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[Parabola]

a week is way too long.  most reputable dealers will answer email within a few hours. I feel like a sucker for sure but should have known better than to just fire a payment off.

[Parabola]

O.k. just read the "beware of scammers" thread so maybe there is hope. 

[Ryland R. Taylor-Almanza]

O.k. just read the "beware of scammers" thread so maybe there is hope. 

I'm not sure what is going on with Madhatter, but he is very well respected in this community, and I'm sure theres a reason he hasn't been answering anyone for so long.

[80sbaby]

Well For now, The MadHatter is in wonderland with my $$.

[m0Ray]

I don't worry about a paltry sum I paid, but this situation can lead to these thoughts:
1) The Madhatter is dead, seriously ill or imprisoned and so can't answer emails and deliver goods.
2) This project was a perfect scam: it made everyone trust it and then disappear with a lot of money.

I hope it's 1.

[Parabola]

I got an email saying my order has been shipped.

[80sbaby]

i got an email saying the same thing.  Cept its getting shipped back to me.
I sent a blank money order.  bitcoin4cash lol.  i guess that forgot to register in my head. ;p

[m0Ray]

02/26/2011    Delivered

Thank god, it was a temporary trouble. No email yet, but it doesn't matter.

Sorry for bad thoughts.

[The Madhatter]

You repetitively asked to send me a money order. I told you more than once that I didn't accept money orders. You decided to mail one to me anyway. A money order is not cash.

A good description of what "cash" is: http://www.nanaimogold.com/define_cash.php

I immediately returned your money order by "RTS"; you were told all of this in private.

The Madhatter

ummm. yeh stupid me.  I sent this guy money too a week ago.  I have yet to get a email reply.  
I hope this is just a mishap or something.  PLEASE BE LEGIT BRO!!!!!!!!!!

[The Madhatter]

Shipping to France ?

Yes.

[The Madhatter]

Order status: Pending

I'm a bit confused. Does it mean "waiting for payment" or "preparing to deliver"?

Pending = we have your order.
Delivered = order has been delivered to drop shipper; it is out of our hands. We sometimes get a tracking number from EMS. If we have it, we will email it. For small orders we don't get tracking numbers. Sorry.

We ship from China with China post. It doesn't make sense for us to import the items into Canada and repackage them again.

Shipping can take 4-8 weeks. Free shipping is not fast by any means.

We got so swamped with orders after being slashdotted that I had to hire someone else to handle all of the orders for me. The shipping and order speeds should improve now.

[The Madhatter]

Madhatter is probably one of the most trustworthy here, not to mention one that has a lot reputation and business to lose if he's found to be a scam.

I'm sure your questions will be answered, just give it some time. He's one of the last people here I'd figure to rip you off.

Thanks.

I am finally caught up. I had to hire a "helper".

The combination of the Slashdotting on BitcoinGadgets, and the flood of orders to Bitcoin4Cash (due to the Bitcoin hitting USD parity, etc) just totally took me for a tailspin. I've been working 14 hours a day for the last 3 weeks and I totally need a vacation now.

I'm finally seeing the finish line. I had to delegate tasks to others. I had no choice. "The Madhatter" is now two people. How's that for an identity crisis?

Signed,
The Original Madhatter

[Parabola]

I just got the portion of my order that couldn't be filled refunded to my account. Sorry for doubting you MadHatter, didn't know about the whole slashdot thing as I had been mining coins a year ago and had kind of forgotten about it the last months because of a lot of stuff going on in my life.  You can imagine my surprise when i saw the relative parity to the dollar. My first bitcoin purchase ever was in your store so thanks for the experience. 

[FatherMcGruder]

Just received my cell phone jammer. It works very well. Shipping took about six weeks, which I can understand because it came all the way from Hong Kong. I had a similar experience buying a Holga from another dealer in China.

[JuliK]

Just received my order. It took about 1,5 months to arrive. I have no complaints on that, I know the shipping is free and from China, so it`s ok.

But am I satisfied with what I got? No. Let`s compare:

1. "Spy" glasses http://www.bitcoingadgets.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=29
-bitcoingadgets.com: 1.3MP video recorder, Video resolution: 1280*960/640*480
-instruction in box: Resolution: 640*480/1280*960/720*480 (Also there is the red sticker on box says "HD 640 X 480")
-actual resolution: 640x480, which is 0.3 MP, obvious

2. "Spy" wristwatch http://www.bitcoingadgets.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_4&products_id=28
-bitcoingadgets.com: Video resolution: 1280*960
-instruction in box: 1280*960, 640*480
-actual resolution: 720*480

So it is not what I have ordered.
I don`t know what to say else. Maybe "be aware"?

[m0Ray]

Received my order today. Package is ok, device functions properly.
Most delays were at customs and my local mail service.
Thanks.

[The Madhatter]

Hello,

I'm happy to report that the shipping speeds have improved a lot over the last month.

Just to reiterate: the goods are shipped directly from China. For items under ~50BTC we use regular mail. For more expensive items we use air mail. The shipping is free and will always be free.

Also, I'd like to take this opportunity to explain what the order statuses mean:

When you place an order initially your order is "Pending". This means that it is being submitted to the drop shipper for packaging/mailing. Once it has been put into the mail it will move to "Updated" with a comment line that says "Shipped". The status change occurs within 1 business day usually. I don't handle this part personally. My clone does.

We used to move the status to "Delivered" and that seemed to cause a lot of confusion. "Delivered", for us, means that we have delivered the details to the drop shipper. I guess customers thought it meant that they should have it in their hands. lol!

Anyway, I'm posting this here to cut down on any/all confusion.


 

[Patat3]

I just discovered a bug with the Bitcoin Gadgets site that was preventing people from completing an order. My hacked shipping module was breaking things, apparently. This has been corrected. My apologies to those who had attempted to place orders over the past couple of days.

Hello, do you have any plan to opensource your Bitcoin Zencart plugin?

If so, I'm very interested!

[Anonymous]

I just discovered a bug with the Bitcoin Gadgets site that was preventing people from completing an order. My hacked shipping module was breaking things, apparently. This has been corrected. My apologies to those who had attempted to place orders over the past couple of days.

Hello, do you have any plan to opensource your Bitcoin Zencart plugin?

If so, I'm very interested!

A bounty might help convince him. Im sure he put a lot of effort into it and that is valuable.

 

[F4C3]

I've been implementing a bitcoin payment module for zencart.  There are a few more features I'd like to add, but with enough bounty or interest, I'd be willing to release the current version.  Also wanting to hear suggestions from the community for other features for the plugin.

http://btc.jalder.com/