AntMiner S3 - Group Buy - Credit Cards Accepted! Now Batch 5!

[R4v37]

God help me.  I won some cash gambling this morning. I will buy one of these as soon as I get the cash to the bank Monday, if they are still $500 and in stock. 

WOW!!!
T_T am not that good at gambling

Well, I just went ahead and pulled the trigger on two of these from you guys.  I have PSU's ready and waiting.

I believe in you, Benny!  Don't let me down!

it takes amazon payments?  that is really good.

 I have an amazon visa I get 3%  so it is almost as cheap as direct from bitmaintech. 500 - 3%

 is 485 a unit  pretty good.

Just checked out the site and it looks like I can pay with my amazon visa.

So 485 will be my net cost.  I am still waiting on info on my order for two from bitmaintech.

i have $50 gift coupons from writing some articles
dont know its still valid or not...
ordered some from bitmain, cant order anymore, no money left

[wjohnson1988]

I just purchased one =)

Amazon Payments = WIN!

Honestly I was stressing over the huge BTC Purchase I made prior to S3's releasing but now I'm stoked about my purchase.

[philipma1957]

okay now that bitmaintech has announced the gear will not hash at 478 it will hash at 441.  and they offer a 7.7% refund or a 10% coupon  what does your 500 usd price turn into?

Note I have not purchased one from you as of yet.

 So  will you drop  5% to 475  keeping a piece of the cash refund for your self

or do you drop    7% to 465    keeping a very small part of the refund for your self

or lastly do you go to 450 giving the full total coupon discount.


Not to fault you this is why preorders suck.


I have 2 on order with bitmaintech.  I ordered them in the first 20 minutes of batch 1.

I need to know your plans  for the refund/coupon  that bitmaintech is giving to you .  I then need to figure do I order 1 from you at a better then 500 usd price.

Or do I take 2 coupons from bitmaintech and buy in batch 4.

Thanks for your reply.  


phil

[stan258]

Almost made a purchase. I may just wait for batch 4.

[Benny1985]

Well, I just went ahead and pulled the trigger on two of these from you guys.  I have PSU's ready and waiting.

I believe in you, Benny!  Don't let me down!

Good deal!

If you want, PM me if you'd like one of our free PSU on switches (works wonders for AntMiners). Just make sure you let me know so I can throw one in.

[Benny1985]

God help me.  I won some cash gambling this morning. I will buy one of these as soon as I get the cash to the bank Monday, if they are still $500 and in stock. 

We've sold a lot, but we still have *about* 20 unsold.

[Benny1985]

okay now that bitmaintech has announced the gear will not hash at 478 it will hash at 441.  and they offer a 7.7% refund or a 10% coupon  what does your 500 usd price turn into?

Note I have not purchased one from you as of yet.

 So  will you drop  5% to 475  keeping a piece of the cash refund for your self

or do you drop    7% to 465    keeping a very small part of the refund for your self

or lastly do you go to 450 giving the full total coupon discount.


Not to fault you this is why preorders suck.


I have 2 on order with bitmaintech.  I ordered them in the first 20 minutes of batch 1.

I need to know your plans  for the refund/coupon  that bitmaintech is giving to you .  I then need to figure do I order 1 from you at a better then 500 usd price.

Or do I take 2 coupons from bitmaintech and buy in batch 4.

Thanks for your reply.  


phil

Hi,

I was unaware of this. Let me contact BitMain to see what can be done, as we wired the money to them a few days ago. If they can give me a 10% discount on what we ordered (and, say, throw in extra units to me), then I will try to drop the price to you as well.

[philipma1957]

okay now that bitmaintech has announced the gear will not hash at 478 it will hash at 441.  and they offer a 7.7% refund or a 10% coupon  what does your 500 usd price turn into?

Note I have not purchased one from you as of yet.

 So  will you drop  5% to 475  keeping a piece of the cash refund for your self

or do you drop    7% to 465    keeping a very small part of the refund for your self

or lastly do you go to 450 giving the full total coupon discount.


Not to fault you this is why preorders suck.


I have 2 on order with bitmaintech.  I ordered them in the first 20 minutes of batch 1.

I need to know your plans  for the refund/coupon  that bitmaintech is giving to you .  I then need to figure do I order 1 from you at a better then 500 usd price.

Or do I take 2 coupons from bitmaintech and buy in batch 4.

Thanks for your reply.  


phil

Hi,

I was unaware of this. Let me contact BitMain to see what can be done, as we wired the money to them a few days ago. If they can give me a 10% discount on what we ordered (and, say, throw in extra units to me), then I will try to drop the price to you as well.

thanks for reply.  It happened last night bitmain's post is here:


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=671189.msg7832797#msg7832797


Hello everyone,

When we were doing the first mass production, we found that not all of the S3’s DC/DC module could be stable enough to support the 478GH/s speed. After long time testing, all of the S3 run stably at 441GH/s, which however is 7.7% less than the 478GH/s we have announced.

So we decide the final specification of ANTMINER S3 here:

Hash Rate: 441 GH/s or more
Power Consumption: about 340 Watt at the wall when running at 441GH/s
Power Efficiency: 0.77 J/GH on wall
Power Supply: 12V DC
Size:  331 mm x 137 mm x 160 mm
Fans: Two 14038 fans mounted on both front and back ends.
Operating Temperature: 0 °C to 35 °C
Complied with: FCC / CE
Network Connection: Ethernet

Many of the customers may be lucky to find that their S3 can be overclocked to 478GH/s.

We apologize for this incident. We offer two options for customers:

1)   10.0% worth of coupon for the B1~B3 customers. This is the default option. (10% based on what you have paid for the B1~B3)
2)   7.7% worth of refund. We will release a function on our official website for application of this option. If you have bought from our resellers, please contact them and provide your Bitcoin address.

Shipping schedule updated:

Batch 1: The shipping will be finished in 14th and 17th.
Batch 2: It will be shipping out between 18th and 19th.
Batch 3: It will be shipping out between 19th and 22nd.

[Benny1985]

I have an E-mail in to BitMain to see how the coupon can be redeemed, and go from there. I can't really make a decision until I have an option to utilize with their company. For example, I have no clue when Batch 4 would commence to apply a coupon towards, so there's a potential gamble for my company there. But as soon as I get word from BitMain on how I am to proceed, I will contact everyone that's ordered, and make a decision on future sales/ect.


LIKELY, what I will do is give the full 10% discount to everyone that has ordered by the end of the day, assuming BitMain informs me of the coupon options by EoD. So I would suggest to order now, as I am near-certain that unless BM screws me over (which is unlikely), I will drop the price to $450 for everyone that has already paid.. But likely keep the price @ $500 for new customers as I am still selling them at a reasonable speed. 

[philipma1957]

I have an E-mail in to BitMain to see how the coupon can be redeemed, and go from there. I can't really make a decision until I have an option to utilize with their company. For example, I have no clue when Batch 4 would commence to apply a coupon towards, so there's a potential gamble for my company there. But as soon as I get word from BitMain on how I am to proceed, I will contact everyone that's ordered, and make a decision on future sales/ect.


LIKELY, what I will do is give the full 10% discount to everyone that has ordered by the end of the day, assuming BitMain informs me of the coupon options by EoD. So I would suggest to order now, as I am near-certain that unless BM screws me over (which is unlikely), I will drop the price to $450 for everyone that has already paid.. But likely keep the price @ $500 for new customers as I am still selling them at a reasonable speed. 

An understandable move.  Most likely I will end up buying two in batch 4 and use the coupons from them.  I had preferred only 3 pieces two from them and one from you.  But with them giving me coupons I will end up buying two from them. 


 Good luck with your remaining units on sale.

[frigidformself]

Well, I just went ahead and pulled the trigger on two of these from you guys.  I have PSU's ready and waiting.

I believe in you, Benny!  Don't let me down!

https://i.imgur.com/H2grJCQ.png

Good deal!

If you want, PM me if you'd like one of our free PSU on switches (works wonders for AntMiners). Just make sure you let me know so I can throw one in.

Thanks Benny!

Super excited!  Thanks for the PSU switches but I've already got electric taped in paper clips

I'd definitely appreciate it if you did a discount on my order; but you know, we'll wait and see what Bitmain wants to do. 

Either way I have no regrets, Benny!

[Pistachio]

Any update here? Might order one or two if they are $450.

[Benny1985]

Two left on the site. I am keeping the price of $500 for all new orders, as our competitors are still way higher than us even after the rebate. All purchasers prior to the change in hash rate have been refunded $37.50 per S3 that was ordered.

[philipma1957]

Two left on the site. I am keeping the price of $500 for all new orders, as our competitors are still way higher than us even after the rebate. All purchasers prior to the change in hash rate have been refunded $37.50 per S3 that was ordered.

Not bad for the early buyers. I got my shipping info for the two I ordered. Direct from them.  They arrive on friday.

I should have order one from you It would have beed a good price. oh well.

[Pistachio]

Two left on the site. I am keeping the price of $500 for all new orders, as our competitors are still way higher than us even after the rebate. All purchasers prior to the change in hash rate have been refunded $37.50 per S3 that was ordered.

Sounds a little exploitative when you get a refund either way.

[Benny1985]

Two left on the site. I am keeping the price of $500 for all new orders, as our competitors are still way higher than us even after the rebate. All purchasers prior to the change in hash rate have been refunded $37.50 per S3 that was ordered.

Sounds a little exploitative when you get a refund either way.

If you feel that way, feel free to purchase from any of our competitors. Our prices are still lower than any other major offering that accepts credit cards. I was planning on raising the price to $550.00 once we got close to selling out, as we've almost went through our entire allotment of 55 units. But instead I've kept the price the same to hedge against selling out so quickly.

[wlefever]

Two left on the site. I am keeping the price of $500 for all new orders, as our competitors are still way higher than us even after the rebate. All purchasers prior to the change in hash rate have been refunded $37.50 per S3 that was ordered.

Sounds a little exploitative when you get a refund either way.

If you feel that way, feel free to purchase from any of our competitors. Our prices are still lower than any other major offering that accepts credit cards. I was planning on raising the price to $550.00 once we got close to selling out, as we've almost went through our entire allotment of 55 units. But instead I've kept the price the same to hedge against selling out so quickly.

Just placed an order!  Can't wait to get a shipping confirmation, and get this baby!

[frigidformself]

I was given a price adjustment by Benny and refunded $37.50 x2 for my order with him.

I'm currently mining on my 2 Antminer S3 Batch 1's....can't wait to get two more!

Waiting for that shipping notification is like waiting for christmas!

[CanaryInTheMine]

Where are you shipping from?  Are these from batch 1?

Can anyone vouch for this guy?

Yes, I can vouch for Benny1985. rock solid.

[R4v37]

Where are you shipping from?  Are these from batch 1?

Can anyone vouch for this guy?

Yes, I can vouch for Benny1985. rock solid.

she's soft like tofu
but has a great and rock solid reputation