brinstar117

I got a PCI Firewire card and a 10/100BT 32bit 3Com PC Card w/3 dongles from cbunn for the price of shipping. (very generous!)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 18, 2010 ArsTechnica

Thanks for your generosity. The items were packed well and shipping time was fast. Sorry for the confusion!

I purchased 16GB in 2 kits of G.Skill TridentX DGBDR3-2400 (2x4GB) F3-2400C10D-8GTX from phillyboy.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 27, 2015 HardForum

RAM was packaged well and shipped quickly. The transaction was flawless and I wouldn't hesitate to deal with phillyboy again. Thank you!

I paid for shipping for some freebies: 2 laptop hard drives, some server DDR4, and a USB bluetooth adapter

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 30, 2021 HardForum

Good communication throughout the whole process as deruberhanyok kept me updated with tracking info and ship date. Contents arrived well packed and just as described. Thank you very much for your generosity.

Purchased a MSI GTX 970 4GD5T OC video card.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 4, 2016 HardForum

Excellent communication throughout the whole transaction, shipped out quickly and packaged well.

Cato offered a Core 2 Duo ITX motherboard combo in the freebies thread for the price of shipping.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 11, 2017 HardForum

Cato was quick to respond to my PMs and figured out the shipping cost right away. He shipped promptly and packed everything exceedingly well.

Thank you for the combo.

I purchased the following: OEM Nvidia GTX 460 XBOX 360 wired controller Random "tech box" full of cables, about a dozen Nintendo 64 games, miscellaneous older network equipment, some RAM, and lots more. The N64 games were shipped separately in a USPS Priority Medium Flat Rate Box which showed up about 2 weeks after I paid, while the rest showed up another week later in a big brown box shipped through FedEx Home service (14 pounds!)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 13, 2014 HardForum

PCunicorn kept decent communication. He shipped out slower than I would have liked, but it's understandable given how busy our lives can get.

Everything was packed with much more padding than I was expecting, especially considering most the "tech box" stuff was low value. I certainly appreciate that.

I bought AMD Ryzen 7 4700G, MSI B450i Gaming Plus Wifi, and 8GB DDR4 combo

brinstar117 was the Buyer on May 3, 2021 HardForum

Great communication, seller let me know that the motherboard BIOS probably needed to be updated to work with the bundled CPU which it did. Packed well and shipped out the very next day. Everything arrived just as described and I was a happy buyer. Thanks criticalhitkoala!

I bought the following hardware: i5-3570K, Asus P8Z77-VLK, Hyper 212 Cooler, 16gb Kingston HyperX, Xonar DX PCIe soundcard, Samsung SSD 830 256gb from Rustic.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 3, 2017 HardForum

Rustic quickly responded to my PMs and kept me updated with tracking info.

Everything arrived in great condition because of the excellent packing. Thank you!

Bought a used Nexus 5 16GB phone with charger.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on October 3, 2016 HardForum

IchingPat was quick with responses to my questions and shipped out promptly. Flawless transaction. Thanks!

I got 15 old CPUs (mostly Core 2 Duos and a few i3 and i5 1155 CPUs) for the price of shipping.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 8, 2021 ArsTechnica

jahnelb offered a bunch of old CPUs for free a few weeks ago for the price of shipping. We both agreed to let others have a chance to pick and choose what they wanted before I claimed the remainders. I now have a Socket 423 Pentium 4 in my collection and can upgrade one of my old Sandy Bridge HTPCs thanks to jahnelb! Seller kept in touch and let me know when they would ship out. CPUs were packed quite cleverly. They were all sandwiched between two pieces of springy foam in a box, which in turn was shipped in a flat rate envelope to save me a few bucks. Thanks for going the distance on a freebie!

I purchased a Motorola SB6121 cable modem.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 12, 2014 AnandTech

Fortega was communicative and shipped out promptly. Modem was packaged appropriately.

I purchased the following from NordicNINE: Notebook memory (2) Nanya 2GB PC3-10600 (6) Kingston 4GB PC3-10600 Desktop memory Kingston KTH-D530/1G Crucial 1GB PC2-5300 Axiom 1GB PC2-5300 Corsair ValueSelect VS1GB533D2

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 17, 2013 AnandTech

NordicNINE shipped out quickly and packaged all of the modules very well. He communicated all of the relevant information without me needing to ask. Thanks for a great deal on more memory!

I bought a used in retail box Intel i7-4790k with an unused HSF.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 19, 2015 AnandTech

Tikerz shipped out quickly. The package arrived 1 day faster than expected by USPS estimates. CPU was packaged in box with an appropriate amount of padding material in the shipping container. Thanks for the awesome price and prompt shipping!

I purchased a Skylake combo from DaveB. It came with: ASRock Z170M Pro4S (complete with retail box) Intel i5-6600K (complete with retail box) G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4-3200 (4x4GB with retail packaging)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 18, 2015 ArsTechnica

After some negotiation we agreed on included items and price. DaveB shipped out promptly. Everything was packaged appropriately and arrived intact. Parts work well together and the system is humming along nicely.

Peanuthead offered some items in the freeibies thread. I asked for the Rosewill RHB-210 USB 3.0 hub and Orico DCX-4U supercharger.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on October 20, 2018 HardForum

Peanuthead conducted the freebie transaction with the same deliberation as a sale. There were responsive PMs that communicated shipping cost and tracking into. Items were packaged well and arrived quickly. Thank you very much Peanuthead!

I purchased the following combo from user nvars on /r/hardwareswap CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k + Stock Heatsink Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V Gen 3 + I/O Bracket + ASUS Xonar DG RAM: 4x4GB (16GB) VisionTek (generic) 1333mhz

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 21, 2015 Reddit

The motherboard was sold with a careful description of faulty issues (bad onboard audio and USB 3.0 header). However, upon arrival the motherboard performs flawlessly. It is by far the nicest 1155 motherboard I've used.

Items were packed with appropriate amounts of padding and arrived in perfect shape. Shipping was prompt and the seller was extremely communicative and kept me apprised throughout the entire process. One of best traders I've dealt with!

I purchased a used Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B heatsink from plagasx.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 22, 2016 HardForum

Seller went out of his way to search for some thermal grease when I inquired whether the cooler came with any. He found the original unused tube and included it at no extra charge. Seller was also very communicative and attentive throughout the whole transaction. Thanks!

deruberhanyok offered some free items in the perpetual freebie thread. I was able to snag a Prolimatech "Ultra Sleek Vortex 12 White" 120mm, 15mm PWM case fan.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 2, 2018 HardForum

deruberhanyok was kind enough to cover shipping despite my offer to pay. Shipped out quickly and packed well. Thank you so much!

I bought 2 Kill-A-Watt monitors (models P4400 and P4460)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 5, 2021 HardForum

Seller answered all of my questions regarding other items I was considering and gave a timely update when the package was shipped along with tracking info. Items arrived in good working order and were packed exceedingly well. Thanks for the nice deal!.

Bought another HP Mini i7 based machine

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 16, 2018 HardForum

As always, quick responses through PM, fast shipping, and superb packaging. Another flawless transaction by dbwillis!

Mark and I cross-traded a Duron 700 w/HSF with a P2 440LX motherboard.

Cross-traded on June 1, 2002 AnandTech

Motherboard arrived promptly in great packaging. Mark was very understanding after I apologized for shipping a day after than our intended day. Thanks Mark! I will trade with again.

Traded a bare i5-3570 CPU for a WD 6TB NAS HDD

Cross-traded on May 28, 2019 HardForum

Burner27 was thorough and prompt in our communications regarding item details. We cross-shipped within a day of the trade agreement and kept each other apprised with tracking info. HDD was packed well and arrived as described. Thank you Burner27!

Bought a bare Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero Wi-Fi motherboard

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 31, 2021 HardForum

Seller was quick to respond during price negotiation and let me know the tracking information right after I paid. Motherboard was shipped out promptly and arrived in a timely manner. It showed up as described in good working condition. Seller also checked up to see if I was happy with the deal after it arrived. Thank you for the pleasant transaction.

Purchased a 3COM 10/100 EtherLink (3C905C-TX) from Irontoes.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 8, 2002 AnandTech

NIC arrived promptly and in great condition. Worked like a charm. Flawless transaction, thanks!

Purchased an HP Mini 600 G3 mini desktop.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 27, 2018 HardForum

Prompt responses through PM, fast shipping, and great packaging are all hallmarks of dbwillis. I've purchased from him many times and he always provides impeccable service that all sellers should strive to meet. Thanks!