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Hi all,

What: I am putting one Avalon Batch 1 unit back on market.  It's not a pre-order.  The unit is in my possession and working.

When: I will consider all offers for 3 days (72 hours) from now.  If you have an offer I couldn't refuse, I will make the unit available for pickup immediately.

Closing: The one with the highest offer is expected to close the deal within 6 days from now.

Where: Eastside of Seattle, WA area (Bellevue/Redmond, if you are familiar with the area). After auction ends, we will find a safe place to meet to ensure a working unit and exchange.

Starting offer: Since there is another forum member offering $30K, I think that's a good starting point.  Please keep all the offers in USD.

Payment: Cash only please.  If you don't want to carry cash with you, we could meet at your bank.

Conditions: Just like last time, local pickup only please.  I will not ship the unit and no exceptions!  The unit is located in the Seattle, WA area (see above).  I would rather not deal with someone's flight schedule, but if you are willing to drive/fly in, that's fine.  I will try my best to accommodate your schedule but please don't expect me to go out of my way.

If you have any question, feel free to PM me or post in this thread.

https://i.imgur.com/mbDtNIbl.jpg

As a comparison point, preorder batch 2 unit was sold for $42k+ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/AVALON-ASIC-Bitcoin-BTC-Miner-Preorder-batch-2-60-GHash-s-/261198209710?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd0a062ae) from this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=172243.0) although it's not clear whether it went through or not.

please don't expect me to go out of my way.

$30k

Further proof of ownership: I am currently mining with two Avalons at BitMinter using the same handle: https://bitminter.com/livestats/big

https://i.imgur.com/FtkALmH.png

How many BTC does an avalon currently mine per day on average?

At current difficulty of 8,974,296 (I think it was bumped up today):
BTC3.9228 per day running at 70GH/s
BTC3.6986 per day running at 66GH/s

Considering that people are bidding BTC60+ for 10GH/s device (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178275.msg1865915#msg1865915) with 2 days left to go, I would say this is a bargain! :)

For anybody that lives far away, I am offering the following service
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I am willing to pick up your new Avalon, test it, package it up real nice, and ship it to you.  My fee for this transaction will be:

Gas Money to Seattle and back - 1600 Miles - 3BTC
Hotel with nice bed for a nite - 1BTC
Couple of Pints and a bite to eat - 1BTC

Shipping - TBD (depending on your location)
Gratuity - 1% of all coins mined in 2012.

Bring It On!

Thanks for offering the service, but why would someone trust you?

What about if I don't pay the rest, but bump the gratuity to 5%?

Cause I'm a nice guy. ;)

Crap, nice catch.  I meant of course all coins mined in 2013.


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and why are you selling it?

Fair question and several people had asked me via PM as well.

I am looking to diversify and shield myself a bit from bitcoin volatility.  I originally had three Avalons, already sold one, and currently have two, so I will have some reduced exposure even after the sale.

I am in Seattle.  I am a much cheaper date.  lol

I can do 35k ish, but would want to have it picked up ASAP, ie. within a few days - I would be coming from Victoria.  Would just want to see it running in person, then a quick turnaround ideally. 

FYI, this is the best offer I have so far.

I've bid on a couple of these ebay listings before.

I'll tell you this: I've gotten a ton of second chance offers due to the winning bidders not following through...and I'm not bidding anywhere close to the highest bids!

I suspect some shill bidding might be going on and that's why I said "although it's not clear whether it went through or not".
Thanks for sharing, Mark.

There is a user on the BFL Forums by the name of Ivan Frimmel who bids up all the Avalon units on sale through eBay to ridiculous levels, then takes pictures of winning and does not pay for them.

What is the best offer at the moment. Willing to fly up there next day to pick up if the price is still near $30,000.

Best offer is $35k currently.

No problem.

By the way, I'm willing to pay $20-25k for your unit in case your top offer falls through. Good luck!

ne0phyte sent me a PM alerting about a possible scam:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=179654.msg1874043#msg1874043
https://forum.bitcoin.de/biete/719-haette-wer-interesse-anteilen-von-einem-avalon-63gh-s-miner.html

For the record, that's not me, and Ich spreche kein Deutsch.

I can offer $25k if that deal falls through. Let me know so I can book transportation there. Thanks

I'm def interested if this falls through... would fly up to take posession in person as well.

Thanks for all your interest, but please note that the starting price for my Avalon is $30k.  Please do not clutter this thread posting any offer less than that.

Also an update on competitive (?) pricing.

People are bidding BTC63 to BTC70 for 10GH/s ASICMINER unit with still one more day to go for the auction to end: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178275.msg1876418#msg1876418.
At this rate, and assuming 6x perf. delta between that and Avalon, it would value Avalon in the BTC378 to BTC420 range.  At the current exchange rate of $103, this would be equivalent to $38,934 to $43,260.

Just saying how good a bargain my Avalon is. :)

then just keep it and make money?

At current exchange rate of $118, even at $40k, it's less than BTC339 for 70GH/s of hashing power.  What a bargain!!! :)

Please keep sending me your PMs or post here!

I'm in Boise, I'm trying to round up some partners to get $30k together. I don't know how close you are to the deadline but if you have a few days please don't close the auction. I'm contacting some interested friends.

There is one more day to go, and the top offer is $35k currently.  $35k / $122 = BTC286.89.
BTC286.89 / 7 = BTC40.984 per 10GHs!!!!

I apologize but I am withdrawing my offer.  I found a local person selling their avalon for a better price.

I am sorry for the inconvenience

No problem.  Good luck with your other purchase!

Best offer is $33k = BTC259.84 (at $127/coin)

A little bit over 14 hours left to go!

FYI: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178275.msg1885826#msg1885826, and that's with still 4 hours left to go.

FYI, best offer at the moment is back up to $35k.
Please feel free to post your offers here or via PM.

Best offer is now $36k.

It looks like the auction for 10GH/s ASICMINER blade ended at BTC75 per device.  BTC75 per 10GH/s would put a 70GH/s device at BTC525 (at $120 per coin, $63,000!!!).

You could fly first class from anywhere in the world to Seattle and buy this Avalon for $40k and still come out ahead!!!

Less than 9 hours to go and the best offer is $36,000.

I have no intention of paying anywhere close to this, just to be clear upfront, however if you're quoting bids like that I'd suggest posting some form of proof (or having the bidder post in this thread), otherwise you could just be spouting any old number to get the price up.   Just some friendly advice.

OK. I asked a couple of highest bidders to post on this thread or give me permission to quote them in this thread.

Moderators, if you can access my PMs, can you check them and verify their bids and post in this thread?

1.5 hour left to go!

interested but need shipping

$20K

Sorry, face to face local pickup only.

$21 local pickup

I won. Didn't I?

nope

Time's up!  Thanks all for your interest.

sorry

what is the best offer now?
and when does this auction end?

It's over, and the winning bid is $36k by greyhaze.  Thanks again -thread will be locked.
For the record, the runner up bid was $35k by dairy100.