Hey guys,
I’m a long time lurker but just started trying to get into mining. Does anyone have advice for a reliable place to buy a miner for beginners? Obviously there’s a shortage but even for the lower end miners it seems that almost every website I visit or seller I contact is a scam. Any advice would be appreciated. 
Which crypto are you planning to mine ?
Some not a scam shop links:
https://www.goldshell.com
https://global.dxpool.io
https://shop.bitmain.com - I never bought from this one so let some other people to confirm bitmain one is OK
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If you live in a populated area or near a big city you can actually find some on OfferUp. Sounds crazy but you’ll never know. The good thing with that is you can check out the equipment in person before you buy it, and there always room for negotiation.
Obviously there’s pros & cons about buying on OfferUp but you might be able to score a cheap decent ASIC just to get your feet wet. If you already got the cash to spend big then finding a reliable source that has ASIC’s in stock isn’t all that difficult.
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Thanks for the replies I appreciate the tips a lot. I’m honestly looking to mine anything just to get my foot in the door. I see that the only miner in stock for gold shell is the LB box, do you guys think that would be a good one to start with? Thanks
It’s honestly not worth the purchase. Look at it like this, your ROI(return on investment) should be at a year max. Some will argue that a 16-18 months is acceptable but that’s not smart investing. Get a machine at cost that’s going to generate profit so you’ll break even at 12 months or less. It doesn’t matter if the price is $500 or $12,000. If your ASIC can’t return the invest in due time then it’s not a good investment at all. Be sure to check sites that scale profitability on ASIC’s, like whattomine.com or asicminervalue.com
newb here…I am looking all over for miners and every one I see is priced at a 2yr payback. everything else is out of stock, what am I missing…I’ve looked all over, Compass, Miner Bros, Amazon, Ebay, coinminingcentral…What am I missing?
Even GPU’s that I find are all at 2yr payback.
Personally, I had 9 S9’s running out of my apartment, ran from both Dryer and Stove 220V. Not recommended!
This is just my personal view of running miners out of a Home, apartment, garage or business. I would recommend doing your own research and seek professional help regarding the power supply.
You can purchased a PDU (Power Distribution Unit) 3 the linked is just for example. You might be able to run something safely!
If you can run off 220V not 120V, you can reduce the Amp and Watt usage (which also reduces the load on the cheap wiring inside some of these walls these days).
To run any kind of ASIC miner, you will need to think about how you are going to get that heat out of the room/garage you are using the miner in.
Personally I designed and printed 3D Printed ducting that attaches to the miner fans and enables you to connect a 5/6/7/8" ducting to the miner, Then you have a vent in your window. This way the heat is blown out the window away from your miner. The cooler you can keep the room the Safer it is, but it’s also beneficial to the equipment as well.
Now if you attach the Flexible ducting you can find at Home Depot or Lowes. The kind that has the insulation around it. you use this to connect to the miner and the window. The higher the R rating on the ducting the higher reduction you will also see in sound proofing.
You would be wise to keep the miner on something that’s static resistant. Not Carpet!
As for what miner. That is something that you must research! different miners can mine different coins.
*Each coin has its own pros/cons.
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