Does anyone know the date that the Bitube guy claimed he received his miner?  I would be curious if his dates line up with anything that was stated here by the OP.  If not then possibly like others have said he very well could have been talking out of his lower rear posterior.... But would be interesting to have him confirm and show the board if he did in fact get anything.  And also see if there are any clues on packaging, addresses, enclosed info that might be a bread crumb to follow.