Escrow contract: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Xtx4M6nN


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The escrow address for ragingazn628's group buy transaction for Avalon ASICs chips would be:



Please state and agree to the conditions (if item is received damaged, item lost with tracking, customs fee etc) beforehand.

If possible, GPG sign your agreement to prevent any discrepancies later on and please ship with tracking to prevent problems during delivery. GPG signing is not a requirement, and any verbal exchange in the form of private messages or posts on bitcointalk.org, or email is effective as a ‘statement of condition’.

The fine print:
This Contract is solely generated for the purpose of facilitating the transaction between the seller and the buyer, which refers to the pseudonyms used on bitcointalk.org.
The escrow holder, John, assumes and gives no liability or guarantees on the satisfaction of all parties involved, although he agrees to mediate and facilitate the deal to the fullest extent he is capable of.  On the event that any problems arises, he will release the escrow to whichever party that presents him with the most convincing proof and/or after an open discussion with others or theymos.  
The verbal acceptance by both parties (or the failure to reject) and the sending of Bitcoins to the escrow address above constitutes the acceptance of the terms and conditions stated, and the activation of this Contract.

Thank you.

John (the escrow holder)
20 April 2013
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How will this short delay getting BTC to the magic 780 affect our ordering at AVALON? Will a week or more be a huge issue in getting our 10K chips 1 or 2 months later or are we likely to get something in 10 to 12 weeks from now? Did I miss it in the thread if I did sorry for the worry? OP can you post that info as well in the OP so we can gauge the urgency we need on this?

Thanks again for everything ITCHY to pull the trigger on this!

I had put in for BTC1 in  a post on Friday, but I'm still not seeing me on the list. Also, I'd like to bump the amount up to 13 chips' worth...based on what others have posted, that would be BTC1.014.

John can you update my order to match Enigma81, 3.12btc for 40 chips flat? I think that's what Qbits had intentioned also... Cheers~

Please increase my stake from 5 to 10 BTC, thanks!

I'd hate to do so as the escrow address is a cold wallet addy which was never exposed to the web. If I spend funds from it (sending back to Jah), I would need to change a new address just for the sake of security. Is it possible to set a new column/spot to note people who have mistakenly paid for the time being?

Just saw the calculation; 1 btc = 12.8205128205128 chips.  Seems difficult to make .82 chips. 1.014 btc will = 13 chips.  I'd like to update mine to 1.014 btc.  Does this include escrow fees, etc?

Thank You!

Something is doinked up with the math in your spreadsheet though..  Shows my 3.12 BTC as being 39.999999999999 Chips..

780 / 10000 =  0.078 BTC/Chip
3.12BTC / 0.078 = 40 Chips

No imperfect calculations this way..

Enigma

i assume then i'm in for 3.25 to get 40 chips... thanks...

Anyone who wants to up their stake can do so by posting and confirming here. OP will come along and update the list shortly when he comes online.

Heck, I can update the list if he wants...

I am interested in a small number of chips, like a dozen, has a price been settled upon?

Hey, I'm on the spread sheet for 5.125BTC, just want to know if i can add it to 5.277BTC just to include the shippment to Israel, and if I can do it should I transfer the extra ship payment to josh already ?

I don't see myself on the list...

I'm in for 1btc if I can.  Are there any specs so far?

Like Qbit, I was also hoping to get an even 40 chips. Could I go to 3.25 btc to get just above 40 chips?

Thanks!

Documentation is what I'm waiting for. I'm not going to invest in a set of chips that I may not have the hardware or steady hands to build. I always start with an initial design and a simple BOM before I even bother dropping the money.

I know the guys over at the DIY ASIC Build thread have come up with some concepts, but considering nobody really knows anything about these Avalon chips yet it is probably mostly educated guesses, which I'm fine with. I'll have to read more and see if any of them found anything.

But I will have to see if I can find a place to do batch jobs with a reflow oven. I just want my own, damnit.

I'm interested. Put me down for 480 chips (37.44 BTC).

Thanks!

Confirmed. The information will be made public if problems arise from your end of the deal, included but not limited to the failure of sending chips, extended hiatus after the chips have been sent to you, and the general failure to withhold your part of obligations. Of course, I will delay the publicity of such documents unless there is absolute reason to do so as the release of such documents is irreversible.

Confirmed. The ID and verification information can be sent to my personal email listed with my GPG key above (the.john.is.here -at- gmail)

As for signing, I am not sure what you can sign here - if you have an OTC account with GPG, you can use that to sign your message here. I am signing to prove that I control this account currently.