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Only a few beta boards were sent in October 2013. The majority got them (Scriptor 8X) in March-May 2014. I still got them

We've seen from a few posters on LTCTalk that some never received the hardware they ordered, and instead received shares in the farm.
CrazyLoaf, the best scams happen in phases. Phase 1, build confidence. He sucked at that, but he managed it somehow. Phase 2, pull in as much money as possible. Phase 3, stop payments but act like you're working on restoring them.
He is in fact a genius. He did not suck at phase 1. He made sure we got the impression he's terrible at keeping to deadlines. This way we didn't pick up the pitchforks too soon during phase 3