Quote from: WEB slicer on April 24, 2014, 11:23:55 AM

Quote from: kendog77 on April 24, 2014, 11:11:50 AM

I'm confused. Did the S1 mine at the advertised speed or not? If the S1 was used but did perform as advertised, I think it's pretty crazy to return it, pay return shipping, and lose out on mining revenue while waiting for a replacement.

read the post and look at the pictures. the issue was damage and poor workmanship. the fins were damaged and both blades were not welded all the way and are separating from the base.

Quote from: cevad on April 24, 2014, 11:16:29 AM

My S1 didnt have any sort of price on the Customs Declaration and just had "computer game gateway" on it - although I wasnt too worried about getting slugged import duty as we have a $1000 limit before that kicks in here in Australia - kinda makes up for being so damn far away from everything lol - not sure why it doesn't have a price on it, I was expecting it to.

i purchase from china and other countries on ebay. i've never paid any kind of import tax. it's just a BS excuse to refund me less.

I consider buying S1 like buying a generator. I don't care if it's scratched. As long as it does the job and is quiet, good enough for me.

Lots of people here are complaining about paying VAT for S1, what makes you doubt that Bitmain has VAT?
I sent a RSA token (banking token) to a company in China valued at USD100, they have to pay RMB150 to get it from DHL.