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What is being auctioned? Why?
Non intrusive ad space in my setup guides is being publicly auctioned. I work for the community full time and am not funded by the community or any company. Donations have not exceeded $50 in total this year and so I have to find a way to keep the guides sustainable and FREE for the average consumer. Selling ad space is one such trial.

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Ad Format

• Leaderboard style (728x90px), static images (jpg, gif, png), non annoying colors.
• Ads may not misrepresent, lie, be inappropriate, be (or link to) NSFW content. I reserve the right to reject ads for other reasons or remove ads even after they have been accepted.

• There are 5 ad slots for sale. One slot will be placed after sections 2, 4 and 6 in all the guides listed at the bottom of the post.
• I will randomise which ad is placed in which slot on each guide so each slot receives the same impressions.
• The ads last at least 10 days starting from when they are put up. Traffic is expected to be 20,000 impressions per slot over the period.
• This traffic is exceptionally targeted to the hardware subforum, and more specifically to those who have either bought or are looking to buy miners.

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Auction Format

• Auction will run for approximately 11 days, to end at midnight London time / 3PM PDT / 6PM EDT on Friday 5th September.
• Post your bids in this thread. Prices must be stated in BTC per slot. You must state the max number of slots you want.
• The notation "2 @ 0.5" means 2 slots for BTC 0.5 each. Not 2 slots for 0.5 BTC total.
• If two people bid at the same price, the person who bid first will have his slots filled first.
• Bidding starts at BTC 0.30. All bid prices must be evenly divisible by BTC 0.02.

I reserve the right to reject bids, even days after the bid is made. In particular, bids from people with less than 15 activity points are likely to be rejected. I recommend not getting into a bidding war with someone who has less than 15 activity points, as their bids might not be accepted, but your latest bids will still stand. If you need to know right away whether someone's bids will be accepted, PM me.

You must pay for your slots within 24 hours of receiving the payment address otherwise your slots may be sold to someone else. I will send you the payment information via forum PM from this account ("dogie", user ID 87869). You might receive false payment information from scammers pretending to be me. They might even have somewhat similar usernames. Be careful.

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Dogie's Miner Setup Guides:

• ASICMiner V1/V2 Blade (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=205369)                 | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/ui9OUu)
• ASICMiner V3 Erupter Cube (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=352658)           | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/PMNC5p)
• Avalon Avalon2 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=493358)                             | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/Bw9Ysy)
• Avalon Avalon3 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=751434)                             | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/hRfq8J)
• SpondooliesTech SP10 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=525469)                   | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/qQvsSS)
• SpondooliesTech SP30 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=725760)                   | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/1y5miM)
• Technobit HEX16B (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=603930)                         | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/zGBmmI)
• Technobit HEX8A1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=586166)                         | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/F3m8Ty)
• Bitmain AntMiner S1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=355387)                      | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/QjlJR4)
• Bitmain AntMiner S2 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=518205)                      | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/VBsRGc)
• Bitmain AntMiner S3 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=702653)                      | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/hsHVOi)
• RockMiner R-Box (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=639030)                           | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/qsORPl)
• RockMiner R3-Box (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=684154)                         | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/4D4KmV)
• KNCMiner Saturn/Jupiter (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=456033)                | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/YMtOcS)
• NonceTech Sampo (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=570960)                         | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/96wvpD)
• Yiazo YBF (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=658682)                                     | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/HcpCYW)
• BTCGarden AMV1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=677707)                          | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/IJuRk1)
• Bitmine Coincraft Desk V2 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=721660)              | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/QLMBt2)
• HashRatio Tsunami (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=723445)                        | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/B3R65S)
• XBTech Pacific 1250 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731436)                       | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/rxSVRm)
• BitCrane T-110 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731655)                              | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/DNu4m2)

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Dogie's USB Setup Guides:

• C-Scape HexFury USB (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=555471)                    | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/3GWDDv)
• C-Scape BiFury USB (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=629658)                       | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/pOLHif)
• MoonlightMiner NanoFury II USB (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=560856)     | @dogiecoin.com (http://goo.gl/mT2CUg)

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Dogie's General Guides:

• Gigampz PSU breakout board (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=652402)
• Power Supply analysis guide (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=486121)
• Manufacturer trustworthiness guide (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=456691)

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tldr for getting started:

• Starting bid is BTC 0.30 per slot
• 5 slots being sold
• Bid using slots @ price each notation (3 @ 0.50 means 3 slots @ BTC 0.50 each)

On behalf of BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.30

Just to be clear on the tax status of this auction. There is no additional cost to any bidders (other than me), just collecting the legally required taxes.

US and rest of world   - bid as normal.
VAT registered UK businesses - will be invoiced an additional 20% VAT on bid prices [which they can later reclaim at no cost]
VAT registered EU businesses - bid as normal, please let me know your VAT number.
Non VAT registered UK          - bid as normal, I will pay 20% tax and take the hit.
Non VAT registered EU          - bid as normal, I will pay 20% tax and take the hit.

5 @ 0.30

Only 4 of these were valid due to the 1 @ 0.30 already there

Currently:
BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.30
CEX             :  4 @ 0.30

4 @ 0.32

I am raising the bid increment to 0.04, as $10 increments are just going to eat into people's time. I'm going to raise BitCrane-Tech's bid up to 0.32 so we all start from 0.32 with the new bid increment.

On behalf of BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.30


Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.32
BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.32


The next bids must be @ 0.36.

2 @ 0.34

These two are not accepted.



Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.32
BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.32

2 @ 0.36

On behalf of MariaQin: 2 @ 0.40

Currently:
MariaQin        : 2 @ 0.40
MariaQin        : 2 @ 0.36
CEX              : 1 @ 0.36

Correction sorry...

On behalf of MariaQin: 4 @ 0.40

Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.40
CEX              : 1 @ 0.36

1 @ 0.40

2 @ 0.46

On behalf of MariaQin: 4 @ 0.50

Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.50
CEX              : 1 @ 0.46

On behalf of BitCrane-Tech: 1 @ 0.50

Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.50
BitCrane-Tech : 1 @ 0.50

2 @ 0.54

On behalf of MariaQin        4 @ 0.58
On behalf of BitCrane-Tech 1 @ 0.58

Currently:
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.58
BitCrane-Tech : 1 @ 0.58

1 @ 0.62

12 hours left

Currently:
CEX              : 1 @ 0.62
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.58

Round 7 has ended.

CEX              : 1 @ 0.62
MariaQin        : 4 @ 0.58

Round 8 is here. (http://goo.gl/Axv5AK)