I've made more money on GPUs than mining.

[hodginsa]

Hey all,

First thread, thought I would make a funny title. As much as I love bitcoins and mining, I've made more money buying and selling GPUs(perfecting my rigs) than I have actually mining. Funny to think of things like that. Last sell was a 5970 I bought for $160 mined for 3 weeks, then I was fed up with performance so I'm going back to two 5870s. Sold the card for $220, which was like mining a bitcoin for free plus the mining I did with it. I have only been mining for a little over a month now. So my btc are increasing.


I love kijiji and Craigslist, and wheeling and dealing.
Anyone else score any sweet deals on equipment?

[TCollar]

Hey all,

First thread, thought I would make a funny title. As much as I love bitcoins and mining, I've made more money buying and selling GPUs(perfecting my rigs) than I have actually mining. Funny to think of things like that. Last sell was a 5970 I bought for $160 mined for 3 weeks, then I was fed up with performance so I'm going back to two 5870s. Sold the card for $220, which was like mining a bitcoin for free plus the mining I did with it. I have only been mining for a little over a month now. So my btc are increasing.


I love kijiji and Craigslist, and wheeling and dealing.
Anyone else score any sweet deals on equipment?

All I have to say is that you are a smarter man than I am.  Selling shovels during a gold rush always scores.

*hat tip*

[hodginsa]

Haha, can't rate intelligence by that alone don't worry.

But there is a solid fact that a lot gold mining equipment companies still exist, while the gold miners are long gone.


Still though, I'm in both worlds. I'm a engineer by brain, a picker at heart, and I'm everything else in between those. I love technology, but I can't pass up a winning deal.