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This is the third group buy I'm organizing.
The first one completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195647.0
The second completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=217981.0

Status updates:
2013-05-29: group buy #3 setup
2013-05-29: if you order 10+, I will ship via FedEx next day service.
2013-05-29: Group open to Canadian orders of 5+
2013-05-29: add .12 for next day shipping if your order is less than 10 units and you want next day instead of priority. please send this amount separately
2013-05-29: don't have enough funds to order?  Consider using www.bitinstant.com  to fund via money gram deposit directly to your (NOT mine!!!) bitcoin address.  bitcoins are sent to you as soon as that cash is deposited at your local wallmart, cvs, jewel etc...
2013-05-29: HOW TO SIGN A MESSAGE TO ME (YOUR SHIPPING INFO): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195647.msg2291965#msg2291965
2013-05-31: Group buy #4 will be setup Tuesday/Wednesday.  Get those bitcoins ready!
2013-05-31: Payment sent to friedcat for 135 units: https://blockchain.info/tx/c40fdaec6412a0e9bd867c22e8127287d9b27284148395b25e8201c3f1abe102
2013-06-01: DHL tracking # received.
2013-06-01: 4th group buy here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=222960.0

Timer removed. End time: 2013-05-30+23:59:59


Communication:
I live in Chicago (CST time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours) and have a day-job that allows me ample time to devote to this endeavor. I do sleep at night, so if I don't answer at night, please be patient.

Cheers,

Canary

The one thing anyone can do to make everything smooth and easy is sign a message with a wallet you control.  If you can't sign a message with your shipping info, you will create delays for yourself and slow me down too.

Next, when signing a message, most of the time I have no clue what the actual message is, it's hard to guess and in order to verify, it has to be precise.

For example:
http://i39.tinypic.com/nn660x.jpg

You should send me something like this:

Address: 1L6ZbfnfMmcqFPJ97aZNqozKZQjDWppcmj
-------------BEGIN---------------------
Please ship to:
John Smith
123 Way Ave
City, IL 60188
--------------END----------------------
Signature: INB7sIYNK8eJ/qZZ/wS/l5nYjjdkOx6zXLZvjUMBGw/l+sjYfRcWgDi4B/+/Op9Y/uRqupjtpjSdMB2TLK96FBw=
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zhh6kx.jpg

5 on the low end up to 10pcs.

Need a few days.

DBOD; 2; 4.2118; 1JZa1pyfuUnjwHjMgFnNyP1WZEPTYJ2EDw

Thanks a lot for doing this.

Canary,

Many thanks for all of your efforts. I just sent BTC for 2 units and only put my forum nickname on the label. Were you expecting a shipping address to accompany the payment? If so, should I send another small payment with the info on the label or just PM you? Sorry for all the questions. I just bought my first BTC today. Used Bitinstant and ZipZap to fund my first local wallet. And the payment to you was also a first. What is the label for anyway?

DBOD

label is for you to attach some name/description to an address.

no need to send more payments for shipping, although you are always welcome to buy more units.

you will use the "sign message" feature to send me your shipping info. sign with your sending address for the transaction. how to sign: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195647.msg2291965#msg2291965

I second that!

Thanks for the pic Canary.

Gotta find out about pumping them up a bit.
 ;D

I'm thinking USB cable extensions from the hub and place the heatsink side on a larger metal block, possibly water cooled?

Will be placing my order between 6 and 7 CST. Anyone around Nashville/Dickson/Franklin TN up for doing a small local group buy to save on the S&H?

It may work to put the "Hot Side" down on a thick large piece of Aluminum on a piece of Granite or tile or cement floor...
Weight the top down the middle or rig it so you screw the hot side to a larger heat sink or AL plate.

my .00015117BTC - these things really dont get THAT hot when you just have a standard fan blowing on them.  you dont need to do anything special to keep them relatively cool.  i ran 10 of them without cooling at all for 13 hrs with no problems.  while they where pretty hot to the touch, it wasnt complete burn type of hot.  as soon as i pointed a normal desktop fan on them they were just above warm to the touch, definitely bearable to keep my finger on them for extended periods of time.

once we figure out how to overclock them, we'll need something more than just a fan... they will get hotter!

As soon as my deposits go through i will definitely be putting in an order for 1-4 of these puppies. Had my wife call BFL today for giggles to see when our order would ship, they indicated the first batch of orders from last year "should receive them by the end of june". I just wish these little guys were a bit less pricey.

I'am going to order one tomorrow, because campbx has temporarily disabled bitcoin transfers in my account for 1 day (because of dwolla  ::) )

Possibly it wouldn't be a bad thing to wait. Either these or something else will likely be cheaper before they pay off their first bitcoin. I'm still buying one though. I'm just hoping this round will make it to 50 after the last two rounds (seems like there's a good chance though).

Sorry Canary to cause so much trouble. I originally tried to use the bitcoin-qt client for a wallet but after 24 hours it is still not sychronized. I was in a hurry not to get left out of the next group buy so I tried the Multibit client and it worked like a charm. Unfortunately it does not appear to support signing. I'd like to export my private key into bitcoin-qt but the latest version does not appear to support this. There isn't much left in the wallet so exporting it to a wallet on the web would probably not be a big issue. Any other suggestions on how to facilitate authenticating ownership so I can give you my shipping address. Thank you.

And the rest of you people get ordering to get this up to 50! I need some new toys!

maxpower; 1; 2.2218; 1FrZq2nn1HyovJanVbQnhWEthCrxUs8V3U

Transaction sent:
https://blockchain.info/tx/030dad00dae0c1f8e3eba248cee5b236f9309b3b24812ba71a8add8bc0ebf72f

Thanks!

cdogster; 1; 2.2218; 1GeE4Rx83WmT9DvLnu4rwUYzVF4EnHnKey

Thanks!

In for two more:

Stale; 2; 3.98; 19yNimKgrWYN152SK6f7qSC4JxJMKRG9bL (local pickup)

https://blockchain.info/tx/ba57e2fd15b3c2c1f2b10f9286c59b3da857210841917b35cc66f3840a42f700

Thanks Canary!

it will make it

<LaserHorse>; <2>; <4.2118>; <1Dck34oSMU6EbHqP2Q7W4MzCQesx9Fbpwk>
https://blockchain.info/tx/fbd2647d6b139894412bcf596c80a8c10f5ec6391c25ae6ec88af5d7ba6e9310

So many group buys - starting to get confused as to which is which!

If I ordered today how long before I get it in the mail?

i think between 1-1.5 weeks

I think i finally received payment from your group 2 attempt. let me know how to proceed.  did you want it refunded or place order with this group buy?

May I please add this to my previous order for a total of 3 units?

<LaserHorse>; <1>; <1.99>; <1C1eRbHaKvLYEkLMpR2MbQSpKPKSa6FTzC>
https://blockchain.info/tx/2f88d60b9b424e9150f196fd488b04aa304f278b2948f6a865846620d5ab59b0

Thanky

Put me down for three my good sir! Please and thank you.

I am interested but it looks like the first group buy hasn't even shipped yet!  What's the timeframe on the turnaround of order to getting the product??

And as a matter of doing good due diligence, I hope you can understand and respect that I will not place an order until I see confirmation that those people who ordered in the other group buys have in fact received a working product in their hand.

Also, an aside: any idea if these will work with GUIMiner?

Cool! Thanks fin,

I want to find a way to overclock these puppies while "super cooling" them.

Check the Group Buy #1 thread:

Yes, I saw that, but just to protect myself I think I'm going to hold off until people actually receive them in their hands and plug them in and they work!

Anyone know if this will work with GUI Miner?

josiasrdz; 1; 2.2218(2.0718+.15 over-payment from group buy #1); 17yN2CQsYGBd3jEcNcWQDua4sViVP7YmC1

https://blockchain.info/tx/c6b66a06d84e9483184f6026b8e941b6b53e9c289da18c41b23f4da4275d5d32

my mailing address is the same for the two orders

I was holding off because I figured if it was going to go through, it would be before this group buy closes. So let's use it for the funding.

Like I say, I can't sign with it (though I may be able to find a way) but if it's really necessary for the proof for the address, I'm sure we can work something out.

This was in the other thread but just to save you looking:

Richy_T ; 1 ; 2.2218 ;  13qnEgPTxJW6mm88dLpnHXZyryN5EXBciq

In for another 3 (total of 5 for group 3):

Stale; 3; 5.97; 19yNimKgrWYN152SK6f7qSC4JxJMKRG9bL (local pickup)

https://blockchain.info/tx/e3d0d24e48e79e8cb367e0446e4b5dadf4589268d56377a3b98dc6c4db562d07

I'm in for one!

SigurdDragonSlayer; 1; 2.2218; 1BxZALhDQrzQ9VVkfMWKRx35Sw8T2aHPP1

https://blockchain.info/tx/4a5ab135691be5f162c5aa3466958a5b22c95128f17beec2d64342f3193f4739

MikeMike, 1 unit on this group buy is 2.2218, so 2.2218-2.03636 (you sent) - .0299 (your overpayment in group 2) = 0.15554 due
when you get a chance, please send the remaining 0.15554
Thanks,
Canary

Hello,

Armchair Miner; 3; 6.2018; 18mi2E5gdeDMW6mTgoBhFPF5Z8NiPA1Jh5

Hope we get to 50 today!

I'm in for 10 once a BTC transfer is processed.  Hopefully sometime today...

I'm definitely going to close this group buy by tomorrow morning  at the LATEST.  and I hope to do it tonight actually.
I anticipate getting busy with receiving 1st group order and staying busy shipping everything out... then when I'm done with that, the second shipment will arrive then the third (this group)...

mdbssm, 10, 20.3636, 1Kack6gJD8Y5bRtZbN9Nn5a5LLg5vUGUWH

correction, 10 to go!

Folks, in anticipation of having to begin shipping out orders from group 1 maybe as early as Saturday, I'm thinking that I will wrap up group 3 by tonight:

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with your 10, once ordered, we will reach 50/50 on our group buy. :)

I might be in for ten also. Please hold on for me until tonight

chanson ; 1 ; 2.2218; 1FX2zhQboJr96sj5HatDdtLn7CF8LxJzbD

https://blockchain.info/tx/88bcdddb998d507163feb4fdb20813ce0688aef865bdcf867c24bf49a137e44c

Crap, hope I'm not too late.

you're not.  we've got ~9hrs 40mins to go

I use www.bitinstant.com when I need bitcoins really quick... you can use a money gram location and as soon as you deposit cash, bitcoins are sent to an address you specify on your order.  Disclaimer: I do not assist with using bitinstant.

Just don't specify CanaryInTheMine's address.  ;)

haha Yeah!  that's why I have the (not mine!) in red on the first post...

Yep, I've used bitinstant.com several times, because I don't want to give my driver's license etc. to anyone (dwolla, gox, etc.), and never had a problem. Can just deposit the cash at my nearby CVS and usually have a confirmation by the time I get home :).

Nope. Just the Dwolla/MtGox connection. I used Dwolla to fund CampBX earlier this week and I used bitinstant today to fund MtGox to get the last few coins I needed for the group buy.

You can also use bitinstant directly to buy BTC, but if you have a MtGox account already, I'd recommend that instead because you have better control over the purchase price which can be a little wonky via bitinstant sometimes.

I noticed that CampBX will also do MoneyGram today, but haven't tried it yet to see if it goes via zipzap or not. That zipzap fee is annoying.

Dwolla wasn't actually closed down, but their accounts for MtGox were seized. They now require your SSN to do anything..  ::)

Bitinstant is alive and well, though they certainly have some fees for their service. I've used them in the past couple days to get in on these orders. I'd definitely recommend Walmart for the local payment site, as they allow you to pay with either cash or a pin-based debit card. The others seem to only accept cash.

That's good to know! I'll just go to Walmart instead :) Saves having to stop off at the ATM on the way to CVS.

I can't remember whether SS# was involved but the first time you use it you register a phone number and street address at least when you're at the red MoneyGram phone. In subsequent transactions, I've only been asked to provide my phone number.

Folks, let's not confuse the SSN thingy... The SSN is for Dwolla/MtGox setup that is post account seizure.

bitinstant does not need your SSN

Bitinstant does not need a SSN, just name/address/phone (they don't seem to check an ID even).

Dwolla though changed their terms of service a while back apparently. Because of these group buys I was looking to buy some BTC, and was looking for ways to do so (last time I did was back in the Dwolla/MtGox days). It seems that Dwolla now requires a SSN for pretty much anything (and even with a SSN, you still cannot send to MtGox). Seemed a little excessive to me.

I was surprised at how few options there actually are to buy into BTC. Bitinstant certainly is decent (their payments do get processed very fast, virtually instant).

Still, ideally I think you could ideally have a credit card -> BTC processor. I understand there isn't one because of the potential for chargebacks, but it seems to me that BTC transactions would be very easy to prove to Visa/MC.

Do you think there will be a 4th or 5th batch ordered next week?

And yeah, bitinstant allows cash to be deposited directly to exchanges, or straight to a destination BTC address of your choosing.

Yes, I don't think bitinstant does much, but I'm pretty sure MoneyGram demanded my drivers license number and verified it the first time I used it. And it seems like they've stored that info linked it to my phone number so that I don't have to repeat the process.

The cashier doesn't check ID. I think zipzap and or bitinstant are able to rely on MoneyGram to link identities/transactions and comply with the Know Your Customer regulations. i.e. if the Feds show up asking about a bitinstant transaction they can tell the Feds which zipzap transaction it was, the Feds can then ask zipzap and zipzap can give them the MoneyGram info and finally they ask MoneyGram and MoneyGram has the KYC document verification (in my case drivers license number was probably cross checked with registration databases during the MoneyGram interview).

after i send all the shipments out and friedcat has them in stock, yes, why not...

Payment for 10 sent.
http://blockchain.info/tx/947d942427a7bc06e155aba357641781348cc41fb816ce7665ef43d68bf812ce

ZipZap due to money laundering and fed compliance wants a copy of my drivers license or I cannot use service.

boyohi; 10; 19.9; 1MQsgRyicgnXyvswwx31w1jf1Yp6iEj15T (local pickup)


https://blockchain.info/tx/77596a69dabc6e5d85e6616308dd7e51d03d7af74250a8edb38c04bf40403a76

Is it too late to get into this order?
trying to fix deposit issues....

Looks like you have a few more hours …

Thanks,
I saw the post of over 50pcs so thought it was closed.

yah - makes sense. 
Personally, I find forums like these pretty confusing as there's so much important info scattered in so many different places. 
Have to force myself to slow down a bit while reading.  I've even started taking notes now!

I'll Bite if it's not too late for this batch!

ars.b33p;1;2.2219;19PCdfnyPm1d6jg2aPuXpXJZ8xcghHEXwu

https://blockchain.info/tx/ea38d2cf218288fc062950706477b21aef709bcd6c00cdb9043d153f7aebb3f3

i think i didn't mangle anything

Still open!

Any Canadians ant to sell me one of theirs?
Or add mine to your order for a small bump?

I'd like to get one or two of these.

Alternatively I could buy the 5 and sell some to you...if you are also waiting below the 5 order min.

Coins sent 2.2218
Zillions;1;2.2218; 1PN4ePKnoE7xfXCiQ2vYiCaBdgxmQV9kJH

https://blockchain.info/tx/08d3f429a083a5a2983ef63130649bd30cf352490dc68bcff3bbbccb8e6928a8

in for one

tabbek; 1; 2.2218; 1GSeC7kgL4UYDmXCCPCvxYeR7vGDcru8gA


Edit:  1JXMG51nBhxzYomw3Z2Tu4YTzFHSq9DZk5  is mine too...  got a bit copy-pasta happy

you might want to ask: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=219246.0

Thanks! I really just want one to learn a bit about mining...if I have to buy 5 I can but I'd rather not.

1 is good.  5 is better! :)

Haha, oh I know...thanks for the pointer to the Canadian group buy. 
(I only ordered one to start playing.)

Almost done with Verification will send order in soon...

Is this still open?  It shows "66/50" -- i.e., 66 devices out of 50 have been paid for?

yep, means we're 16 sticks over the minimum at the moment. :)

Make that 17  ;D

bt_spectro; 1;  2.2218; 1F38rqAXPdY4wCxs93DQqrqjzp5DeJLenM

https://blockchain.info/tx/8ab708e5a812205f9e170aab473d55f619c9cd7237acd2d6e946efa9ad7cbec3

Edit: added transaction id

*grabs balls*
10 more please
Net amount: -20.3636 BTC
Transaction ID: 82d6fead3c5fb2ab94b9b4a4694d6e82f1c20630f8338f769695afa13948f3a2

LOL
chalidore; 10; 20.3636; 12GRUBTGp6DAc36JLFscrPyHvyPhcW4uwu

Current Orders:

• CanaryInTheMine; 1; 1.99  (local pickup)
• DBOD; 2; 4.2118; 1JZa1pyfuUnjwHjMgFnNyP1WZEPTYJ2EDw
• Troupster; 3; 2.2218; 1JrrAA5fRtpD8FJqEdQFBunrVhgmbuonkb
• maxpower; 1; 2.2218; 1FrZq2nn1HyovJanVbQnhWEthCrxUs8V3U
• johnny5; 10; 20.3636; 1JimZeeVx3KfE1zYv5PVdVQUWBBW9HgqdR (FedEx shipping)
• cdogster; 1; 2.2218; 1GeE4Rx83WmT9DvLnu4rwUYzVF4EnHnKey
• Richy_T ; 1 ; 2.2218 ;  13qnEgPTxJW6mm88dLpnHXZyryN5EXBciq
• Stale; 5; 9.95; 19yNimKgrWYN152SK6f7qSC4JxJMKRG9bL (local pickup)
• liquidcpu; 1; 2.2218; 127tpcAPQj31BAKxFYiB9bqRQ4VYURGsq9
• LaserHorse; 3; 6.2018; 1Dck34oSMU6EbHqP2Q7W4MzCQesx9Fbpwk & 1C1eRbHaKvLYEkLMpR2MbQSpKPKSa6FTzC
• josiasrdz; 1; 2.2218(2.0718+.15 credit from grp #1); 17yN2CQsYGBd3jEcNcWQDua4sViVP7YmC1
• SigurdDragonSlayer; 1; 2.2218; 1BxZALhDQrzQ9VVkfMWKRx35Sw8T2aHPP1
• Armchair Miner; 3; 6.2018; 18mi2E5gdeDMW6mTgoBhFPF5Z8NiPA1Jh5
• mdbssm; 10; 20.3636; 1Kack6gJD8Y5bRtZbN9Nn5a5LLg5vUGUWH (Canadian order)
• chanson; 1; 2.2218; 1FX2zhQboJr96sj5HatDdtLn7CF8LxJzbD
• photon; 1; 1.99; <1Pj3Tb14ufkWjQzUi2TVAVB4JftjWmyZrh>
• gchil0;10; 20.3636; 1M2epqHPyhfoAZhHvq2TVKQ61D4xS7Zte4 (FedEx shipping)
• boyohi; 10; 19.9; 1MQsgRyicgnXyvswwx31w1jf1Yp6iEj15T (local pickup)
• ars.b33p; 1; 2.2219;19PCdfnyPm1d6jg2aPuXpXJZ8xcghHEXwu
• tabbek; 1; 2.2218; 1GSeC7kgL4UYDmXCCPCvxYeR7vGDcru8gA
• Zillions; 1; 2.2218; 1PN4ePKnoE7xfXCiQ2vYiCaBdgxmQV9kJH
• bt_spectro; 1;  2.2218; 1F38rqAXPdY4wCxs93DQqrqjzp5DeJLenM
• chalidore; 10; 20.3636; 12GRUBTGp6DAc36JLFscrPyHvyPhcW4uwu (FedEx shipping)
• --
• 134% there!
• Who's next?
• total = 79, 0 to go

hackjealousy; 5; 10.1818; 1EtSqaVdVpw5uoezesysyzJRzAzpCx7Jen & 1EEuYy7jZhvzS4LDiRtXiY6zEixK1nkp1G

Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/0bf305f9cd44fc0358ebf1066cd1b922fb964ec6ce306733482143d053031b2a

Edit: Added another order of 5:

order 2:  hackjealousy; 5; 10.1818; 1EEuYy7jZhvzS4LDiRtXiY6zEixK1nkp1G & 1C9jAciFjrTE4yjMjYSRcqFNexMSTCmuuw

Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/6bbfb8045907260df8fa3c300c71d9169e60fb795cb9389ca4e8a55b64d373e1

BFL if you are watching this, and I'm sure you are, I have a message for you. Please deliver my moth hair foe king ASICs, or I will be forced to give even more of my BTC to your competitors.
Sincerely
Chalidore
Secret General of ROBOT-ARMY

CommanderVenus; 3; 6.2018; 1ENRq1oJCt6LHvCf7VVBVEBxY8V29WhSN3

Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/50bbe903fda519f7839d2e28cf07d9ab7e676559f25d3ddbeef7a9293006c961

hephaist0s; 1; 2.2218; 1DM8pdm1KbTfAcChuoawkEEbwEqGVzmqQ4

Waiting on confirmations... Almost there.

My tx still not confirmed, should I be worried? I'm a total nub on this  ???

Canary,

The Exchange rate is terrible at bitinstant.
I should have had .3 BTC extra and now need to run out again to get another 3/4 BTC deposited.

I think I will just make it....

you're good. I just received it

sent you for 5 plus expedited shipping
finlof; 5;  10.3018; 146vw5dA9NHvSRGsB6fPNYXRA5Xm7PXTuF


Status: 0/unconfirmed, broadcast through 8 nodes
Date: 5/30/2013 22:37
To: Canaryinthemine (5) USB order (3rd batch) 1Gmop1ATPKytieiw6Zdn4vDAWPLKdfmYx5
Debit: -10.3018 BTC
Net amount: -10.3018 BTC
Transaction ID: 9d35345a9929ebc449ce449cd57117221eb1eb2b1826a1fb92f69cac94c42363

The transaction is supposed to be out there:

Status: 0/unconfirmed
Date: 5/30/13 21:03
To: CanaryInTheMine USB ASIC Group Buy #3 1Gmop1ATPKytieiw6Zdn4vDAWPLKdfmYx5
Debit: -2.2218 BTC
Net amount: -2.2218 BTC
Transaction ID: 8ab708e5a812205f9e170aab473d55f619c9cd7237acd2d6e946efa9ad7cbec3

But it's sitting unconfirmed and my wallet balance have not deducted the coins. Fee was set to 0, I just changed it to 0.0005. Should I resend?

received

Ok, good. Thanks  ;D

Please upgrade shipping for my order …

<LaserHorse>; <Expedited Shipping>; <0.12>; <1JMhiobZJokWb1vDHYe5GPsAdF5u7AZDEY>
https://blockchain.info/tx/bb4f05e7520c158153c6c6da19db6b32d31cde60ef828dfb15905ae95d75061c

thnx

if I ran BFL, you'd have your miners already

HOW MUCH IS THE TOTAL FOR 15pcs?

 I want to buy them now.

im in https://blockchain.info/address/16ocH77XtqQgUjtaoNVj4jFnFgVF3bmpFK?filter=0# (https://blockchain.info/address/16ocH77XtqQgUjtaoNVj4jFnFgVF3bmpFK?filter=0#)

Canary,

Can you confirm receipt of my funds for two units. Also is the signature I PM'd you OK?

I finally got my private key out of Multibit and into bitcoin-qt and created a signature but without a transaction id. The wallet is still not synchronized. Thanks.

DBOD

you are #2 om the order list listed on first post (well, technically you are #1).  I took the first spot, but no coins had to be sent :)
you sent first coins of this group buy.

the orders for this group buy are now officially closed.

2 transfers are still outstanding and will be accepted:
from rob1313
and https://blockchain.info/tx/d1c115529ef615eaecc9aa197ea687f96fbcc24645411330c041e703d76eb7e8

otherwise, the last transaction for this group is https://blockchain.info/tx/ba1b43b885e16ed3ba97849f4e305e992f1570b9e819292e8c4e09df15dd43d1
off to get a payment address from friedcat

any possibility of there being a 4th group buy?

yes, by next week (probaly start tue/wed)

any possibility of you getting a trophy from us?

haha is it gold?

They could at least send you a set of steak knives

a mining pick?

ooh that'd be nice - but more likely a bitcoin frisbee.

EDIT:  god, people would probably buy that …

https://i.imgur.com/VZ0ps8v.jpg

</end tangent>

still open for order for this one? or I need to wait for #4? When you expect to receive them?

Looks like times up for this buy, but another is coming as mentioned in first post:

is this OEPN?

shyt

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Treasure-Hunting-Digging-Pick-w-Neodymium-Magnet-Use-With-Metal-Detector-/130917299389?pt=US_Metal_Detector_Accessories&hash=item1e7b4774bd

I'm sure that news of next-gen asics would be trending by now.

I don't know about whether these will ever return on investment but some of the prices are already up there on ebay.

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&_trksid=p2047675.l2565&rt=nc&item=300912684405

If the prices stay above $350 I'm selling mine

nope but there will be a 4th next week. Hopefully I don't miss it this time.

I'm guessing it will open and close pretty quick.

Based on order 1 and it's the weekend when do you guess they will arrive by you?

Please see this post of mine.
I don't know where I stand....


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=222507.new#new

Outstanding Canary!

Could you include the link on the main page.
Makes it easier to find for new buyers...
 :)

OK found it.
Thought it was at the top next to the others...

MikeMike,
please try to follow my instructions here... I would like you to sign this message with each of the sending addresses (so you will have 2 PMs for me):

Quote:
your name
street address
city, state zip
end Quote

now wrap it around:
----------start---------
-----end---------------

and PM it to me with the generated signature.... that's it.

I don't want a poem, I just want those 3 simple lines without any line breaks or new lines....  Can you please do what's in my example so that I can verify your message?
3 lines please!

Canary,
Thanks for your patience!
I'm glad it worked out and looking towards more orders.
 ;)

I think I figured it out... :o

Ill have to remember that format. Sorry if my pm was annoying to try and varify.
 :-[

If these arrive on Tuesday, will you ship on Wednesday?

Also, regarding warranty, if i receive a defective device, who will process the returns?

+1 about returns

I was wondering the same if I get a dud or it burns out over the summer what type of warranty do we have?

6 months from friedcat.  you can return within that time frame for an exchange. no warranty after 6 months.

I'm holding Troupster's order on this group3 to ship with group 4.

Wasn't there another person here on group 3 who wanted the same? can't remember...

It might have been some one from groupe 2 and 4 that wanted combined shipping.

there are no other posts indicating this in threads 1, 2, or 3. at least, not since #4 was announced.

...i'm waiting for a pot to boil ;)

he's getting one from group buy 1... you guys need to keep up ;)

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

Holley molley! you weren't kidding!  ;D thank you!!!

thank YOU! just dropped it off at the post office.

i sell these, too, if anyone else is interested ;)

With delivery courier    FRANKLIN PARK, IL - USA

alrighty then... group 2 and group 3, you're up next... let's do this!

Absolutely! Time to put those erupters to work!!

Did you get both group 2 and group 3 in today?
I ordered 3 units from group 2 and 10 units from group 3.
Any chance I could have you put the 3 units from group 2 in with the next day shipping on my group 3 order if this is the case?
It might save you some shipping costs and get me my miners a bit faster.

Same desire here - would be *much* appreciated.   Happy to have you keep the shipping difference as tip.
Though of course if this over-complicates things - please don't sweat it!

just sit back and relax ya'll....

So why does group 4 already have "signed message verified" and "shipping notes" updated and group 3 has nothing? Inquiring minds want to know. ;-)

*writes script to email apartment manager every hour*

Is my package here yet?  How about now?  ... and now???

Excited!

Better to ship than to update these posts. I found this from Canary in the group 4 subject


Thanks Canary!

My Kids:
Are we there yet?? Are we there yet?? Are we there yet?? Are we there yet?? Are we there yet??

Me:
Did you ship yet?? Did you ship yet?? Did you ship yet?? Did you ship yet?? Did you ship yet??

LOL!!

Relax everyone, Canary is NOT BFL!!! THANK GOD!

Thank god :D

LMAO!

Are we sure?  I haven't gotten anything from either yet!   ;)

/me watches canary surpass BFL's total quantity shipped in a single fell swoop

 ::)

Wow, so many unverifiable messages were in batch 3, I barely got any orders out.... I did complete getting batch 2 out.  ran out of time with post office for 3. so that's tomorrow after I get verifiable messages.

It's amazing that even after posting an example with 3 lines only, I still get very long messages that have all kinds of line breaks and spaces that make it impossible for me to verify...

I can't count how many times I keep PM'ing reference to post #2...

Allright... off to FedEx now before it closes...

Canary,

Updating the status of verified messages in your original post like you have done in group 1 and 2 and now in group 4 serves two purposes. Many of us see that post long before we check PM. Once verified we can also stop worrying about it. I had trouble sending a verified message intially because I was a newbie. I'm certain I could do it flawlessly now. However, I don't want to send you a second one lest I just confuse the issue. So I am waiting for you to update the original post for group 3. I know you have a day job. Frankly I don't know how you can handle this load. Keep it up. Thanks.

Well said!
I had so much trouble just not understanding that you could send a verified message from an address without sending a payment...So it jailed me for a week!

The process is really quite trivial after you have done it once. I have been in the tech field for 34 years with degrees from three universities. Still I botched it. Sometimes you just need a little hand holding. Maybe I am too old??? LOL!

Canary, My wife does technical writing. Maybe she could simplify the instructions for the retail crowd! Or maybe you should have kept us newbies in the cage longer than four hours!

You guys are right, this whole send message with payment as opposed to just sign any message with an address and send the text is confusing everyone... that's got to be it, I can totally see how it's confusing...

--- i'm going to be incognito for 1 hr, need to finish entering shipping info into insurance system... got 1 hr till cutoff

Actually just checked my original PM, which did have line breaks, and the problem turned out to be that when I copy the signature from the PM and paste it into bitcoin-qt, an extra space appears in the middle of the signature.  No idea why.  This causes bitcoin-qt to report that the signature could not be decoded.  Simply deleting that space from the signature allows the message with blank lines to verify.  Sucks that I lost a day with my miners because of this, but there are worse things in life.   :)

The updated OP of this thread shows most of us didn't get the signed message right. I have resent you a signed message, the short version, per your instructions in the group 4 thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=222960.msg2343943#msg2343943

Here's hoping you can get group 3's orders out today.

PS - when do you sleep?

You have now added verified to a few messages on the first post, but not marked failed messages. I have not received a PM saying there is a problem, but it seems like you've been saying that most of the messages you received from this thread failed verification. So I guess if we are not marked verified we must assume that verification has failed. I sent the message days ago, it would have been nice to have feedback before it affected shipping. I don't know why you've singled out batch 3 for poor communication. You're doing a great job with batch 4, which is sort of annoying. You really need to work on your communication with this thread. Batches 1,2 and 4 seem to provide much clearer feedback and the vague accusations blaming us for not knowing how to sign a message is grating.

I have checked and rechecked the message in my outbox and I am able to verify it so it's not clear whether I have signed incorrectly, whether you are unable to verify messages, or whether you have not gotten around to checking mine yet. So I guess I just have to assume that you are unable to verify it.

I have resent a shorter message containing only the mailing address, hopefully you will have less trouble verifying that.

Yes, I am slightly annoyed because you seem to have spent your time starting Batch 4 early, and giving them feedback about verifying their addresses rather than communicating with us about any problems. Now you've got our devices in hand and this has caused delays in shipping.

Well, I haven't seen him cuss at anyone and call them stupid so I think we're in good shape so far.

He's mining with batch 3 ;-)

Makes me wonder how much coin could be made IF we all went in on a pool for two weeks @ 600units.

Canary,

After my newbie confusion and the signed message snafu, I wrote up a HOW TO and posted it to the newbie section.  It may eliminate some confusion.  Feel free to link to it. 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=223713.msg2351293#msg2351293 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=223713.msg2351293#msg2351293)

PulsarAV

i believe i sent you a proper PM with the info.  let me know if there are any problems.

let's see...

0.15/kWh elec, 2.5W per unit, 333MH/s, one units earns BTC0.0138 per day

so 0.0138 x 14 days x 600 units = BTC115.92!!

that's over $14,000usd!

we'd have to divide the profit evenly, let's say by how many units each person had

profit per unit for two weeks: 115.92/600 = BTC0.1932

0.1932/14 = BTC0.0138 per unit per day

where do i sign up?  8)

Ive done the same. The first pm i sent you wasnt formatted correctly, but now it should be an easy copy and paste to varify.

no, i'm not doing that... and I will not give in to your temptation attempts!!

folks, I'll have an update in an hour -1.5 on message status signing...
most everything should be out today.

Thanks for the update with the verification status! Now I get to figure out how to  F5 my physical mailbox ;)

All green SHIPPING statuses have shipped out.
I'll PM tracking numbers later.

Wooo!  Happy green shipping statuses!   ;D

Thank you Stale for your generous tip!! ;D

Does anyone here know which 10 port USB hub other than ANKERs,  works?

D link has least errors with cooling.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=220905.msg2326671#msg2326671

I wanted to give a highest recommendation for CanaryInTheMine here. The whole buying process was highly efficient, and I got my miners today, hashing as they should. His communication was efficient and minimal, and he was able to combine shipments to increase convenience even further. Can't recommend his group buys more highly.

Armchair Miner

Thank you!!! glad you're happy!

Group buy #5 is setup here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=226656.0

Thanks  Canary. I got the two units today and they are busy hashing. I left you positive trust kudos also.

My miner arrived too, and is busily hashing away. Looking forward to my group buy #4 shipment so it won't be so lonely. :) Leaving positive trust.

Received and already hashing!

Thanks canary!

My miner also received much obliged! .... just wish I could get it hashing under win 7.

You shouldn't have any problems hashing under win7!

Just need this: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx
Plus cgminer 3.1.1 or bitminter and you should be set.

5 units received.  thanks much!

received mine hashing happily

hints for win7
install
http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/
then
http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/USBtoUARTBridgeVCPDrivers.aspx
find the com port in device manager
run cgminer
cgminer-nogpu.exe --icarus-options 115200:1:1 --icarus-timing 3.0=100 -S COMx(<--here) -o pool:1337 -u user -p password

Are there any group buys currently being organized?

Lazy post office people haven't delivered mine yet  :'( I'm sure it will be here Monday though.

There is a group buy #5 going on.. If I was going to order again I would choose Canary again [ +1 Trustworthy! ]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=226656.0

PM sent

Thank you CanaryInTheMine!!!

I received mine on Friday and I've been hashing away ever since.

https://i.imgur.com/kL9cmTT.jpg

Your welcome!

Yesterday i finally received them, no thanks to my post office keeping them from me for two extra days..

CanaryInTheMine, you are an amazing fellow to deal with. Thank you!

If ya'll bought Miners from Canary, why not give the man some trust points!

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