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ORIGINAL THREAD BELOW

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https://www.bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020140227111546291QgbvQbVr06FB

Looks like the U2 is coming out which should be followed by the S2.  I'll keep an eye out on pricing.

Right now ants are between $799 and $899 priced in USD or 1.34BTC changing daily.

HOSTED ANTMINER
devices are AT COST BTC with no markup
Setup is a one time $25
Hosting is $110 per month under or overclocked
10% discount if you pay for 90 days up front

USD prices at coinbase last (bitstamp + 1%) at time of payment
We have no hardware on order for this so you will join the queue when you order from us.
(Personally I would not take this deal :) )

BitMain has to offer a discount or announce a new product soon.  
I'd like to see what is going to happen before March 1.

NEW: Hosted GridSeed 275-550Kh/s Deal: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=471764.0


Weekly pool reports  
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=77000.0

Pool list and summary of pool reward systems:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=104664.0

Thorough analysis of pool reward systems:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32814.0

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I Paid Where Am I/Will I Be Hosted At?
Hosting is split between two data centers with a third DC to serve as emergency backup. Should anything happen to DC1 miners will move to DC2 and visa versa.
Miaviator DC1:
railzand #1, cooldgamer group buy
railzand #2, buckrogers, sf2 #1

Thyatis DC2:
Key00, apollojmr, sf2#2, uglystick

How to get ahold of us in case the forum is down:[/size]
Thyatis -> Thyatis@Thyatis.com -> GTalk
Miaviator -> Miaviator@Miaviator.com -> Skype -> GTalk
Please include your BTC talk username or PM your skype/gtalk name when contacting!

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Currently closed until the first rounds arrive and start hashing/

Accepting orders based on the shipping timeline posted on BitMainTech.  We will not have units ordered in advance if you order right now!

Round 4 (3 slots left)

http://puu.sh/6UCWl.jpg

Get A Hosted ANT Miner S1 (180Gh/s-200Gh/s) for 1BTC upfront!

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ROUND 1 SOLD OUT Current ETAs: 2/8-2/11 Shipping 2/11-2/18 Arrival *Estimate
ROUND 2: Expired! 3 of 4 sold Current ETAs: 2/12 Shipping 2/15-2/21 Arrival *Estimated[/size]
ROUND 3: 4 Available Current ETAs: 2/13 Shipping 2/17-2/23 Arrival *Estimated[/size]
Group Buy 100 shares .0205BTC per share https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=455872.0

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From User CooldGamer

1BTC paid upfront gets the ANT miner shipped plus 30 days of hosting.
*If you make over 1BTC in the first 30 days of mining you may simply cancel the contract and keep your earnings.  You owe nothing.  

Prior to the 31st day of mining: 0.6BTC is due to continue the contract for days 30-60
*Again if you have profited or some crazy company comes along and jumps the diff by a few hundred percent you can just cancel and keep your earnings.
*We eat the loss and deal with the device. (Office space style)

Prior to the 61st day of mining: 0.4BTC is due to continue the contract for days 60-90 and be eligible for an upgrade credit or refund from the device sale.
*After this you own the ANT miner.  You can sell it to a US buyer or let us sell it or lease out the hashpower.

The total cost for the device + hosting is estimated to be 1.5BTC After reselling the device for .5BTC in 90 days.

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The Details:
Round 1: Quantity: 0 Slots Available
Round 2: Quantity: 3 Slots Available

90 Days of hosting
Fully managed device with hash-rate and up-time monitor
Free Optional Overclocking to 200Gh/s *
Powered by an 80Plus Gold or Better PSU
Surge Protection and Battery Backup By APC or TripLite
Provided by: Miaviator/Thyatis

Hosting TimeFrame:
Start Date: When the Miners Arrive.  All other equipment is in hand.
End Date: 90 days after mining starts or when the buyer cancels the contract.

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REFUND AT THE END OF THE TERM:
Option 1:
The contract holder will have the option to continue hosting for the current monthly hosting rate.

Option 2:
UnicornHashers will sell the device and offer an upgrade to the buyer to the next generation IN HAND ASIC.  No Pre-Orders.

Option 3:
UnicornHashers will sell the device and refund the Full sale amount minus shipping to the contract holder.

*Warranty Note: Orders will go through sushi for a 90 day warranty unless buyer requests a different vendor.  
Failed device deliveries and broken units will be covered only under the listed warranty which is void if the device is overclocked.

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FAQ
Q: Is there a discount for Paying in full up front?
A: Yes, you can pay 1.45BTC + 0.45BTC up front for the full 90 day contract including the refund at the end of the term (25% Hosting Discount)

Q: What if I find a buyer for my ANT after a few days/weeks/months?
A: You can resell the device to a US buyer or resell the contract to anyone at any point.
The remaining balance owed on the miner per period assuming payment is made on time is:
00-30 0.65BTC
30-60 0.25BTC
60-90 0BTC

Q: Will you ship the device to me or to a buyer if I sell it?
A: Yes, you will have to pay shipping costs up front and we prefer to only ship to the US.

Q: Who are you and why would I trust you with my BTC or Hosting?
A: See Miaviator's trust and previous auctions: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=420784.0
A: See Thyatis trust and proof of vetting by DZMiner here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=396816.0

Q: If already own or purchased an ant can you host it.
A: sure. Cost is 0.2BTC per month or 0.5BTC upfront.  The same rules apply and devices will be sold or shipped after 90 days for upgrades.

Q: When does mining start?
A: Estimated Shipping is 2/8-2/1 and estimated delivery is 2/11-2/18.  Mining will start the day the miners arrive.  These dates will be updated as the slots are sold out on each order.

I am confirming this and my full support is behind it.  Look forward to your business.

Numbers seem to work out, but what's in it for you? ;)

I'll take tips/donations if it seems to favor the buyer  ;D

The numbers looked pretty fair as far as risk reward spreading between buyer and seller.

How many ants are available?

Between the three hosting facilities we could fit a few dozen.

I'm looking for 4 buyers to start with this rate plan.

EDIT:  Thyatis has one ANT available today for 1.25B Day 0-30/0.6B Day 30-60/0.4B Day 60-90 Same Refund options apply at the end of the term.

Q: Is there a discount for Paying in full up front?
A: Yes, you can pay 1.9BTC up front for the full 90 day contract including the refund at the end of the term (10% discount)

Q: What if I find a buyer for my ANT after a few days/weeks/months?
A: You can resell the device to a US buyer or resell the contract to anyone at any point.
The remaining balance owed on the miner per period assuming payment is made on time is:
00-30 -.65BTC device
30-60 -0.25BTC device
60-90 0BTC device


 Q: Will you ship the device to me or to a buyer if I sell it?
A: Yes, you will have to pay shipping costs up front and we prefer to only ship to the US.
*I run a legitamate business and will put Computer Equipment and the full USD value of 1.45B on any customs forms for international shipping

interested, Any idea when they will arrive, Don't want to enter an agreement if they are still a few weeks away.

Also


10% of 2 BTC (1.0+0.6+0.4) is a 0.2 discount is it not? Making 1.8 BTC with a 10% discount.

wake up america  :P

brits need answers

Miaviator, is a wordsmith not a maths major so i have worked out :)

But the 10% he was basing off 1 BTC not the 2BTC at the end ... too many numbers i guess. 

So it is a .1 in savings.

2*.10 != .1  ???

I fixed the op it's a 5% discount.


Was Sleepy time....

I would love to give out a guaranteed start date for hashing.  I'd also like my 73BTC guaranteed to ROI in 30 days or we give you more ASIC.   Unfortunately I cannot do so.   I can run the hardware for buyers the same way I run my own hardware which hasn't lost money yet.

The buyer will accept the risk of shipping delays which are not common for bitmain.

We will accept the risk of a crazy 50% diff jump and if you look at the terms we are taking some of the risk on hardware failures.  Our take is fairly meager compared to what you pay anyone else to host hardware and we made the upfront costs as low as possible.

I'm so nearly there to buy one of the 1.9 deals, especially as you were kind enough to give me a free upgrade on a previous deal.

Tell us, these ants are from BITMAIN's 8 Feb shipping, no?

And please make me a gut-wrenchingly low once in a lifetime offer for that plus your disquietenly overpriced in hand but secondhand one.

Lol.  I'm not a car dealer.  I go with the with the lowest price up-front and take the deals myself if no one else want's them.

sorry to insult you. had to try and haggle.
8 feb shipping?

I don't think bitmain is really shipping today.

Right now only 2 are shipping in the first batch.  The idea was to order the ANT's as people pay us.  It gets you the same spot in line as buying the ANT today (maybe a bit ahead as we have some of our own orders in)  I believe even buying today estimated shipping is Feb 8 - Feb 12 with 3-8 days to delivery.

I'll buy 1 please full 90 day BTC1.9

1.9BTC

135MtPowtXxt4Lm5bYRbsLpU4TGgRefk9d

I usually get the devices before the shipping updates but I'll PM you whatever I get.

4286d526ca0c538586d0d256d4a3df4a880716675a074fef930cd1dded190abd

yay thanks so much. first tooth pulled

Confirmed.

Thanks Railz

That puts you at 360-400Gh for 2.9BTC!

and an exhausted ant

I just saw this, theres no more room left right?

There is plenty of room

Ditto. 

I just saw the 2.9btc transaction thats why.  :P

Ah.  No.  Railz actually only ordered one unit.  He has an existing lease that is being upgraded so I can upgrade equipment. 

That is says we'll host existing ants as well.

Yes , if you want to buy the ant from Sushi we are happy to host it for .2 btc a month. Just let us know so we can coordinate delivery

Holy crap.  This deal is getting cheaper by the day......   

Wait a few more days and you'll be taking $100 for it, from the looks of it. The hell is happening to these prices?

I'll keep a watch on this. Sounds tempting, but not so sure I can pony up the BTC at the moment. Awfully tempting, though.

Planned discount for purchasing multiples?

sent PM

So an antminer costing 1.45btc, from you costs 2btc including 90 days hosting, or I can sell it back to you at the end, and just pay 1.5btc?

Am I missing something?

Pretty much yes.

We will be selling the devices after 90 days as there will likely be something better at a better price available.  If you pay through all 3 months then the proceeds from the device sale will be refunded to you (minus shipping costs) so it is * estimated that the total cost of 90 days at 180-200Gh is 1.5B considering 2B total paid - the estimated .5B refund. 

I say do your own research because everything with B and ASICs is an estimate/guesstimate/monkey on a typewriter.  These are the numbers I am buying ASIC's with for my own operations.

According to every manufacturer in China there is a 3% discount for purchasing 144 or more devices.   Sooooooo Sure.   2.5% if you order a gross  ;D 

Edited the OP for less tl;dr

OK I'll give it a shot, please provide payment address and what you need from me.

I am in for 1 for the Feb 11th date. Send me payment info and I am paying asap. Thanks

1BTC

1MfkEHws325CuzFGH2sunAYwQxLtJGDyc3

You are slot 3 of 4 for round 1.

1BTC

1SspUGSFT9UjRzbjCn3baZLgajieshDji

You are slot 4 of 4 in round 1.

payment sent.

Confirmed.

I am in for one as well - payment up front.

You were looking for the device + hosting paid up front at 1.9BTC

1.9BTC

1AFHLgpVGa2ktEmjWRohTVAMznnKcX7WxR

Round two Slot 1: Unless someone from round one doesn't pay.  Everything says the shipping date is 1 day later so the 12th is the estimated ship date - 15th-21st Estimated arrival.

Thanks
https://blockchain.info/tx-index/bd64a2a5243dc55ed291a5520cccf2211a5628de13969ad0822ad5063306ac1c

wow this is an amazing offer i wish i could participate.


good luck with sales!

Cooldgamer is doing a group buy for .021BTC per 2Ghash I can't manage the payouts for something like that or I would offer it.  CG pays out to a ton of leasers per week so I know he can payout.

EDIT: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=455872.0

1BTC

1SspUGSFT9UjRzbjCn3baZLgajieshDji

You are slot 4 of 4 in round 1.

Payment sent. Thanks!

Please see the OP right above the FAQ to see whether you are hosted at Miaviator DC1, Thyatis DC2, or Miaviator DC3

 :)

OK,

3.8BTC

1Fic8HiMDkwUXRtn8VZMjbiDAMPYEZwG3u

Will get you slots 2&3.

 :)

I received full payment.  You are set for slots 2 & 3 on round 2.

 :)

Already PM'd you everything!

Normally the devices show up before the tracking numbers, actually my last few ANTs I received without ever getting tracking info.

PM over the primary/backup pool and your overclocking preferences and you are good to go.

Round 2 is closed.

Round 3 is open.

This can be a lease for 200Ghash for 30 days for 1BTC

If you continue its .6BTC for the next 30

If you continue its .5BTC for the next 30 and you will receive a refund for whatever we get or you get selling a 90 day old ANT miner.

In for 1 with upfront payment @1.9B.

1.9BTC

19xpRzy2Zd71aakJoJPSkkBsJCEQ82aHVc

Payment received.  You will be hosted at DC2 with Thyatis. 

Thanks everyone for orders.

Would you off a discount for 5 paid up front?

We would love to offer a bulk discount.  For us the discount starts at 144+ units.  Our current capacity is around 12 hosted units.  The math really isn't there. 

For .45BTC you are getting:
90 days of hosting
Device management
Hash-rate monitoring with charts
Uptime monitoring
Free electricity under or overclocked
Three available Data-Centers for redundancy
Battery/Surge protection on power
80Plus PSU's for the devices
Decades of combined experience in equipment hosting
Centuries of combined experience in electronics engineers in case the device breaks
Shipping and Receiving
Device sales assistance to get you the maximum price at the end of the term
ROI analysis to find the best replacement device at the end of the term.

Honestly I'm not sure that .45B covers electric, cooling and bandwidth at the current prices?

So its 1.9 BTC for 3 months of hosting plus you keep the device after 3 months?

so for 5 its 9.5 BTC?

If I'm missing something, let me know

We sell the device, or you sell it if you want, and refund you the amount of the sale minus shipping costs or apply it as a credit to upgrade you to a new ASIC.

5 Would be 9.5BTC yes.

We can also keep hosting the ANT after the 90 days or ship it to you.

It's our belief that there will be a better opportunity for ROI and that hosting at .2BTC per month will be to expensive in 90 days for an ANT.  Since Thyatis and I plan to upgrade our own ASICS after 90 days we are extending this as a service to our customers in order to enhance your ROI.

K if I send the bitcoin today, how soon can you get these units running?

Also, I have a cointerra machine I would like hosted, can you PM me details on hosting?

Thanks

do you have teh cointerra or is it still waiting to be shipped?

I'm in the march batch, so I'm guessing late march Ill get the unit

I could arrange for it to go in the high end DC.  I'll PM you.

I'd like to point out that I would personally buy 1 per day vs 5 at once this close to shipping time.  If the ANTS are shipping 11/12/13 etc. and it's been this long of a wait (4th-6th announcement) there might be a price drop coming around the 15th - 17th.

or there could be none and my idea would lose us both money.  Fail.

in shock news tonight an honest trader was found in amongst the ruins of the asic hardware forum.

bewildered bystanders stood open-mouthed as the dusty but unbowed Myrayban, 59, was caught on thread saying

'don't let me take all your money right now this instant, there might be a price-drop in the days to come'.

one source close to CTS_Hannah said

'he's let us all down, if he won't gouge, scam, delay or lie, and now he goes about giving honest advice like he's a human being or some shit, how are the rest of us, and I think I speak for my colleagues at HushLabs and BeetleFast here too, how are we to make a crust?'

themyos declined to comment

LOL Thanks!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=458703.new;topicseen#new we now have a group buy of this plus Scrypt power together if anybody's interested

Oh these units haven't even shipped yet?   I 've been looking at the ants for abit I thought they were already shipped out though  ??? ;D >:(

Bitmain shipping is somewhere between the 8th and 11th for the first round.  12th for second, 13th currently.  The slots we assign are generally for orders already placed. 

Can you guys reserve me a couple spots

I'm going to be in for 10, I don't have any BTC >:( :o ???

I'm currently working up north, will be back in town in 3 days, were I can transfer some coin in my account, and grab some

Thanks  8) ;D :D

I don't believe we have room for 10 more at the moment.  We will build out some space for 10 though :)  I'm only queuing in 4 incoming units per round as I anticipate a price drop from bitmain soon.

PM me and we will discuss custom arrangements.

we are closed until the first three rounds are in place and hashing. thank you everyone for your business you will hear from us again soon!

Rumors floating around:  BitMain is out of stock, Bitmain sold off all of their miners (running mining farm), Bitmain may be releasing a new miner. *Rumors

If any of those rumors are true your miner may have an increased resale value immediately upon arrival.  If anyone who purchased a hosted ant wants to resell their device or hosted contract to squeeze out immediate profits let us know. 

I'm expecting miners to start arriving very soon.

 :)

I try not believe all the rumors.  Every ANT has been "Tested" by the factory so they are all technically "Used" I am hopeful that either a price drop or new hardware release will come out very soon.  It's time for it and would make sense for it to happen now. 

I just have a question

at the end of the hosting period who owns the miner?

Those who paid the device + hosting fee up front own the miners already.  Those who paid the first month own the miners if they continue through months 2 and 3.  If someone pays 1b then forfeits the contract after the first month we would own the miner.

The ANT's go Marching In.....

http://puu.sh/6TERv.png

https://i.imgur.com/54wvWkZ.jpg?1

railzand_4   234.41 GH/s

good overclock! ;D

Lol.  Don't get excited it's about to drop to 183 :(

I derped  :-[

266

http://puu.sh/6TIIc.png

http://puu.sh/6TIJF.png

Give it overnight and we'll see what the pool says and what the averages are.

great that's great

R0#0   Railzand
R1#1   Railzand
R1#3   buckrogers
R1#4   apollojmr
R2#1   key00
R2#2   sf2
R2#3   sf2
R2#4   cooldgamer
R3#1   uglystick

I believe this is the correct order by payment.  The block-chain is public so feel free to correct me.

 :)

 :)

From what I've read, and please post a link if I'm wrong, that seems to be an isolated incident occurring less than 1% of the time.  I received an ANT from BitMain and Sushi on the same day.  Both were dated 1/4/14 and had clean thermal paste.  Another ANT I ordered from sushi did have some oozing thermal paste.  So I powered it on and ran.  Because honestly why would I care if the damn thing is dipped in thermal paste so long as there is a thin layer between the asics and the heat-sink (something which is evident by the amount of paste oozing out of the seems :)

I'll let you know if any that I receive appear to be in an off condition and the shop will clean them up before they are sold from here.

Interested in the 1.9BTC upfront... Sent PM! Thank you!

Payment and Pool info received by Thyatis.  If we cannot source this device due to low stock a refund will be issued.

This is not technically in a round as we don't have extra units incoming in advance.

I'll call it round 4 slot 1 anyways :)

Hopefully after tomorrow bitmain will sell out their "limited" stock and announce something (anything at all)

Looks like Thyatis got one early:

https://i.imgur.com/qrerOU0.jpg

This might bounce between pools and reboot a few times while everything is tested.

Still 3 miners up for grabs?

Ninja may have some miners.  At this point we will host devices if you send them but we are unable to source new devices.

Is my order still pushing through?

This was handled by Thyatis via PM.  There were no orders available so a refund was offered or a purchase in the next window.

There are still shares available in CooldGamers group buy! 

GAAAAHHHH I WANT! :-\

 :)

 :)

All shares in the Group Buy have been filled :)

Is that the groupbuy antminer up and running?  ;)

Nice! When will the next window open for hosting with yourself? Once bitmain have antminer s1 back in stock or new devices?

Is my order from yesterday confirmed or not(PM)? Then i can send the BTC

I'm leaning towards ending any further ANT hosting as it looks like availability will be scarce.  My guess is that with everyone delayed on shipping and BitMain working on something secretive and magic (1Th/s at 600W ???) the cost of these ANT's will be above 1.45 vs below which means they will no longer have a good chance at ROI.

If you are a Hosted vs Leased customer (If you paid 1.9BTC) you may sell your device.  PM us for details.


We cannot confirm your order as there are no more devices available.

We are now working on a scrypt deal which will be similar to this one.

The lead time is a bit longer as shipping is 7-14 days for the scrypt miners.

I'm assuming cooldgamer will do a similar group buy for a 3Mh/s or 6Mh/s setup.

Interesting times - I will watch out for this one for sure. Do you have any info on the scrypt miners? PM me if you want :-)

Orders and a thread should start Monday.   Delivery will be Monday + ~14 days.  300Kh/s per device.  Priced in USD based on a spot BTC price when you pay for the order. 

 :)

You are welcome.  Should be clean sailing from here.  Let me know of any problems.

Whats the offer for a used ANT from goxed?

Right now it's the same pricing. 

These are sourced from the US and shipping to the US so there is no delay.  I'm working on a discount of at least .1BTC or a warranty from us.  I don't have any assurances at the moment though.

Okay so these should be good to go start of next week then? I'll wait to see the outcome of the warranty / discount situation...

7 left.

We have inquiries for 25 devices and 7 left so we have to assign slots by payment time.

EDIT: -2 Left.   ???

Nice! Good to see mine is up and running.

Same here.  Couple days earlier than expected too.

I am back from the Bahamas and happy to see that my unit arrived and has been holding a good average.    Hashrate Average 12 hours   173.82 Gh/s 3 hours   170.60 Gh/s Thank you! I am curious about the scrypt mining deal going on as well so I will PM about it.

so let me understand i am here setting up the miner for you to make btc and you are not worrying about anything in the bahamas  ohh such the life our customers have :)  thanks for your business!

This is fantastic! 

I'll add this info to the OP as well.  If you are not familiar with difficulty, pools and payout methods please browse some of these links to ensure you make the best return on your investment.

http://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
The difficulty jumped today!
Feb 17 2014
Difficulty: 3,129,573,175
Increase: 19.39%
Network Hashrate: 22,402,357 GH/s

Weekly pool reports 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=77000.0

Pool list and summary of pool reward systems:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=104664.0

Thorough analysis of pool reward systems:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=32814.0

Hosted GridSeed (Scrypt) Deal

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=471764.0

Are you Florida local Mia?

Yes.

If you ever need to offload u1s or s1s local, please consider PMing me. I am currently working on a project to implement bitcoin payments and mining in mom and pop businesses throughout palm beach and martin counties. I use the USB miners mostly and can meet you for a f2f if the deal is good. Thanks!

I am back from the Bahamas and happy to see that my unit arrived and has been holding a good average.    Hashrate Average 12 hours   173.82 Gh/s 3 hours   170.60 Gh/s Thank you! I am curious about the scrypt mining deal going on as well so I will PM about it.
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so let me understand i am here setting up the miner for you to make btc and you are not worrying about anything in the bahamas  ohh such the life our customers have :)  thanks for your business!
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Haha yes that is very true:) I truly appreciate it though! I had to get in a lil sunshine with the fam before I get super busy over the next few months with work, work ,and more work. I am a very happy customer so far though I can tell you that!

 :)

Fantastic Information!!  Thank You.

Even at a daily discount rate I don't see a profit in BTC buying these miners or anything else currently on the market.  There is still 80ish days left in this cycle so I'll be watching.

I've went through several vendors for 1Thash ASICS at $5000 - $7000 USD none of which looked like they would pay off even with no hosting or power costs. 

http://puu.sh/7aAU5.png

I'm happy to purchase and host ANT's for anyone who wants one...

https://www.bitmaintech.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020140227111546291QgbvQbVr06FB

Looks like the U2 is coming out which should be followed by the S2.  I'll keep an eye out on pricing.

Devices are now 1.18BTC on Bitmain website. Can I order another with the same 0.45BTC 90 days hosting, with help selling the device after 90 days? If so, I want in.

Done order goes out after payment not in advance though.

1UHXrnmRV7h411wQjJvEzGGX8HZWuzRmQ

http://blockchain.info/tx-index/1497dc289da1ebbd3960358322909d16d83e90be20077e148c639f9b921291e8

Thanks again

 :)

Nope.  We are not "recent" customers :(

How much are you pricing the U2's?

I'd like to reserve 12pcs, more depending on pricing. I also havent figured out what hub i should use for these too hehe, so 12pcs for now please..

Not doing U's unless there is interest in 500 total?

I'd do a group at a few percent profit.

0.0281BTC + shipping per device.

Hosting would be the cost of the hubs and I'd stick them in 2-3U rackmount chassis.

I can't see there being 500+ devices of interest though.  

EDIT:

Hubs are POWER POWER POWER

You should find something like the gridseed hubs with 1Amp per port and ports x 1Amp overall power.

so for a 12 port hub you want 12amps device power and 1 amp per port.  Might be overkill but it won't be underkill.

From sushi:

Your device is scheduled to arrive early this week, Monday or Tuesday.   I received shipping confirmation from bitmain (first time for everything)

 :)

The 1TH units are not priced for profit when compared to ANT's

We have talked at length about them.  No issues hosting them or getting cooldgamer to do a groupbuy but I don't think a public deal is up until something better comes along.  Right now ANT's are still a better price per gh/s ?

I'm waiting on specs for the S2

Upgrade time might come early....

We are planning to purchase at least 10 ANT miner S2's upon public release.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=509658.0

Looking good. ants and unicorns add value all around.

leaserigs not so much, at least for me.

could you put my ants back to the way they were, please? i miss the guild.

I'd love to have access to the leaserig proxy for my ANT.  Wanna trade? :)

Done.

https://i.imgur.com/XK9O0qk.png

Anyone want a hosted ANT?

.996 - .085 - .055 = .865 + .45 = 1.306BTC for the ANT and 90 days hosting.  (cooldgamer hosting)

Ask the boss :D

I will have it.  ;D

I'm going to pass the coupon codes to cooldgamer since you have worked together in the past I'll let him handle all the ordering and pool setup with you :)

Please make payment to 1EfF65ok3HAohGyRDgEACneh9vtzY4aK93 and send me pool info, will be ordered by the end of the day :)

Is it possible to use two coupons for one order?  How do you do that?

Well that's gotta suck...

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=509658.0

ANT Miner S2 is out.

Quite large and expensive!

 :)

Our hosting costs should make anything past 90 days a wash.

EDIT: Explanation erased.

Now, do you plan to buy a S2 and offer shares (group buy)?

Ok, got it.

Deal #4 is up for $225 hosted gridseeds with 90 days free hosting. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=516219.0

Deal #3 is up for Hosted ANT miner S2's https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=509658.0

Prior to buckrogers leaving bad feedback here:

He asked to have his lease terminated and ask for a buyout vs paying through the end of the term.

I worked with him to provide a buyout price per the terms of the lease.  I hosted free over a weekend after the lease ended.  I then shipped the miner to him via USPS priority mail with tracking and no signature.

Buck is now asking for more than a non-existent buyout option & a few days of free hosting.

Pm's to follow if needed.

Most of the people I work with know that I give a lot of extras and am easy to work with.  This situation was no different.

EDIT: My loss was:  0.4BTC loss for hosting + time to remove and package the device + one weekend of free hosting.

I'm not sure what you mean try to scam you...and post negative feedback...I did nothing of the sorts...

What are you referring to?

I paid you for a service you provided and was one of your first customers. I never scammed anyone ever. I actually took a chance with you on your hosting deal as sign of good faith.

You got paid, I received a service, an honest deal where along the way I came up with suggestions for you to improve your sales and give customers information they may want to know. You even mentioned where I can quote from a PM that "I owe you some sort of discount for all the good advice...etc"

We mutually agreed on terms to end the hosting early as it made no sense at that point since you were asking for an additional .4BTC for another months hosting on top of the 1BTC I paid upfront, and the .6+ BTC I paid you at the end to have the Antminer shipped to me covering all costs, since ants were selling brand new for about 1BTC, so basically I paid you over 1.6BTC to host an antminer for 1 month and then have it shipped it to me.

I was simply asking as we have done legitimate business together and that you valued my input and opinions and praised me along the way that if you could possibly compensate me for the day I lost mining by maybe setting up a 24 hour miner or something, I never asked for "extra free DAYS of hosting" since the package I paid for 2 day priority shipping did not arrive,  and I don't have the miner to use until it arrives. no biggie...really! forget I asked.

So weird that you would post something like that trying to make me look bad when I am not anything like the person you described in that post and for something I didn't do at all... I don't and didn't post negative feedback for you and never would for someone saying no to a simple request..actually I don't think I've ever posted any negative feedback that I can recall, actually only positive feedback for people I've dealt with and who deserve it. It seems like you were nervous that I would, and blasted me....that's really too bad...I'm disappointed actually with your attack.

I have always been honest and upfront with any of my dealings with people on this site, and if you are the type of person that needs to attack a recent paying customer for a simple request then good luck with your business model man...jeez.

Please accept my apologies for asking a non threatening simple request...you should probably take after the GAW miner guys who are very professional and go out of their way for their customers and not try to bash them at the end of a deal...which I paid you good money for by the way.

good luck man.

THESE ARE MENTIONED IN THE FRONTPAGE:

1BTC paid upfront gets the ANT miner shipped plus 30 days of hosting.
*If you make over 1BTC in the first 30 days of mining you may simply cancel the contract and keep your earnings.  You owe nothing. 

Prior to the 31st day of mining: 0.6BTC is due to continue the contract for days 30-60
*Again if you have profited or some crazy company comes along and jumps the diff by a few hundred percent you can just cancel and keep your earnings.
*We eat the loss and deal with the device. (Office space style)

Prior to the 61st day of mining: 0.4BTC is due to continue the contract for days 60-90 and be eligible for an upgrade credit or refund from the device sale.
*After this you own the ANT miner.  You can sell it to a US buyer or let us sell it or lease out the hashpower.

The total cost for the device + hosting is estimated to be 1.5BTC After reselling the device for .5BTC in 90 days.
_______________

FAQ
Q: Is there a discount for Paying in full up front?
A: Yes, you can pay 1.45BTC + 0.45BTC up front for the full 90 day contract including the refund at the end of the term (25% Hosting Discount)

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If you read carefully, the terms really do mean that if you want to take the miner, you have to pay .4BTC, not unless you paid the whole upfront with discount at 1.9BTC, then you can cancel and keep the miner or sell it... The prices of the S1's dropped, its not our fault the prices went down, but they have to price it accordingly because thats how much we bought it.

You're lucky if you were the first ones, you got more time to mine than my first ant which came 3 weeks after the first batch.

Sorry dude

Thanks for clearing that up for me..I was wondering where that original information was. It's nice that you took the time to point out that for me..thank you.

Do you really think that I am/was not aware of the terms and agreements I signed up for?

As far as being "lucky" for being one of the "first ones" There was no luck involved at all. It was a calculated decision and a choice to take a chance and risk with a new hosting vendor, which seemed like a decent deal at the time.

Regardless of how long in advance I had my miner before you had yours..the facts remain that i paid 1.6+BTC for 1 months worth of hosting, and had personal conversations with the OP which unless he shared them with you, you have no idea on what we mutually agreed upon when it came to termination of our agreement.

I paid in February for the beginning of the hosting period, and it ended in March which was 1 month of hosting provided give or take a few days. So when you mentioned in your quote from the original post: "Prior to the 31st day of mining: 0.6BTC is due to continue the contract for days 30-60"  I didn't get a second month of hosting actually, but rather the .6+ BTC was a payoff to end the lease early and send me my miner which I was OK with, and something the OP and I discussed amongst ourselves along other things which you have no idea about which we agreed to.

So to set the record straight, there are no hard feelings towards the OP from me at least. There was a valid and paid transaction which took place, and agreements made to end the hosting early.

So please don't jump in with quoting original information from the post which has absolutely nothing to do with our private conversations and situation the OP decided to make public, all that does is stir up trouble and cause arguments which are unnecessary. In other words Mind Your Own Business.

I simply asked for something for the day I lost mining due to a shipment I Paid for not arriving on its scheduled due date...that's all...nothing more. I didn't request a refund , extra DAYS of hosting etc. and to be honest I'm OK with a "sorry we cant do it" answer.

All I know is that I have been dealing with GAW miners recently and they are the type of professional company which goes above and beyond what seems to be the norm on these forums when it comes to resellers or small operations such as this one hosting a few pieces of gear. They are responsive and go out of their way to do anything they possibly can for the customer, and would never publicly bash them for something as trivial as this.

I guess I'll just stick with the pro's and the winners from now on...hey, you live and learn.

Good luck!

That's the thing miroman, I gave him the .4BTC off and allowed him to pay for the device (1.45BTC which is what we all paid) + ONLY used hosting time (.2BTC for the month) that's it. I discounted the rest of it and hosted through the weekend so there was no shipping delay.  I only shipped the requested method as I will do for anyone who asks.  Buck pasted the USPS shipping options with guaranteed delivery services available and choose a non-guaranteed delivery.

Meh. 

http://puu.sh/7D3wZ.png

Lets jump in! :)
What's this about?
Where was this "Bad feedback" Left?
Did someone delete something from this thread as I can't find anything "buckrogers" has typed negatively about the OP before the above was made public?
So is it true did the two of you work it out "Privately"?
If so why has the OP brought it up in the thread?

 :)

Question about the end of hosting... Are you guys buying the S1's or just assistance in selling them?

ALL UNICORN HASHER CUSTOMERS HOSTED AND LEASED:

LeaseRig.net will serve as the customer monitoring and management portal after integration is complete next week: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=544732.0

 :)

Did you have this unit OC'd?

 :)

I'll take it if miroman86 hasn't already.

 :)

All yours! I figure I have to resist temptation lol... have an S2 coming in Batch2...

SF2 mentioned transfer fees.

Just so everyone knows.  WTH is a transfer fee.  You bought a hosted ant and paid for hosting.  Transfer away :) 

Who wants to be the guinea pig for LeaseRig.net pool management?  I'm curious if the ANT's will even work out without a firmware flash?  Maybe stick everyone on LRP

 :)

Don't all shout at once. And don't look at me ... for technical reasons.

 :)

 :)

PM'd both you and thyatis

Selling my 3 Antminer S1's scheduled to be hosted until June12 with Thyatis

Price for 3-S1's + Hosting: BTC2.32

PM me if interested!!!
***Could be selling S2 too

SOLD!

Do not purchase anything from member "miroman86". Confirmed scammer.

Proof?   I have the equipment so it is automatically escrow ed. All dealings with Miro has been 100% perfect

Thank you Thyatis!!! This newbie has been ruining my name the whole day...

was just sold...