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I have contacted gridseed for 200+units order and i can provide good price.

Specs:

Package include:

Price:

Shipped:
190$(0.3 btc) per unit

1800$(2.7 btc) per package(10 pieces):

5200$(8 btc) x3 package(30 pieces)

8200$(12.8 btc) x5 package(50 pieces)

16.000$(25 btc) x10 package(100 pieces)

28.000$(46 btc) x20 package(200 pieces) ** new offer

50.000$(80 btc) x20 package(400 pieces) ** new offer

Hosted:
150$(0.23 btc) per unit

1400$(2.1 btc) x10 unit

6400$(10 btc) x50 unit

10.230$(16.5 btc) x100 unit ** new offer

17.000$(27 btc) x200 unit ** new offer

30.000$(49 btc) x400 unit ** new offer

Info/options:
1)
I will host the units until mining will be profitable(dual mode: bitcoin+litecoin),earning will be sent once a week,  uptime is 100% guaranteed: any lack will be covered by me. Only 5% fees.
After the profitable time period or first(at the end of each month there will be a vote), we will sell the units on ebay.

2)
I will ship the units worldwide after receiving.

###############################BATCH #2################################

Units,Payments:

Reserved/Purchased units: 220 (goal is 200+)
Available units: 780

Payment through bitcoin to this address:
1NhRBtcW9ewHnp1XZx6ku7MmnUkB5YyhQv ** LAST 24 HOURS TO PLACE AN ORDER OR PAY YOUR RESERVATION **

after payment write here the TxId with amount of units.(if you choose option 2 PM me your shipping details)

List:

Steps:

1) Contact gridseed to get a good price..DONE
2) Put toghether the money for 200+ units...99%..Last 24h
3) Pay the order with wire transfer...WAITING
4) Start shipping, hosting...WAITING


###############################BATCH #1################################

Units,Payments:
I will buy 100 units by myself, so min. 100 units. to reach the goal, max 400.

Reserved/Purchased units: 204 (200 units reached)

Steps:

1) Contact gridseed to get a good price..DONE
2) Put toghether the money for 200+ units...DONE
3) Pay the order with wire transfer...DONE
4) Start shipping, hosting...miners received, waiting for dispatch.


List:



 

Reserved.

Interested in 1-2 units with hosting, can i pay with paypal?

Nope, only btc or wire transfer, i have been victim of too many chargebacks  :D

My account is premium verified, i have not bitcoins right now you couldn't do an exception?

No i'm sorry if you haven't btc you can always do a bank transfer.

ok reserve me 2 units and send me bank info for pay.

PM sent  ;)

Hosted price updated  ;)

Reserved.

Where are you shipping from ?
I could be interested if you are shipping from Europe.

You have two choices, directly from my Chinese contact or from me when i receive them in UK.

Bumping..

I'm up for 3 units. I sent u PM with shipping address (EUROPE).

TX ID: db8e749d1372c7dd6cef94b83cc38f24b70c4c1b74dbe2ce26980f5b600e67ba 

I'm waiting for your confirmation

Matthew

Thank you for purchasing, confirmed  ;)

How do I know I can trust you? You have only been registered here since 26th Feb and you have made 238 posts already? That seems a huge amount of activity.

Hi Blueman666, im here since 26th Feb...2013  ;D more than one year and i never had a problem with any members.

Could you comment more on this?

I'm just starting to look into these Gridseed miners and not sure what they require.
Do you have any more information on what this 'controller' is?

Also, do these have a standardized power connections? or are there adapters available for connecting to a PC PSU?

Thanks in advance.

do these come with controller and power adapters?

Miners are USB, each 10 pieces package include:

10x gridseed usb miner
1x controller
10x usb 2.0 to micro usb cable
1 x usb hub 10 port
2 x power supply 12V 30A
10 x power cable (2.5-5.5mm) plug

less than 10  shipped unit include only the miner.
if you buy 10 pieces you get all the package.

Having just been ripped off in another GB, I have to be a little more cautious this time so please excuse my impertinence in asking but I must: 

(1) Can you have someone who is well known and trusted here (maybe someone from the escrow list) verify your identify and post here.  We do not need to know all the details, but having someone verify your identify, job and address and maintaining that information in escrow in case there is a scam .. well that at least makes me feel comfortable.  Many other successful GB founders have done this and I now consider it a must have for myself at least.

(2) Please provide details on your hosting environment.  Will this be a home operation?  Or do you have a commercial setup?

(3) Do you have any experience with managing a hosted GB before?  How do you know you will be able to do it (it is a LOT of work, especially if there are hackers on you with DDOS attacks, power issues, miners that constantly need resetting as these do (I have 10 now, and I spend 30-40 minutes a day babysitting them or else I lose hashing if I don't), etc.)

(4) Your prices seem really low relative to the market.  I am concerned because there was another GB that ultimately foundered because the initial quote from Gridseed turned out to be unrealistic as it did not include customs, and required a freight forwarder (pickup in China only was Gridseed's policy), and then Gridseed said the quote was for a backlog order that would not ship for weeks (it seems Chinese suppliers get great preference in order queue).  Are you sure that you can get these delivered to your hosting location and do you have locked in pricing and delivery dates?

Hi eightcylinders , i'm sorry for your loss.
1) I don't know anyone with those characteristics, if there is any voluntary i will be glad to send him my info.
2) Hosting will be at my office, i already bought 12Kw+ of energy contract.
3) I already runned mining rigs before and i'm not alone in this adventure: 2-3 lovely and trusted guy are helping me
4) My chinese contact/supplier is a very kind guy and he obtained great prices.

Im in for 10units in hosted option.  ;)


https://blockchain.info/tx/f7a26601d7da29c5947e39dc4de7ae713ec9331c10b99ddb3d9f0df0942cf1b5

Reserved. Now 1 package worth 1800$ instead of 1900$, last 50 units to reach 200!

Down for a ten package containing:

10x gridseed usb miner
1x controller
10x usb 2.0 to micro usb cable
1 x usb hub 10 port
2 x power supply 12V 30A
10 x power cable (2.5-5.5mm) plug

Thanks.

you have PM.

Replied  ;)

For the hosted units, is it $150 in addition to the cost of the unit? Or is it $150 "out the door and hashing" for the hosted unit?

It is 150$ each hosted unit, 5% fees.

I'm very interested in 16pieces
However, I'm a bit worried about the deliverydate.

Do you have experience in international trading, customs, ,taxes,  etc?
Would you consider escrow?

PM sent

PM sent.

Hi Mymine,

I work since 2009 like employeer for an import/export company and we work mostly with China and asian countries,
i guess i have the right experience to make things work.

About escrow i can't use cause i need to collect money and pay gridseed.

Regards,
Jefe541

Reserved 20 Gridseeds with shipping form UK. Confirmed Thru PM.

1 Gridseed (5 chips) for shipped

TX: 667deefbef7040c6f488c828cd42697a57743434ad2586d7a1aa226aeff6bec2

Thank you, remember to PM me your shipping info.

Where can I pickup the order personally?
My cousin is in the UK now and it could save You some trouble with delivery.

London.

About escrow i can't use cause i need to collect money and pay gridseed.

Hmmmm.... ::)

Hmmm? How could i use escrow if i have to send the wire transfer to gridseed before miners receivement?

Okay, did I miss some other feedback from others that could vouch for any prior deals with you?

Just looking for some positive reputation sources (eBay, etc) we can go on....thanks!

Bump...last 19 units to reach the goal.

Bump..last 9 units to reach the goal!

Hello,

when there will be not more units available, how many days will you take to pay the order and close this batch?

When units end up there will be a 48hr payments countdown to collect the money and than i'll pay gridseed.

well done!

Great. But list shows only 66 units ordered... ???

How you can read in my first post:
"I will buy 100 units by myself, so min. 100 units. to reach the goal, max 400."

Other 45 units are reserved by some friends.

Regards,
Jefe541

You front it of course. That's the point of escrow, to take away the risk from the buyer.

At worst it could be 50/50 escrow

I'm buying 100 units for myself, haven't enough money to anticipate.

Escrow would be great but i get your money issues and i saw into differents gb and no one use it in "not in stock" group buys.
I want to trust this guy and give him a chance ;) Not disappoint us Jefe!

Thank you for understanding Zach_BTC, i really appreciate  :)

Count me in for 1.  TxID will follow.

reserve 1 sample piece

Can You consider 50/50 escrow?

Glad to hear it!

I will pay by tomorrow.

When are the expected shipping/delivery dates?

I should receive on 20-24 March than ETA would be 24-28 March.

Hello,

I' ve some issues with my blockchain wallet and I can't log in. Could you reserve other 3 units for me? I will pay as it is possible.

Ok no problem, just remember to pay within tomorrow morning, if you contact blockchain they will give you your wallet.dat:
https://blockchain.zendesk.com/home

1 package payed.

http://blockchain.info/tx-index/d00d096860b9f0fac53986fd3bbb4dcd93afaa0ecb48a88b4937a9e85d17d468

Confirmed.

Paid for 1 unit shipped

TxId: 52564588e070f3869b9efe6de954a9cad13e402f74d2142446bf67b17b259593

Confirmed, remember to PM your address.

PM for you...

Replied, check your inbox.

If you buy one or two - and get just the Gridseeds - is there an easy way to get the other bits like the power supply?

I can add accessories to single units too, PM me your order needs.

Regards,
Jefe541

I ordered


10x gridseed usb miner
1x controller
10x usb 2.0 to micro usb cable
1 x usb hub 10 port
2 x power supply 12V 30A
10 x power cable (2.5-5.5mm) plug



My payment:tx id  2.7btc
4bdf50e766d51d4ae1378205bf23925c7a7d1433b1d1284121149d513fb39ace
My address sent PM thank you pls. confirm

Confirmed.

I'm currently in contact with the OP, working to verify he is who he says he is. Will update on progress.

Edit: I would very much like this to be legit. Jefe541 messaged that he was headed to bed at 1:20AM UK time, which is understandable; we will pick up our conversation in 6-8 hours and I will update further.

maybe I missed it but for the hosted option, where will they mine at?  Or are you taking up the hassle of pointing and re-pointing individual units to pools/wallets one by one?

I will take the hassle  ;) , only few costumers choose hosted option so it isn't a big work.

Very interested, but blockchain is still down :(.. Any chance you can add some additional time until final countdown?

Blockchain back online, yes probably i'll add some hours cause anycase the wire transfer will be received tomorrow by gridseed.

Update time! I am hesitant to post names and phone numbers provided to me in a PM without clear evidence of a scam, so I will omit those. Because I was considering dropping a lot of money on this group buy I requested personal details to provide to my lawyer to draw up a contact with, protecting both parties. Jefe541 deemed this acceptable and provided me two addresses, one he claimed was his and one he claimed was his employer's. His address matches the Odeon Theatre in London, while his employer's address is in a residential area that, to be honest, has probably seen better days. The employer name he gave me was listed as dissolved on the UK government Companies House website, and the website he pointed me to for them a.) Does not have a company number listed and b.) Does not appear to be registered with the Companies House under their current trading name. After I asked for some proper verification I was told it's too late for me to get in on this group buy... But then I see he's extending the deadline by ten hours. Is it too late, or not? And if he needed the money up front, why is he pushing back the deadline? Either he can front the money, in which case escrow would have been fine and everyone who's gone in so far would have been protected, or he can't front the money in which case he's delayed the order by a day. Further to needing the money up front, he asked if I could pay any portion of my desired order up front (because I don't keep tens of thousands of dollars in BTC close at hand, it will take me a few days to gather that kind of coin).

I'm sure there are perfectly reasonable explanations for each one of these little red flags, but I would be remiss to not post what I've found out so far. Jefe, I know running a group buy is not easy, so if this is legit I apologise for doubting you. Please feel free to explain here and make me look like an idiot in public. I will be very happy if everyone who's ordered receives their units, and I encourage anyone who does to post here in order to build credibility for the next group buy he runs.

Cheers,

bitgtr

I gave you my name and phone numbers to write a contract between us, so you sure can't post it here o i will proceed with legal action against you for privacy violation.
You told me that you need 2-3 days to get the BTC so yes it's too late, you could even join 2nd batch, this is what i told you or give me a % of btc and i will make you the pleasure (that i wont do anymore late your post) to use some of my partner units to cover the rest.
Pushing back the dead line? I pushed forward to 12 hours cause many costumers have their coins locked in blockchain.
Please next time first to write a post like this, contact me.

Edit: You are on my ingnore list now.

Regards,
Jefe541

Mate, as I have said I am not posting any info here without clear evidence of scam OR your express permission. I am okay with it being too late for me to get in, and I appreciate the consideration you have offered in PM. But I was still uncertain after our conversation whether this is a real offer, so I felt obligated to post that here. I have offered you the opportunity to make me look like an idiot in public, and I hope you do, but I feel that everyone should be able to read the facts and decide for themselves. You have not run any group buys before so you don't really have a reputation to speak of, and several people have PM'd me with concerns about how many gambling posts there are in your history, asking what I've managed to find out.

I want to repeat, I AM NOT CALLING SCAM HERE. Yet. Nor have i violated anyone's privacy in any way, as no personal info has been or will be given out. I'm just giving people more information. I don't see why you would take it so personally, I thought I was quite clear that I want this group buy to succeed - because I want in on round two :P

I am in! Paid in full today and awaiting my 15 grids and setup! Thanks!!

1.25 payment here first and then the final payment today blockchain was down..

46dea2d9f02189b4d3da886020da2b798b083010a139f5565a110ccc95da1092



2.75 payment

9f7785c2c1c3ab8bbe3a12cfa668a4fd07aec9e4720edd516a27160035b23108

Well that's rude. But, if that's the way this guy operates, I'd rather not deal with him.

recent events makes me worried about this gb .....i need some assurance...b4 i proceed payments.

Just to costumers known, we'll met in 1 hour in London  ;)

I have seen with Marco yesterday in london out of him work place,

he's a kind guy we had a good chat and now i trust him 100%, 

hope you'll have a good talking too mingophoria.

Yeah, will confirm over here again later. Hope it turns out well. :)

Forgive me if somone asked, but is all the wires need to run it included?

Regards
Allan

Yes, all wires/accessories it need to run are included.

Im interested to see outcome of this.

 :D

I am in for one miner :)

15fbd8ac521191fbd230f3527f3d9af0f17d379011c45104cbb75bdc9498f37d

Regards

Will wait out for the next round. All the best to your group buy.

I cancelled my order but it hasn't been corrected in the first post.

I didn't felt comfortable with this GB. Ordered from someone else and I hope everyone involved in this will receive their order.

Wire transfer done, i'll update tomorrow morning.

paid my 1sample reserved.

http://blockchain.info/tx/37af9778548b0218e197aa517c59e60ac82e2c71fc6acbdbd88361193265da80

We'll see how this GB goes.

Batch#2 is now open.

OK. Im reserving 50 units from batch 2.
 :)
* not 40 as stated before.

Down for 100 hosted.

Thanx,
Zach.

Reserved  ;)

Bump..

Couple of questions re. The hosted option:

1. How much control does the buyer have over where they mine? Both for Scrypt and SHA.
2. How is the 5% fee taken?  From the weekly earnings?
3. When they are no longer profitable, how will the income from the sales be split?

Thanks

1. Full control, costumers can decide the pools.
2. If costumer take btc direct from the pool him must send each week 5% of earns, if not i will send him the earn without my 5%.
3. I'll sell on ebay and wire transfer or paypal to costumers their % without any fees.

Regards,
Jefe541

Guys,  I don't know if this is a scam.

BUT, allow me to give you some FACTS:

1. GRIDSEED only take orders directly if the order is bigger than 500 units, for a small order like 200 units, they pass to resellers. I believe you are not ordering from Gridseed. Probably their Chinese reseller diginforce?
2. GRIDSEED wholesale price is $158 for 500-999 units and $155 for 1000+ units. NO ONE will get a better price (unless you are a friend of their CEO)
3. Even if you buy from GRIDSEED directly, you need to pay for domestic shipping (They use SF-Express, and customers pay for shipping), forwarder handling fee, international shipping.

YOU DO THE MATH!


Maybe this is a really good offer and they are making loss by offering a price of $150.  To me, too good to be true.



Sorry  jefe541 I believe you know what I said was all true. Maybe you have other plans to get profit.

Hi JustASIC, let me answer you.

1. Completly true, how i said as some costumers in PM or when we met for a coffee, i buy with a partner, this time we bought 1200 units,
next batch we hope more.
2. Yes we are near to $155.
3. Yes, how you could read in my thread i'm employeed in a  import/export company, we mostly work with asian countries and we know some good tricks.

We'll earn don't worry about it, our is a good offer, our plan is proposing low prices to get more costumers, for hosted plan with a little higher fees (5%).

Regards,
Jefe541

You guys should be asking some really important questions......

For example. The name and location of his data center. Some pictures of the data center, or if its even a real data center.

What long-haul providers is he using? A Comcast connection? Or a fiber drop with redundancy and an 5 9 SLA.

Is his data center insured and bonded? Whats happens to your gear if the building burns down? Or the sprinkler comes on?

These are super important questions.

Ok I will be the first to ask. What are the answers to the above questions OP? Thanks for answering and understanding the concerns here.

Thanks for the answers.  However, I can't make the numbers work for me.

I hope this is a legit group buy..I am getting worried after reading some of this stuff...until OP shows us some proof that this is legit I would proceed with caution.

PROCEED WITH CAUTION UNTIL WE SEE PROOF!!

Jefe has me on ignore, but he quoted me just over US$100 per unit for 277 units by PM. So he's either lying about the price here, or in PM. Fishier and fishier... Especially opening up a second group buy before even delivering on the first. Almost like he doesn't want people having time to get suspicious.

Still not officially calling scam, but the red flags are beginning to pile up.

Edit: The price he quoted me was for batch 1 units, so it was naturally higher than what he's quoting now. Further to the above he'll also have to pay VAT and duty on imports to the UK, which adds up to a solid 27%, so if he was offering units for as low as $100 and change in a bulk order and only breaking even he must be getting units for less than $85 apiece (cbf doing the exact maths) on an order of a few hundred units, while for batch 2 he claims they had to order over 1000 units to get a price close to $155? And if the cost price is close to $155 then how is he offering 400+ units for $75 apiece? Hmmm  ::)  I wonder if anyone can get Gridseed to respond to an enquiry about whether this guy has actually placed an order...

Until the original poster answers questions this is considered a SCAM! I paid him directly and now he will not answer any private messages. As noted in this group by with the transaction ID I paid directly to him and now he will not answer.

OP PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS THREAD! This is not a good thing if you are pulling a scam! You even have members saying they met with you. Is this a real GB?

I will host the units at my office, connection is Virgin 100mb in SW11.

My office is the safest place i know, there are people 18/24, cameras and fire alarm.

I will post pics on monday.

Bingo. All absolutely correct.

If this guy is offering 277 by PM for 100USD I can guarantee you it's a scam. That is an unachievable price.

i offered 277 hosted unit at 100usd, it's my offer it's my thread, i will earn with fees and anyway it's not your business.

i'm bored of this false scam accusation, i'll receive the goods on monday/tuesday and i'll post pics first to dispatch them.

Regards,
Jefe541

Gridseed cheapest price direct from manufacturer is 155 USD

you are losing well over 10k GBP on this deal once shipping etc is factored in.

277 Gridseed overclocked to 400 (I'm being really generous here) earn around  220GBP per day

You take 5%. Thats 11 quid per day.

Explain to me how your business model works and you are going to get back the 10K you just lost on the sale by taking 11 quid a day in fees, Because I don't see it.

You answer yourself..277 overclocked to 400 its 123 of earn that earn about 4btc only 1st month(2400$) + 230 ltc only 1st month(3910$)
+ 5% of 277 units. This is only the first month.

Regards,
Jefe541

PM sent..please reply..im a little scared about the situation..

replied.

I put this seller on hold as well. I am not claiming the scam, because no one is quilty until proven so. Just proceed with caution.
TO OP: I really do hope it goes well. Im planning big buy on your next patch.  :D

So is this true?? Did you meet with jefe541? I am hoping that this is all good and I am also worried. Please let us know what happened in the meeting.

Thank you Kergekoin, on monday at least tuestay i'd to receive the units and i'll post pictures and video.

Until that day i lock payment for batch #2 only reservation are accepted.

"Panic in the air" is the worst thing could happen to a group buy still estabilishing himself.

Regards,
Jefe541

Yes apollo we had dinner together, him friend show off email from gridseed and him bank balance account too.
I'm quite sure they are good guys, i just get scared reading your scam beware thread on group buy section i thought something had happened.

Im sure if seller is legit then current trust issue will sort out itself, but cant really take your word right now. Your account was registered 10 days ago.
Would be great if any Hero member with good feedback can vouch for OP. And how about accepting escrow?

Any news yet jefe??

we should receive the goods tomorrow at least tuesday

I am very anxious to receive these miners and I hope like hell this is legit. I am very sorry to anyone for acting paranoid if indeed this is a legit GB. I am just hoping that this is not a real big scam as I did the unthinkable and sent coins directly to OP without escrow or better research. I was just so confused with all of the GB's going on and this had a 5 hours left timer so I jumped on it. I am still hopeful though!

apollojmr remember, never send amount that you can't afford.

Miners received right now! Will follow pictures..

Batch#2 goal reached, 24 hours to place an order or pay your reservation

Will you histing only in ltc mode?

dual mode btc&ltc.

where's the pics and vids?

Yep, I'd like to see it.

I am going to be very happy and make it right if it indeed is a good deal! ::)

when is deadline exactly , thanks.

We are waiting for pictures. 

Hmmmm looks like someone forgot to post pics.

I noticed that the majority of those who "purchased" are registered in the last 2 weeks.

Seller avoiding simple questions.
Seller not adhering to timeline he outlined.

This is a scam.  Hope someone has some information on this guy, or your coins are gone.

I usually like to give the benefit of the doubt but with all these posts I'm starting to get worried.  I only ordered one but still want to get my miner.

Hopefully OP comes back with a reply.

OP needs more than a reply to prove he's not a scammer. 
Unfortunately, I foresee the OP coming in here, (or just leaving altogether) and explaining that he has had some issues with GridSeed/customs, giving this scam another 3-4 days to suck in one or two more members.

This is a scam.

this is'nt a scam, pics posted sorry for the delay, we had a lot of work to do yesterday, today/tomorrow i'll ship.

Take a picture and post here, circa 2 min.

where are the pics posted, do you have a link?

in the initial post

those pics are all over the internet. Can you post pics with your sig on it please? Which you really should have done in the first place.

I saw them elsewhere:

Picture number 3:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=472222.msg5411560#msg5411560

I think rest of them is also as "genuine" as this one

You can get all those pics from alibaba!

I suggest all of you report this to your local police department ASAP.  Save the OP as a file to preserve the fraud, then go from there.

Yes, but you don't get the mining funds, the buyer does. All you get is the 11 quid per day. You can't get your money back. Therefore I can only assume it isn't legit unless you can convince me otherwise.

I received a tracking number from OP that is not tracking as of now. I hope it is legit and it actually gets sent. I am not sure why he keeps stringing this along if it is a scam..? So at least that is what I have going for me.

From OP:::::DHL tracking number: 5869761305

it will show up by tomorrow.

Nothing on my order...... ???

Me too OP when do you expect to send us our tracking numbers?

He would keep stringing it along in the hopes of a few more people dropping off the fence and sending him money. After all, it doesn't cost him anything.

It looks like we got got. It is a good thing I made 10k on stocks today because I lost 3k here:(

I was very weary of this offering from the onset due to his price for hosted units being lower than Gridseed's wholesale price.

However, I try to stay out of competitors threads because all that brings is drama.

I wish now I would of voiced my concern, I hope no one lost too much money and please be careful in the future.

Cheers

i hope you guys get back your miners... i was also interested in this deal but got out as soon as op said there would be no escrow... the thing is if you already prepaid upfront and announced about the wire made before group buy has ended, shouldn't be escrow easy? usually escrow is impossible when funds are being collected to pay upfront but in this case it appears wire was already sent ahead of group buy end... anyway op if you prove me wrong i'd be more than happy...

Damn. This is thread is getting bad fast... Copied pictures from internet? Really?
Good thing that i waited until this clears out.
I consider this guy a scammer now.

I felt exactly the same. It's a difficult situation when someone is selling the same product as you but looks massively suspicious.

Anyone got their miners yet?

We are all trying to get our tracking number.

This must be confirmed as a scam! I have received a tracking number that is no good. Scam from day one. I'm upset as I've lost $3000. I should have known better and it serves me right I guess. But I just thought the way things looked it was all good. Shame on me. Shame on jefe541. I expect anyone involved to distrust this member and report this to the mods. Also the member Zach? Whatever his name that claims he met with jefe541 should be named as an associate to the scam. I am not done investigating and I will post any info I find. The DHL tracking number I was given is 5869761305.

I also waiting tracking number, photos, videos, and GRIDSEEDs.
apollojmr : that tracking number not real, I checked on dhl.com.

I've started to investigate as well.  I checked the batch 1 payment and it does seem fishy that Zach didn't pay him in BTC and paid in cash.

Not sure if this will help:






If he gave me his real contact info: what a dumbass. I did call the provided number, the man who picked up hesitated significantly when I asked if I could speak with Marco. Possible he simply took a few seconds to work out the name I said; also possible this is in fact the scammer's number and he panicked before saying "No, sorry, probably wrong number". Regardless I doubt Marco Astori is this guy's real name. PLEASE DON'T CALL THE NUMBER TO HARASS THE GUY UNTIL WE KNOW WHETHER IT'S THE OP. From some digging around it appears that it's a Vodafone number, I'm going to call their head office in about 11 hours and see if I can get a name associated with the account. If a mod happened to want to drop us the IPs from which this guy posted and registered, that could help too.

Oh, and Jefe: I didn't refrain from posting this earlier because I was scared of legal action. Your threat of such was utterly meaningless. I didn't post it on the off-chance you weren't a scammer. But now? Please, file an international lawsuit. I deserve it, for posting your "contact info". In no way would this provide me with all the information I need for everyone you ripped off here to find you and counter-sue to get their money back. Scout's honour.

We will find him. I'm not so she he's living abroad. Texas is more like the spot.

24 Leicester Square...

That's the address of the massive cinema that does all the Hollywood premieres etc.If you ever see a red carpet premiere in the UK, thats it. That is no residential address

That was my feeling as well, and why I ended up posting here cautioning people to ask questions before sending payment  ;)

I am not sure you guys are on the right trail..check on the guys that said they met with jefe541...Zach_BTC and mingophoria says he met with jefe541's brother..I am not sure where this info is coming from that you have but you should look in the USA as that is closer to where I think he truly is. I am following up on some stuff and I have a friend high up in a government agency checking out IP info from the past for me now. Look deeper than what he told you. It was to throw us off.

Those account are puppet accounts, not separate people.

Come on guys.

He PM'd me that info. I know that it's probably fake, but it's worth following up every lead we have. People do get sloppy. That phone number for example - at the point he gave it to me he was very likely expecting me to call and confirm, so it may be a number he or an associate of his had control of so he could allay my fears. Burner phone? Most likely. But someone answered it just an hour or so ago. Your high up government buddy would very likely have more success than me in pulling info on the number though  :P

Edit: He's also got a pretty extensive post history, it'd be worth seeing if he posts from a limited number of IPs and follow those up too.

DOX time:::
Feel free to use this info in a good manor..I am only posting this because it was tied to OP's email and it hits the target of where he lives or lived...do not ask where I got this info nor hold me accountable if it is not legit for some reason..I am just hoping the heat will help..

unless he has special powers this guys email is tied to this::

jefe541's email mglrwl@gmail.com

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=486491.msg5360888#msg5360888

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=360920.msg4360100#msg4360100

Matthew W Krenik
(469) 878-5174
5909 Indian Hills Dr Garland, TX 75044-4219
mglrwl@gmail.com
https://plus.google.com/103704960248605584801/about
https://www.facebook.com/matthew.krenik
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matthew-krenik/49/a30/b09
http://www.utdallas.edu/news/2013/5/28-23971_Undergraduate-Researcher-Honored-With-Goldwater-Sc_article-wide.html
www.verticerobotics.com - site is now dead

Thanks the infos apollojmr.

Can someone catch this guy and talk with him? Send back money/BTC very quickly to everyone.

Sorry to all those who lost on this - I actually spoke with the guy about a 100pcs order and was offered a great price a couple days ago.

Did some research (his post history from before a few weeks ago is all junk) and spoke to a contact about the wholesale price Gridseed were providing and this guy was $40 per unit under wholesale.  Dodgy as.

Really hope you guys get your money back or your miners.

I am no sock puppet. I did meet up with that person claim to be jefe541's brother. Like you guys, i am also eagerly participating in this GB as the price is too good to be true but i sat this one out at the very last minute. Hopefully you guys are able to claim back the btc you have paid to him.

OK, Ill share some info as well.
I asked for 50 miners and i got price for 4800€.
He asked me to send money to private account, after which i declined hes offer. Theres no way that i would send money to unkown third person without any info about the seller. I asked for hes personal details and proof of identity, but he did not give me any.
SEPA payment account which i was supposed to pay belonged to name:  Maurizio Fabbri and bank is in Rome: http://www.swift-code.com/italy/swift-code-cimtitr1.html
Unfortunately i have nothing else on him.

Damn apollojmr, remind me to never piss you off! I really hope that information is accurate... if it is, the kid can't even come up with an original company name: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=vertice+robotics   :D

Sorry to hear that it is a confirmed scam now.
I did give a warning last week, but because he is a senior member, I was not so sure.

any news with this case?

It may seems op took money and ran away.

Happy I veered away from this one....
Good dox with the info that he provided, but my gut is telling me it's not legitimate.  The university link... that guy just doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would waste 5 years of expensive schooling for 7-9 bitcoins.
Does not make sense, does it?

He never replied, and this was a huge red flag!
I'm sorry for those that did the deal, but we have all learned a lesson.

Stay safe, everyone!

OP still not respond but why is he selling this?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=554369.msg6035974#msg6035974

That'll keep happening until victims start giving the proper trust feedback to at least prevent the usage of his account.

yeah true, looking back i was just watching this thread with curiosity but glad I stayed on the sidelines

When it looks too good to be true, it probably is

well this would explain why ::)

jefe541 is a scumbag scammer and he is not going to get anyone else because I will keep putting his bad name out there until everytime he logs in he thinks of killing himself because he has done such wrong.

I believe you tracked him down to a college student in texas ? How is that going.

I am pretty sure he has bought a hacked account from an actual member that used to own that account. There are many selling these accounts now and we need to be more careful then ever. It is sad that we have to now forget what a members trust ratings are and how long theyve been here. Lessons learned.

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