Just a heads up about something that was brought to my attention. There is an investment group of individuals here on the forum that have in the past raised the funds to buy the minimum quantity required by the miner manufacturers. They then mark the miners up substantially and market here on the forum as group buys. Search for past sales of ibelink here on the forum.
They have become resellers and not really a "group buy" in a traditional sense. This would be no different than going to a reseller like Eastshore or buying one on Aliexpress. You are going to pay to get it.
So with that knowledge that this investment group is about to secure the A5's from Inno I don't know if we should press for a direct group buy. I don't charge you guys anything to organize these things so everything is passed straight onto you. Other than shipping, escrow fees, and customs/duties/taxes of the place you live the price offered by Inno is what is passed along to you.
If Inno will let us do a smaller volume than the 100 MOQ that I hear they are asking for then we could probably still push forward with a group buy effort. If they require a 100 unit order then we may not be able to make it happen. Then your option is to buy from resellers or Wait unit Inno starts selling direct. In the past that was not long after they shipped their first batches to the preorders. So there was not a huge advantage to be in that preorder group. It bought us maybe 30 to 45 days.
So keep the feedback coming. I will press for any details I can get from Inno and let you guys decide what you would like to do. Just wanted to make you aware that some Inno A5 threads will be popping up from this reseller group offering to sell miners from the first batch they can secure. If you guys want to go that route speak up in this thread. This is our community so make your voice heard. Our challenge may be the MOQ from Inno.
Atleast as a group buy we can for sure reach 100 MOQ. we already have good numbers. I am in for 10 but if the group buy will be short 10-15. I will step up for 10 more and i am pretty sure that some of us will also step up. They have become resellers and not really a "group buy" in a traditional sense. This would be no different than going to a reseller like Eastshore or buying one on Aliexpress. You are going to pay to get it.
So with that knowledge that this investment group is about to secure the A5's from Inno I don't know if we should press for a direct group buy. I don't charge you guys anything to organize these things so everything is passed straight onto you. Other than shipping, escrow fees, and customs/duties/taxes of the place you live the price offered by Inno is what is passed along to you.
If Inno will let us do a smaller volume than the 100 MOQ that I hear they are asking for then we could probably still push forward with a group buy effort. If they require a 100 unit order then we may not be able to make it happen. Then your option is to buy from resellers or Wait unit Inno starts selling direct. In the past that was not long after they shipped their first batches to the preorders. So there was not a huge advantage to be in that preorder group. It bought us maybe 30 to 45 days.
So keep the feedback coming. I will press for any details I can get from Inno and let you guys decide what you would like to do. Just wanted to make you aware that some Inno A5 threads will be popping up from this reseller group offering to sell miners from the first batch they can secure. If you guys want to go that route speak up in this thread. This is our community so make your voice heard. Our challenge may be the MOQ from Inno.
