Thanks for the good energy!

Peace and joy,
Vonnie

Our host is charging us $0.118/kwh for a very high level of support and protection, which is competitive and desirable, considering recent events.  The difficulty has been pretty stable this month, and Great News! Just noted that the difficulty is actually going down!

Estimated Next Difficulty:   40,186,566,873 (-0.28%)
Adjust time:   After 1698 Blocks, About 11.8 days

Peace and joy,
Vonnie

That is absolutely not true.  These were purchased directly from Spondoolies and shipped to Hashplex.  We are happy to provide proof of purchase offline for serious inquiries.
Peace and joy,
Vonnie

So let me clear up some confusion regarding the pricing on these units.  First, the price we quoted $6,537 ($3,401 miner + $3,106 hosting) was based on what a buyer would expect to pay for one SP30 hosted at a professional facility.  The units take between 2,880W to 3,000W each, so you can't just plug these in at your house.  For total transparency, we paid $373,000.00, including shipping, for 100 SP30s that were delivered and finally installed on October 12, 2014 at Hashplex.  Electrical readings at the wall showed an average pull of 2,880W each, for a total consumption of 288,000W.  We paid approximately $298,000.00 for a one year hosting contract that would run through October 12, 2015.  This equates to a pre-negotiated price of $0.118 KWh, which is extremely reasonable for 24 hour remote monitoring, expert care and maintenance, and insurance.  Again, we quoted sale price at $99.00 KWmonth because this is the price for one SP30 miner.  

So, if you do the math, we offered an individual price of $6,537 for miner+hosting for ~11 months, which when multiplied by 100 units and compared to the actual price we paid per unit ($6,710 each), is approximately $20,000 less than what we actually paid.  It's a very fair deal for all involved.  

Peace and joy!

I only meant to clarify the contribution of another poster who mentioned they were selling on eBay for "just over $3000".  We have no interest in selling on eBay at this time.

Here's the actual sales prices from Ebay which they provide if we were selling one similar.  It does appear that our price is fair.

Spondoolies SP30 Yukon September 2nd Batch 4.5TH/s ASIC Bitcoin Miner (Relisted)
Starting price: $925.00
Sold for: $3,300.00
Shipping: Calculated — varies (based on buyer location)

Spondoolies SP30 Yukon September 2nd Batch 4.5TH/s ASIC Bitcoin Miner
Starting price: $995.00
Sold for: $3,550.00
Shipping: Free

Spondoolies SP30 Yukon September 2nd Batch 4.5TH/s ASIC Bitcoin Miner
Starting price: $1,300.00Go with this suggested price
Sold for: $4,050.00
Shipping: Calculated — varies (based on buyer location)

Spondoolies Yukon SP30 4.5TH/s Bitcoin Crypto Currency Asic Miner
Starting price: $2,000.00
Sold for: $3,451.60
Shipping: Flat — $25.00

Bitcoin Miner - Spondoolies SP30 4.5TH "NOT PREORDER"
Starting price: $4,500.00
Sold for: $4,500.00
Shipping: Free

Much thanks for the good energy!

I am grateful for the analyses of thoughtful seasoned investors.  It highlights what's cool about innovative, creative, intelligent digital communities.  Nothing about this was poorly thought out, we are just navigating a change in strategy based on new information and a desire to innovate in an emerging space. 

I realize this is not in-person negotiations, but as a newbie, the level of character assassination and negative conclusion jumping that goes on in this space with virtually no personal knowledge about each other is pretty disappointing.  Perhaps our level of transparency is unusual.  Perhaps its the nature of the medium of communication but maintaining that level of pessimism must be a huge burden.

If anyone has a counter offer, I would be happy to take it to my CEO.  We have asked Hashplex what they can provide to verify the existence and performance of the miners, as well as the pre-paid hosting, and we will also provide a process for transfer of ownership and hosting credit, and select a mutually agreeable escrow agent.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

peace and joy,
vonnie

Hello, if you look at our figures, you will see the miner price is 87% of retail. Thank you for the pricing recommendation.  We also did not include the $13,000 in shipping from Israel. 

Peace and joy,
Vonnie

With all due respect, you are not correct, but I guess I can intuit where the lack of trust might come from.  I can only assure you that some people are going to get a really good deal because my boss jumped on mining as an entry point investment, has made some connections with pioneers in the field, and is now inspired to invest in a more sophisticated way.  This is such an exciting, emerging industry.  Do you think that such skepticism might be off-putting to those trying to break in and grow the community?  Isn't inviting more people in, and helping them get acquainted with the community what is needed to help BTC become the ubiquitous disruptive economic technology that we envision it to be?  Just my two cents.

peace and joy,
vonnie

The whole purpose of the liquidation is so that we can invest in some projects that will stimulate the bitcoin economy, and an 11 month escrow defeats that purpose, not to mention the volatility in the BTC price if you use BTC.  The owner is an attorney and he invested his own capital in these units, but after Inside Bitcoin London, we both got the big picture, and we want to do more that will help the whole system thrive.  We are hiring developers to do awesome things!

Hashplex can provide information on the unit's function, if you tell me what indicators you are looking for.  Shipping them to you is not practical because they are already plugged in and running with prepaid hosting for a year.  The selling point here is that they are available, there is no shipping, no waiting, no set up. 

Please let me know if you have any other questions. In fairness to my transparency, may I request how many you are interested in? And would you pay with cash or BTC?  We can take that portion of the discussion off-forum if you like. 

Peace and joy,
Vonnie



 

Here’s how we break down our cost.  These are only sold miners+hosting.  We did not get a break on the hosting which is prepaid.  We’re not looking to make any profit, just liquidate, so we can invest in some other projects to promote the eco-system.  We are actually absorbing the shipping cost from Israel.

Price of miner: $3,401.56 (87% of retail price of $3,895.00; no waiting for delivery; no shipping charges)
Hosting: $99.00 KW/month @ 2.88 KW = $285.12*11 = $3,136.32
Total Price Per Miner: $6,537.88

They are rated at 4.5TH/s +/-5%.  You get the benefit of our bulk purchase discount plus no shipping charges so you get these way cheaper than you can buy them from the manufacturer, assuming that they had them to sell, which they don’t.  They are out of stock as of today when I checked.  And the hosting is very competitive because the energy is very cheap in Washington.

Thanks for your interest.  Let me know how we can proceed!  If you know of other places I could post where we could make miners available to those who want them, I would be grateful.

Peace and joy,
Vonnie

I'm new to bitcoin forums, so I apologize if I missed this protocol in the FAQs.

This is a legitimate sale.  We have our SP30's hosted at Hashplex, they were shipped directly there from Israel, and I will determine how we can demonstrate proof of our ownership.  Escrow is not a problem and if you have a recommendation for a trusted agent, that would be great.  Certainly who is used may depend on what form of payment you have.  Do you have any other questions about the units?  

Peace and joy,
Vonnie

Sure.  We can set that up. Just need to know how you would be paying.  Do you need any additional information?  How many would you be interested in?

peace and joy,
Vonnie

For Sale!  100 Spondoolies SP30 Yukon Bitcoin Miners, rated @4.5Th/s +/- 5%, lightning fast, plugged in and producing! Owner liquidating partial stock for other bitcoin related ventures. The fastest, easiest way to start mining. Cost includes ~11 months of professional 3rd party hosting w/Hashplex, 24hr monitoring, remote admin, insured against fire/theft, no in-home noise pollution, no set-up, no worry. All 100 or individually but only sold with miner+hosting, will accept BTC. You won't find another deal like this out there! No waiting, no shipping charges! Blockchaingirl [at] gmail [dot] com.
Peace and joy,
V

For Sale:  100 Spondoolies SP30 Yukon Bitcoin Miners, plugged in and producing!  Owner liquidating for other bitcoin related ventures.  The fastest, easiest way to start mining.  Cost includes ~11 months of professional 3rd party hosting w/Hashplex, 24hr monitoring, remote admin, insured against fire/theft, no in-home noise pollution, no set-up, no worry.  All 100 or individually but only sold with miner+hosting, will accept BTC.  You won't find another deal like this out there!  No waiting, no shipping charges!  Blockchaingirl [at] gmail [dot] com.

Also, if you have any recommendations for other places to share this, or people or organizations that might be interested, kindly share your wisdom!

Peace and joy,
V