Also it was mentioned a faulty one.  So it would be a crapshoot.  Bitmain might get something that is junk and would take more money to repair then it's worth.

Bitmain is not going to go to a model you ship them old parts and they pay or give compensation.  Dogie is right about small overall   Also keep in mind when they mad them they did it in MASS quanity so the price they paid might be quite a bit less then you would want for a pcb anyways. 

If they felt there was a big need they would produce them again.  That is just how it works.

Likely part of it is SFards.  They dont seem interested in public sales right now they are very quiet.

So likely it's the same on chips that they are not selling at this point.  So those dev chips could be some of the few in public hands.   So it really could suck if someone spent a ton of time to design around it and then they the company with chips stops selling.

This is like the 2nd or 3rd warranty thread.  It's getting rediclous.  Bitmain does not do things for free so anyone wanting a year warranty... it would be tacked on every single sale.

The other popular thing is about the declared value.  If bitmain is known to a country as shipping incorrect amount's there will be some sort of trouble for them.  It would be illegal in some countries and crazy for a legit business to avoid vat/taxes.   This is really where the customer comes in.  Some need to say it sucks but their country is not made for mining, and find a data center to host.

Also keep in mind the long break bitmain had.  I bet they have TONS of emails to anwser.   Chances are some sent multiple emails, so imagine sorting that out.  They have a big obstical right now on getting caught up.

You can be pretty certain by looking up your BTC address you use on a block explorer such as blockchain.   You look to see if BTC is still in address or gone.
When you check is there still BTC in address?

Have you looked at address of coins online?  I would verify coins are there and it was not compromised. 

As far as password not working no it should not happen.  Here is FAQ about passwords - https://multibit.org/en/help/v0.5/help_lostOrForgottenPassword.html.  Do you have the private key saved somewhere else? paperwallet or just private key on usb, etc?

Implant is just not practical.   Truth is it does very by country on how secure safty deposit boxes.  If you live in a country that banks might fail or goverment might seize yes it could be a bad spot.  I am in US so feel pretty secure.

As far as leaving it in will that is not a great thing either.  Some lawyer somewhere having a copy of your private key just does not make sense in practice.   Unless you are saying will just say's BTC is in safty deposit or something, but then it's really not doing a whole lot.

We really do not see to left side almost looks like a wall.  So there might not be a easy way to do in air and exhaust.

People do the S5's upwards sometimes, I like mine laying flat as it's easy to blow air.   Those box fans are not a ton of CFM's.  If you point them all the same direction you could use something more like i do with http://www.lowes.com/pd_416730-11292-SFDC2-600T_0__?Ntt=416730&UserSearch=416730&productId=4755305&rpp=32 (I have 2 of those pushing the hot air from rigs). 

My area also has a exhust I upgraded the gable fan to this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/QuietCool-Professional-3013-CFM-Power-Gable-Mount-Attic-Fan-AFG-PRO-3-0/206047381 it made a huge difference on moving exhust out.

Do you have another set of windows to the left? Or just the one to right?

They also have been getting more strict if anything.  Now of you do a fan mod or anything without permission it voids warranty.

I still remember the letter that came with my S5+ it was like do anything to your unit... lose warranty.

There is a  rumor that they work better off of a pcie to u3 adapter.  I had never tried it but always wondered if it was true.

Maybe it really is.   58 Hours was still pretty dang good.   

Interesting I did not expect a response during weekend at all.  Maybe they were just catching up on emails before doing it.

I'm hoping good things for those who did not get orders yet.

If using this make sure to use 2 factor authentication.  This is essential with a hot wallet like blockchain.  It is a good wallet for a little spending money.

But I highly suggest cold storage over it for storing a decent amount of coins.  Web wallets just do not offer the same security that a proper paper wallet does.

Assuming your in the US over here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1126705.0

He has started a queue so you can get in early and pre-oder by a week or two.  This is route I would suggest.

It is my listing I was hoping of possibility of becoming a re-seller. One of those thoughs that sounded great in my head, and in actual workings did no really go like planned.  Thought it might be good as no one had even listed one.  But there has been no interest and sidehack will have stock soon, so after those expire they will not be re-listed.

I didn't post about it in any threads as I don't like to do a ad in someone elses thread.    Someone might be able to do it better then me, I did all kind of warnings with windows as I don't want a not as described.   If someone want's to do windows driver support you might likely get more sales (I'm sitting at 0 ).

And again I'm not advertising here.   After listings one end one less then day left, but they will not be re-listed.  Someone else is welcome to try to take the ebay market if they feel they can move them.

*Edit one auction has already ended and other has less than a day left. So yea..... my idea that could have been good did not work out.  If anyone is going to try to do it there is interest around $30 range and $5 shipping.   But take ebay fees into account there is no profit at that price.  

*Edit two got a few offers just not enough to make it worth while.  Re-listed again to see if offers will happen again higher or fluke.   Still would love to be a reseller of these fun things.   But not holding breath with 0 sales.

Check your local regulations.   When you say vacant lot I think city.  Many cities have restrictions on animals.

I actually am on a family farm, I could have chickens but have not on here for a long time.  A lot of time for little money, and one varmint animal in area can kill your investment.  You would be surprised how smart a coyote can be and what it can get into.

If you are not mining them the hard part will be getting BTC for low and selling high.   Buy low and sell high some will say as if it's simple but the value changes rapidly. So a profit is not a sure thing.

Also those who sell bitcoin have a heck of a premium, as sadly it's a high fraud area.   I personally only mine or buy from exchange.

Please do upload those pictures once you get a chance.  I have been very curious what it looks like after you described cables.

If you have a chance please take picture of wiring to it.

It's true I owe phil for learning about how to get these Y cables cheap off ebay.   I believe i bought mine for around what that amazon one cost's on shipping.

As phil said though from china it is slow.  But at a dollar something it's hard to beat. 

And don't let a company tell you if buying from them you still have a bitmain warranty.  As the business that bought it from bitmain had a warranty as soon as it transfers to another party that miner loses it warranty.

And the companies that say they are able to cover warranty theirself I would personally not trust.  It is a crap shoot and likely if they do say send  it in to them they send you a different unit and try to con bitmain by sending a unit that had a different owner.  I don't trust many resellers.

It's the weekend so communication is not very big.  But they have never dealt coupons before for sending in parts.   I highly doubt they start now.

You have to remember they are a business.  If something cost's them more then it's worth they chances are won't do it.  They don't want S5's in their data  centers they sold a lot of used ones to make room for other miners and make a profit.

Problem with this is one point of failure.  Say you could perfectly remember your private key's (yes multiple is what I suggest instead of one big one).

Lets say you are hit by a bus.   Now the only person who knew the keys is gone.   I like bank deposit box as family will get it if that bus situation happens.  (And it is very unlikely but still most I think would want family to have access to it instead of it becoming abandon)