[CLOSED] Avalon ASIC chip distribution

[Exoskeleton]

Looks like I got ghosted on the developer lists here. Well I don't mind if the 50 chips I got pledged from the very first batch go to one of the big 2 developers. Meaning BkkCoins and burnin. They deserve it a little more than I do for sure. Many more people depend on them. Lets take care of them first.

Considering the fact that Im being squeezed out of my 1st batch pledged chips, if I can get 1-2 chips from a later shipment of test chips I will be happy with that. Hopefully they are not too far behind. I technically need to get another pledge to fully qualify for a test chip and I hope someone else will support me soon. If not, I think it would be fair for me to get at least one chip considering everything. Im over 50% of the way to one already. I need at least 1 chip for testing. 2 would be nice.

Thanks for handling this gracefully zefir. Some people will have to unfairly get sidelined due to the very limited numbers. I promise not to be someone who complains about it or holds a grudge. I know your in a tough spot calling the shots and I trust that whatever you decide will be fair.

[SebastianJu]

Possibly good news... i got a EMS-Envelope that has the trackingnumber of the sample chips... Strangely i couldnt track the shipment with this trackingnnumber at EMS-Website but it looks like the samples are here now...
Im not at home for some hours unfortunately but the trackingnumber seems to be correct...

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=187660.msg2449727#msg2449727

[SebastianJu]

@zefir... i shipped 20 sample chips to burnin and will wait with shipping the remaining ones after i checked back with you.

30 samples were delivered... 20 samples are on its way to burnin... Unfortunately i was 2 minutes too late at the post counter so it will be taken tomorrow from that branch. This way sending via express didnt make sense anymore... so it should be with burnin the day after tomorrow...

I worked with antistatic workspace and pincette. I really hope i did everything correctly. Ill post later some pictures of the chips. They are really awful tiny.

The other chips i will package today after checking back with zefir.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=187660.msg2452212#msg2452212

[zefir]

@zefir... i shipped 20 sample chips to burnin and will wait with shipping the remaining ones after i checked back with you.

30 samples were delivered... 20 samples are on its way to burnin... Unfortunately i was 2 minutes too late at the post counter so it will be taken tomorrow from that branch. This way sending via express didnt make sense anymore... so it should be with burnin the day after tomorrow...

I worked with antistatic workspace and pincette. I really hope i did everything correctly. Ill post later some pictures of the chips. They are really awful tiny.

The other chips i will package today after checking back with zefir.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=187660.msg2452212#msg2452212

Great to hear!

Tracking mine also fails, i.e. EMS tracking indicates they are still in Beijing. So I might get them tomorrow.

After marto74 clarified that he need the samples from batch 1 he paid for, I'd basically stick with what we discussed above, so I am to send:

• BkkCoins: 17
• marto74: 6
• allten: 2
• hata1234: 2
• private project: 2

One sample would be free for distribution. None from my 1st batch buyers has enough ordered to be entitled for that one, while users strombom, OROBANK, or Exoskeleton have at least some share in that.


Comments?

[SebastianJu]

@zefir... i shipped 20 sample chips to burnin and will wait with shipping the remaining ones after i checked back with you.

30 samples were delivered... 20 samples are on its way to burnin... Unfortunately i was 2 minutes too late at the post counter so it will be taken tomorrow from that branch. This way sending via express didnt make sense anymore... so it should be with burnin the day after tomorrow...

I worked with antistatic workspace and pincette. I really hope i did everything correctly. Ill post later some pictures of the chips. They are really awful tiny.

The other chips i will package today after checking back with zefir.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=187660.msg2452212#msg2452212

Great to hear!

Tracking mine also fails, i.e. EMS tracking indicates they are still in Beijing. So I might get them tomorrow.

After marto74 clarified that he need the samples from batch 1 he paid for, I'd basically stick with what we discussed above, so I am to send:

• BkkCoins: 17
• marto74: 6
• allten: 2
• hata1234: 2
• private project: 2

One sample would be free for distribution. None from my 1st batch buyers has enough ordered to be entitled for that one, while users strombom, OROBANK, or Exoskeleton have at least some share in that.


Comments?

Ok, good to hear. In that case i will ship the remaining 10 chips to the following users:

daemondazz
bcdev
flyonwall
szym00
innovina
hf_developer
evilscoop
sensei
DaGreatRV
villex

And when the samples from the other batches arrive any dev will have enough anyway.

[QuiveringGibbage]

Avalon just opened up:

SUPPORT.AVALON-ASICS.com (http://support.avalon-asics.com)

It's not loading for me. But may be worth a look zefir for that batch you paid for but didn't get confirmation for.

QG

[daemondazz]

Avalon just opened up:

SUPPORT.AVALON-ASICS.com (http://support.avalon-asics.com)

It's not loading for me. But may be worth a look zefir for that batch you paid for but didn't get confirmation for.

Try http://support.avalon-asic.com (not plural)

[atcsecure]

Avalon just opened up:

SUPPORT.AVALON-ASICS.com (http://support.avalon-asics.com)

It's not loading for me. But may be worth a look zefir for that batch you paid for but didn't get confirmation for.

QG

still no news on the missing btc??

[Exoskeleton]

One sample would be free for distribution. None from my 1st batch buyers has enough ordered to be entitled for that one, while users strombom, OROBANK, or Exoskeleton have at least some share in that.


Comments?

Me and strombom each have 50 chips in the 1st batch, and OROBANK has 100. Perhaps we could draw straws and OROBANK could get 2 of the 4 straws. strombom and I would each only get one straw. So OROBANK has a 50% chance while me and strombom each have a 25% chance. Does that sound fair to you guys?

We should decide this soon because you could get the chips tomorrow and after you have them we don't want to waste any time before shippng. To keep it quick and simple I suggest zefir does the drawing of straws for us.

[zefir]

Thanks for the heads up, folks.

I re-posted my issue with the cancelled 8th batch, let's see what happens. Obviously they started working on tickets, since the one I opened some days ago to complain about the 'one set of sample chips per shipping address' mistake was closed.

To be clear: I am not worried to loose the coins, Avalon made so much money, the do not need to steal. My major concern is to get 10k chips next year that will became almost worthless by then.


Cheers

[zefir]

One sample would be free for distribution. None from my 1st batch buyers has enough ordered to be entitled for that one, while users strombom, OROBANK, or Exoskeleton have at least some share in that.


Comments?

Me and strombom each have 50 chips in the 1st batch, and OROBANK has 100. Perhaps we could draw straws and OROBANK could get 2 of the 4 straws. strombom and I would each only get one straw. So OROBANK has a 50% chance while me and strombom each have a 25% chance. Does that sound fair to you guys?

We should decide this soon because you could get the chips tomorrow and after you have them we don't want to waste any time before shippng. To keep it quick and simple I suggest zefir does the drawing of straws for us.

No, I am not going to draw straws, since half of you would assume I cheated

But the Idea is basically what I had in mind, just needed to wait and assure that with SebastianJu we can supply the core projects with samples.


Rule for the one sample
We are at block 241262 right now. The first block >= 241280 whose hash's last digits matches the digits assigned decides who is to get the sample. The assignment is follows:

• OROBANK: 1, 2
• Exoskeleton: 3
• strombom: 4

One blockchain to rule as all.



Someone please quote the rule.

[phantastisch]

One sample would be free for distribution. None from my 1st batch buyers has enough ordered to be entitled for that one, while users strombom, OROBANK, or Exoskeleton have at least some share in that.


Comments?

Me and strombom each have 50 chips in the 1st batch, and OROBANK has 100. Perhaps we could draw straws and OROBANK could get 2 of the 4 straws. strombom and I would each only get one straw. So OROBANK has a 50% chance while me and strombom each have a 25% chance. Does that sound fair to you guys?

We should decide this soon because you could get the chips tomorrow and after you have them we don't want to waste any time before shippng. To keep it quick and simple I suggest zefir does the drawing of straws for us.

No, I am not going to draw straws, since half of you would assume I cheated

But the Idea is basically what I had in mind, just needed to wait and assure that with SebastianJu we can supply the core projects with samples.


Rule for the one sample
We are at block 241262 right now. The first block >= 241280 whose hash's last digits matches the digits assigned decides who is to get the sample. The assignment is follows:

• OROBANK: 1, 2
• Exoskeleton: 3
• strombom: 4

One blockchain to rule as all.



Someone please quote the rule.

[Exoskeleton]

No, I am not going to draw straws, since half of you would assume I cheated

I trust you to draw fair. Using the blockchain to decide is a nice idea though. I agree that this might be the best method overall. We should have our winner within the next few hours.

[Newscastix]

Avalon just opened up:

SUPPORT.AVALON-ASICS.com (http://support.avalon-asics.com)

It's not loading for me. But may be worth a look zefir for that batch you paid for but didn't get confirmation for.

Try http://support.avalon-asic.com (not plural)

Yes, that works. Their main domain is with an S though:

http://launch.avalon-asics.com/

Lets hope it is from the same owner   

[SebastianJu]

zefir... all sample chips are shipped now. I sent chips this way:

Username	Chips sent (SebastianJu)	Maximum Chips needed
burnin	20	20
daemondazz	1	4
bcdev	1	3
flyonwall	1	11
szym00	1	2
innovina	1	4
hf_developer	1	4
evilscoop	1	4
sensei	1	8
DaGreatRV	1	2
villex	1	2

30 in total

[Exoskeleton]

Looks like OROBANK won the chip on block 241285. My number hit next on 241292. Congratulations OROBANK, put it to good use. Please confirm that you are aware the chip is yours and be prepared to send payment to zefir for shipping as soon as today.

[zefir]

Looks like OROBANK won the chip on block 241285. My number hit next on 241292. Congratulations OROBANK, put it to good use. Please confirm that you are aware the chip is yours and be prepared to send payment to zefir for shipping as soon as today.

Thanks for tracking this.

With that, I will send the 30 sample chips (which I still have not received yet) as follows:

• BkkCoins: 17
• marto74: 6
• allten: 2
• hata1234: 2
• OROBANK: 1
• private project: 2

Those I don't have shipping addresses yet I already PMd. Chips will be sent the same day they are delivered.

[marto74]

Any news?

[zefir]

Any news?

For some reason mine just arrived today, although I was one of the first to order chips.

Also, they did not arrive in a chip tray like SebastianJu's, but in a small box between two foams:


That made it hard to package them for forwarding (they are really tiny and you cant them just put in an envelope, since they will get lost). I sent them as priority registered mail via Swiss Post with a given delivery time of 3-5 days. If you do not get them by end of next week, please contact me to check.

I paid like 40 CHF for shipping and handling per package, so after you receive the samples please send 0.4 BTC to 184g4gAJqtM1BTDmDwRPB4AokXbqtZ2wnG if you have the coins at hand, otherwise take it as a donation. If possible, send from the address you paid your chips from, otherwise drop me a PM to assign your payment correctly.


Good Luck and Happy Testing

[loshia]

You are a star Zefir!
buy the way are there any samples sent to Bkkcoins? 17 Chips are scheduled as far as i can see

Thank you very much!