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1  Other / CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware / Re: Avalon has released the information about 3th generation chip on: March 14, 2014, 02:16:36 AM
Wouldn't order anything from them if they were the only company left making bitcoin ASICS.

Please check Avalon team ratings for this forum just to show you how much they value their customers.

Bitsyncom:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=68196
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196

ngzhang:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=38132
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xiangfu:  
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Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46727
2  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: FREE Avalon ASIC chips! on: March 14, 2014, 02:15:59 AM
Wouldn't order anything from them if they were the only company left making bitcoin ASICS.

Please check Avalon team ratings for this forum just to show you how much they value their customers.

Bitsyncom:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=68196
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196

ngzhang:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=38132
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=38132

xiangfu:  
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=46727  
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46727
3  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Gridseed GC3355 -Hybrid Scrypt/SHA256 ASIC on: December 15, 2013, 07:36:13 PM
Meh.  Time to start learning Mandarin.  Maybe eventually I'll be able to do better translations than google translate ;/.
4  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: I propose we merge custom hardware into mining hardware on: December 12, 2013, 05:55:14 PM
How about rename the forums to:

"Mining Hardware" (Mining Hardware)
and
"Hardware Development" (Custom Hardware)

Then, accordingly, based on a set date start filtering messages.
5  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: The Scam List on: December 11, 2013, 05:14:09 AM
You should add companies that have cause problems and cost people Bitcoin to the list.

Yes, I'm saying Bitcoin and not fiat.  If a company cost the community Bitcoin but not Fiat it should make the scam list.

Two I can think of are:  Avalon / BFL
6  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Best miner for the layman? on: November 18, 2013, 02:38:28 PM
then? Game of preorders still?

Game of preorders, potential delays, and other problems.

If you're looking to make money it's best to just buy bitcoin.  If you're looking to get an interesting computer hobby then custom hardware is good.

The only groups making money through custom hardware are the ASIC chip developers.  Everyone else is at their mercy, at least imho.
7  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: Asicminer Backplane On/Off Switch on: November 17, 2013, 05:28:15 PM
It's as custom as a custom / populated PCB except on a different difficulty scale similar to a custom case ....

8  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: [Info] ASICMINER Cube on: November 17, 2013, 05:41:10 AM
Stuff like this confuses me.  Why are those websites selling at lower prices than the *official* re-sellers?

Who is doing the bad to who?
9  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: WTF Cointerra on: November 16, 2013, 06:07:39 AM
Terms were changed (Note:  Someone should do a side-by-side comparison on what's changed since 8/30/2013):

https://web.archive.org/web/20130830060359/http://cointerra.com/consumer-sales-agreement/
That's the 8/30/2013 archive.org copy of the website which recites:

Quote
"Warranties. CoinTerra warrants that its Product(s) will, at the time of shipment and for a period of ninety days thereafter, be free from defects in material and workmanship, be free of all liens and encumbrances, and will conform to CoinTerra’s approved specifications."

Current agreement on: http://cointerra.com/consumer-sales-agreement/

Quote
"Warranties. CoinTerra warrants that its Product(s) will, at the time of shipment and for a period of thirty (30) days thereafter, be free from defects in material and workmanship, be free of all liens and encumbrances, and will conform to CoinTerra’s approved specifications."

TL;DR:  CoinTerra pulling a fast one.
10  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: November 14, 2013, 07:56:21 PM
Why hasn't the btcointalk.org forum given the whole Avalon team scammer tags by now?

Edit:  Just realized you can buy Avalon chips not through Avalon but through a distributor through USD:

Quote
World wide sales agent:
ELEN Technology Limited.,
Contact: Eric Chen
Email: eric_chen@elen-tech.com
Phone: +(852)31658617
FAX:+(852)30071717
Address: Rm.,604,Treasure Center, 42 Hung To Road, Kwun Tong,  Kln. HongKong

wtf?  Probably cheaper than buying through USD on the Avalon site ... wow.  Or would the price have jumped a few hundred dollars with the recent BTC spike?

WTF would anyone, in their sane and right mind, buy off the Avalon website or from Tradehill?  Didn't tradehill have some kind of exclusivity with Avalon?  I thought it was advertised on their (Tradehill's) website but anything regarding 'exclusivity' isn't there anymore.
11  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Yifu now working with "famed banking family" to help government track addresses on: November 14, 2013, 04:53:07 PM
Blacklist all wallets/coins from Avalon / Avalon team?    Grin
12  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: November 10, 2013, 09:46:24 PM
They probably donate to forums... So no harm no foul.

This is a bit harsh, don't you think? They never stated in their terms of service a 100% delivery date if I am correct. They are crooks for mining with equipment for months before delivering, but it is our fault for trusting them. Forum has nothing to do with that, it is just a platform for exchanging information.

They stated a delivery timeline for chips.  That's a 100% delivery date within a certain timeline.
13  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Leaving Negative Feedback for BitSyncom, Scammed on Trade-ins, Chips and Batch#3 on: November 10, 2013, 09:45:16 PM
Left negative feedback for all Avalon team members that I'm aware of:

Added negative ratings to their profiles:

Bitsyncom:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=68196
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196

ngzhang:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=38132
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=38132

xiangfu:  
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=46727  
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46727


14  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: November 10, 2013, 09:42:16 PM
Negative rate them:

Added negative ratings to their profiles:

Bitsyncom:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=68196
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196

ngzhang:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=38132
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=38132

xiangfu:  
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=46727  
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46727


15  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: PSA: Official Avalon Response About Chip Compensation -- "We will not..." on: November 10, 2013, 08:49:02 PM
Yifu,

Please refund me the 15 bitcoins to 1CorsCrBEcbncfnR7BVKadUZbHP7xNZCjJ.

Thanks

done.

Also there will be some compensation for trade-in and chip order customers. ( you are entitled regardless, so don't think I am trying to sway your decision. )

I'm confused.  Is this another 'no bs' type of policy that became bs?

EDIT:

Added negative ratings to their profiles:


Bitsyncom:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=68196
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=68196

ngzhang:
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=38132
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=38132

xiangfu:  
Trust Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=46727  
Profile Page https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=46727


16  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: November 01, 2013, 02:26:01 AM
I don't think anyone has to worry about those chips selling.

The probability of people bidding on them is low unless, somehow, someone 4 weeks, or more, looked in their crystal orb and decided to buy the PCBs to manufacture these ... lol

There was exactly no information given ahead of time for people even to prepare for a chip sale.  Are people supposed to pull PCBs, and components, out of their asses Huh

That's what they said about the 500 60gh miners they just auctioned off.



People were really responsible for sourcing their own PCBs and other components for that?  I really thought they came pre-assembled.  Please confirm?  Are you trolling or something?
17  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: November 01, 2013, 01:28:03 AM
I don't think anyone has to worry about those chips selling.

The probability of people bidding on them is low unless, somehow, someone 4 weeks, or more, looked in their crystal orb and decided to buy the PCBs to manufacture these ... lol

There was exactly no information given ahead of time for people even to prepare for a chip sale.  Are people supposed to pull PCBs, and components, out of their asses Huh
18  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: October 31, 2013, 09:16:18 PM
Chips got refunded.
The refund was only as a precaution to avoid litigation.  The chip refunds and delays are crap.  Avalon has not provided sufficient compensation for the refunds.
Well, you got a full refund in BTC, what else could have you hoped for? Free money for the lost time? Are you following what's happening with HF's batch 1 customers (such as me)? That's orders of magnitude worse.

Breach of contract.  I'm not going to say what I'd hope for.  I'm going to say what they did is insufficient with regards to compensation.

Why are you comparing HF batch 1 customers to what Avalon did?  Are these two issues the same?  Is this a whose e-p33n is bigger type of deal?
19  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: October 31, 2013, 09:10:43 PM
At $6.50 per GH/s as the Minimum bid just for the chip?   You would have to be a complete and utter moron to bid on these.

Yea ... add to that the assembly and component costs ...

Also, who would bid on this based on a current announcement?  You'd have to rush the PCB and the components based on their design on the GITHUB and *PRAY* that it works.  There's no:

1) Sample chips
2) Examples of verified design based on GITHUB docs


Chips got refunded.


The refund was only as a precaution to avoid litigation.  It can't avoid litigation due to breach of contract if someone wants to litigate ... more than likely they got legal counsel for this decision.  The chip refunds and delays are crap.  Avalon has not provided sufficient compensation for the refunds.
20  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Avalon auctioning their 55nm chips on: October 31, 2013, 08:59:17 PM
Bitfury Chips > Avalon Chips.

More than likely Avalon is looking for some cash flow to produce miners and, possibly, expect as much as 800-1000 btc from this auction to buy components ...


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