does buying a mining setup now make it so that 6 months from now you make zero?

[frankbitcoin]

alright, case in point here:  I see a lot of the old mining setups can't make any money at this point because the difficulty increased.  many of them lose money trying to mine.

so if I buy a setup now for x2 the regular price, that would take me six months to make the investment back.  Wont difficulty be much higher in six months, and possibly zero profits?

alternately buy it for regular price on Bitmain and wait a few months for delivery (but for some reason none of my orders will go through and show their payment address - opened a support ticket)

so just wondering.  is it common for people to invest into mining only to find that they've lost money by the time they get to mining? 

[deadsoulz]

6 months no.  12 months yes.

[nsummy]

alright, case in point here:  I see a lot of the old mining setups can't make any money at this point because the difficulty increased.  many of them lose money trying to mine.

so if I buy a setup now for x2 the regular price, that would take me six months to make the investment back.  Wont difficulty be much higher in six months, and possibly zero profits?

alternately buy it for regular price on Bitmain and wait a few months for delivery (but for some reason none of my orders will go through and show their payment address - opened a support ticket)

so just wondering.  is it common for people to invest into mining only to find that they've lost money by the time they get to mining? 

Here is an idea.  Don't buy a "mining setup"  Get a computer a buy A graphics card.  This will give you plenty of time to play around and see how things work before deciding if you want to build more.  Regardless I would not buy anything 2x the regular price.  Mining can be feast or famine, and it just doesn't make sense to overpay.

[puwaha]

If you are going to start mining, you have to be nimble.  The landscape changes quickly around here.  Eth was king for a while, then lots of small-cap coins for a while, then Monero, now it seems Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold are the "it" thing.

You have to be prepared to go for the long haul.  There is no easy money, nor quick paybacks.  Diversify your mining efforts into several different promising coins and hope you get lucky.  Otherwsie, you will be scrapping by making a few dollars a day after expenses.

[Phantoms001]

If you are going to start mining, you have to be nimble.  The landscape changes quickly around here.  Eth was king for a while, then lots of small-cap coins for a while, then Monero, now it seems Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold are the "it" thing.

You have to be prepared to go for the long haul.  There is no easy money, nor quick paybacks.  Diversify your mining efforts into several different promising coins and hope you get lucky.  Otherwsie, you will be scrapping by making a few dollars a day after expenses.

Yeah, I think we are starting to shake out the "easy money, get rich mining" newbies.  Lots of people bought a ton of new overpriced gear to find out that their 350.00 card makes 1.00 a day.  That is a lot of time to reach an ROI.  It is a good idea to start slowly and figure out if it is right for you and what direction you want to go.  Read,Read,Read....

[bdog1234]

I currently have 42 1070's and just ordered 8 more.

It isn't the get rich quick scheme it once was but I expect it to be profitable for some time assuming your power costs are reasonable. A year from now it will likely make a lot less per day but by then the gear will have paid for it self and as long as it makes more than the power costs it is making me money.

Say a year from now your cards only make even 50 cents a day after electric costs each. If you have a 6 card rig that already paid for itself that is still $90 a month. Won't make you rich but will cover a cell phone or cable bill or whatever.