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21 sats \ 7 replies \ @jp305 OP 9 Aug \ parent \ on: Is it safe to buy used miners? bitcoin_Mining

Sounds like a good deal but I'm outside the US and want to avoid any interaction with duty.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo 9 Aug

Check out bitaxe as a low cost miner.

Sellers of bitaxe. Maybe one close enough to you to avoid duty https://bitaxe.org/legit.html

21 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Aug

Fair enough

But there are cheaper ways to learn. I would have a friend negotiate for you.

21 sats \ 4 replies \ @jp305 OP 9 Aug

I'm curious why you think it's not a good idea to buy more recent hardware to learn! Is it because these devices have a tendency to fail? Or setting them up is hard?

You are totally right that it could be a fun week-end project before shelling a couple of Ks on this.

42 sats \ 2 replies \ @Wumbo 9 Aug

I think most common "issues" new miners have is:

This thing is loud
My house is now 95 degrees
Not understanding power draw of a miner.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 9 Aug

I don’t even own an industrial miner and I feel this lol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Aug

plus: this thing is outdated and a money pit

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Aug

Edit: are you on telegram? Talk to Alex from kaboom racks who has posted on SN

I don't want you to waste your money or spend it w/o prudence

I don't want you to get ripped off especially since you want to avoid import duties or tariffs