thank you for sharing the Lesson Learned. Buy INSTOCK item ONLY if possible, direct from the manufacture. Bitmain seem to sell S19 from stock with shipping in 5 days now
Agree with all but the "Direct from manufacture[r]". For Bitmain gear, that often comes with long lead times, and for us USA folks, a 27% tax.
Also... unsure what the differences are between the S19Pro 110TH I bought back on September 5th for delivery today at $15,400 plus shipping and the S19J 104TH machines Bitmain is telling today at $12064 - my cost $15,393 plus shipping. One also needs to factor in the potential for a long shipping time due to oversea shipping backlogs in the current environment.