Quote from: Upstager on August 03, 2017, 11:08:09 PM

I'm very new to the world of Crypto but have become extremely passionate about it.
As such I've launched 2 websites, built my own mining rig and have a business partner and dev team at work on a new eco system.

What I cant do however, is buy a damn miner and I cant because Bitmain not only doesn't make things very clear on their site on how to pre-order from their site, but they dont limit the number of units sold per house hold or apparently even "buying" units for the sole purpose of gouging the community that support their company. I'm willing to pay a $500 premium for someone having the foresight to get an order in at the right time but I'm not willing to pay 2x to 3x the price for something that is only that expensive because the community allows this practice to begin with.

Typically when I'm forced into a situation like this I'd simply get to work creating competition but in this case, I'm not sure where to start to design such a device.

This blatant profiteering, supported by the manufacturer is pretty disgusting honestly and I cant figure out why Bitmain would not only allow it, but seemingly fully support it.

That not the problem i remember when bitmain would have orders set up for days and wouldn't sell out for weeks this just started a few months ago and all most right way every miners is gone ..
then a day later some one pops up with some awe full price for a other wise less costly miners then every one buys it that seller was able to rev so many in some cases pay for them with the intent to jack up the price to sell high Ive seen it done that way to . if some one asks why so high the seller would use the excuse i have other costs to cover .. or be rude and say if you don't like it don't buy it . Honestly i don't know how they live with there self, I guess money does that... but that's me and Ive been lucky and usually am when i get the right a mount of cash to gather it's usually about the time sells start . i don't time it that way, it happens that way .

And sells for these type miners are no longer a units sold per house hold thing big crops buy miners by the 100 ... you may have to ask bitmain or canaan or INNOSILICON for big sell orders but it's not a house hold thing any more like it was a year or so ago .

Plus side have you looked in to buying BTC miners here if all you want to mine at first is BTC they have the best support and miners even better then bitmain ...

https://canaan.io/