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ive been searching here and there all today and yesterday for an antminer s9 within reasonable price and this is what i could find but am but worried if they are safe or scam websites:
https://asicshop.eu/antminer-s9-jan25

and this one:
http://www.dacometltd.com/dacomet/antminer-s9-135ths-098wgh-16nm-asic-bitcoin-miner

do you think they both are safe any reviews about them ??...

what i got worried about especially about (dacometltd) is that they said you can pay 50% Deposit and once you get your miner you can pay the rest, that sounds nice but maybe too good to be true these days !... what if i pay 50% and get SCAMMED !...

any experiences buying from them ??...

thanks,

guys any experience with a website selling those miners @ 1700-2000$ range max or even the old S7's for cheaper ??...

The 50% deposit rule looks pretty suspicious.I think that trusted websites should have a refund policy and should never ask for an upfront payment before delivery.Are there any online reviews from other people about those websites?
Anyway,you should move this thread to the "Mining" forum board,if you want more replies.
I woluld never order mining hardware online,it`s looks too risky for me.

I've been looking at the hardware "available" on asicshop.eu as well and since their domain name was only registered since Dec 2017 I would bet they are no good.  I'll let you know if I find out otherwise.

Don't trust any of those. If you are looking for mining equipment go with a trusted and approved seller like bitmain. You pay a little more but at least you won't get scammed.

i dont trust anyone really but i had to ask since it is nearly impossible finding a S9 nowadays and spening 6k is not even feasible for mining (PURE RIP OFF IF YOU ASK ME) so those guys showed up and despite they sound legit i wont get bitten from that same SCAM hole twice !...

Hi guys! I was too careless when I made an order from asicshop.eu on 01/01/2018.
Now when the shipping day has come and I am asking for any info about shipping they don't answer me.
Can I do something with it? To fill a grievance or something?

Hi everyone:

Do anyone hear from asicshop.eu?

Please let us know since we never hear from them since 25 january

Regards,
MAZ

If you have made an order from them chances are you have been scammed. When buying ASIC devices always buy from the official website of well known producers like Bitmain, InnoSilicon etc. Websites like asicshop.eu can easily be made with very little effort and the people who have build it have already won a lot of money from a single order from you compared to the money they spent to build the website. I keep reading such stories here in the service section and it is sad because there are a lot of similar threads where people have been warned to not use these sites to buy ASIC devices.

@swogerino, thanks for reply. Are there any chances to trace and catch him?
I got many proofs showing that I had paid from that particular shop.
I found some info about the site but have no experience what to do next.
Maybe to hire haker or something?

I don't think you can track them. I believe they already have abandoned the site and have moved to a new site with a new name with same cheating service. The info that you have about them probably is fake and also the payment processor where you have send the money to them if you have sent them with Paypal or Skrill. These accounts can be bought easily. If you have paid with crypto then nothing can be done. I am very sorry about you which you have learned in a hard way. Hacker also can't do anything in these circumstances.

@swogerino, many thanks for important comments.
I believe that showing my experience on public will save many people from doing my mistakes and being so careless as I have been.

Yes, in this situation there is almost nothing you can do to catch them. Take this as a lesson for you self and also let others know they are scammers.

I made an order from them for 2 Antminer S9 - 13.5TH/s (Shipping: Jan 25,2018). Later I realized this is a scam. It was before new year.
Then in Jan I looked in their code (I'm a programmer) and realized payments go through coingate and contacted them.
They answered they don't know anything about this and suggested to ask a refund.

I did this - replied to their email (one from asicshop) and included coingate in cc.
Same day I received the refund. Sorry guys.
Unfortunately this won't work now as website no longer exist.

Never trust asicshop.eu

Dear All,

Never Trust asicshop.eu
THEY ARE SCAM AND WILL NOT SHIP ANY GOODS TO ANYONE, THEY ARE THIEVES