2072
Merit: 1049
┴puoʎǝq ʞool┴
September 21, 2013, 03:15:47 AM
#19
Good to know that it was sent form you iphone Wink
But otherwise, how come this company hasnt been closed down or been taken to court yet?
hero member
Activity: 560
Merit: 500
StayFocus and LIVE
September 20, 2013, 06:46:07 PM
#18
I've tried getting a refund from BFL with no luck. I've called PayPal multiple times asking for a refund to no avail. Looks like I'm gunna be stuck with useless hardware. That's if my rigs ever come. Sad

You can talk to your bank and they will fight for you. If you have all of your info and have waited over 3 months.
full member
Activity: 180
Merit: 100
September 06, 2013, 11:39:15 PM
#17
I've received my October Jally and I'm waiting on Multiple Singles from 2013 order.

Bitch bitch whine whine cry cry.

Feel better now?
legendary
Activity: 1694
Merit: 1054
Point. Click. Blockchain
September 06, 2013, 08:09:37 PM
#16
To my knowledge BFL has never sold product through ebay. If you made purchase through a third party your dispute is with third party, BFL does not transfer orders either. It sounds to me like you got scammed by someone misrepresenting themselves to ebay buyers. Anyway BFL clearly state an all sales are final policy for their customers. All BFL customers are in the same boat you are in; so don't worry, just be happy Angry


He didn't buy it on ebay.  He paid using paypal with the funds he made selling stuff on ebay...  At least that what it sounds like.  Smiley


-tb-
newbie
Activity: 55
Merit: 0
September 05, 2013, 04:43:29 PM
#15
To my knowledge BFL has never sold product through ebay. If you made purchase through a third party your dispute is with third party, BFL does not transfer orders either. It sounds to me like you got scammed by someone misrepresenting themselves to ebay buyers. Anyway BFL clearly state an all sales are final policy for their customers. All BFL customers are in the same boat you are in; so don't worry, just be happy Angry
legendary
Activity: 1652
Merit: 1067
Christian Antkow
September 04, 2013, 05:31:27 PM
#13
full member
Activity: 154
Merit: 100
September 04, 2013, 04:06:34 PM
#12
I believe in you, you have chance to do it. Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 252
Merit: 250
Amateur Professional
September 04, 2013, 03:46:41 PM
#11
Let BFL know that you will take them to court, and remind them of the FTC rules.
legendary
Activity: 3878
Merit: 1193
September 04, 2013, 03:45:29 PM
#10
No, I paid with funds from my PayPal account from eBay sales.

Don't give up. Escalate it at PayPal. You just need to find the right person to help.
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
September 03, 2013, 09:30:30 PM
#9
I've tried getting a refund from BFL with no luck. I've called PayPal multiple times asking for a refund to no avail. Looks like I'm gunna be stuck with useless hardware. That's if my rigs ever come. Sad

Did you pay with a credit card? PayPal declined due to being past 45 days for me. When I filed a complaint with my CC company, they refunded it no problem.

No, I paid with funds from my PayPal account from eBay sales.
hero member
Activity: 850
Merit: 1000
September 03, 2013, 07:45:15 PM
#8
Note to self: make sure to not tick off k9quaintSmiley
member
Activity: 106
Merit: 10
September 03, 2013, 07:10:07 PM
#7
I've tried getting a refund from BFL with no luck. I've called PayPal multiple times asking for a refund to no avail. Looks like I'm gunna be stuck with useless hardware. That's if my rigs ever come. Sad

Did you pay with a credit card? PayPal declined due to being past 45 days for me. When I filed a complaint with my CC company, they refunded it no problem.
newbie
Activity: 54
Merit: 0
September 03, 2013, 05:44:45 PM
#6
I've tried getting a refund from BFL with no luck. I've called PayPal multiple times asking for a refund to no avail. Looks like I'm gunna be stuck with useless hardware. That's if my rigs ever come. Sad
full member
Activity: 126
Merit: 100
September 03, 2013, 04:49:30 PM
#5
i dont ever see BFL without a pending QUE! but they are shipping and i want to support them. its hard because i want my jallys too! cut so do thousands of other people that ordered them over a year before me hahahhaha Undecided
legendary
Activity: 1190
Merit: 1000
September 01, 2013, 06:22:33 PM
#4
If you have ordered from ButterFly Labs and have not yet received your product, you are entitled to a refund whenever you request one (per FTC rules).
First ask ButterFly Labs for a refund, they will probably say no but you might get lucky.
If you ordered via PayPal you can file a complaint with them even if you are outside the 45 day window. Multiple customers have already gotten a refund from PayPal that was outside the 45 days.
If you ordered via Bitcoin or Bank wire, you can fill out a complaint with the FTC at  http://www.ftc.gov/complaint and they will advocate for you with ButterFly Labs to get your refund. You can also contact the office of the Kansas Attorney General and inform them that you have had your money taken with no product delivered for months, just more promises.
You can also do a paper filing with the DA here: http://da.jocogov.org/complaint-forms

There are also several threads on how to get a refund from ButterFly Labs, here are two:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/yes-you-can-get-a-refund-from-bfl-266945
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/butterfly-labs-did-everything-they-could-to-make-getting-a-refund-impossible-272585
full member
Activity: 219
Merit: 100
Ethics and Science need to shake hands
September 01, 2013, 02:28:48 PM
#3
If you have the ability to get a refund go for it right away.
full member
Activity: 239
Merit: 250
August 29, 2013, 03:04:30 PM
#2
They have only shipped about 3 weeks of Singles, to be more accurate. Pretty bad when they are nearly a full year behind schedule. I love how every other line is way ahead too.  But yeah besides all that, Kudos.
member
Activity: 68
Merit: 10
August 29, 2013, 08:01:51 AM
#1
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Chris wrote:

Hey Dave,
 
Obviously, like many others, I’m not too happy about the way things are going over there with the shipping date promises that will never be close to being met.  I’ve been told repeatedly “you’re order should ship by June, July, August.”  Now it’s “watch Jody’s customer service blog” which says that you have only shipped one month of orders of the Single SC.  I need my order to be shipped, or I need a refund.  If I just wait 4, 5 ,6 months for BFL to ship my order, I will end up on the losing end of this deal.  So please let me know whether you will be shipping my order, or issuing a refund.  If neither, I will be opening up a dispute with Paypal and using any other means necessary.  Please get back to me A.S.A.P.
 
Thank you,
 
Chris


On 2013-08-28, at 5:29 PM, Dave McClain <[email protected]> wrote:

Chris,

Any time frames given were estimates given with the best information we had at the time. To say you will end up on the losing end is not true. That said, we guarantee the processing power of the machine and not the ROI. We are working to ship the bulk of our machine by the end of September. Even though it doesn't seem like we are shipping very much the reality is the opposite. The fact is we have shipped a large number of machines that were ordered over the course of a few days. Over the months of orders in the queue, our pace will increase inherently. Additionally, we are continuing to increase our production throughput to push more machines out the door as quickly as possible.


--
With appreciation,

Dave
Butterfly Labs, Inc.
Account Manager
800-809-6463 (MINE) Ext. 101




Date: 29 August, 2013 8:50:52 AM EDT
To: Dave McClain <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Order #1000xxxx

Dave,

I don't think your company was truthful when giving out estimates, even if they were, we were also told that all of the back order would be cleared up quickly when you did start shipping.  That is obviously not happening either.  Everything Butterfly Labs has told customers for over a year with regards to finishing and shipping these products has been either a lie or an extreme exaggeration.  Customer service takes weeks to get back to you.  Your company spokespeople pick fights on forums with people who have good reason to be angry.  You've taken millions of dollars, but haven't hired enough people to get through the queue quickly.  I'm seeing reports that your $30,000 machine has hot glue and velcro holding wires in place inside it, and one of the handful you sent out had been broken during shipping.  These are not things someone expects to see when dealing with an electronics manufacturer.  I will never buy anything from this company again, and I am going to make sure those in the Bitcoin community know why they shouldn't either.

Sent from my iPhone

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