***Canceled Due to Lack of Interest*****

[Scammed … A trusting person’s tale.]

Scammed … A trusting person’s tale.

Well… it’s finally happened to me; I got scammed, bamboozled, hustled.  I was transacting business on a popular online auction website, let’s call it Eshore.   They have buyer AND seller protection. Their fees can be a bit high so prices of goods tend to be higher, but you pay for that protection.  I also used a popular payment processor often used by Eshore, let’s call it PayBuddy.  They too have buyer AND seller protection which is why I was fine paying their high fees as well.  


My thoughts on “protection”… Buyer and Seller Protection means Jack (They are like condoms… someone can find a way to poke a hole in it).  There are many “grey areas” in the terms of these types of sites regarding what constitutes “protection,” so take it with a grain of salt and assume they will find a loophole to make sure they aren’t stuck with the bill.


I am currently out ~$550 USD.  I currently can’t divulge into detail in the hopes that the Proper Authoritative Figures come up with some answers (which they said my chances were very very small… basically none) but I can hope.


Why am I posting this here?  Well, it was for some Bitcoin Mining Equipment (a popular model that runs at 180 – 200 gh/s) and I have read a lot of the threads/posts about “scams” (apparently not enough).  I wanted to make my own warning thread with my own thoughts… esp about “protection.”

             1 .“Protection” means nothing.  
             2  It CAN happen to you EVEN with “protection.”
             3. Don’t be like me, question everything… Even if there are high ratings, and “confirmed and verified” accounts.
             4. Don’t be like me (no, I’m not stupid; I’m just trusting by nature).
             5. And IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU (I can’t say that enough).

So, for now my hopes of getting new mining equipment are crushed, at least for a few months until I can save up more (having a family sure eats into your hobby money).  Now I wish I had not sold my 4 u2’s (at least I would be having a little fun).


To those who have been scammed, I feel for you, it’s a horrible punch in the throat that pisses you off.  We were stupid?… maybe yes, maybe no (hindsight and all that) but I hope Karma bites those @#(!@#@ in the butt.


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Now I’m going to ask you guys/gals to help me get back up and keep at it.  If you don’t want to keep reading...or get some cheese… or popcorn, now would be the time to stop.

So, I run a little website called www.getfreebitcoins.us .  I got into Bitcoins by doing a lot of the “Get Free Bitcoins” stuff and figured I would make a site (and make a little referral money while I’m at it… emphasis on LITTLE lol).  I think my site is coming along nicely, about 1,500 -2,000 hits/day.  If you fine guys and gals could go poke around my site a bit and let me know the good, bad and ugly… and also let me know what information would be good to add to the site, I would highly appreciate it.  The site is aimed towards newer people getting into Bitcoins.

I also know there are a TON of great products/services/people on these forums and I would love to put your information on my site.  You don’t have to pay me anything, but if you would like to make a donation (of any amount) it would be appreciated.  I would be happy to put up product descriptions, links, etc.

For you miners out there… If you ever feel generous and want to help me get back on my feet by pointing a little of your quota to my workers until I get mining on my own again, it would be appreciated.  I have miners setup at:

Ghash.io
stratum+tcp://uk1.ghash.io:3333
BoogieWu.worker11 (or whatever you want to call it as long as it starts with BoogieWu.  Example: BoogieWu.workerButtHurt
Passwords are always a lower case x


Eligus (I have never used it, but have heard great things)
stratum.mining.eligius.st : 3334
1BX8buCMvtn4ZLbicyeNY421RoNGuCtHwi


Donations (of any amount) can be made on my site (www.getfreebitcoins.us) or to:
1BX8buCMvtn4ZLbicyeNY421RoNGuCtHwi


If, through your generosity, I get enough donations to recoup my losses (IE get my miner and a PSU), anything over the amount I lost will be donated to bitcointalk.org.  I also plan to “pay it forward” to help someone else in my shoes someday.


If you made it this far, thanks for reading and please don’t let it happen to you.


--BoogieMan82

TL:DR – Got Scammed. Thought I did things right. Help me if you want to. If you don’t want too that’s cool, thanks for reading.


Time for a few moments of “zen.”  You earned it after reading my wall of text (I would embed it, but all the embed codes I know don't work!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5OhNplEd4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdxEymWUX14

I'm looking to buy a new (or gently used) Antminer S1.

I am looking to buy in BTC

Send me a PM if you have one to sell!

I was looking to buy Bitcoins with my Paypal account but have seen that it is highly unlikely due to fraud.

I was wondering what the quickest and most cost effective methods are other than Paypal (I already maxed out my Coinbase for the week).

Thanks!

[I have copy-pasted the guide from my site below:]

Hi everyone.  I have seen a lot of people struggling with setting up their Antminer u1/u2's.  I created a quick guide for Windows users http://www.getfreebitcoins.us/bitcoin-mining/

I have copy-pasted the guide from my site below:

Antminer u2 Setup: *Note: You will need a powered USB hub (5-10amp per 10 slots) if you are running more than 1 u2 per powered USB hub on your computer.*

Go to: https://github.com/AntMiner/AntGen1 and open the Antminer u1 user guide (it’s the same setup process as the u2).

Follow the Install Driver section to part 4 (right before running cgminer).  After the proper drivers are installed you will need to unplug the Antminer U2’s and plug them back in.

Download the newest version of CGMiner from here: http://ck.kolivas.org/apps/cgminer/

Windows install:

1. Unzip the files and note the location.
2. Open a Command Prompt.
3. Run the following script c:\yourcgminerlocation\cgminer-folder\cgminer  --anu-freq 200 -o stratum+tcp://(enter your stratum pool info) -u Example.worker1 (enter your worker name) -p Password (enter your password).
4. You can also copy the command line into a notepad document and save as a .bat file.
5. After running the script, give cgminer about a minute to detect your miners (they will show up as ANU 0, ANU 1, etc), if any aren’t detected try unplugging then plugging in the ones that aren’t running.  If that doesn’t work try lowering your ANU-Freq

Notes:

Additionally you can play around with –icarus-options if you know what you are doing, I have found the following to be the best options:
--icarus-options 115200:1:1

--Anu-Freq: This line sets the frequency of the miners.

**Note that Overclocking will void your warranty**

200: 1.6 Gh/s
225: 1.8 Gh/s
250: 2.0 Gh/s
275: 2.2 Gh/s (not recommended unless you modify the R1 and R2 resistors.)

A value above 250 typically results in the following issues if you don’t modify the resistors:

1. Too Many hardware errors
2. Not recognizing the devices

I personally have found that generally an ANU freq of 253.8 is the highest one should go on a U2 without modifying the resistors (but that’s just my personal experience, personally I don’t like to run the miners that hard).

Was looking around at Cloud Mining today, found some interesting pricing, thought I would share the "big 2":


CEX.IO - 0.011 BTC/Ghs Forever Contract

USD Info:
I found a ton of Cloud Mining Contract Vouchers for CEX.IO on Ebay. People are buying .1 Gh/s for $1.50+ on Ebay (That's $15 Gh/s)

I hate Ebay though and those prices seemed really high, and kept looking. I found some on Amazon.com (which I prefer) for as low as $8.99.

http://www.amazon.com/Gh-Bitcoin-Mining-CEX-IO-Voucher/dp/B00JDMB1TA/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=fasfrebit-20&linkCode=w01&creativeASIN=B00JDMB1TA

@ $8.99 USD per 1 Gh/s on CEX.IO, I personally don't think it's a bad of a deal right now considering you can sell your Gh/s whenever you want and you mine 3 Cryptocurrencies at once (Bitcoins, NMC and IXC). 



PBMining - 0.007 BTC/GHs for 5 years (which is a good price), but they are currently sold out!

Hello everyone!

On a previous thread I asked for feedback on my first Free Bitcoin Raffle and I got what I asked for!

Based on feedback from you guys and gals my first Free Bitcoin Raffle is now live!

Feel free to ask any questions and/or give me feedback regarding this raffle!

http://www.getfreebitcoins.us/free-raffle/

Thanks!

I am running a Bitcoin Raffle for the first time and was wondering what people thought!
Any and all feedback would be appreciated.

http://www.getfreebitcoins.us/gaming/

Thanks!