4) Lastly, resale. Believe it or not, people will still buy unprofitable miners. You may well recoup $100 selling your unit when you are done with it. Not everyone can do math.
This is where you can actually profit. Not in the miner earnings, most calculators will give you 100 days+ or maybe never.
It's in the resale where you can be in the positive, if you sell it at the right time, for the right price. Ebay, Amazon, or right here in this forum is where your loss can end up a gain.
yes I resell here on this forum. the key is find someone with 'free' power
Sell him a used s-1 during the summer.
Sell him a used s-3 during the fall.
Sell him a used sp20 next year.
If You are of higher power cost like I am :
net 10 cents from oct to apr
then 16 cents from may to sept.
you find a low cost power buddy and sell off gear while you upgrade.
his benefit is discounted gear-------------------and with his 'free' power your low price to him makes him a winner.
you end up making profit when you make that sale to him.
Will this always be true no. I think it will end with the sp20's for me.