Quote from: console_cowboy on September 13, 2013, 03:32:43 PM

At this point it is possible that our original order will be moved up as well. BuzzDave posted something similar to that. However, if that doesn't happen, this second batch is in fact a completely separate deal. The chips are sold by a completely different vendor who handles sales differently. Maybe they will let people move up in line, maybe not. I'd consider moving up my original order even. This is all still up in the air and it is no reason to get upset. So far Barntech has been pretty stand up and I feel they will handle the situation accordingly. Nobody knew this reel was coming, instead of looking at it like a bad thing, think positively about it. I am very happy that other people will have a chance at a decent mining rig especially since the chips were already made and going into someone's hand. I imagine the really unhappy customers will be the people who purchased a ton of USB miners after the 8-chip boards ran out! Hopefully they will get their chance to upgrade those to a board.

I'd love to switch my four thumbs to an eight chip board, even if it meant purchasing four more chips on top of the four I've purchased. This, on top of the already larger cost of the thumbs vs the eight chip board. But I'm certainly not going to be unhappy or raise a stink if that's not an option (otoh, if it is an option, customer for life?

). Just offering the option to move delivery of what I already ordered up by a few weeks for a fairly nominal increase in cash due to chip prices may be worthwhile. I bought the thumbs due to a bout of mental weakness, if I can't get something better for the same price, it's my own fault, nobody elses. I do agree that the ones that will be the least pleased will be those that jumped in early, yet too late for the real good deal, but we few had a choice to not jump in.

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