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[dreamzz]

I would certainly welcome another Au re-seller, were a bit short here.

But

Its scam a day here at the moment, some verification needs to be done. If bitmain confirms this it would be great.

You can also get your ID confirmed by some more respected members here. Maybe have a chat with Beastlymac, he is in Aus I believe.

I am happy to have a chat with beastlymac and if he is from melbourne then can meet in person as well. I dont know who he is yet, but it wouldnt be difficult for him to pm me

[raskul]

It is dead easy to prove that Bitmain is supporting this group buy get him to reply to the thread stating he is supporting it just like he does for Sushi

Actually I havent asked them about this group buy, but if they says no I am happy to stop this thread, let me also personally mail them regarding this, I use the same username when I chat with them, so they can see I am the same person.

it rhymes with....
http://FACEPALM

[Beastlymac]

The last time I contacted Bitmain 1-2 weeks ago they said that sushi was the only person who they would give a discount so that he could organise a forum groupbuy. Please get Bitmain to post.

[dreamzz]

The last time I contacted Bitmain 1-2 weeks ago they said that sushi was the only person who they would give a discount so that he could organise a forum groupbuy. Please get Bitmain to post.

Thanks beastlymac. I asked them for a reseller ship for Australia and India , not for a group forum buy, so I can't comment on this until bitmain post something, looks like I shouldve post this after I took permission from bitmain, I never thought it was such a big deal.
No offense but from my experience anyone smart enough can get a discount from almost any company but what if the company doesnt want to make it public. May be sushi is the only person allowed to do the forum group buy, Sorry guys, I guess we will just wait for bitmain to make some comments.

Anyway I am sending an email to bitmain, asking to confirm things.

[knedle]

No seriously, how did you do that?

I'm spamming them for days, because I wanted to buy large quantity of miners for myself and they haven't replied to even one of my mails...

[dreamzz]

No seriously, how did you do that?

I'm spamming them for days, because I wanted to buy large quantity of miners for myself and they haven't replied to even one of my mails...

Well I was the lucky one, I have got offers from many other companies, but my financial situations where a bit different on that time, this time i took a different approach. I still chat with some of the Asic company CEO's regarding product updates etc but cant believe what most of these asic companies are saying.

PS: So you are the guy who is spamming them which makes disappear our important mails

[charles2k]

How many units you have to buy to get a discount?

[raskul]

How many units you have to buy to get a discount?

The OP never bought any units. He has posted here, in the hope that he will get enough group buyers to allow him to approach bitmain with an offer.

[S4VV4S]

It is dead easy to prove that Bitmain is supporting this group buy get him to reply to the thread stating he is supporting it just like he does for Sushi

+1

+1 also in your model people are still giving you their addresses and waiting for you to refund their 0.1

+1

If you can get Bitmain to confirm this then you will get buyers.

That being said, if I buy now I only get it for 1.25 using my coupon.
If I wait till Feb08 I get it much cheaper.

I think I will wait

[raskul]

It is dead easy to prove that Bitmain is supporting this group buy get him to reply to the thread stating he is supporting it just like he does for Sushi

+1

+1 also in your model people are still giving you their addresses and waiting for you to refund their 0.1

+1

If you can get Bitmain to confirm this then you will get buyers.

That being said, if I buy now I only get it for 1.25 using my coupon.
If I wait till Feb08 I get it much cheaper.

I think I will wait

yup, because they won't ship out from manufacturer until that date (more likely 9th/10th feb) anyway.

[S4VV4S]

It is dead easy to prove that Bitmain is supporting this group buy get him to reply to the thread stating he is supporting it just like he does for Sushi

+1

+1 also in your model people are still giving you their addresses and waiting for you to refund their 0.1

+1

If you can get Bitmain to confirm this then you will get buyers.

That being said, if I buy now I only get it for 1.25 using my coupon.
If I wait till Feb08 I get it much cheaper.

I think I will wait

The current coupon is 0.02BTC, not the old coupon of 0.2BTC.

So, we order through the regular bitmain website and hopefully we get a 0.1BTC rebate. Why does this bother people so much (excluding other GB organizers, I understand why this bothers you)? It sounds like the worst case scenario is you pay the 1.45 and get a S1.

I was about to order one anyway, how quickly can I get the 0.1BTC rebate? Proof for others here would go along way and we all benefit from lower prices.

I am sorry but I don't understand what you mean....

First I have the old coupon

Secondly, what I said is that if this guy can get Bitmain to confirm this he will have a lot of buyers.
That however does not include me since I can get it cheaper.

Thats all

[J_Dubbs]

OP: let me know if this is stilling going on, otherwise I will just place an order from Bitmain.

Seems like the savings here is rather small... I mean, I can order right now through bitmain, and probably will, for 0.1 BTC I don't see the upside associated with going through someone.

[cxboyminer]

I THINK Bitmain might adjust the price due to the diff. My thoughts only, do not quote me.
∴The 0.1BTC doesn't really matters when sushi + me + alexeyK's group buy starts again.

[J_Dubbs]

I THINK Bitmain might adjust the price due to the diff. My thoughts only, do not quote me.
∴The 0.1BTC doesn't really matters when sushi + me + alexeyK's group buy starts again.

Yeah. Patience is tough, by the time Coinbase processes a purchase I will have enough mined to purchase at these levels right around the shipping date anyways. I guess it boils down to shipping times after the holiday ends. I'll be paying close attention to this one, already have a new PSU on the way so I can shuffle some existing gear around...

[grumpy619]

I THINK Bitmain might adjust the price due to the diff. My thoughts only, do not quote me.
∴The 0.1BTC doesn't really matters when sushi + me + alexeyK's group buy starts again.

Yeah. Patience is tough, by the time Coinbase processes a purchase I will have enough mined to purchase at these levels right around the shipping date anyways. I guess it boils down to shipping times after the holiday ends. I'll be paying close attention to this one, already have a new PSU on the way so I can shuffle some existing gear around...

On your post is it smarter to increase GH/s power or hold on to coin? I'm at 200GHS averaging .05BTC a day and will have enough BTC to buy on the 7th but It will take all I have mined from me is that a good choice?

[J_Dubbs]

I THINK Bitmain might adjust the price due to the diff. My thoughts only, do not quote me.
∴The 0.1BTC doesn't really matters when sushi + me + alexeyK's group buy starts again.

Yeah. Patience is tough, by the time Coinbase processes a purchase I will have enough mined to purchase at these levels right around the shipping date anyways. I guess it boils down to shipping times after the holiday ends. I'll be paying close attention to this one, already have a new PSU on the way so I can shuffle some existing gear around...

On your post is it smarter to increase GH/s power or hold on to coin? I'm at 200GHS averaging .05BTC a day and will have enough BTC to buy on the 7th but It will take all I have mined from me is that a good choice?

I'm almost in the same exact spot as you; hash speed, revenue, balance... Guess it depends on our outlook on difficulty level increases and promised deliveries of the next best thing. Current use of anything is always measured by the second best alternative, profits are the reward for those who identify the opportunity gap. Looks like we both have a few days to think about it. My other decision is to buy another cube first, which is significantly cheaper and would make use of an available PSU immediately, along with the fact I know how to set those up. That could give me reason to wait for the next drop as these Antminers are coming down rather fast, seems there must be a surplus... Fwiw so far I think buying gear on group buys is working out to outpace difficulty projections, but the margins are thin, short term without much action in BTC value, and there's a limit to how many more things I can plug in the wall or run on my network, trying to avoid hitting that limit...

[dreamzz]

Hi Guys,

Just to confirm few things here, I had a chat with bitmain and what we come up with is I am only authorized to sell it for Australia and India and that too with a margin, He doesnt want to open a competition here within the resellers. All was my fault and I apologies for any inconvenience taken. For now I am only taking Orders for Australia and India. So this GB is stopped here and I wish all the very best to sushi and team, hope everyone will forgive my mistake.

Lots of people asked about its chinese new year and how come I been contact with them, so makes me litte nervous so just to confirm www.bitmaintech.com is the bitmain original website right?

[jasper1000]

Off topic. Does anyone know how much duty vat etc i will have to pay if i order and antminer S1 from Bitmain

Thanks in advance

[southerngentuk]

Off topic. Does anyone know how much duty vat etc i will have to pay if i order and antminer S1 from Bitmain

Thanks in advance

Someone posted that the cost declaration on the customs form was about 250 US I believe, so depending on your country ?

Australia is free for under $1000 AU, you will need to check on your own or post your residence.

[jasper1000]

Sorry by fault i'm in the UK anyone know what it would be here

Thanks for your reply southerngentuk