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Geremia (OP)
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April 26, 2013, 01:19:03 AM |
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Are we "screwed" if we're at the end of the BFL queue for the 5 Gh/s devices (previously called "Jalapeños")? I ordered mine this month.
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Bowjob
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April 26, 2013, 01:27:30 AM |
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Yes.
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.
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Geremia (OP)
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April 26, 2013, 01:44:25 AM |
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Cluster2k
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April 26, 2013, 03:35:43 AM |
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It all depends on how fast BFL can ship units. If they're going to ship a dozen a day then yes, you're probably screwed. We don't even know how many units BFL is waiting to ship, as people are speculating in terms of order numbers. One order number can contain 1 Jalapeno, or 100. There's also been talk of order numbers being generated even if the order was not paid for, thus there may be less real orders than we think.
There was probably a rush of orders in June and July 2012, and (conjecture) maybe in October and November 2012 when BFL promised they were just a week or two away from shipping products to end customers. As BFL has started to ship a small handful of units in April 2013, you can appreciate you may be in for a very long wait. The good news is it's in BFL's strong interests to ship ASAP so new orders don't dry up.
I have an order from September 2012 that has been in the 'processing' stage every time I've looked over the past few weeks.
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April 26, 2013, 03:49:10 AM |
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April 26, 2013, 03:57:11 AM |
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20/20 ? In 1930 gold was valued at $25 per troy oz. Would you say the same if btc price now was 1 usd each ? You did not know this was going to happen (btc will be at 150), so it is a no-op. Didn't you miss buying the GOOG ipo or the AAPL shares 4-5 years back ? Oh man - so much missed profit, right ?  |
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April 26, 2013, 04:14:22 AM |
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20/20 ? In 1930 gold was valued at $25 per troy oz. Would you say the same if btc price now was 1 usd each ? You did not know this was going to happen (btc will be at 150), so it is a no-op. Didn't you miss buying the GOOG ipo or the AAPL shares 4-5 years back ? Oh man - so much missed profit, right ? This has nothing to do with USD price of bitcoin... I paid 300 BTC for them. Yes they were sold in USD but even if BTC were $1 each, I will most likely not be able to mine the 300BTC I paid for them back in a reasonable amount of time. |
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April 26, 2013, 04:19:55 AM |
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This has nothing to do with USD price of bitcoin...
I paid 300 BTC for them. Yes they were sold in USD but even if BTC were $1 each, I will most likely not be able to mine the 300BTC I paid for them back in a reasonable amount of time.
Of course not, but you will be able to mine back the cost of the unit in $USD in a reasonable time, and that's the point. The unit was sold to you priced in $USD not BTC, whatever you choose to sell to get sufficient $USD at the time of the order is your problem. Personally I would have used something that inflates over time, like a fiat currency to pay for an item with a long lead time. |
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April 26, 2013, 04:20:46 AM |
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Why did they stop calling them japapenos? i thought it was a cute name.
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shibaji
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April 26, 2013, 04:24:12 AM |
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This has nothing to do with USD price of bitcoin...
I keep on hearing this logic, but when computing values, the same people turn 180 degree, and point to mtgox conversion rate. Face it : none of the crypto mumbo jumbo has any value unless you can trade them for something tangible - and those tangible things still can only be bought with fiat. BFL did not create miner by spending btc, but using fiat. Wrap this around your head. |
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shibaji
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April 26, 2013, 04:25:40 AM |
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Why did they stop calling them japapenos? i thought it was a cute name.
Since the had to insert them onto their back side with all the delays. It's burnin' ! |
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April 26, 2013, 04:26:27 AM |
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April 26, 2013, 04:36:54 AM |
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April 26, 2013, 04:45:59 AM |
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Pizza was thousands of bitcoins, so look at it this way: you [may yet get] a 5 GHash miner for way way WAY less than a pizza! Plus a free single included! What a deal!!!  -MarkM- |
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April 26, 2013, 04:54:07 AM |
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Wow $40,000 for vaporware? At today's exchange rate, it equates to... (as soon as the numbers settle at Mt Gox, I'll complete this sentence, but somewhere around $232/ BTC) |
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April 26, 2013, 06:54:21 AM |
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He sold his ass and his soul to BFL, and he will advertise them in order to draw noobs like you to their pre-order scheme. He was paid... A Jalapeño, so you know what type of dude is that. You won't be receiving your Jalapeño until June... 2014. |
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April 26, 2013, 07:00:47 AM |
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Wow $40,000 for vaporware? At today's exchange rate, it equates to... (as soon as the numbers settle at Mt Gox, I'll complete this sentence, but somewhere around $232/ BTC) Major alarm bells ring in my head when someone offers to sell me a golden goose to be paid for in golden eggs. ASICs = wealth redistribution from the naive early adopter geek hoarders |
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April 26, 2013, 07:14:57 AM |
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thats the big question eh
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Geremia (OP)
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April 26, 2013, 07:16:20 AM |
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He sold his ass and his soul to BFL, and he will advertise them in order to draw noobs like you to their pre-order scheme. He was paid... A Jalapeño, so you know what type of dude is that. I suppose you think Luke-Jr. et al. are other "useful idiots," too, then. You won't be receiving your Jalapeño until June... 2014. Proof, please |
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April 26, 2013, 07:25:02 AM |
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He sold his ass and his soul to BFL, and he will advertise them in order to draw noobs like you to their pre-order scheme. He was paid... A Jalapeño, so you know what type of dude is that. I suppose you think Luke-Jr. et al. are other "useful idiots," too, then. You won't be receiving your Jalapeño until June... 2014. Proof, please yes, luke-jr is a shill. it is simple for the jalapeno thing. you take the amount of orders placed and divide by how many they can make and ship a day. unless they are going to churn out over 1k units a day, next year is a safe bet |
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