For those of you waiting on me to open back up orders, I am planning on opening that back up tonight or tomorrow with new pricing so stay tuned.

I'm planning on placing an order at the end of the week.. I know of several people waiting so I think we will have another batch by then no problem.

Thanks

Hi,

I'm sorry.. it was extremely busy weekend and it appears there is no end in sight! Argghh!

Yep the order was placed on Friday night with no problems. It's 3-5 days shipping from China, so I expect to get them sometime in between Thursday and Saturday. I still kind of have a lot to do myself in between now and then, so I'm glad that there is time. The only reason I can think of this might get delayed is if I run into technical problems... more than enough parts are in to run all the Gridseeds I ordered. I planned the pricing and quantity of each component based on me being able to run at least 44 units per Pi. This could cause a problem on my end because I would have charged too little, but it will not cause a problem on your end because I ordered extras of everything. I even ordered several different USB hubs to find the best one for chaining as many as possible on a Pi. This isn't my first rodeo- I feel like I am capable to fix just about anything that isn't simply DOA or faulty.

There's still a couple things to come in, but I've had tracking numbers for them since last week and am expecting everything to get in before the Gridseeds do. I will overnight something I need if that's what I have to get these up and running. I have my buddy on stand by to help me setup the farm.. he has helped me setup, configure, etc. some of my GPU farms in the past.. he will be a good helper. Furthermore, I have a couple family members putting together some custom Gridseed ATX power cables. There are a lot of them to put together and I didn't have much time this weekend. It's kind of a pain in the butt honestly.. I kind of wish now I would of just went with the cheapo Chinese PSUs etc. that all the other suppliers are using.

I feel like this sets me apart from them a bit though, I feel like I definitely have more quality package deals than most of my competitors. Not only because of using the ATX PSUs, but I am also providing Pis with nice cases and 8 Gb SD cards in all packages with all software installed. All package deals will work right out of the box! Furthermore, each package comes with the ATX power adapters to supply 5v power to your accessories like your USB hubs and Pis. I'm hoping that getting rid of those cheap cell phone charger-like PSUs that most USB hubs use and even some gridseed suppliers are using to power their units results in higher stability of the packages I sell. Also, most of the other suppliers use the wiibox (or controller) which has been reported somewhat unstable. I feel like a Raspberry Pi is the obvious best choice and makes the most sense. Stability will only get better over time by using open source software like cgminer or bfgminer, Gridseeds are still relatively new and there will be many improvements in these regards.

Anyways.. I talk too much. I'll talk to ya'll soon.

It's a surprise! 

I will place the order for batch 1 in just a moment once the last transfer has confirmed! Batch 1 customers will receive a refund late next week once I am sure all accessories work as planned and the final costs are realized. Thanks all for a successful Batch 1! There were a lot of familiar faces in Batch 1, thanks for choosing me to host your mining equipment once again! Big changes are coming in a couple days.. I will let you know when I'm ready to announce what's up.

For the time being, all ordering is on hold. The payment address has been redacted from the OP.

Thanks

Cables??! We don't need no stinkin' cables!!! 



Now for the fun part... connecting 1000 barrel plugs to the ends of 2000 wires.

No wonder Santa hires elves. 

I will be placing our order this evening. Please get your order in ASAP to be included in Batch 1

Power cable components, barrel plugs, USB hubs, PSUs, and the Pis have arrived! The only thing we're missing is Mini USB plugs which should show up on Monday.

I have some exciting news, but it will have to wait a day or two.

Thanks

They haven't been made yet, but the parts are ordered and I will post pics next week.

I will have SOME extras for sale for anyone that doesn't want to make their own. Not many though, as most will be used for my hosted mining service... PM me if you are interested. They can ship out next week.. most parts are in already.

Cheers

Custom Cables (Scrypt ONLY)
     + Heat shrink, 18 AWG, Plug and Play ATX Power Cables, Hand-made Custom Cables
     + Disclaimer: All cables provided for non-hosted units are for use at your own risk. Please make sure to research whether these cables will work for your PSU and do not over load the 12v or 5v lines of your PSU, or chain multiple cables together. Please ask for advice if you're not sure.
         - $45 each for an ATX CPU/EPS 8 pin power cable =
              + Can power up to SIXTEEN [16] Gridseeds
         - $40 each for an ATX PCIe 6 pin cable =
              + Can power up to TWELVE [12] Gridseeds
         - $30 each for an ATX 4+4 pin CPU cable =
              + Can power up to EIGHT [8] Gridseeds
         - $25 each for an ATX Molex 4 pin cable =
              + Can power up to FOUR [4] Gridseeds and FOUR [4] 5v accessories (Usb hubs, Pi, etc.)
         - $30 each for an ATX SATA cable =
              + Can power up to FOUR [4] Gridseeds and FOUR [4] 5v accessories (Usb hubs, Pi, etc.)

pre-orders are for noobs  

Lol... just joking. But not really though...

That's just as risky as mining with the equipment. If you get caught on the wrong side of a price swing, kiss your trading profits goodbye.

Good job everyone that participated in the CryptoVest Special Edition Auctions!!

Thanks to you, we raised 78.12 LTC for the 2014 Litecoin Development Fund! 

Good work!

Will

Transaction ID: d6248a3125189643c3a0dbd163db3f9776176f9e067995aabe5c1f0a31fd9085

Hi Wolfey,

Yes everything is coming together nicely. Although the company you linked is selling units for way more than I am charging to my own customers.. I'm not sure that will help me much, but thanks for trying to help me out- I appreciate it.


Hehe, thanks for the free bump.


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Effective immediately the cost per miner has been reduced $5 each per unit, as I was able to secure a better deal. For those that have already paid, you will be refunded $5 per miner as soon as the order is placed. I am waiting to refund the $5 because BTC value may change in between now and when I place the order this weekend, making it more expensive or less expensive for me to order the equipment. If the value rises and I have excess funds on top of the $5, that will be refunded as well.

There may be further refunds on top of this as well due to other logistics of sourcing the accessories. If the cheapo USB hubs I ordered work, then expect further savings on top of what I have already mentioned. I priced in the more expensive USB hubs that I know will work, but if the cheap ones work then that will be good for everyone. As mentioned previously, Pis can be finicky with USB hubs.

Thanks for choosing me to buy your units from and host them. I promise to pass down any further savings I can achieve down to my customers, even those that have already paid. I have edited the cost in the OP, so it now shows the current and correct price.

Thanks

Sorry to hear that Cablez, I was rooting for you. Good luck with your future endeavors. I love every cable I've bought from you and will continue to give you business in the future.

Cheers

Hi Dogie,

Yes we need to sell the mining equipment. I can't pay the bills because of the increased difficulty since last August, so it is time to move on.

There is still profit to be made from the equipment and it has value. 760 Gh will earn quite a bit before it comes unprofitable, but due to my overhead with the commercial property and my low hosting fee of 3%, my hands are tied.

Please visit our forums for more information.

Thanks

Hehe, yes. That was my favorite part of hosting the Avalons.. getting to use my Dremel. 

Cheers

Bump

Seven 4 module generation 1 Avalons for sale
~761 Gh Total
~5600 watts

Overclocked most of their life -> Burned up two of the 20 chip hashing boards that make up each module in two separate machines.. much sparks -> Dremel to the rescue to remove the burned up hashing board -> The rest of the hashing boards in the modules hash like new

They have ckolivas' firmware loaded, which is really stable

Please post your offers below, I am willing to part them out.

Shipping is from the USA and will be extra. It's pretty much like shipping 7 full tower pre-built computers, so please factor this into your bid.

These will ship within two business days of receiving payment.

Thanks for the kind words, I am working really hard to make this group buy a success. I have crossed the point of no return with this group buy by buying so many accessories and renewing my lease, so I am determined to make this a success. I have sourced all the accessories from alternative sources and everything is arriving this week. Some things arrived today, the rest are set to arrive tomorrow or the next day. This includes all components of our custom ATX cables, mini usb cables for the gridseeds, silver rated ATX PSUs, Pis with cases and 8 Gb cards, USB hubs, standoffs (although I may have changed my mind about stacking so many units and the time it would take to do it).

By ordering the cable components early, I will be able to make them by the time the Gridseeds get here. I need to strip wires, install barrel plugs, and shrink wrap the cables, so it is good I have some time to do this. I must disclose the only thing I am worried about is finding out that the USB hubs I ordered don't work well with chaining Gridseeds on Pis. Pis are finicky with USB hubs. Worst case scenario I will give a refund for the USB hubs and ship out the units. I will suggest a USB hub that works (I have ordered 4 different models that supposedly work well with Pis) and you should order it yourself. It will take about the time for me to ship your units and you receive them as it would take for you to order and receive a USB hub. This is my backup plan in that scenario. If the USB hubs can be modded to save them, then I will.. sometimes they work better when being powered by an ATX PSU rather than the cheap walmart phone charger-like PSUs.

Anyways.. I think everything is coming together nicely and I will be ready to place the order this weekend and receive the units next week.

There's not much interest in this compared to some other options and competition has got more intense with other Gridseed hosting options popping up. I don't really have a lot of money to secure a bulk purchase with Gridseed to the lower prices and order directly, so I'm sitting on somewhat unfair grounds. So, I have been thinking of other ways I can improve this offering.

In an effort to remain competitive, I have decided to take a gamble on the hosting costs and the farm reaching full capacity. I hereby eliminate the large monthly fee structure that has been sitting in the OP for a couple weeks that was dependent on the number of units hosted. The hosting fee is now a flat $4 fee per miner, no matter the number of units hosted. The first month is still free. Thanks for those of you that have shown your support thus far by ordering! I hope you like the fact that the fees are now much lower when less units are hosted. Refunds are available at any time until the order is made this weekend if not.

I will be offering the option to host other mining equipment, so reaching capacity does not depend on interest in Gridseed mining equipment. If you are interested in hosting anything else contact me, I will do it for $0.57 per watt per month. This includes any Bitcoin and Scrypt ASICs, I have experience hosting GPU rigs as well. Since I am taking the risk of the costs of the bills, I need to find other ways to make sure I reach capacity.

I hope this sweetens the deal a little bit. I feel like my hardware prices are pretty competitive and I can't get any better prices without going directly through Gridseed, so it is what it is. I can't go through Gridseed with this low of volume.

I also needed to add a provision to the sale of hosted units. The selling of hosted equipment must be done for cryptocoins, since it may put me in the field of being a money transmitter if I sold for FIAT on Ebay and converted it into Bitcoin to pay you the proceeds. I'm sorry, but I need to implement this policy to make sure I don't break any regulatory rules of money transmitting. As always, a refund is available if you do not like this policy.. I realize we could probably get more $$ by reselling them on Ebay instead of the forums, but its the best I can do with the government breathing down our necks.

Anyways... thanks.  

Sorry to bump again, but I thought some would like to know that I have reduced the price of the accessories when ordering non-hosted units, including the custom power cables. The price I put up yesterday was somewhat of a guesstimate.. I have now worked out exact costs and reduced them accordingly.

Thanks

Correct. If the electrician feels uncomfortable making it for you, because it will be a bit of an odd request for them, just keep calling around. You'll find someone that will make it for you.

Have fun!

If you see movement of funds on the group buy address do not be alarmed, I needed to issue a refund.

I have no problem issuing refunds up until the point in time the hardware is ordered. From that point forward it will be out of my hands.

Thanks