Quote from: Loungelo on January 30, 2018, 04:25:09 PM

Well said. The only thing I am a bitter about is the significant price difference between the first batch of A3 miners ($2,375) and the recent batch they are trying to unload in mid-March ($980). Bitmain is clearly the leader in the ASIC mining space, but the combination of their pricing practices, poor customer support, and general tone in their purchasing/return policies paint a nasty picture.

How can a company justify such a massive price decrease with a straight face? I give them a little credit (very little) for balancing it with the vouchers they are offering to the Obelisk holders, but what about the folks that ordered the first batch and haven't even seen their miner arrive yet? They essentially have 45 days to make $30 per day ($1,350) followed by months of making $10-15 per day at best. Bitmain's behaviors can only induce rage.

There are only two winners here:
- those who were lucky to get the Antminer A3 within days of it being released and were able to cover more than half the costs in the first week back when it was earning $100-$500 per day

- Bitmain

You must not pay attention to their pricing. If can fluctuate dramatically. In November you could order a S9 for $1200-1400, now they are $2400. $980 is about right for the A3 in 2 months. Obelisk will probably have their miners out early and difficulty will skyrocket. Keep in mind that the Obelisk also uses about half of the electricity.