Not a bad price for what you're offering. How many do you have available?

I would use this link instead and get one from the September batch  : https://shop.bitmain.com/productDetail.htm?pid=00020170718231543554hMDKIKD5064B

-Credit goes to manav24

I grabbed another 88 APW3++ from this link and will report back if it works. I did the same thing for a few hundred in the October batch using the unpublished link.

I <3 you

lol,

Last night's batch was the first time that I could not get a purchase to go through due to the crazy traffic. Now I'm looking into ways to automate purchases programatically. I'm guessing the big players are already doing this.

Yes, we have sold quite a few D3s and L3+s (plus thousands of orders for the S9 and previous generation miners). What many people don't realize is that it's not all crazy profits like it appears. We get A TON of fraud and have to build that into our costs. You wouldn't believe the number of people who return boxes with bricks and file an A to Z claim. We have filed a ridiculous number of police reports (and some have actually led to arrests), but there is a huge margin of loss in this industry. Then there's a high rate of people who purchase thousands of dollars in miners without even attempting to calculate the power requirements. Then there's the occasional defective device. We get a lot of returns. Don't get me wrong, we wouldn't continue if it wasn't ultimately profitable - but it's not nearly as good as it looks.

I must have missed that, do you mind linking to a source about their datacenter plans in the US?

We have the late September batch of the L3+ available for preorder on Amazon. It's a significant increase in price when compared to purchasing from Bitmain directly, but we do offer an earlier delivery date than Bitmain, great customer service, reliable consumer protections (Amazon's A to Z Guarantee), and a 30-day seller warranty. We ship to customers from our location in Michigan the same day we receive them from Bitmain.

Wait another 30 minutes. I'm betting we see a bunch go back in-stock.

Yep, this is definitely the worst I've seen yet.

I think what we're seeing isn't a case of horrible tactics, but rather a lack of tactics altogether. This is what happens when you have an insanely popular product and don't manage the traffic. It would be interesting to see them create a different kind of ordering process in which the bottleneck isn't the site. Perhaps something could be done using crypto. Regardless, I'm just thankful it isn't an auction.

No hurry then, we'll have at least a few hours 

Hey there,

http://cryptocrane.com is just a redirect to the mining-related items on our Amazon store. As of late, we've been nearly sold out of everything due to the surge in demand. We currently have the first batch of D3s for sale and the L3+ will be available again tomorrow (both due at the end of this month). Please note, Bitmain will be selling the D3 directly this evening and you don't need to go through us if you're willing to trust them and can pay in crypto or wire transfer. We offer support and consumer protections, but at a significant markup. We're not trying to mislead anyone, but we are here to make a profit. Also, we only ship to the US - please don't message us asking about shipping to other places.

<commence angry mob>

ROFL, can you imagine? "I'll take 1000 D3s please... anyone here speak English?" I'm fairly certain they would still laugh at you and tell you to watch twitter for updates about the next sale.

Anyone remember if Bitmain sold a September batch for the APW3++? I know there was an August and October batch, but now it seems like everyone's scrambling to find PSUs before the D3 gets delivered this month.

Correct, on average we're seeing around 50% of our boards showing hardware errors. Most boards show less than 10 HW errors per hour.

Sounds more like this guy had a PSU problem to me. It's not recommended to use multiple PSUs on a miner.

It seems like everyone I talk to has had a D3 order and not paid. I'm optimistic that it's a trend across all of these batches and that difficulty won't be as crazy as predicted.

CryptoCrane has just opened sales for the 1st batch of AntMiner D3s to customers located in the United States. Please note, the 1st batch was extremely limited in quantity and is believed to consist of less than 2500 units globally. We have them in-hand and ready to ship immediately.





Why choose CryptoCrane?

• Amazon's A to Z Guarantee offers some of the best consumer protections found anywhere.
• We have them in-hand and ready to ship now.
• We've maintained a 100% positive seller feedback score across hundreds of reviews by providing the absolute best service possible.
• We offer an additional 30-day seller warranty in addition to the 180-day manufacturer warranty. If any manufacturing defect is found within the first 30 days, we will offer to replace or refund your order.
• Use credit/debit cards, Amazon gift cards, and direct bank transfers through Amazon's wide range of payment methods.
• Avoid customs, import fees, and tariffs. Unlike others, we do no drop-ship to you from China. We provide free shipping to anywhere in the continental US directly from our facility in Michigan via UPS. Expedited shipping and shipping to Hawaii/Alaska are available for an additional charge as shown on Amazon.
• We offer 30-minute device testing upon request. By default, we will ship the unopened factory-sealed AntMiner D3 to you without inspection.
• We offer free support to anyone needing help. Check out our recently launched YouTube channel for guides and reviews as well! We'll be doing a setup guide for the D3 as soon as it arrives.

FAQ

Q: What if I'm a complete noob and need assistance setting these up?
A: We offer guidance, setup assistance, and troubleshooting support to all of our customers. In fact, we often do this for non-customers free of charge! We're part of this community with you and desire to see everyone succeed. We're happy to assist with design and scoping questions as well. We also just launched our YouTube channel with a focus on reviewing mining hardware and showing how to configure them from start to finish. One of the very first things we'll be doing when we receive the first batch of D3s is creating a setup guide and performing a complete review.

Q: I'm not located in the United States, can I still purchase from you?
A: We don't currently ship to locations outside of the United States, but many of our customers use freight forwarding services to get around this. Please note, using an untrusted 3rd party freight forwarder will void the 30-day seller warranty we offer. Use these freight forwarding services at your own risk.

Q: Will you accept cryptocurrency payments or wire transfers?
A: Yes, but we don't use escrow services and you really shouldn't trust anyone who doesn't let you use escrow. Putting that aside, we treat all of our customers the same regardless of payment method. We have many customers who decide to take a chance and pay with bitcoin/litecoin/ethereum/dash/USD wire transfer and we have always delivered to them on time and provided the same 30-day seller warranty offered to our Amazon customers. We also provide invoices for tax purposes when requested. If you still want to proceed with this option, please contact us directly by emailing sales(at)cryptocrane(dot)com.

Q: Do you offer bulk discounts?
A: Due to the extremely limited quantity of D3s available, we're unable to offer discounts at this time. We're applying a maximum order quantity of 5-units per customer as well to prevent large players from instantly purchasing our entire inventory.

Q: How do you deal with the crazy scammers that attempt to "rent" these from you and then return them after 30-days?
A: We reserve the right to reject returns or charge restocking fees as high as 40%. We have rarely needed to resort to such tactics, but we do get a fair share of scammers.