Quote from: itod on August 07, 2013, 11:53:04 PM

I think it is safe to assume that Yifu is not holding back the chips for the sake of the Avalon batch #3 customers, that batch is almost completed and the risk of law-suits is too great that he will gamble with it. It is highly probable that chips do not exists at this moment otherwise he would have shiped at least some quantity to stop the commotion.

Key questions is: What is the reason that Avalon doesn't have enough chips to ship? We can only try to guess, so these are few assumptions and some data to back each one:

1) Yifu doesn't have enough money to pay TMSC manfacturing the chips.
Data:
- He stated several times he doesn't control BTC address which received the payments. At the moment we assumed that he received cash in exchange for the control of it, but fact that funds are still siting on that address unspent is puzzling.

2) Yifu is not in control of Avalon design and the data needed for fabrication.
Data:
- Members of the Avalon team had several confirmed disagreements, and even the chip designer carrying the nickname "Gridchip" was allegedly trying to find another partnership instead of Yifu's. It is also unclear how is Gridchip connected to the giant delivery of Avalon chips to Russia, it may be possible that he is in some way involved in that deal apart from the rest of the Avalon team. Could it be possible that delivery caused permanent split, and Gridchip took some data with him which is essential for chip manufacturing?

3) ... (feel free to add your own)

3) Someone bid a good amount of money to get chips fast because he didnt want to wait. Yifu gave him our chips and now waits for more chips to be created to ship them to us.

Quote from: pajak666 on August 08, 2013, 12:04:42 AM

Quote from: User705 on August 08, 2013, 12:01:29 AM

What "contract"? Under who's jurisdiction? What was your "valuable consideration" for this "contract" and can you prove you "paid it" and the "entity" you made this "contract" with "received it"?

Try trolling harder,
meanwhile no chips no response

Maybe someone with forum trust and reputation will start a GROUP BUY for the Chinese/USA LAWYERS and form a lawsuit?
I can do it but I live in Europe so no real point for me to do that.

I asked US-Members in my groupbuy if they know befriend lawyers that could maybe write a reminder to yifu. It looks like one ore more does have such connections but maybe its best now to wait what yifu claims in some hours first.

Quote from: User705 on August 08, 2013, 12:26:04 AM

Quote from: -Redacted- on August 08, 2013, 12:13:44 AM

BitSynCom is a USA corporation, incorporated in the state of Nevada.

I don't see that entity on the website. Possibly that was deliberate. Is it listed once you do an account or order with them? You can't lien or attach BTC but does the company have any assets in the US that could be frozen by lis pendens? Since yufu is in the US the easiest route would be to serve him personally. He might have been deliberate in publicly stating he doesn't control the BTC sent in but you might be able to depose him under oath to get some answers but the process is very long for that if he fights it.

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Quote from: Ytterbium on August 08, 2013, 03:30:14 AM

Interesting. Presumably some % is defective. Since the chips are connected serially, one bad chip could mess up a whole board, so testing is probably pretty critical.

The chips are tested in the foundry already. Avalon isnt testing the chips. Maybe in their own miners but thats not our topic. Burnin is so sure that all chips work that he will replace broken ones out of his pocket.