Re: Bitmain's Released Antminer S9, World's First 16nm Miner Ready to Order
There are still miners from the October batch on eastshore. They seem legitimate enough, and you can purchase from the October batch for close to retail.
https://www.eastshore.xyz/shop/bitcoin-miner-antminer-s9-12-93th-asic-miner-newest-16nm-btc-miner/
Only if your close to retail is 50%+ more
I'm not saying they can't make a profit on their sales, or that if you want to buy one at that price its your prerogative, but I think your close to retail. isn't really that close.
Relative to what they're selling for at other places, I think it's very close to retail. The reason they're selling so close to retail is because it will still be ~60 days until they ship out, whereas on other sites like eBay you could get it much quicker. Of course that would kill your ROI, which is why it's much better to purchase it and wait longer, so you can still make plenty of profits.