I'm just learning and hunting around right now. I'm curious whether eBay is a viable source. I have had good luck generally on ebay, so long as I vet the seller. Keep in mind that I don't have my eye on anything in particular.
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37 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 7 Mar
I bought an s9 off eBay like 5 or 6 years ago. I used to mine with it but it was way too loud. So now it’s just an item I keep stored. But it taught me a lot about mining
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168 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
I'm like you 5 years ago.
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108 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsMoro 7 Mar
you should go to the the kaboom racks telegram group and just guy from them, support bitcoiners and they will treat you right you wont get fucked over or if its fucked they'll make it right.
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36 sats \ 3 replies \ @Jon_Hodl 7 Mar
I buy broken miners on eBay so I can make BitLights but would like to get into it deeper to buy/sell some actual functioning miners.
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1 sat \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
Good! I'll buy from you. I trust a fellow SNer
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36 sats \ 1 reply \ @Jon_Hodl 7 Mar
I’ll let you know when I think I have one that works haha
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
I'll wait
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 7 Mar
I’ve considered it but never pulled the trigger.
I’m skeptical of buying used equipment that I connect to my home network
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36 sats \ 5 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Mar
There is a risk that the mining device has been hacked!
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29 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
True, but we trust all this stuff shipped from China.
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36 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 7 Mar
When the device is second-hand, the risk is greater. There is always risk in everything!
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31 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
I wonder if there's a way to check out the firmware. I guess guys who know what they're doing buy them. There is a large used market for miners, right?
I know for other ebay items there are established sellers who put low cost items on ebay.
Also, kaboomracks sells used miners, I think.
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36 sats \ 1 reply \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 7 Mar
You should be able to flash firmware yourself. And you should be able to verify the firmware, too
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Mar
Good point
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2 sats \ 1 reply \ @kurszusz 7 Mar
I never bought miners. But (and this is just my opinion) it's not recommended to buy second hand miners...for some reason somebody sell that... and the cheaper price not is the single factor we need to take into account
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake 7 Mar
One reason I have heard described as a problem with used miners is that if they are not shut down gracefully, the heat paste can become cracked from rapid cooling cycles.
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