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This is the NINTH group buy I'm organizing. The first one completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195647.0 The second completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=217981.0 The third completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=219422.0 and the fourth one completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=222960.0 the fifth completed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=226656.0 sixth, seventh and eight can be found on forums

Status updates:
2013-06-28: group buy #9 setup
2013-06-28: if you order 30+, I will ship via USPS Express service. (USA offer only)
2013-06-28: add .40 for next day FedEx shipping within USA to any order.
2013-06-28: don't have enough funds to order?  Consider using www.bitinstant.com  to fund via money gram deposit directly to your (NOT mine!!!) bitcoin address.  bitcoins are sent to you as soon as that cash is deposited at your local wallmart, cvs, jewel etc...
2013-06-28: HOW TO SIGN A MESSAGE TO ME (YOUR SHIPPING INFO): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=195647.msg2291965#msg2291965
                  Please NOTE: the above example is NOT the same as sending a signed message with your transaction.
                  If you are new to this (aka noob), please read this so that you understand what to do.  This is the single most problematic step in the ordering process.
                  Here's how to sign a message with a blockchain.info wallet: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=180068.0
2013-06-28: This group is now open to international orders.  It is limited to those countries where FedEx can deliver.  I charge an additional 1 btc for the first pound of weight to ship
                  internationally.  the minimum weight I can specify with FedEx is 1 pound.  It takes a hell of alot of these units to weigh 1 pound.  I reserve the right to switch carriers if I
                 can not use FedEx to your location.  for international only: please include your phone number that will go on the fedex shipping label
2013-06-29: friedcat's stock is begining to run low, time to wrap up group 8:
Timer removed. End time: 2013-07-02+11:59:59

Pricing:
The minimum order size for the group buy is 50 units.

The cost of shipping up to 10 USBs is .09 bitcoins.  Shipping cost in this batch is different than other batches.

Insurance cost is $2.40 for $1000 of declared value.  This adds .0218 btc.

Handling and processing is .15 btc for up to 10 USBs

So this is about (10*.99)+.09+.0218+.15 = 10.1618 BTC per 10 USB devices. which is BTC1.01618 per USB device when you buy 10.

Note: If you want to pickup your order in person, you may do so by appointment, after I finish shipping first, your cost is 1.0 btc per USB device under this option.

Ordering:

If you still want to buy and are fine with the above pricing model, then you will have to participate by paying for your order upfront.

There is one common payment address: 18DQb8uTGMtyF69oHBLHCaPrXvX7iEYnBw

To buy:

pick the number of ASICMiner Block Erupter USBs to order: N where N is between 1 and 10 only
send the total amount (C = (N * 0.99)+ 0.2618) to the given address
post your order in the following format: <forum nick>; <N>; <C>; <sending address>
ensure the sending address is under your control, so you can sign with it in case of disputes

You can order in multiples of up to 10. Meaning: if you want to order say 11, you would place two orders: one for 10 units and another order for 1 unit.  to order 12, you would place 2 orders where N=10 and second order where N=2... and so on.

Here are the costs for ordering:
Qt  1=.99*1 + 0.2618=.99+0.2618= 1.2518 BTC
Qt  2=.99*2 + 0.2618=1.98+0.2618= 2.2418 BTC
Qt  3=.99*3 + 0.2618=2.97+0.2618= 3.2318 BTC
Qt  4=.99*4 + 0.2618=3.96+0.2618= 4.2218 BTC
Qt  5=.99*5 + 0.2618=4.95+0.2618= 5.2118 BTC
Qt  6=.99*5 + 0.2618=5.94+0.2618= 6.2018 BTC
Qt  7=.99*5 + 0.2618=6.93+0.2618= 7.1918 BTC
Qt  8=.99*5 + 0.2618=7.92+0.2618= 8.1818 BTC
Qt  9=.99*5 + 0.2618=8.91+0.2618= 9.1718 BTC
Qt  10=.99*5 + 0.2618=9.9+0.2618= 10.1618 BTC
11 is 10+1 pricing
12 is 10+2 pricing
etc...
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If there is enough demand to order an additional 50 unit batch, I'll do so (given they are available to order). Those not getting into the queue will get their coins returned (to the sending address).

Shipment:
The USB miners will be shipped to you within 1 day of me receiving them.  Shipped in cardboard box, not padded envelopes... Here's the shipping sketch:

Communication:
I live in Chicago (CST time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours) and have a day-job that allows me ample time to devote to this endeavor. I do sleep at night, so if I don't answer at night, please be patient.

Cheers,

Canary
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Reserved.

Yes, OP is being re-used from an older non-group buy post (it was anouncement more or less)

friedcat has posted this about current inventory: "Currently all USBs in stock of our place are either placed as orders or reserved for resellers" here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=217104.0

Is this group buy open till timer ends or is there a limit of what's available?

Are there USBs that are reserved for this group buy or is it possible that there won't be enough in stock to cover this order?

this group buy will close when the timer runs out

Trillium; 2; 2.2418; 18qKgev5cdaBF2ni5BjBV464XkhfjB16u3

Timzim103; 1; 1.2518; 13UyEQuSq6iobVFBwT1YhZBVz5zA9MFXbo

josiasrdz; 12; 12.4036; 17yN2CQsYGBd3jEcNcWQDua4sViVP7YmC1
TX ID: e2c3396386e45d4a0ac725180bb19a84b6999a8f0631045e3cf9a05a96fff09f

deskath; 10; 11.1618; 1KG5PT2aQSHA5S1sBc7d1ea8j3iNFGovE3
TX ID: 4aca4cd21bb532efbe601f4ade62706898d6e27615b6c696fef2d7c4cf3fe9a5-000

I might just wait for the new stuff and blades to see pricing

an4xifutz; 4; 4.2218; 13ctVVNR3bpAjdyqMeNTHKqpHtFX4DPCiG

Still waiting for bitcoin.de. My transfer comes later today!

EDIT: Transaction ID: 38a93e5c8398ea83a73d518625314575bdfc9026aaf0f5141bcfdd4b3f4b2473

Domrada; 20; 20.3236; 13fQvG6LNkSRWY3nrcAG1qTZ7QiKEwtxAC

Zeronic; 3; 3.2318 BTC; 1GzsR2QzziJfDnWPwksMqfFJb1BUL5GXZT

xjack; 10; 10.1618; 1NmDMhHGsvTzVxijRQKujF5wb2viahRsD9
xjack; 3; 3.2318; 1NmDMhHGsvTzVxijRQKujF5wb2viahRsD9

suprabitz: 25.0118 : in for 25 16ishMJYtbtMVQAuQrCwiHTipY2ukAHM9c

o boy whats it going to be 660mh/s for .99 BTC? i hope the .99 price reduction wasnt just to unload a bunch of stale inventory and have another major $/mhs price cut a week later!

Bitcoiner49er; 10; 10.1618 BTC; 17sYSprh8QbWXat1vnYoyR7kuindCcpj23

TX:ae849d76f3ab7365d5c008cb8c7a37dba37f73a467788d2700d4819be2037ba3

Bitterdog; 16; BTC16.7136 ; 12EL5cCrzWNJd1SMb9RFsqUS1swebFYqZr

16 miners FedEx ND - If you are going to be able to Ship on Friday Ill add for Saturday Delivery

bitzip; 10; 10.1618; 1KiJiRS5TTosYFms92nDzmgtmsDgNegBSh
TX ID: 886084ec6df4bd21c48d7f8fe1cb090252ae3354bf32ce07bf13ad652cdc3b93

Sent Canary a PM regarding additional 1 BTC payment for international post cost. Sorry for the confusion, I will learn to read one day.

2 hrs to go and still waiting for mtgox - anyone else been finding gox slow at the moment?

chenchunyu88 sent 3.2318 to buy 3
sending address: 1HwNG7uzc2asJSvfKETgu9VBFd9BmxAUb5
t_id: 949dec195768c520dd1ab3f13ae2d1f1924d1e1caa47f9547c8966d00865971d

Spendulus; 10; 10.1618; 12KsEqtpm4wqCNonx6F9qLecsnyLgeigo7

 :)

Armchair Miner; 10; 10.1618; 18mi2E5gdeDMW6mTgoBhFPF5Z8NiPA1Jh5

Still waiting on BTC transfer - will be in an hour.

EDIT: Sent.

extended till noon tomorrow... my inbox is exploding with requests for an extension...

Put me down for another 12..

TXID:

Status: 0/unconfirmed, broadcast through 7 nodes
Date: 7/2/2013 01:28
To: USB Group Buy 18DQb8uTGMtyF69oHBLHCaPrXvX7iEYnBw
Debit: -12.1418 BTC
Net amount: -12.1418 BTC
Transaction ID: 17d7bd22e587531228a13074668874b476605778338bcccecea8ae2533b18178

Do you need another signed message from me to verify sent address?

bt_spectro; 1; 1.2518; 1GAe4AM3PpdmWMQRUVW9DdtGCgwQVswKB9

https://blockchain.info/tx/524b9a276e2679822d03a93a1036a652dff37e107d50ac6571923ceb99d66405

Many thanx,
Now am gonna have to get up in the night to check if transfers gone through...lol

Edit : received tracking no. for Group 7 Thank you.

PM sent

good night folks...
I'm about 9 orders short of having everyone's orders on OP.

Thanks!
 :)

Hi
can anybody give me the dimensions as on the photo
i can't find it on the web
i will be very grateful
(if it's not a problem in metric system)

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9927/cgym.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/208/cgym.jpg/)

Sorry Canary, looks like am still not going to make this one as no news from gox. Hope there will be another GB as am still going  to be looking for another 10 when my funds clear.. :-[

Because the width of the USB connector is standardised, I can easily work it out by counting pixels. I measured the width of some standard USB connectors around my place with calipers and they were all 12.00 +/- 0.02 mm

From your supplied image, 90 pixels = 12.00 mm, thus 7.5 pixels per mm

Also from your pic:

X = 449 px = 60.0 mm
Y = 188 px = 25.1 mm
Z = 299 px = 39.9 mm

I have measured leniently the dimensions, they may be about +/- 0.1 mm, favoring the larger for your convenience so that it fits wherever you plan it to.

counting pixels !!!!!
WOW
thx

I live in california. I would like to join this group buy. Just one question. how long you think it take for me to get the asicminer usb in hand. like one week?

12.4036 + 10.1618 = 22.5654 (22 miners)



josiasrdz; 10; 10.1618; 17yN2CQsYGBd3jEcNcWQDua4sViVP7YmC1
TX ID: d2c2f57e8e77d047b215877b241afad8b524dc3b23869a557a73025b6d7b4373

gchil0; 10; 10.1618; 1M2epqHPyhfoAZhHvq2TVKQ61D4xS7Zte4
TX ID: c8b693a033db305b5e577273a2171a627c2c772eae9477251fbeb85770eaccdc

Hey put me down for 1!

Raffle 1; 2.2518; 12FSPb6A9Fecfkh8yCCPhcw9Tj1xSewGbL

f1a4c0b2dbd0ad52b19915263f391bcb22452983b267f99a06ea6a27f0c2276b

chouzhi1991;5;5.2118 payment address:1ZUWFEZzPT3WcuuLXmkUoNQ9D4gfm1mzo

 tx ID:b99171e6ad1c458d21f8675baee1a409157db9f62a4da7d42321f72be3e7cd82

Err friedcat says he is out of stock...  How long will we be delayed?


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=217104.0

As Canary posted in the 2nd post of this thread:

Correct you are

yes, please sign with either of the two sending address from the transaction id
also, for 12 units, the price is:

Qt  2=.99*2 + 0.2618=1.98+0.2618= 2.2418 BTC + Qt  10=.99*5 + 0.2618=9.9+0.2618= 10.1618 BTC
2.2418 + 10.1618 = 12.4036
please send the difference

I pay now and send you the signed messages in a jiff...

OP has been fully updated.  if you don't have a "YES" next on your order's line, I need that shipping info as a signed message from you!

By the way, where do I pick up orders in person if I wanted to do that?

Chicago

group buy #10 coming soon?

Please??

Dont think there will be a group 10 for these... new usb miners coming on 7/10 so friedcat probably liquidated all of these. i suspect it will probably be a faster chip but back up at 1.99B lets wait and see

Canary do you have any updates/ETA on the incoming shipment? they are dropping like a rock on ebay...

They are still going for $180-200. Except for the lower-baller selling $150 BIN, they are still going well.

almost there!  need three two one sig verifications...

Raffle hurry up  :)

Friedcat will have a rude awakening if he thinks people are going to jump up to BTC1.99 again if there isn't ATLEAST a doubling in hash power in the Next gen Erupter.. With this order of 16 that's 33 I have now purchased thru Canary.. I won't buy another if that is the case

IMO- two more price decreases are in order.
20-30 percent each.

 :)

I know it's only been one day, but I seriously hope the other 27 of us are not being delayed because of one buyer with one USB.

quote: "seriously" ???

These orders are going to be paid for and shipped from friedcat today, right?

They've been paid for already. Waiting for tracking number.

will there be group buy 10 and what's eta for product arrival in my hand

i'm betting that hash rate jumps to 600mh/s- 1200mh/s and price either stays the same (for 600mhs) or goes up to 1.50-2.00 for 1200mhs


wow just saw BTC-E @ $76, gox @ $78 hitting a new low

Waiting for tracking number.

is there a forum for this topic? where can I find info on the new usbs?

I've got a t-shirt group buy on the go for those of you who could use something snazzy to wear:

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

3-color silkscreen print on 100% cotton shirt. $18 plus S&H, but the price drops to $15+S&H if we can get enough orders. :)

Check it out here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=249569.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=249569.0)

Announcement is expected on the 10th of this month.

It'll be all over reddit.com/r/bitcoin if you'd prefer to not monitor the appropriate subforums for this announcement.

Any word from friedcat yet?

Hi,

my order from batch 7 has not been delivered yet. If you track it,  you find that it's stuck in "ISC CHICAGO" since 22th of June.

I think that you that sent the package ought to ask for information to the postal service.

best regards,
ilpirata79

I'm curious to know as well.

Missed the boat on this one.  Finally got some more BTC in hand, only to learn that those cute little Erupters are now essentially sold out everywhere.  Missed the price drop, also!  *sigh*  Bought my first Erupter a while ago and couldn't be happier with it, though.

Really hoping there's more stock to be had from friedcat in the future, so CanaryInTheMine can start another group buy.  I guess we will all find out on 10 July....

Josh

it was sent and the last status before it left US is what you are referring to...  you keep bombarding me with messages that it hasn't been sent...
your order has shipped and you need to wait to receive it. it has left the united states post office.

i'm pretty transparent with info... as soon as I have something to share, i do so ASAP.

is this based on a concrete piece of information like say a new chip designed and released by AM or is this all rumor mill that belongs in the speculation thread?

I am not bombarding anyone, just asking for information.

So, you say they have left the "united states post office"... so where are they now? 

this is the tracking (_updated_): I am very surprised that you keep saying  that they have left "united states".


Shipment Activity   Location   Date & Time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Processed Through Sort Facility   ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)   June 22, 2013 9:10 pm
Arrived at Sort Facility   ISC CHICAGO IL (USPS)   June 22, 2013 9:09 pm

Depart USPS Sort Facility   CAROL STREAM, IL 60199   June 22, 2013
Electronic Shipping Info Received      June 22, 2013

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility   CAROL STREAM, IL 60199   June 21, 2013 4:45 pm

Dispatched to Sort Facility   VILLA PARK, IL 60181   June 21, 2013 3:36 pm

Acceptance   VILLA PARK, IL 60181   June 21, 2013 2:49 pm

As you are in the united states of america, it should be simpler for you to just give a call to the postal company and ask for clarification (instead of just saying that you are sure). As far as I understand, they could be kept there forever, if no one reacts.

best regards,
ilpirata79

My tracking said ISC CHICAGO until it arrived in my mailbox.

I used to work at a small business that shipped goods throughout the world (arcade game parts and repair).

The US Postal Service is great, actually more reliable than UPS (among other things, UPS is known for crushing the edges of boxes in an effort to fit more of them into their delivery trucks).

However, with USPS, it is *optional* whether or not they scan the package.  The postmen aren't required to scan.  So, any tracking you get is minimal.  That's a disadvantage.

With UPS (and FedEx), though, it is *required* that the workers scan the package, every time it passes through another hop.  So, you get really good tracking.  However, they're more expensive, and can be full of their own hassles to work with.

There's obviously a lot of pros and cons of using various shipping methods.  I made a long rant about it elsewhere online, can't find it now, though....

Josh

My G7 has not arrived either.

 They had a little break in Hawaii so they should be well rested and ready to work hard when they arrive today,
this is not unusual, do not worry about shipping updates  and stay calm.  ;D

EDIT: Arrived and mining  ;D Thanks Canary...  No Gold ones thou  :o

when probably the shipping of G9 will start ?

can anyone tell me how long takes the shipment from USA to Europe ?

July 10th, AFAIK, was to be an announcement for new blades 5GH/10GH. I haven't seen any mention of "new" USB miners coming, has anyone?

fyi, that does not work....no way in hell can you call those guys and get info...

due to the change in the btc/usd rate.  any NEW requests for shipping upgrades are based on the following price:
USPS Express: .3 btc
FedEx ND: .57 btc
FedEx ND + Saturday: .79 btc
FedEx international: 1.43 btc

If you are going to be able to ship today let me know what Saturday delivery fee is and Ill send it

still no tracking # from friedcat yet...

Ouch .. lol im starting to have buyers regret with the plummet in btc/usd and the July 10th [ann]. Oh well ive made a few bucks on them. I appreciate the work you put into this.

BTCGuild on the Asic store page says:

"ASICMINER currently has no USB Block Erupters in inventory to ship to resellers or individuals. At this time, they expect new inventory to become available around July 10th.

New orders are currently disabled until inventory is ordered from ASICMINER. Sorry for the inconvenience."

With no tracking # do you think Friedcat is OOS and cannot fill this order? I would think BTCGuild has a lot of pull with Friedcat.

Or perhaps Friedcat is going to fill orders with the new product (that would be sweet)


Bitterdog we're all in the same boat tell him Bitcoin mining and speculating is like rolling the dice in Vegas. Or like day trading. It could just as well hit $200 per bitcoin this week as it did $62. All the people who bought at $30 when it later hit $260 could have just as easily seen it drop from $30 from $3.

The ones hardest hit are the ones that paid $130 x 1.99B = $260 a couple weeks ago and are now mining $65 bitcoins

I've contacted friedcat several times using different methods.  As soon as I get an indication either way, I can share the info and make a decision on what to do.
Stay tuned.

Have you even been able to place the order with him? From a look at the other group buys it seems like they are also having difficulty even getting ahold of friedcat

this is not coming from any inside info but i bet these usb sticks were old inventory that he wanted to clear out in a hurry before gen2 came out with faster hash and/or lower price, and btcguild blew threw them faster than he expected - they ordered 1k, sold it in 40 minutes, then the next day ordered another 3k. if they say he's OOS for resellers he's probably literally all OOS with a bunch of unfilled orders. If anyone has first dibs with friedcat its btcguild.

i bet he's finishing production on gen 2 usb sticks and his plan is to do some sort of substitution but he doesn't want to blow the lid off it until 7/10. so he's keeping quiet trying to stall. but starting to piss off a lot of customers in the process.

thats my 2 cents worth but its all speculation.

any news ?

Just got this from friedcat: "They were already shipped. The tracking number will be reported to you as soon as it's generated. Please note that we added more variance in the new products (LED color). This batch's LED color is a little less annoying (yellow green instead of green) when the USB idles."
so group 9 has shipped, awaiting tracking number  ;D

on to setup group 10 since stock is again available.  ;D

so we're getting v3... i wonder if the specs are the same or better... we'll find out july 10

i'm not understanding how he said they were already shipped (does he mean the rest of the old supply was shipped to other people), and that ours isnt shipped yet "when tracking number is generated" because arent tracking numbers generated when you generate a label (before it actually ships)?

Or is it translation error and he is saying they are in the process of being shipped and will have tracking # when its actually shipped

I don't know why people have created this idea about July 10th being related to USBs.  I have not heard that from ASICMiner and have not seen anything about USBs and July 10th.

As you can see, they are back in stock and are not awaiting July 10th...  I do believe July 10th is going to be dedicated to other products (particularly blades).

Anyway, this is the only comment I will make about his, PLEASE DO NOT turn this tread into a discussion unrelated to group 9. specifically. 
You are invited to discuss other ideas/questions on their appropriate threads which can be found in the Speculation sub-forum on on the "Other Hardware" sub forum where there are a couple of posts by friedcat.

I have finished shipping out group 8 and have enough USBs left over to ship out these orders on Monday:

Trillium
josiasrdz
deskath
clicknbuyit
Domrada
Zeronic
suprabitz
tcrasher
Bitterdog
bitzip
chenchunyu88
Spendulus
Bitcoiner49er
icknay
sdminer
Benny1985
MikeMike
bt_spectro

Sweet thx

I do not have ANY indication that price for USBs in btc will change.  in fact, price of .99 came out when btc was trading at 100 USD, today it's trading at $70.  so I guess that is a discount. 

group #10 is up: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251851.0

shipping, mostly gold colored...  ;D

cool.

Please pm fedex tracking when you get a chance.

If Coinbase goes thru fast enough might be able to get in group 10 for 30 units.

edit: Looks like I better buy 28 units to save for the next batch

PMed

Is it possible to order more?

regards,
ilpirata79

ty got it - great job as always.. now I just wait 4 days for coinbase.

Not that I don't believe you, but the official topic still says out of stock and the OP hasn't been updated from:

the quote is from friedcat, pretty much minutes after I had received it from him.  I don't have access to his thread to post/change updates on it...
I'm not sure if you are asking a question here or saying something else?

Replied in your 10th buy thread. Not trying to have a go (I have an order in this buy with someone else local) just being cautious.

yes! group 10: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=251851.0

Any update on when we can expect these to be shipped?

According to friedcat, they were shipped.  However I have not received the corresponding tracking number yet.  I think friedcat and company are busy with whatever is getting announced on the 10th and probably haven't gotten to emailing out tracking numbers yet.

Additionally, I do not withhold info as it becomes available and I do post it here ASAP.

Folks,

I have not received a tracking # from friedcat.  As I suspected, him and his company are busy doing whatever they need to do with this whole July 10th date...
However!!!
I just received a phone call from DHLs automated phone system and a text message informing me that I have a delivery tomorrow.

;D

Therefore the remaining shipments are going out tomorrow  ;D

Dude thats the best news - been going stir crazy -  so he must have shipped it and somehow the 'automated' tracking # didnt get sent out, maybe a typo typing in your email address

Woo fed ex even called to check delivery details, my miners had stopped in Hawaii for a vacation before I sentence them to hard labor for the rest of their lives.

Thanks again Canary!

Delivered. shipping out the remaining orders.
Raffle, please send me your shipping address as a signed message.

Remaining orders have shipped out.

I'm a little confused because I got your PM with tracking today the 10th (PM sent on the 9th) and delivery is also today the 10th by USPS. I'm ready for more USB Erupter goodness though. It says the order was shipped on the 8th and delivery is expected on the 10th.

multiple orders were placed and received.  multiple shipments were sent out.  today all outstanding orders shipped out.  except 1, the red NO.

Thanks for keeping track! I sure lost it ') So I'm expecting delivery soon, today or tomorrow.

everyone has been sent a tracking number by now.  group 9 has been fulfilled.

thanks dude got my 5 sticks today