Topic: Is miningunited.com a SCAM, turning .1 bitcoins into .137 for almost free? - page 22. (Read 28750 times)

I sent 0.25 on 5/3. Still waiting for a pay out. Will keep this post updated when (if) I actually do get paid.  
Just received 0.2725 back. Not the 0.32 I was expecting but still a profit. 

Blockchain link here https://blockchain.info/address/16hZdkgPT641VdQPTtZfSxgZAJv7i9e2A7

If time gets too long we shut down new purchases:

http:///www.MiningUnited.com/full.html

You're right, thought it was 96 hours, and was a bit quick to post. Just want to help the community 
I'll wait 77 hours and post the result positive or negative here then.

Happy mining

You're not supposed to get paid yet. Read what it says for wait times: say 18 hours for payment verification, 41 hours queue time, 96 hours mining time for .25 service and then say 18 hours for payout.

18
41
96
18
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173 - you've waited 96 hours = 77 left.

Payment Verification:    6-36 Hours
Current Queue Time:
   13 Hours Premier
41 Hours Basic
Mining Duration:    36 Hours Premier
72 Hours Basic
+24 hours 0.25 service
Payout Verification:    6-36 Hours

You should not have received a payout yet. Payout time for a basic user is 5-7 days as you can read here: http://www.MiningUnited.com/time.html

Thanks for using our service!

Even though it is not "long con"  we encourage you if you feel skeptic to purchase more with only what you make , or stop after one payout. Since we only can take a limited amount of purchases at a time, we have no worries about not filling up if you do not want to use us!

You'll get paid. I promise. The problem is that this is a long con.

Be careful, I sent them 0,25 bitcoin 4 days ago. Still not got paid!

Payouts MUST vary. Because of this, the payouts will be random for each person! This is why some will get back 0.28 or 0.31 on the 0.25 purchase for example. We are debating if we should just put in a set average (Ex: 0.28 for person 1, 0.31 for person 2 OR 0.295 average for BOTH). We have had some members want it both ways.

It is also important to use compatible wallets. You MUST be able to receive BitCoins BACK where you sent from, as we have NO other way to send BitCoins back to you if not.

Also, MedUSA, sent you a PM - We would like to send you 0.10 BitCoins as a tip for your recent constructive post. Please post your wallet address or reply back if want it private.

By me it was no SCAM:
in 2013-05-01 BTC0.05 http://blockchain.info/de/tx/c758de2d670b8160691a58f0a52ad2c63dc5310e93df5e61f7fa367bf988c517
out 2013-05-07 BTC0.0544 http://blockchain.info/de/tx/237e7045d378b05228bd494d74c3c2e0c88d76f15675b53c6aaf2466ec34aa03

If they really are mining then it probably means their mining pool had an unlucky streak -- happens to all of us.

Yes, I got your PM about you wanting to sell advertising, please do not post this in this thread - it is completely irrelevant.

You get my PM???

Andy B

As moderator Tysat said:

probably scam... let it go...

medUSA, great review from the buyers perspective - we need this.

We need an honest review like this so that we can better improve our service and become more transparent for our users. We had no idea the BitCoin community was so scarred from past scams, and should have from the start explained our service more in detail. Over the next week we plan on improving based on what you have noted.

For such a constructive review, what is your wallet address so we can send a 0.10 tip too?

So you give them some BTC and they give you back your BTC plus a random amount of interest.  Interesting...

Just want to give my perspective on MiningUnited…

I first knew about MiningUnited about two weeks ago. I have used MiningUnited service twice and currently in queue for a third. May continue to use them depending on their payout.

I am aware they may turn into a scam in the future when bitcoin inflow per day is in the thousands, or when bitcoin prices soared to record highs… but who can predict that except the owner himself?

So, for me I have grown to believe MiningUnited is legit, at least for now.

However, I am not completely happy about the mining service.

When I first sent my 0.05BTC, their website stated that payout is 0.0662BTC (did not say 'estimate' like it is now), there was no statement about payout being anything different and all payouts from a 0.05BTC package were 0.0662BTC (their list on website at the time). When I receive my payout, it was less than 0.0560BTC (0.0162 gains dropped to less than 0.006). Similar drop in payout happened to my second package too. Can they suddenly break the contract and pay you anything they see fit?

I do not understand how MiningUnited manages the queue. My third package was sent about 4 to 5 hours before the daily webpage update time. So it had plenty of confirmations when the website updates. But in the end, my package was ignored until the update on next day, while another package sent by someone else just 15 minutes before me made it into the first day.

If you look at the current payouts, variance is more than 50%. There are people who received double the gains compared to others with the same mining package on the same day! They are paying for a 3-day package mining in the same time frame on the same pool, not a 3-hour solo package on a random pool. Variance should not be this big.

I have received all my payment on time. I know a few people who, are active in chatrooms and forums long before MiningUnited ever existed, have also received their payments on time too. As I said before, MiningUnited seems legit, but how they come up with the payout amount is questionable.

I understand they are overloaded at the moment and issues will be ironed out in the future. However, MiningUnited really needs to work quickly on a more transparent queue system and think about using an average but uniform rate for everyone with the same package on the same payout day.

They should also update the payout estimate on the front page more frequently because at the moment, it is misleadingly high (intentional?)

On the front page, estimate says:
0.25 Send to... 0.3063 (+0.0563)

But the 'how it works' page says:
currently the max is +0.05 (or .30 payout on 0.25 purchase)

So, a 0.25BTC package never receives more than 0.3BTC but gives a 0.3063BTC estimate.

But then the philosophy of bitcoin, there is privacy? ^^

What I find in all this is that the service is poorly explained, and is generating confusion.

who does your site use domainbyproxy?

why hide your identity?

Just wanted to confirm 2 more payouts to the board this evening. Paid on time (actually early), so I'm very happy with the service on my end! 

eb6601ab063ca2ae2b67e13b67570a2d9d134a2a037816b8be995f4a9e175da7
95ab821c3e7fdd468e800a1bd932a20c5d31776cccdf8bf593bcea3de5e4eb78