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I am in

i dont see gridseed at that link, but looking forward for it as well :)

i'm checking the site for any gridseed update, price & payment method?

likewise

Not sure I understand. Is this a group buy on bitcointalk or an advertisement for your website?

This is a group buy for bitcointalk.org my prices will be based in fiat paypal/wu/btc all accepted I will be hosting the purchases through bitcoinminerz.com however to utlize the ease of tracking, address storage, etc. I'll be opening it up on the webstore sometime tomorrow.

My previous order was cancelled due to non usa paypal. Hope it works this time because it is liated as international.

Was your order through my webstore and paid w/ an international paypal? I know I have it disabled due to high fraud rate with paypal and international orders which is why I only accept btc wu and bank transfer for any international orders until I can find a solution to prevent chargebacks I have it set this way.

I could be interested depending on price.  I don't know much about them and can't find much info.  How easy are they to use (ie. what mining software do you use with them for scrypt/SHA256, etc)?

hmm do these come with the 500kh firmware?

I'd like to get the 5 chip one or 3 x 1 chip. Where is shipping from? To Brazil? Price? More information?
I'm just bitcoinminerz.com's customer.

I'd like to see more specifics, but I'm definitely interested.

Sorry on wait time guys still haven't heard back from distributor when I do i'll be getting this all prepared! Just waiting on email to get confirmation he still has units available to order.

I'm in too, would like to order 10 unit.

Finally got confirmation and i'll be opening up orders sunday evening about 6pm EST you'll be submit your pre-order. I will be selling 10 packs with a wiicontroler included and power 3 power supply units as for the single  units would you guys like I include a power adapter or make it a option to buy one?

interested  :)

6pm EST came and gone... no update....

I'd like to get one single unit with power adapter.
Price??
Can you give me the manual together ou PDF. Thanks!

interested.

make a 5-pack option! :D

http://www.bitcoinminerz.com/gridseed-asic you can purchase currently just the gridseed for now I will add power supplies the only thing included with the gridseeds will be the mini USB for each unit purchased.

I will add 5 and 10 packs that will include PSUs option to add controllers so you wont need to have a host PC at a later time after I have figured out the proper PSUs to purchase in bulk.

I've found power supplies to power single units for $15.00 each I can offer these for sale individually. What do you guys think would be suitable options I am open for suggestions to get this moving along quickly i'd like to get the first 200 unit order in as soon as possible.

Since this group buy isen't moving quick enough to my liking i'm going to drop single unit purchases to $229.95 239.99

I'll be adding 5pack purchases for $219.99

and 10 pack purchases for $199.99

Accessory packs will be included separate, this price update will be reflected tomorrow the 10 ordered will receive refund difference of the price. Hopefully the improved price will move this along quicker.

For bulk orders of 100 units or more please contact me by PM.

Any idea on when you'll have them?

Order will be placed after 200 units can be puchased and I already have it setup for global express 2-3 day air shipping hopefully with the new price of $199.99 it wont be longer then 2 weeks tops before they're at my doorstep and ready to be packed up and sent out of course I ship all my group buys same day.

hello maidak, can you let us know more or less how many more units/orders are needed before you place the order?

this would help me decide whether I order or not. thanks.

I'll need 200 total to order I'll personally be ordering 50 of them for myself. So therotically we'll need 150 for me to place order. Also I need to math out correctly how I'll be offering the cheap $199.99 versions I know for single unit purchases at current prices I'm able to include a single power supply unit to power it and 1 mini usb cable.

Does anyone has any idea which power supply to power maybe at least 3 or 5 of them?
What is the power consumption for 1 unit on L mode?

its about 20-25 watts with just L mode. You can buy one of these to power it http://www.ebay.com/itm/Global-AC-DC-Adapter-Charger-For-YSX-YSX127000T-Power-Supply-Cord-Mains-PSU-NEW-/331144000867?pt=US_Monitor_Power_Supplies&hash=item4d19b87563

Good Morning, can you tell me where on the site i can find this item at the reduced price you have listed above
Thanks

So if I wanted to order 10 at $199.99, how would I do that? The website doesn't list the price discount. I did a test run through the site, and the "pay with Coinbase" option results in an error, "Coinbase: 401 Authorization Required (API Key does not support merchant, buttons or all scopes)". Also, I signed up for the newsletter, but never got one, which means no coupon code.

I would also be very interested to know how many additional orders you would need prior to making your shipment. Could you post a list of  transaction IDs & quantities in the topic? I am always cautious about participating in new group buys, and this appears to be your first (although I could be mistaken).

Pleasantly,
Ronald Bynoe

could you give us an idea on how much will it cost if i order a 10 unit? for everything. psu units and all the cables and controllers plus shipping to USA

website is f'd up. I signed in it said your password is wrong.

so I got a new password sent to my email it now say the new password is wrong.

What is your useraccount name I'll check out whats wrong with it and test it prices are now updated 5 packs cost $219.99 10 or more $199.99!

Please note these do not come with power supplies or mini USB cables if you would like me to add them as a option when checking out I can supply them but it will add to the price. I would like to keep this bare and essentially just for gridseeds.

Let me know what you guys would like after all this is a group buy. I wish I could go lower on single unit purchases and 10 packs but after customs fees courier fees and the free domestic shipping I offer this is the lowest possible i'm able to go unless I increase the group buy to 500+ units which will only delay shipping.

Get purchasing! As soon as I hit 100 units I will buy the other 100 to push this group buy along alot faster.

you website only shows free express shipping to US. is this correct?

Its free USPS priority flat rate shipping. If you want express it will cost extra just send email to info@bitcoinminerz.com for quote on that I haven't implemented a good shipping structure on the site yet I'll try and get to it tonight also any international shipping is USPS flat rate priority which I charge flat fee of $37 same goes for international buyers if you want global express shipping place the order and email me and we'll adjust price on your order to do express.

Lets see some orders guys!! I know its only the gridseed but these prices are unbeatable i'm practically doing this for free after all shipping customs and other misc fees.

I'm also working with cablez to get some custom made cables so you can power these with a standard PSU.

I've added 1 single unit power supply mini usb cables and wiibox controller as options for people to make it more hassle free I gave in. :D Also remember every 10 units gets 1 free controller.

However cheapest way to do it is just getting the bare unit from me.

selecting all the options gives me $3049


https://i.imgur.com/RJ4owsX.png

Once you show the prices for each part. could you please allow us to select more then one power supply ?

oop i'll check this out and get it fixed.

Ok so I fixed up the options a single unit power supply $19.99 each its going to power one unit only via a 12v DC adapter brick like for a BFL jally or a laptop I really don't suggest adding these unless your only buying 1 unit MAYBE 5. I would wait until I hear back from Cablez for 5 and 10 pack purchases so you guys can power them with ATX power supplies.

I added various sized mini USB cables 1ft 5ft and 10ft cables priced at 1.19 for 1ft 1.99 for a 5ft cable and a 10ft cable at 2.19 each

And the wiibox controller for $99 I'm really not sure what to base the price for these but they are included free for every purchase of 10

So it breaks down like this if you add a power supply and 5 units you'll get 5 power supplies which are $19.99 each

Buying a 10pack plug and play now is going to cost a grand total of $2,219.70 if you want everything plug and play or $1999.99 for 10 bare units and you source power supplies and mini USB cables.

is it possible to put a price lower than $1000 went shipping out the unit?

this will avoid paying customs tax + gst in australia

thanks

Send an email after you order and we can work something out.

Bitcoin payments are temporarily disabled i'll re-enable it within 48 hours have to work some issues out with my processor seems they did some ninja updates on me.

I too signed up for the newsletter and never received anything via email or anything. Also the website lists single unit at 239 not the 229 u state above

After mathing it out I wasen't able to offer 229.99 like I originally planned unfortunately.

I have gotten constant PM's about "I want to buy 10-50 how quickly will you get your miners to ship out"

I need 200 minimum to order if everyone who's pmd me wondering this orders today at 25 each I would have about 600 units I would need to order which will speed this group buy up A LOT faster. So please refrain from PM'ing me and asking how long is wait on shipping and just place the order so we can get this on the move. From the time I reach 200 minimum orders submit payment and have express shipping it would take a week give or take a few days to get to me. That is if gridseed ships out when they say they do which it seems like there hasn't been any issue with this.

I'm prepared to pull the trigger on 10pcs with 5ft cables right now, but your website is throwing a coinbase API error.

How should I pay you?

Do these come with barrel plugs or tails, or do I need to source those myself until the properly-made ATX connectors are ready?

whats best PSU option for 10 units and what is estimate shipping date?

Regarding shipping, please read the rest of the thread. Ship date is a moving target as the shipping doesn't start to move until the required number of orders is in.

Regarding PSU, it depends what you're planning to do. As these are reported to draw <10W in Scrypt-only mode, I'm planning to run a bank of these wired up to a high-quality ATX powersupply.

I know you already posted you're working on it, but I'm in for 30 once you get BTC payments fixed.

Hi I am also waiting on bitcoin to be fixed.

I am ready to transfer btc for 10 units require shipping to Australia but need to work out how to have the price less than $1000 AUD


Thanks

your bitcoin prices are way out of wack on the site. 2.75 btc for 1 ltc miner with controller and psu. way too much

The bitcoin pricing is broken right now while I am working on rebuilding with the ninja updated API for now if you want to order with BTC use western union as checkout and put in notes that you want to pay with BTC i'll then contact you to send payment.

My order has been placed per these instructions.

Small nitpick - Your website lists "Mini-USB cables". I thought these things took Micro-USB?

They're the correct cables USB2.0 A to mini B is the type they use.

Bitcoin payment module is fixed I have removed BTC as a currency option so when checking out just choose USD at payment option choose coinbase as payment option BTC price is based on coinbase exchange rates.

add to cart buttons in your store arnt working.

site is broke  >:(

Whats the problem your having? What browser and version are you using also what page is it that it breaks on? Everything has worked fine for me on latest version of chrome firefox and IE which I test on each browser update. Please let me know so we can speed this group buy up!

i have tried on latest ff, chrome, opera, safari but your add to cart buttons are not working. should be a jquary conflict from a recently added module or something, buttons java scrypts are not working. (im a web developer)

Working on the issue after I updated it worked fine going to need to investigate this.

Edit: Sites fixed :)

Just a quick update on this I have a few users who are buying large bulk quantities which will surpass the minimum order for these puppies. I will get the site fixed ASAP and order will more then likely be submitted by monday. I am not 100% sure how reliable and fast gridseed is on shipping the units out but my courrier will be sending FEDEX express and i'll be packing and sending out same day I receive with FREE usps priority shipping.

You find 10 pack prices cheaper then what I offer let me know and I'll see if I can work something out. Any resellers or people who want to setup large scrypt mine farms and order 50+ units send me a PM if you still feel my price is unfair.

I can also offer US domestic drop shipping for any resellers who order in bulk! Tracking and signature confirmation for your best interest come free!

The edit address function is not working. The workaround is to add another address. But, there is no way to fix the default address.

I'll look into this tonight would you mind letting me know what browser and version your using?

IE v9, FF v27

In both instances, when you click on "edit", it goes to a blank screen.

Got my order placed on the site.  Waiting for BTC payment instructions now.

Hey Bogart I have BTC option fixed so no need to use Western Union just re checkout and choose bitcoin (coinbase)

Maidak, I placed an order for 10 on website. It worked without any issues for me (order #747).

Your price for 10 seems very attractive at this time. However, I did not pay just yet because given that you have 15/200 as of today (25/200 with my order), it does not appear I would be able to get miners any time soon. I am willing to wait  a couple of days, but I will probably pull the trigger on 10 with one of the other buys going on here even at higher ($239) price.

Please consider updating list of people and total count of orders very actively. With your price and your reputation the orders should come in fast. Thanks.

Yes, please update your paid list. 15/200 doesn't help people buy. If you're getting closer, i'm sure people will fill it up quick.

all updated I have a few resellers who are waiting to place in their orders so I can build up on my group buy a bit before sumbmitting my payment so try and push your orders in asap I dont want to leave anyone behind!

#751, payment confirmed
you can update again  ;)

updated! Glad to see people hopping on board I'll be ordering in stock units for myself to carry any resellers who want domestic drop shipping and looking for large bulk orders send me a PM I will offer the absolute lowest prices!

Any bonuses for the people who ordered early (#735) to get the ball rolling?

Ah, I forgot to add a note for those ATX cables to my order.
Any news regarding this ?

Those chinese LED-PSUs all are using scare me somehow...

Haven't heard back from cablez yet but should have enough time pretty sure he's located in US and these gridseeds are going from I belive shenzhen china to dangong then to me so that will take about a week as long as gridseed processes it within a reasonable time. Anyone here know how they are with shipping after the order is sent in?

edit: added contact info for resellers interested in drop shipping and great bulk discounts!

Just placed an order for 2 of these puppies :)

I was waiting for the numbers to go up, but with the recent updates the GB seems quite healthy. Here's hoping you reach the 200 minimum quickly.

I just put in an order for 10 on your website to help get the ball rolling. Order number 754. Hopefully we can get the 200 very soon. Looking forward to running these!

The first post shows 120/200. Is the order being placed today (Monday, March 10)?

BTW: How many unites to be considered "bulk".

100+ units is what I would consider a bulk purchase the orders going to be placed between tues-wed unless gridseed replies back within less then 24 hours.

I just put in an order for 10 on your website also. Order number 761.

thanks

Can you send me a quote for 20,30,50,100, and 150 units please. Thank you!

can i mine nvc or any other scrypt coin besides LTC?

Any scrypt based coin will work.

Has anyone been able to update the firmware on these units?  Lightningasics has an update to the firmware that supposedly makes them more stable. Just trying to decide which to buy.

I think the upgrade is for the controller, not the miner. According to reports, the miners are stable under Raspberry Pi/Linux. The controller software upgrade trades one set of headaches for another.

My order is in. Do these units come with any means of connecting them to power? A barrel plug tail or something? Or should I source something like these (http://www.ebay.com/itm/100pcs-5-5-x-2-5mm-CCTV-DC-Power-Male-Jack-Plug-Connector-Tip-/161030625012) while I'm waiting?

I will be making a decision in the next 8 hours. 120/200 is still too far of an assurance I need. Maidak, please say when you are ready to send the order in and use your best judgement when you will receive and get miners in my hands. Thanks.

It should be much higher than 120/200 as quite a few orders have gone in since then. He should be about ready to make the order. He needs to keep updating as it will help bring in people to know you are close.

Did I miss the "Group Buy" or is there still time to get an order in?

Maidak: I think you should post a "24 hour notice to get your order in", and up the price by $10/miner. Use the extra profit to give bonuses to the rest of us who placed our orders early.

If people want to cut the time period from when they order to when they receive, they should pay up for the "expedited" service.

Really looking forward to this and thanks for organizing! I ordered 30, #738, and now we're above order #760...

If you're wondering how to power and control these babies, I'm doing a custom ATX setup with a RPi controller, custom cables to power the miners and USB hubs. The Pi is highly recommended instead of the Wiibox, and running as many units off PCIe power as possible - up to 4 per cable versus 3 for molex, for rock solid stability. I figure I can run at least 16 that way with a nice Corsair AX series and the rest off Molex and SATA with only a few adapters. It would be cool to program a status LCD on the Pi. :)

This is my first custom rig so it'll be interesting to learn what works best and see how this thing evolves and if I even make any money from it. It's funny to find all these milkcrate and PVC mining racks all over the internet... soon that'll be me too I'm sure.

Let's get this party started!

[Edit: removed references to my custom power cable guy b/c he's too busy]

Submitted payment request to gridseed last night still have room for more orders i will update later tonight very busy with getting this setup so apologies for any delays on updating.

Question, does the Wiibox controller come with a USB hub or do we have to source that separately (when ordering in multiples of 10)?

Thanks

I assumed no USB hub included. I ordered two of these 13 ports and one 10 port off eBay for less than $25:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-13-Port-USB-2-0-High-Speed-HUB-For-Laptop-PC-Black-/170683797336?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item27bd8c0f58

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231063534218?ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFFX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1427.l2649

nice price! will try to get some! is it open yet?

This group buy will be closing 6pm EST get your orders in before its to late this is a one time price!

Closing in 4 hours get those orders in boys!

Thx in for a 10 pack via website

Great keep them coming! This price is only a first time promo price and will increase after the group buy is closed for any late orders!

only a hour left an prices will be updated payment request was sent to gridseed get those orders in before the $199.99 price is gone!

Fuck it, in for one more 10'er

Thx again

How did the order go? When do you think we can expect to receive our orders? Thanks for setting this group buy up ;D

Gridseed is getting the payment monday they have told me that my courrier will receive the miners within 48 hours of receiving the payment. From my courrier to me it should take another 2-3 days with fedex express mail.

Thanks for your work! 

So it sounds like Thurs or Fri you should be expecting them barring any customs issues.  This is my first ASIC group buy so I'm not familiar with how US customs handles these large orders.  Is this large enough an order to possibly require an extra delay in inspection?
And once you receive them is it as easy as relabeling and having Fedex pick them up? 

Thus, assuming the fourth law of thermodynamics is incorrect, you would re-ship next-Friday/following-Monday so we should expect ours from you the following Tuesday or Wednesday?

As long as no customs issues arises this is correct I normally go with DHL but this time around i'll be using fedex express mail and its going to be quite a few boxes as their is only 20 gridseeds per package so I am not sure if this will cause any issues with customs but I don't believe it will. Its just repackaging and re-distributing after they arrive.

updated

Any word about whether Cablez will be able to supply the cables to you in time?
From the thread you linked to in post 1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=74397.300), it looks like they have been inundated with requests.

I contacted him and he is having issues with a specific part to do mass production for them as soon as they are available I'll be ordering them I am also looking into replacing the wiibox controller with an raspberry pi as I have heard they offer more stability and also confirmed that mineforeman is working on a minepeon version to support gridseeds.

I was planning to basically throw the wiibox into the junk pile and use my Raspberry Pi as a controller.... If I get a free Raspi with my order that would be fantastic.

I still haven't seen an answer - I just need a yes or no - Will these Gridseed units come with some kind of connector for wiring up their barrel connector to power? Or is that something I should be sourcing right now? My understanding is the ATX leads are an extra - they'll cost money anyways, and not everyone will be using an ATX powersupply with their gridseeds.

No. Source your own 2.1mmx5.5mm plug. 23 gauge wire or better for LTC only. 15 gauge wire or better for BTC or combined.

Correct I can mass order barrel plugs if you want but all I was offering was single power supplies mini usb cable and wii boxes in this group buy.

raspberry pi FTW!

If others could also use them I'd be happy to buy plugs through you, Maidak. I can get 'em for about 30c each, but I have to buy 100 pcs. :/
From what I've read, 2.1mm x 5.5mm will work, though the correct (and less common) size is 2.5mm x 5.5mm. Here's the two sources I've found:

Probably about a buck each after shipping via Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/2-1mm-5-5mm-Male-Power-Adapter/dp/B002QWNZHU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394014043&sr=8-1&keywords=barrel+plug+terminal).

The right size, for probably about 30c each, but I have to buy 100 via eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/100pcs-5-5-x-2-5mm-CCTV-DC-Power-Male-Jack-Plug-Connector-Tip-/161030625012).

Show me a link for a bulk order at a reasonable price and i'll order them up and include it free in every package for people who didnt buy single unit power supplies that I offered.

My searching suggests the 100pk @ eBay is about as good a deal as you're going to get. If there are better sources, I don't know what they are.
There's a bunch of suppliers on Alibaba, but every listing I click on that says "2.5mm x 5.5mm" ends up stating "2.1mm x 5.5mm" in the details....

I'll look into this and punch some numbers to see if I can offer em which I should be able to but i'm cutting it really close already as it is with the 199 promo.

Some things have changed for me and in case someone would like to enjoy
 this group buy's !!_original_!! unbeatable price
you can't get anywhere else => drop me a PM, please.

*20 miners.
*International shipping paid.

As mentioned above I accept an offer for exactly the same price I've paid  :-\

Any updates on this one?

How much would that be? And what's the status of the whole thing.. Seems quiet in here

Any updates on this one?

+1

Hoping he has already received them and is busy packing them all up.   ;D

yeah same here - doing 2 orders one with BTC and the other through his site I feel pretty secure still... wouldn't accept CC or PP if something fishy was planned..

Wouldn't mind a quick update though "Got em, boxing em, more later" kind of thing

Nothing yet at latest I should see the gridseeds at my location by this thursday and packed an shipped within 24 hours or less of receiving. There is 10 extra units left from this group buy that are $219.99 each.

Hopefully you get them mid-week and we can get them by this weekend ;)

All the mini usb cables came in I am replacing the wiibox with a free raspberry pi after finding out about stability issues and limitations if minepeon comes out with a scrypt based miner I will be pre loading that for each user. If anyone knows of any good pre built raspbian or arch linux for scrypt that you will be using let me know so I can get some ideas what would be best for the group buy.

There is also 15 gridseeds that are left over i'm selling as single units plug and play right now.

Maybe you could make use of the Hashra Raspberry Pi software?

http://hashra.com/support/

Thx for the update!

Any updates on this? TBH based on the previous updates I was expecting to have already received the units and be hashing by now... I thought the units would have been received by last week.  Now it looks like an order I placed with a different company on the 22nd will be here sooner and for less $.

Ya, these are taking forever.  It's been almost 3 weeks since I ordered these and they still aren't even on the way to me.

Also looking for an update.. I also think after seeing "delivery within 48hrs of 17 March" made me assume they would be delivered to him.. but it appears it was to a courier who would then fwd it to him..

They had to ship in 2 seperate batches I'll see the first batch either fri-sat or monday then the second one the day after. I've been eagerly waiting myself to get these here asap.

Oui - thought it was due in Today/Thurs...  if it goes to Monday,, ouch.

I could have saved some decent coin if I waited and looks like the 20 bare ones I got through ZH 2 days ago are already in Cincy, OH customs.. may have em Saturday.  Le Sigh... it is what it is..

I pushed as quickly as I could with them direct from gridseed to courier they're was customs issues with shipping 600 so it had to be 2 seperate batches of 300 each the miners were 2 day express shipped and sent out yesterday they arrived late at the warehouse but the courier managed to get them out to DHL in time. I was unaware of gridseed needing a 3 day lead time at the time of the bank wire arriving for them to ship the units out which caused a delay total of roughly 5 days due to a international bank wire taking 2 days to process.

As these are soon to arrive, can you please clarify exactly what we should expect? You've made a bunch of "I'm looking into...." statements, but no actual "This is what you're getting" statements.

I'm specifically wondering about:
1) Power connectors - you said you were looking at including barrel plug terminals
2) Controllers - Still getting the Wiibox, or getting RasbPis? If Rasbpis, what all are coming with them? (Powersupply, SD card, case, etc etc)

I put the SCRIPTA distro on my RasPi and got it preconfigured as much as I could, but I'm hearing there are issues with chaining large USB hubs together. In other words, if you need more than two hubs you might want to set up another Pi.

The wiibox's would have been a delayed and I was informed that they are inefficient they will come with a SD card and RPI no case and power supply cord.

I ordered cords from bobsbitcoinsupply.com that will be included with the miners who didnt purchase single unit PSU. His cords will work in scrypt only mode.

Fantastic, thanks.

Thank you Maidak!  My purchase was a lot of money (for me) so I really appreciate the extra effort you are putting forth and communicating it!

Two questions:

1) "no case and power supply cord" meaning no case, AND no RasPi power supply cord, right?

2) Are the "cords" ordered power cords for the gridseeds?  Are these the 2.1mm barrel connectors to PCIe power connector for each GridSeed?
Scrypt only meaning the cord is 18awg?

This is more of an educated guesstimate, but after looking at the website in question, I think this has less to do with the gauge of the wiring and more to do with connectors and current limits. The issue is the cabling splits off - there's a 1:1 connection to PCIe power, then a splitter cable connects to that and branches off to multiple GridSeeds. The wiring involved should all be capable of handling the draw from a single unit (In mixed mode), but the issue arises because you've got four or five (or more!) units drawing a combined several hundred watts through a single PCIe connector and barrel plug. The PCIe isn't rated for that, the barrel plug sure as hell isn't rated for that, and the cable not being rated for that is actually probably the least of your worries.

The Pi can only handle hubs 2 levels deep. As far as I can tell, the max number of ports at a given level is 7. So, if you have a single level 7 port hub, you can plug 7 into that, and have 49 miners on one Pi USB port. The Pi has 2 USB ports, so, in theory, you can put up to 98 miners on one Pi.

You are correct that all components must support the VA; barrel plug, PCIe.

You are also correct my question was definitely poor.  I didn't put very much effort into the question so it was hard to answer.  I also didn't bother to checkout the product.   I was wondering the awg so I could reuse the plugs and directly wire to PSU rail.

I'll just document what I found out here for others. 

It looks like what may be received is:
1x PCIe to 3x barrel connectors
Depending on what the barrel and awg are rated to draw, it's *possible* it is enough to run in dual-mining.

If more than 3 gridseeds, a 1-to-4 barrel splitter may be provided.  Meaning it could support up to 12 Gridseeds per PCIe connector.
1x PCIe to 3x barrel connectors to 3x 1-to-4 barrel splitters = 12 potential barrels per PCIe power plug

A PSU providing a PCIe 3.0 power plug can support at least 300W, but this is distributed across 2 plugs, providing a max of about 150W per plug.  Supporting more than that is dependent on how much amperage can be provided by the PSU's 12V rail.  Each 6-pin connector supports ~150W (3 conductors @ 12V each, drawing a max of 4.16 amps each (or maybe it is 2 conductors @12V drawing 8A...)

Each Gridseed, without overclocking, draws 7W if Scrypt-mining, and 60W if SHA256-mining or dual-mining.

So each PCIe 3.0 connector should be connected to, at most, 2 Gridseeds, for reliable, safe operation in a dual or SHA256-mining rig.
These estimates, are usually conservative, so if you do *not* overclock, you may be OK for 3 Gridseeds in dual/SHA256 operation.

If scrypt-mining, components specified must support
7W (1 Gridseed): 1-to-4 barrel wire + barrel to GridSeed
28W (4 Gridseed): PCIe-to-3 wire + barrel split
84W (12 Gridseed): PCIe plug + wire back to PSU

If SHA256 or dual-mining
60W: "
240W: "
720W: "

Note that 4 Gridseeds far exceeds the PCIe spec, and if you connect 12 Gridseeds to dual-mine be sure to have a camera recording to capture what happens when you turn the system on.  Also, older PCIe revisions only supported 75W per connector in the spec, so be aware when connecting to older PSUs.  And know your PSU rail support.

When USB 1.1 was released, and even 2.0, the maximum devices of 127 seemed laughable.  (Who would ever need more than 640KB of RAM?!)

I was never able to realize why someone would find it useful to have 127 slow devices connected in this way.  Since I can readily envision a large Gridseed farm, it amazes me this max is finally being realized in something useful besides research!

I will have the first half of the shipment arriving this monday. However the cords I ordered which originally I was not going to include but with the recent price cut shortly after my group buy closed I decided to include them to help compensate. I want everyone who ordered to know that my group buy did not profit me a single penny and has actually cost me a rather large sum of my own personal funds which is not including shipping costs. I am doing everything to make it right for you guys which is why I was able to offer such a cheap price prior to the price cut. I was not informed of the recent price cuts and feel slightly cheated myself.

If you would like your units shipped today without power cords send a email with your order ID # to info@bitcoinminerz.com for in store credit redemption on the cost of the cords and a in store coupon as well on the few over stock units from refunds I have had to submit. My live chat will be online from now until about 1:30pm EST which I estimate is when they arrive so you will have to contact me before then.

My second half of the 300 ordered will be coming in by about thurs-friday as well. If I decide to do another group buy I have ironed out all the kinks and issues which caused delayed times with this group buy. I will be sending out each shipment in the order they were received.

My next thing regarding controllers for the raspberry PI. I will not be able to get any wholesale units in a reasonable time limit for the ones who have a free wibox in their order and do not need a RPI please contact me as I will offer reimbursement. The RPi will ship seperate from the gridseeds.

Thanks for the update M.  Unfortunately the miner hardware market has taken a hit along with the btc price.  It's just bad luck that the market has corrected when we made this order.

Units just came in only a hour ago you'll see tracking info tomorrow.

Thanks for the update. I sent you an email.

Updates on tracking info ?

First 300 were sent out I'm adding tracking info on all accounts on the store the remaining shipment is coming within the next 2-3 days.

Rgr that - thanks for the update.

How do we know if we were in the first 300?  I am going on a business trip soon and I'm worried that I won't receive the units on time.

Is there any further update on the next 300 units? If the order still has a "pending" status I assume that it means it is being shipped with the second 300?

I got tracking for second 300 and they're going to be arriving monday or tuesday by DHL if your order is still pending that means you are in the second half of the 300 units.

Great news, thanks.

Le sigh - thought I was getting part of my order today... but couldnt be held hostage inside the house due to the nice weather and since they are "signature required" looks like I lose another two days..

OMG! I'm terribly sorry to hear that. Send a email to info@bitcoinminerz.com with your order ID. :)

Rgr that - email sent regarding #793 & #801

Edit:  Getting a bounce back email for that address...
<spam@bitcoinminerz.com> (expanded from <info@bitcoinminerz.com>): user unknown

Mine are up and running great, thanks!

My order is still "pending" status... Ordered March 10, order 760, when the first post indicated 120 out of 200 units ordered.

It took 5 business days for my order (from another company) shipped USPS Priority International from NY to arrive at my local post office.

This means my order here, shipped USPS international flat rate, will be sitting doing nothing for one month since it will most likely take longer than 5 business days.  I fly out on Apr 15th and return May 14th (I already delayed it by two weeks since I was expecting all of my orders to arrive by now).

What are my options for a refund?  I paid with BTC, but with the exchange rate being what it is, I wouldn't want BTC in return unless it was equivalent USD value.

So if BTC had soared in value, you would demand nothing else than to be refunded in BTC?

 ::)

Was able to pick up my first 10 pack today at the post office.. (just made it too..)

all setup and appear to be functioning well..

As I have used the "contact us" feature on the website (no joy on the email addy), please do not send signature confirmation for my other 10 please..

bump

Sorry for the late reply on this some of the miners got held up in customs 60 units were shipped out there is still a few left which was held by customs which I got cleared up yesterday.

My order #750 placed on 09-March still shows "Pending" on the site.  When should I expect to see it shipped?

Updates please.

Not a happy customer right now.

Yeah - this GB has been absolutely painful.. expected to get the rest of my order today if all goes well.

+1  >:(

Order ID: #751
Date Added: 09/03/2014
Status: Pending

Order ID: #797

Still pending.  No answer to PM.

 ???

Let me provide this minor update to all who are waiting and wondering what is up..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503928.msg6220063#msg6220063
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503928.msg6231981#msg6231981

Fell free to express your very own opinion.
Maybe it helps.

I received mine today.  The shipment included a full set of power and data cables, which was nice.

It did not include a controller of any type.  I wouldn't have minded having another Pi come with it, but I have a spare Pi already that I can use.

I'll be setting them up to mine later this evening.

Received rest of my order last Friday... no accessories included or in sight..

If you didnt get any accessories send an email the rest of the packages came in yesterday I finished shipping the last of this group buy. Any problems send an email to info@bitcoinminerz.com

Email sent regarding orders #793 & #809

Yo Maidak, I see that my order has been shipped now....

Nevertheless I'm sticking to my claim of partial refund or compensation in form of additional free hardware or else, as my order is being shipped at a point in time that late where the value has decreased to 50% of the price I paid. You BFL'ed me.

You told me it was all atari02's fault and that you leave him a negative feedback in return I still can't see, so I currently doubt everything you told me.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=191489

At the moment I have to assume that you pulled off a classic BFL scam as you might understand.
I have to suspect that you were whether mining with my hardware or you waited to purchase it for a fraction to pull off more profit.

If I'm wrong, and it was actually atari02's failure, try to find a solution with him please, as he is interested in resolving things, see here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=503928.msg6254776#msg6254776


Notice please, all I'm asking is a fair solution for an agreement we had that you broke, nothing more nothing less.

With the payment I've done my part of the agreement. Your part of the agreement was to ship the miners in March, not in the second half or April or so that they will arrive end of April due to easter holidays.
Since you failed to ship in time and I'm experiencing due to your failure serious financial damage, It's obvious that I'm asking you to compensate me.

I'm looking forward to your proposal.
The current situation is not acceptable in any way.

Thanks.