-Hundreds of pages of complaints of posts from forum members who have not received what was promised for their payment.
a) XC had hundreds of pages of FUD.
b) Delayed payment does not constitute a scam.
-Members who are voicing their complaints have wide range of registration dates, posting patterns and times.
Yes, I believe that the majority of these are legitimate.
Nobody disputes that Jasin's project got into a mess.
-Jasin has not posted a response in the thread in a week and a half since his last post.
The reason for this is personal. Therefore unfortunately I cannot disclose it. But his silence by no means constitutes an abandonment of the ASIC project.
You are either very naive, stupid, or being paid very well. Take your pick.
I'll take the third option. That would be sweet.
a) But we're not talking about XC are we? I know it's a set of experience you draw on, but I have my own set of experiences I draw on as well. Which leads to the next point...
b) Delayed payment alone does not constitute a scam. Perpetual delayed payment, with non-verifiable excuses, followed by the removal/concealment of financial transaction history (i.e. Fibonacci.io database), and zero responsiveness of the person with all the money most certainly smells like a scam.
If Jasin is truly unable to respond due to a personal issue, then it's advisable that he communicates it. Either himself, or through someone else. I am sure he is aware of the anxiousness of the people who's money he has and he is only inviting more trouble for himself by waiting.