Right.. So how come our emails were answered within hours when taking orders. And now it takes ages for updates.. I think he should update at least once a week on this page, and the same with emails. But that's maybe just me. With 6.5 groupbuys he must have thousand, at least hundreds of clients interested in a status update at this point in time. (even if the status update is; there is no status update.) You can be as busy as you like. A Post update still takes less than 60 seconds.
Thanks for raising this point. I did not know he was not answering emails. That is troubling indeed if true. Perhaps a simple "I'm still here. Waiting on the Avalon chips to arrive. We are ready to go when they do get here. Nothing more to report." update would help quell some unrest.
Me, after what I went through with Butterfly Labs... this waiting game is a pleasant walk in the park relatively speaking.
Got answer just now:
"We have not heard anything from Avalon as of yet. As soon as we know, we
will post an update."
So.. nothing.
Can't be fun, arranging purchases of total 60K chips, and get that treatment.This really does not say if he initiated any contact, just that he's not heard from them. With the kind of money he has on the line with them, I don't think it's inappropriate that he be explicitly asking them for ship dates.
Steamboat has been quite responsive so far, and I know he'll do his best for our group buy purchasers. But with all due respect, it's time for him to update personally. Hearing it second hand is ok, but frankly I need to hear it from Steamboat.
I've said it before, but I'll say it again - if anyone has leverage with Avalon, it's the group buyers. The group buy organizers should be all over Avalon about this...
Be at Peace 
