This price is the exact same as the asicminermarket for the remaining 10 units they have available.... interesting.
Did Baikal provide you with any update on Batch 2 shipping date - or a firm confirmation on timing?

This isn't accurate either.

Check out whattomine.com before making these claims. Nicehash is based on people buying hashing power and the prices you'll get are always lower and/or always fluctuate based on hash demand.
With current difficulty, you will earn $385USD/Day mining direct through a multi-algo pool (+/- 2-5% for pool and auto exchange fees) - no not even a 20% drop.

As someone who bought in Batch 2, i dont want to see profitability drop anymore - but at the exact same time, being disingenuous isn't fair to those here either.

Dude,
Difficulty has not doubled since people jumped in.... Don't be melodramatic.
It anything there has been maybe a 20% shift in profitability, but there are so many Algo's available though this that the spread will be pretty decent.

And frankly, Demand drives prices. So blame everyone for wanting to buy one and driving the price they are willing to pay for them up - don't blame retailers.
Don't get all salty cause you missed the boat and accuse anyone of ripping people off. Makes you look petty. Its economics - and frankly nothing in the world is fair when it comes to economics and business.
Its first come, get in early, or fall in line with the rest.

Plus early adopters in the first batch - they're taking on all the risk - really, investing thousands for a product that may not really even exist - as our Guinea pigs, they deserve the better prices, and good for them for having the balls to invest early and have it pay off the fastest.

If you expect prices to be reduced, good luck - maybe someone from Batch one will be willing to sell you one for 10K instead of 12K.
Even now, these will pay off in less than a month, they're still pulling really incredible profit #'s  for the cost.... so not sure what to tell you.
Investing is a bitch - sometimes you get lucky and catch bottom - other times you catch the ride up.

They probably earmarked a set amount for resale per batch.
Makes more sense for itop to do that - it is a business after all - even with the group buy. They're not going to manage the entire process inc shipping to us for free.
So they need to make some profit somewhere for the time they spent setting up and managing outside of the units they probably earmarked for themselves.

Either way, im quite confident our second batch units will get to us quickly - Have a feeling its going to be 10-15 days early like batch 2, so more chance to recoup!

Amazing news!!!
Any this first and second batches or second batch expected in the next few weeks?

Amazing!
Really looking forward to hearing updates and fingers crossed for on time, if not early delivery!

Thanks so much guys, and huge thanks to James for his amazing support.

Alright!
My team and i are in for 4 units.


Thanks iTop!

Got in second batch - thank god.
Really excited for this - fingers crossed

Okay,

So checked out my history - and payments made at noon today (4 hours ago) still have no confirmations.
Yet the payment made 15min before has like 250+ confirms....

What is going on lol.

That cant be the 20 block delay can it?

@easyhash, is this the reason payments haven't been processed for about 2-3 hours from what i can see - or is it just my wallet that seems to be dragging a bit?

Check date and drivers -
Dude is using 17.1.1 (old drivers) and is using FE.

Nice troll tho.