Don't they already accept orders?
afaik not
How did you hit on that?
What's the status with the CE mark?
Still waiting for a clear commitment for the CE mark
Well, I suppose it isn't very clear. I am a bit confused myself, but I originally walked away thinking that ASICMiner was prepared to take orders and ship since posting about production of the USB sticks. It also looks like they will post fixed price auctions in addition to the group buys.
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The Sapphire BatchThis is the first batch under production in quantity.
Its lead-time is conservatively 15-20 days.
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This batch will be for group-buy and retailers. The quantity of each order should be more than 300 devices. The price is fixed at 1.99 BTC.
We will start the group-buy threads as fixed-price auctions in the auction subforum. When your order is fulfilled you could pay and ask for refund anytime before the tracking number is generated (trackable on internet). After shipping we do not refund, but still guarantee a six-month warranty of free replacement like our blades. However the replacement should also come in batch (10 at one time).
Interested purchasers could contact me even before the group-buy threads are created. 