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wrenchmonkey
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May 23, 2013, 11:46:10 PM |
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Do people not realize that the whole purpose of putting a daily edition of the newspaper in a photo is to show a HEADLINE that can be matched to the date? ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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May 24, 2013, 12:03:40 AM |
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Do people not realize that the whole purpose of putting a daily edition of the newspaper in a photo is to show a HEADLINE that can be matched to the date? ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) noticed that too!
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“Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.”
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May 24, 2013, 12:04:36 AM |
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Avalon website says units shipped at the beginning of march yet she claims to have been running it for 4 months?
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sniffinpoprocks (OP)
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May 24, 2013, 02:46:10 AM |
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Avalon website says units shipped at the beginning of march yet she claims to have been running it for 4 months?
That explains it then, time compression is always hard on ASIC's.
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“Since we decided a few weeks ago to adopt the leaf as legal tender, we have, of course, all become immensely rich.”
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May 24, 2013, 02:59:09 AM |
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Avalon website says units shipped at the beginning of march yet she claims to have been running it for 4 months?
That explains it then, time compression is always hard on ASIC's. Haha ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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May 24, 2013, 03:04:12 AM |
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Avalon website says units shipped at the beginning of march yet she claims to have been running it for 4 months?
They started shipping late January: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137534.0
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whiskthecat
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May 24, 2013, 03:29:45 AM |
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Clears that up then, wasn't sure. Just going off the ship date from the Avalon website.
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May 24, 2013, 03:34:09 AM |
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Clears that up then, wasn't sure. Just going off the ship date from the Avalon website.
They shipped early, actually
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mgio
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May 24, 2013, 03:38:20 AM |
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I think this auction might be a scam.
This is the second time it was listed.
The seller insists on a btc deposit up front to cover ebay fees and a little guarantee ... from chargebacks".
That is a big sign of a scam.
Also originally the auction showed an order form for a batch 2 Avalon as an image.
I was the one that recommended showing a newspaper in the image. Seems like he took my advice.
I would be very wary of an auction that demanded a deposit up front in something non-refundable like a bank transfer or bitcoins.
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biladelph
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May 24, 2013, 07:52:13 AM |
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From the images I've seen of Avalon Asics I've never seen them with multiple Ethernet ports and also it has a SonicWall part which is a network security company that is owned by Dell. The auctioner also only provides 1 photo of this "miner" and doesn't show the full device. I see a sticker at the top that says "Rack A", I'm getting the feeling that this is just some ordinary server that has a similiar looking part that identifies with the Avalon Asic (the 3 fan grills). Combined with the fact that the seller wants you to contact them before placing a bid does scream out scam.
A shame as I was about to bid but thought better of it.
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May 24, 2013, 08:20:08 AM |
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Looks like the Sonicwall thing is just placed on top of the Avalon.
One way to recognise an Avalon is look at the bolts and nuts holding it together. It's a very special and ingenious way to construct a box like that, as long as you are careful not to drop a nut in the box and forget to get it out... It's the first time I have seen such a way of constructing an aluminium box, pretty unique!
Do a search on bitcointalk.org for some Avalon images and compare them to the eBay picture, you'll see what I mean.
Don't hold me liable, but to me this looks like a silver Avalon. (I do have one myself).
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May 24, 2013, 11:51:57 AM |
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Plus the local pickup recommended, and the fact he's selling it as broken. I doubt a scammer would do that. Hmmm interesting, don't these things have a warranty or is it just "If it goes wrong, your problem"
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May 24, 2013, 12:06:34 PM |
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From the images I've seen of Avalon Asics I've never seen them with multiple Ethernet ports and also it has a SonicWall part which is a network security company that is owned by Dell. The auctioner also only provides 1 photo of this "miner" and doesn't show the full device. I see a sticker at the top that says "Rack A", I'm getting the feeling that this is just some ordinary server that has a similiar looking part that identifies with the Avalon Asic (the 3 fan grills). Combined with the fact that the seller wants you to contact them before placing a bid does scream out scam.
Really? Seriously? You can't grasp the concept that it might be sitting on a shelf in a rack, and might have something (like a Sonicwall firewall) sitting on top of it? ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) Looks pretty obvious to me.
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May 24, 2013, 01:07:45 PM |
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From the images I've seen of Avalon Asics I've never seen them with multiple Ethernet ports and also it has a SonicWall part which is a network security company that is owned by Dell. The auctioner also only provides 1 photo of this "miner" and doesn't show the full device. I see a sticker at the top that says "Rack A", I'm getting the feeling that this is just some ordinary server that has a similiar looking part that identifies with the Avalon Asic (the 3 fan grills). Combined with the fact that the seller wants you to contact them before placing a bid does scream out scam.
Really? Seriously? You can't grasp the concept that it might be sitting on a shelf in a rack, and might have something (like a Sonicwall firewall) sitting on top of it? ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif) Looks pretty obvious to me. Indeed... definitely a rack-mounted shelf with the avalon and a sonicwall sitting ontop of eachother... maybe he should have spaced them out a bit? ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
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May 24, 2013, 01:13:32 PM |
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BOARD DEVS - good opportunity to get CHIPS... 240 up for grabs if someone can go put eyes-on.
Based on quoted hash rate could be one bad module which would still be 80 chips for development if you wanted to hash with the other two modules.
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May 24, 2013, 11:39:44 PM |
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and its gone. Either sold off-ebay or scam gone bad.
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