[Group Buy#1] Avalon ASICs CHIPS! Using JohnK as escrow! FINISHED! - page 38.

bassclef

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Quote from: prodigits7 on August 14, 2013, 12:50:12 PM

I know red, I share the same sentiments as you. This is ridiculous red tape!!!

This is ridiculous. Maybe I missed it but who is Gary and what does his company do?

mightycount

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BEWARE OF SCAM!

The dude stole over 100 BTC from this GB: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/open-confirmedpaid-usa-no-vat-knc-neptune3-25-btc-17-shares-60-ghs-233624

Quote from: ragingazn628 on August 13, 2013, 10:14:58 PM

Hey guys,

I've been catching up with real life stuff.

But more importantly I've been working with my partner prodigits7 https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/prodigits7-27850 for NEO-ASICS to make Avalon Clones for the Avalon Chips.

Quick Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5avYmipQVo

Check out our site. I will be announcing orders soon.

https://neo-asics.com

Looking through replies and PMs now.

Also prodigits7 will be buying chips if anyone is interested in selling.

Also I don't mind if we have another person in charge of the shipment but it is up to the group. I've been dealing with depression and last week I've been catching up work and what not.

prodigits7

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I know red, I share the same sentiments as you. This is ridiculous red tape!!!

AMuppInTime

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Can we get someone else to confirm this - ryepdx or johnK?

Quote from: prodigits7 on August 14, 2013, 12:24:25 PM

Ok everybody, as promised, I have an update on the Avalon chips shipment status. I just got off the phone with Gary, the account manager for this particular case and this is exactly what he told me:

This shipment has been on hold by US Customs in New York since June 12th. He said that these are extremely extenuating circumstances because the most shipments ever get held up by Customs is about 30 days, so this is WAY past that. He also mentioned that US Customs has been non-cooperative when it comes to conveying any communication on the status of this case. So Gary and his company, they're all having a special meeting next Wednesday together with the Director of the US Customs of New York.

So we should have more information late Wednesday night. I will update you as soon as I get briefed on the matter.

Hope this helps shed a little more light on this unfortunate incident.

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This is to notify the board that I have a pending sale of 170 chips to bassclef (out of my order of 330). Will post again when transaction completes.

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Quote from: prodigits7 on August 14, 2013, 12:24:25 PM

Ok everybody, as promised, I have an update on the Avalon chips shipment status. I just got off the phone with Gary, the account manager for this particular case and this is exactly what he told me:

This shipment has been on hold by US Customs in New York since June 12th. He said that these are extremely extenuating circumstances because the most shipments ever get held up by Customs is about 30 days, so this is WAY past that. He also mentioned that US Customs has been non-cooperative when it comes to conveying any communication on the status of this case. So Gary and his company, they're all having a special meeting next Wednesday together with the Director of the US Customs of New York.

So we should have more information late Wednesday night. I will update you as soon as I get briefed on the matter.

Hope this helps shed a little more light on this unfortunate incident.

2 fucking months held up by US Customs? God damn I hate our regulated shipping / trade system. This reeks of corruption (and not necessarily on the Chinese side).

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Ok everybody, as promised, I have an update on the Avalon chips shipment status. I just got off the phone with Gary, the account manager for this particular case and this is exactly what he told me:

This shipment has been on hold by US Customs in New York since June 12th. He said that these are extremely extenuating circumstances because the most shipments ever get held up by Customs is about 30 days, so this is WAY past that. He also mentioned that US Customs has been non-cooperative when it comes to conveying any communication on the status of this case. So Gary and his company, they're all having a special meeting next Wednesday together with the Director of the US Customs of New York.

So we should have more information late Wednesday night. I will update you as soon as I get briefed on the matter.

Hope this helps shed a little more light on this unfortunate incident.

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1. Can JohnK make an attempt to update the shipping address.
2. Can Ragin answer about the sample chips.

for the last couple of pages this thread has gone nowhere.

bassclef

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Quote from: ragingazn628 on August 13, 2013, 10:14:58 PM

Hey guys,

I've been catching up with real life stuff.

But more importantly I've been working with my partner prodigits7 https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/prodigits7-27850 for NEO-ASICS to make Avalon Clones for the Avalon Chips.

Quick Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5avYmipQVo

Check out our site. I will be announcing orders soon.

https://neo-asics.com

Looking through replies and PMs now.

Also prodigits7 will be buying chips if anyone is interested in selling.

Also I don't mind if we have another person in charge of the shipment but it is up to the group. I've been dealing with depression and last week I've been catching up work and what not.

He's alive! Nice to see you back.

Ragin, even though you seem to be spread thin at the moment, please consider dropping in to calm our fears more often, even if it's just to say hello, I'm here but the chips are not. I don't have to tell you that the whole DIY community is on edge right now and your increased activity here would be helpful, not only to your own reputation, but to neo-asics as well. We are trusting you at this point.

I'm also for ryepdx distributing the chips. Ragin has a lot on his plate. Sounds like the sample chips went to prodigits7 or are just being held by ragin since he won't tell us. Regardless, the goal is to make sure everyone gets their chips sent wherever they need ASAP after they land on our distributor's doorstep. That means creating an updated spreadsheet and verifying addresses. The chips could show up any day now--let's make this happen.

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Quote from: spanishfry on August 14, 2013, 08:05:28 AM

I'm selling my 192 chips from batch 1. They are on their way to stumptown to be turned into 12 complete K16 units. Please pm me if interested

Maybe we can get Yufi to buy it all back

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I'm selling my 192 chips from batch 1. They are on their way to stumptown to be turned into 12 complete K16 units. Please pm me if interested

Barklad

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I'm glad Ragin is doing better, but the whole situation is making me uneasy. If Ryepdx has time I'd rather have him take the helm and get this straightened out when the chips finally arrive.

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Quote from: prodigits7 on August 13, 2013, 11:45:16 PM

We will giving a special coupon code for $1000 off the Avalon Clone to everybody that was part of the Group Buy #1. This is just a small step in the process of trying to make up for all the inconvenience that people had to go through. It was very unfortunate but we are trying very hard to make right by everybody in the group.

Please PM me a request and I will verify all the information with JohnK. After proper verification, I will personally send you a unique coupon code that can only be used once.

This sock-puppet seriously scares me...

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Raging is to be considered a scammer until he provides an update to the whereabouts of the sample chips. He is avoiding this question for weeks. Hearing his reply only to read the same thing is tiring and reads like "don't call the police yet!"

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Quote from: prodigits7 on August 13, 2013, 11:11:03 PM

I'd just like to reiterate what ragingazn628 said recently, cause I know first-hand how bad his depression was the last couple of week, so I can vouch for him. Everything he was going through was not easy to deal with, but now he's in a better place.

Despite all that, he still managed to keep in touch with me (albeit very rarely, the txts were few and far between but still) just to make sure NEO-ASICs was coming along so that everybody in the group buy could put their chips to good use as soon as possible.

I know he is honestly just trying to make right by everybody here and he's just a very good guy that means well. He's coming from a good place and wants to see the Bitcoin community get stronger by introducing NEO-ASICs as another very solid option for people to turn to.

Let's all get together now to help turn this around and make it a positive thing for everybody involved.

I for one stand behind ragingazn628 100%.

I'm sorry but... who are you? You've arrived on the scene just now, weeks AFTER the chips were supposed to have shipped, with an account registered AFTER the group buy ended.

If you were really part of this process, you'd have been updating us when you received updates via text. Apparently keeping your customers updated about their ~$100,000 combined investment was not high on the priority list.

I feel for ragingazn628 and his loss, but as I said before, ~$100k worth of hardware belonging to a bunch of nervous forum-goers is not something you want to deal with in addition to bereavement and depression. It would be easier on everyone, including raging, who has clearly been through a real rough patch.

ryepdx has proven himself reliable and trustworthy and I'd feel more comfortable with him distributing the chips. I believe a consensus was reached already that this was the desired direction for the group. I strongly recommend that John continue attempting to update the shipping address, and failing that I would ask raging to forward the package.

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We will giving a special coupon code for $1000 off the Avalon Clone to everybody that was part of the Group Buy #1. This is just a small step in the process of trying to make up for all the inconvenience that people had to go through. It was very unfortunate but we are trying very hard to make right by everybody in the group.

Please PM me a request and I will verify all the information with JohnK. After proper verification, I will personally send you a unique coupon code that can only be used once.

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Pierrejo, I can totally understand your concern and your skepticism. The prototype's Avalon chips were purchased by me off another ebayer who was selling his Avalon unit because it was giving him problems. I basically had to reverse engineer and recreate an Avalon from scratch.

As you are already aware, sample chips along with several thousands other chips are being held up. Many factors have contributed to the chips delivery delays, including customs but Yifu goes into great details of the crazy extortion tactics and shady dealings in China that his team had to endure in this most recent post:

http://www.avalon-asics.com/

If you don't want to go down the Avalon clone road, we also offer Klondike board assembly which is only 16 chips per board.

Check it out here:

http://neo-asics.com/shop/klondike-16-project/klondike-16-assembly-only/

You won't have any of the same communication issues with me. I will be handling all the customer relations from here on out.

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Quote from: ragingazn628 on August 13, 2013, 10:14:58 PM

Also I don't mind if we have another person in charge of the shipment but it is up to the group. I've been dealing with depression and last week I've been catching up work and what not.

You have shown little professionalism, have disappeared multiple times for entire weeks, and seem to be spread across too many group buys & projects (this one, your neo-asics, the KNC one... )
Oh and nice prototype miner you got going there - where did the chips come from? Where are this group's sample chips?

my 70 chips would like someone else in charge.

prodigits7

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I'd just like to reiterate what ragingazn628 said recently, cause I know first-hand how bad his depression was the last couple of weeks, so I can vouch for him. Everything he was going through was not easy to deal with, but now he's in a better place.

Despite all that, he still managed to keep in touch with me (albeit very rarely, the txts were few and far between but still) just to make sure NEO-ASICs was coming along so that everybody in the group buy could put their chips to good use as soon as possible.

I know he is honestly just trying to make right by everybody here and he's just a very good guy that means well. He's coming from a good place and wants to see the Bitcoin community get stronger by introducing NEO-ASICs as another very solid option for people to turn to.

Let's all get together now to help turn this around and make it a positive thing for everybody involved.

I for one stand behind ragingazn628 100%.

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Kickass! Glad to see you're still around, and quite happy to see you set up a Google form to get that spreadsheet updated. :-)

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