Latest posts of: John (John K.)

Quote from: Dabs on April 29, 2013, 02:40:10 PM

Quote from: John (John K.) on April 29, 2013, 02:23:13 PM

Nah, not interested in any miners atm as I'm going to the States later this year. Sad

I'll reply to your PM shortly - I'm blasted with a ton of PM's atm.

Once I get 9000 chip orders, you are free to ask for a refund. I will send you back your coins. (Hopefully, no one else asks for a refund and I get all 10,000 chip orders.)

What's the purpose of placing an order if I'm bound to ask for a refund later?

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	Updated to post 521
Hiroaki	1	44.5	49	44.5
lan787	1	43	48	43
LainZ	1	43	47	43
Hiroaki	1	42.5	46	42.5
hashman	3	42	43	126
Omen1855	1	42	42	42
CJPOLO	1	41.5	41	41.5
FlappySocks	1	41.5	40	41.5
Hiroaki	1	41.5	39	41.5
Omen1855	1	41.5	38	41.5
win07	1	41	37	41
kibblesnbits	1	41	36	41
swaits	1	40.5	35	40.5
drawingthesun	1	40.5	34	40.5
Minor Miner	4	40.5	30	162
Lucky - Luciano	1	40.5	29	40.5
mrbrt	1	40.5	28	40.5
VJain	1	40	27	40
psjw4450	4	40	23	160
GreatBug	1	40	22	40
Pinwheel	10	40	12	400
Nancarrow	1	40	11	40
starsoccer9	1	40	10	40
desired_username	4	40	6	160
drlatino999	2	40	4	80
ok	1	39.5	3	39.5
Minor Miner	2	39.5	1	79
Luke-Jr	1	39	0	39
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	2030.5

Auction thread (Bid here!)

Googledoc (thanks Vjain!) :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiYcEqkgyjc_dEM5Z19DdUxzV3VBVjlvcVBQTFNOYmc#gid=0

Countdown (courtesy of JaredR26)

Timer removed. End time: 2013-04-29+13:25:32

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count
Hiroaki	1	44.5	49	44.5
lan787	1	43	48	43
LainZ	1	43	47	43
Hiroaki	1	42.5	46	42.5
hashman	3	42	43	126
CJPOLO	1	41.5	42	41.5
FlappySocks	1	41.5	41	41.5
Hiroaki	1	41.5	40	41.5
win07	1	41	39	41
kibblesnbits	1	41	38	41
swaits	1	40.5	37	40.5
drawingthesun	1	40.5	36	40.5
Minor Miner	4	40.5	32	162
Lucky - Luciano	1	40.5	31	40.5
mrbrt	1	40.5	30	40.5
VJain	1	40	29	40
psjw4450	4	40	25	160
GreatBug	1	40	24	40
Pinwheel	10	40	14	400
Nancarrow	1	40	13	40
starsoccer9	1	40	12	40
desired_username	4	40	8	160
drlatino999	2	40	6	80
ok	1	39.5	5	39.5
Minor Miner	2	39.5	3	79
Luke-Jr	1	39	2	39
Tulkas	2	39	0	78
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	2025

Auction thread (Bid here!)

The lowest bid is held by:	Updated to post 519
Tulkas
At:
39
BTC
Please bid higher to avoid
getting outbidded!

Quote from: RedRobin2442 on April 29, 2013, 02:17:36 PM

Quote from: BitshireHathaway on April 29, 2013, 02:06:38 PM

First, here's the ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Avalon-ASICs-Chips-Bitcoin-Mining-10-Chips-/271195230690?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f247ed1e2

Second, if you guys are telling me this won't work, then what recommendation do you guys have for me to be able to get my chips working, or are they just useless? I have a close friend who is an electrical engineer, and can probably do it for me, however, they will need instructions not just here's a chip make it work, so if I want to do it this way what would I do?

Dude, its NOT possible.

First. Even if you had these "chips", you have no software, firmware, or other hardware here.
Second. You must have a really nice friend who just happens to be in the exact subfield of electrical engineering. Also, why dont you go ask him how this would work??
Third. That ebay auction starts it bid at 150 and the buy it now is 700. The photo is from the avalon released images. The seller has a feedback score of 13 and all from his purchases and never a sale.

So do this. Give that guy your money. Give it to him fast! Why are you still sitting here?!

This guy nailed everything. Down to the very last detail.

Quote from: Dabs on April 29, 2013, 02:18:54 PM

Since you're in Malaysia, want to start with an order? Only 10 chips minimum. The dude in Thailand or Indonesia can then do some magic on it and make it a working miner. Your own personal order might be what I need as opposed to an outright loan.

Nah, not interested in any miners atm as I'm going to the States later this year. Sad

I'll reply to your PM shortly - I'm blasted with a ton of PM's atm.

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	The lowest bid is held by:
lan787	1	43	49	43	Lucky - Luciano
Hiroaki	1	42.5	48	42.5	At:
hashman	3	42	45	126	38
Hiroaki	1	41.5	44	41.5	Bitcoins per Blade
CJPOLO	1	41.5	43	41.5	Please bid higher to avoid
win07	1	41	42	41	getting outbidded!
swaits	1	40.5	41	40.5
drawingthesun	1	40.5	40	40.5
VJain	1	40	39	40
psjw4450	4	40	35	160
GreatBug	1	40	34	40
Pinwheel	10	40	24	400
Nancarrow	1	40	23	40
starsoccer9	1	40	22	40
desired_username	4	40	18	160
ok	1	39.5	17	39.5
Hiroaki	1	39	16	39
Luke-Jr	1	39	15	39
Tulkas	4	39	11	156
scrybe	1	39	10	39
tccd	2	38.5	8	77
simtel12	1	38	7	38
gsmline	1	38	6	38
rgzen	1	38	5	38
drlatino999	2	38	3	76
sgrunger	1	38	2	38
CJPOLO	1	38	1	38
Lucky - Luciano	1	38	0	38
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	1990

Auction thread (Bid here!)

Quote from: ghostshirt on April 29, 2013, 02:12:34 PM

1@37.5

Sorry, outbidded by desired_username.

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	The lowest bid is held by:
lan787	1	43	49	43	Lucky - Luciano
Hiroaki	1	42.5	48	42.5	At:
hashman	3	42	45	126	38
Hiroaki	1	41.5	44	41.5	Bitcoins per Blade
CJPOLO	1	41.5	43	41.5	Please bid higher to avoid
win07	1	41	42	41	getting outbidded!
swaits	1	40.5	41	40.5
VJain	1	40	40	40
psjw4450	4	40	36	160
GreatBug	1	40	35	40
Pinwheel	10	40	25	400
Nancarrow	1	40	24	40
starsoccer9	1	40	23	40
desired_username	4	40	19	160
ok	1	39.5	18	39.5
Hiroaki	1	39	17	39
Luke-Jr	1	39	16	39
Tulkas	4	39	12	156
scrybe	1	39	11	39
tccd	2	38.5	9	77
simtel12	1	38	8	38
gsmline	1	38	7	38
rgzen	1	38	6	38
drlatino999	2	38	4	76
sgrunger	1	38	3	38
drawingthesun	1	38	2	38
CJPOLO	1	38	1	38
Lucky - Luciano	1	38	0	38
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	1987.5

Auction thread (Bid here!)

Quote from: FTWbitcoinFTW on April 29, 2013, 02:08:50 PM

250$ is the declared value for custom, but insurance refund is on that value if it's lost or destroyed !?

Friedcat should send you a new one on the unlikely situation that it's lost or destroyed I guess.

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	The lowest bid is held by:
lan787	1	43	49	43	bcpokey
Hiroaki	1	42.5	48	42.5	At:
hashman	3	42	45	126	37
Hiroaki	1	41.5	44	41.5	Bitcoins per Blade
CJPOLO	1	41.5	43	41.5	Please bid higher to avoid
win07	1	41	42	41	getting outbidded!
swaits	1	40.5	41	40.5
VJain	1	40	40	40
psjw4450	4	40	36	160
GreatBug	1	40	35	40
Pinwheel	10	40	25	400
Nancarrow	1	40	24	40
starsoccer9	1	40	23	40
ok	1	39.5	22	39.5
Hiroaki	1	39	21	39
Luke-Jr	1	39	20	39
Tulkas	4	39	16	156
scrybe	1	39	15	39
tccd	2	38.5	13	77
simtel12	1	38	12	38
gsmline	1	38	11	38
rgzen	1	38	10	38
drlatino999	2	38	8	76
sgrunger	1	38	7	38
drawingthesun	1	38	6	38
CJPOLO	1	38	5	38
Lucky - Luciano	1	38	4	38
win07	1	37.5	3	37.5
Ajay	2	37.5	1	75
bcpokey	1	37	0	37
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	1977

Auction thread (Bid here!)

Quote from: JollyGood! on April 29, 2013, 01:52:57 PM

Quote from: ausbitbank on April 29, 2013, 01:48:04 PM

Count me in for whatever needs to be done. I've ordered 20 from Switzerland already, but we need a big local buy and some people organising PCB's and DIY Kits etc.

I'm not sure what JohnK needs down for a security deposit yet, but I'm looking for about 2k chips myself.

That amount would be decided by your participants I guess.

Quote from: drawingthesun on April 29, 2013, 02:01:52 PM

Just to confirm Australia shipping is not going to be a issue right?

Nope, of course. Friedcat ships to anywhere on the Earth. (excluding the poles perhaps, or anywhere where DHL+ FEDEX + EMS + god knows what shipping agent present in China/Hong Kong cannot ship to)

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	The lowest bid is held by:
Hiroaki	1	42.5	49	42.5	ghostshirt
hashman	3	42	46	126	At:
Hiroaki	1	41.5	45	41.5	37
CJPOLO	1	41.5	44	41.5	Bitcoins per Blade
win07	1	41	43	41	Please bid higher to avoid
swaits	1	40.5	42	40.5	getting outbidded!
VJain	1	40	41	40
psjw4450	4	40	37	160
GreatBug	1	40	36	40
Pinwheel	10	40	26	400
Nancarrow	1	40	25	40
starsoccer9	1	40	24	40
ok	1	39.5	23	39.5
Hiroaki	1	39	22	39
Luke-Jr	1	39	21	39
Tulkas	4	39	17	156
scrybe	1	39	16	39
simtel12	1	38	15	38
gsmline	1	38	14	38
rgzen	1	38	13	38
drlatino999	2	38	11	76
sgrunger	1	38	10	38
drawingthesun	1	38	9	38
CJPOLO	1	38	8	38
Lucky - Luciano	1	38	7	38
win07	1	37.5	6	37.5
Ajay	2	37.5	4	75
tccd	2	37	2	74
bcpokey	1	37	1	37
ghostshirt	1	37	0	37
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	1968

Auction thread (Bid here!)

I know, I was just joking about the M1911. Tongue

Yes, I agree to your points as having a chip order in will significantly increase potential buy-ins. As for the website issue, I guess I can pull that off successfully as I do have enough rep for that - indeed I've been getting queries for me to organize a group buy too. (PS: I can't do that as I don't have extra time, sorry!)

Anyway I see that you have the potential to succeed here as you're willing to essentially dox yourself, and seem to have thought out your plans completely. Best of luck! Grin

Bid for your chance to have a working ASIC in your hands next week! Grin

PS: I can issue an escrow address when there's more than 5+ buying interest in this. Thanks and good luck.

Name	Quantity	Price (฿)	Remaining	BTC Count	The lowest bid is held by:
Hiroaki	1	42.5	49	42.5	Omen1855
hashman	3	42	46	126	At:
Hiroaki	1	41.5	45	41.5	36.5
CJPOLO	1	41.5	44	41.5	Bitcoins per Blade
win07	1	41	43	41
swaits	1	40.5	42	40.5
VJain	1	40	41	40
psjw4450	4	40	37	160
GreatBug	1	40	36	40
Pinwheel	10	40	26	400
Nancarrow	1	40	25	40
starsoccer9	1	40	24	40
ok	1	39.5	23	39.5
Hiroaki	1	39	22	39
Luke-Jr	1	39	21	39
Tulkas	4	39	17	156
scrybe	1	39	16	39
simtel12	1	38	15	38
gsmline	1	38	14	38
rgzen	1	38	13	38
drlatino999	2	38	11	76
sgrunger	1	38	10	38
drawingthesun	1	38	9	38
CJPOLO	1	38	8	38
win07	1	37.5	7	37.5
Ajay	2	37.5	5	75
tccd	2	37	3	74
bcpokey	1	37	2	37
ghostshirt	1	37	1	37
Omen1855	1	36.5	0	36.5
Total blades:	50		Total BTC:	1966.5

Auction thread (Bid here!)

Quote from: dserrano5 on April 29, 2013, 01:28:16 PM

Quote from: Pinwheel on April 29, 2013, 09:30:59 AM

Quote

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

is it possible to turn this warning OFF

This setting: "Profile > Look and Layout Preferences > [ ] Don't warn on new replies made while posting" seems to be what you need (but I have it unchecked, please test before the last minute bidding frenzy).

(This isn't a private message because everybody would benefit from knowing that Wink

)

Whoa, thanks for the awesome tip! Grin

Replied via PM, and I'm going to decline respectfully.

I have the BTC on hand and not planning to convert to fiat soon (that kicks the BTC/USD issue Justin said), but a major problem is not covered adequately: What if there's no buyers for the chips? Group buys are popping up furiously, and the potential buyers are going to be limited. With the risks and headache involved, I'm better off setting up a website and start selling chips at high markups, thus eliminating multiple risks.

The 3% is totally undoable without collateral or any secured means of obtaining my principal back. I don't want to be collecting from someone with a M1911 24/7. Tongue

Best of luck with your group buy endeavors - by the way why do you want to order the chips before any orders are in? Huh

Quote from: Fury! on April 29, 2013, 01:15:02 PM

Any ideas on how will a package worth ~70btc in money pass through customs without a fuss? In my country it would be extremely difficult for an individual to do such a thing without paperwork and whole lots of proofs and receipts. I heard about 250$ declared on the package, is that true?

True. And it will be reduced significantly this time according to friedcat.