brinstar117

dbwillis offered free CarFax reports to interested parties, to which I gladly accepted one

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 14, 2022 HardForum

As always, dbwillis was quick to respond and was gracious enough to allow me to place dibs on a report while I got the relevant car info for him to look up. He gave me the report in my requested format and I learned something new. Can't beat that even with a paid service! Thank you dbwillis for your continued generosity.

Nathan cross paid with an eCheck via PayPal and I cross-shipped the new OEM Philips Seismic Edge soundcard using USPS.

brinstar117 was the Seller on August 27, 2002 AnandTech

Good communication, prompt payment. Would definitely deal with again.

Bought the following combo: i7-3930k, Asus Rampage IV Formula, & 32GB DDR3

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 13, 2020 HardForum

R-Type was quick to answer questions, packed the parts well, and shipped out promptly. Thanks for the nice deal!

Basically paid for shipping plus a few bucks for unknown if working motherboards. An Asus P8P67 Deluxe and a Maximus VII Gene that were extremely stressed and modified for liquid nitrogen overclocking.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 26, 2020 Overclock.net

Seller was very good at explaining to the best of his recollection how the boards were used and in what physical condition they looked like. Boards were packed well and shipped out quickly. I was able to get the Asus P8P67 Deluxe to work but not the Maximus VII Gene. Thanks for being a great seller!

copy_run_start offered a Battlefield 1 game key for Origin for free

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 25, 2021 HardForum

copy_run_start responded to my PM quickly and graciously gave me the key. Thank you very much!!

Bought the following: ECS ITX H81 motherboard, i3-4150, 8GB DDR3 Antec ISK-110 (Missing the DC Adapter) Scythe Shuriken HSF Corsair TX650W

brinstar117 was the Buyer on May 18, 2019 HardForum

Great communication. Items arrived quickly and packaged adequately. Paid for the CPU/RAM/mobo combo with the others thrown in as freebies for the cost of shipping. Thank you for the deal!

Einz offered a dead GTX 760 with a blown capacitor for the price of shipping.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 29, 2016 HardForum

Einz extended a friendly offer to meet up locally, unfortunately I wasn't able to make it over to San Francisco so the card with the retail box and accessories was shipped to me. The card arrived quickly and was packed well.

Einz expressed interest in the repair details and I was happy to share. This is the first time I've ever replaced a capacitor and to my surprise I was able to get the card to work again!

Purchased a used Gigabyte Radeon HD 5770 1GB from Joe.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 19, 2010 AnandTech

Shipping time was reasonable. Card was exactly as described and packaged extremely well. Thanks!

I purchased two 200GB PATA Seagate drives and a PATA DVD-RW drive.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on May 9, 2010 ArsTechnica

Items were shipped with a mutually understood and agreed delay. Everything was packed well and arrived in great condition. Thanks!

Purchased a sealed 3.5" 2TB Hitachi hard drive with warranty from cheezy321.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 25, 2013 AnandTech

The drive arrived promptly but was inadequately packed and thus was dead on arrival. However, when I informed cheezy321 he partially refunded me for the shipping costs to have it RMA'ed to Hitachi. I finally received the replacement drive so I am satisfied with our transaction.

I bought a bare i7-4770K CPU

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 20, 2018 ArsTechnica

Communication was good and the CPU was packed well. There was a slight mistake and Danger Mouse sent the wrong CPU (a 4770 non-K). He immediately offered to refund the purchase price and let me keep the one he sent. I appreciated his dedication in remedying the situation without any prompting.

Purchased 3 audio CD's and a USB NIC from Jeff.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 28, 2002 AnandTech

Products were packaged well. Fair communication with the trader.

Bought an HP model X2 Chromebook with cosmetic blemishes, missing stylus, and non-functional headset jack.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 28, 2020 ArsTechnica

Seller originally described headphone jack as partially functional with low volume output. I couldn't get the jack to work after multiple troubleshooting attempts but overall am pleased with the device. Seller accepted my offer on the account of the missing stylus. Chromebook was packed well and shipped out promptly. Seller updated me with tracking info and was pleasant to deal with. Thanks!

Bought a pair of Voodoo 2 videocards from MrCookie.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 22, 2003 AnandTech

Extremely fast shipping and great packaging job. Thanks!

I "bought" an opened but working LED light strip from the seller (AKA "The Lurker" on HardForum) for the price of shipping

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 19, 2021 HardForum

Seller was quick in responding to my messages, shipped out the item quickly, and everything showed up in good shape due to proper packing.

Bought an i7-3770K, MSI Z77 Mpower, 16GB DDR3 combo.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 16, 2018 HardForum

Communication was thorough. I was apprised of minor delays and tracking information. Packing was well done. Parts arrived in good shape.

IchingPat was kind enough to give me some bonus hardware (Soundblaster Z and an extra 8GB stick of RAM) at no extra cost! Quite the pleasant surprise. Thank you for your generosity!

Bought 6x8GB of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR3 RAM and an Intel i7-4790k. Paul also gave me a free partial system that included a Pentium G2120, 2x4GB, Asrock B75M, and a Silverstone PS08 case.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 4, 2020 ArsTechnica

Paul was kind enough to proffer a bundle price for the parts which I accepted. I also offered him a semi-tested USB floppy drive he requested. We met locally and Paul was good enough to keep responsive lines of communication so the meetup went smoothly. All the parts were exactly as described. Thank you Paul!

I bought an HP EliteDesk 800 G2 mini PC and an HP Nvidia Quadro P5000 16GB

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 6, 2021 HardForum

Clear and concise communication as always. Items were packed expertly and arrived in good condition. Thanks for another flawless transaction!.

I bought 2 Intel 40GB mSATA SSDs from redly1 aka RU482.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 20, 2014 AnandTech

I originally paid for 3 of them as described in the sale post, but was promptly refunded for 1 when it was discovered there were only 2 available.

I bought a modded XBox from Ernest.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 13, 2004 AnandTech

Ernest shipped the XBox promptly, packaged it extremely well, and it arrived exactly as he described it. Ernest was very quick to answer all the questions I had for him. Very smooth transaction, thanks!

Purchased a 1GB PC2700 DDR SO-DIMM and a Kingston 2GB PC6400 DDR2 SO-DIMM from Theguynextdoor.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 12, 2013 AnandTech

He shipped out same day. Modules were appropriately packed and arrived in a timely manner. Thanks so much!

I bought an IBM Model M keyboard from Steve.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 5, 2005 ArsTechnica

We cross-shipped. The keyboard arrived in good working order and I got a great deal. Thanks Steve!

Purchased a 12" touchscreen LCD monitor from Alan.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 17, 2003 AnandTech

Item was received in good condition with a great bundle of extras at no expense. Alan offered a satisfaction gurantee if I wasn't happy with the product. Suffice to say, there were no problems and Alan surpassed my expectations. Great trader!

I purchased a proprietary Intel PR440FX ATX backplate I/O shield from Stuart.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 3, 2003 AnandTech

Shipping time was resonable, item was packaged well. Thanks for searching through your backplates to find this one!

I "sold" a pair of old Netburst era Xeon CPUs at the request of SamirD as long as the shipping was covered

brinstar117 was the Seller on October 21, 2021 ArsTechnica

I received some CPUs from a freebies post and wanted to pay it forward. SamirD inquired in a freebies post where the original Ars member sent me the remaining unclaimed CPUs as long as I covered shipping. I contacted SamirD to inform that I had the rest of the CPUs and offered the requested Xeons. I sent pictures and SamirD was happy to take them. We swapped some stories about vintage hardware and had a pleasant time altogether.