brinstar117

I "bought" a Samsung Galaxy S6 phone that was stuck on the service screen and would boot loop for the princely sum of $0.35 plus shipping.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 14, 2020 HardForum

Narsbars was great at letting me know the shipping info in a timely manner. Phone arrived quickly and packed well. Came with a bonus slip case as well.

Bought a 10 pack of enterprise SATA drives (8x8TB and 2x4TB)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on October 5, 2023 HardForum

The seller (username mhenley on [H]ardForum) was extremely responsive and answered all of my questions thoroughly. mhenley shipped out promptly and packaged the drives with material purposed designed for the task. Everything arrived in good working order as described. I couldn't ask for a smoother transaction. Thanks for the great deal!

I purchased an old HIS ATI HD 4650 Radeon AGP 1GB DDR3 from mig125 (ether1 on ArsTechnica).

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 17, 2014 ArsTechnica

Great communication and fast shipping! I did a deal with him over 10 years ago and it's good to see him still active on the site. Thanks!

I bought two Virgin Webplayers from Gram. I mailed him a PO MO and then he shipped via UPS ground.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on June 16, 2002 AnandTech

Good packaging, prompt shipping, overall pleasant experience. Thanks Gram!

I bought an i7-4790k, Asus Z97-AR, 16GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance LP, and Phanteks PH-TC14PE combo.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 6, 2020 HardForum

Great communication, packed well, and shipped promptly. Thanks for the nice deal on the combo. I would not hesitate to buy from Maddnotez again.

I bought a bare Ryzen 7 1700 CPU

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 23, 2021 HardForum

Seller kept me in the loop with tracking info and periodically checked up on the delivery status as USPS was running behind schedule. CPU was packed well in a clamshell which in turn was in a generously sized box with lots of bubble wrap. CPU arrived in working condition as described. Thanks for the nice deal and attention to detail Burner27..

Bought i5-3570K, AsRock Z77E-ITX, 8GB DDR3, Samsung 840 EVO 250GB mSATA, Corsair SF450, & Rockit 88 delidder kit for 1155.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 11, 2019 Overclock.net

Communication was great. Seller was detailed in all the characteristics and modifications of respective parts. Packaged well and shipped out quickly. Thanks for the deal!

I purchased a Hitachi 30GB Laptop hard drive from Tony.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 25, 2002 AnandTech

I paid through PayPal first and Tony shipped promptly. The package arrived quickly and was packed well. Flawless transaction.

Purchased (2) Samsung PC800 256MB 16 device RDRAM RIMMs from Tommy. I paid with PayPal and he shipped via UPS.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 3, 2002 AnandTech

Package was well packed and arrived promptly. Thanks Tommy!

I purchased a brand new 4GB iPod Nano from Joshua.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 23, 2005 AnandTech

Item exactly as described, packaged adequately, arrived very quickly! Good deal. Thanks Joshua!

I bought an eBay gift card from MiLk.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 1, 2014 HardForum

Quick response time and excellent communication. Easy transaction all around. Thanks!

I purchased a Nexus 7 16GB 2013 tablet complete in retail box from jmai86 (username jmai87 on Anandtech).

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 27, 2014 AnandTech

Tablet was packaged well and arrived the next day in the mail. Thanks for a flawless transaction!

Sold an Intel 16GB Optane M.2 NVMe drive

brinstar117 was the Seller on March 4, 2021 HardForum

Great communication as before. We discussed some details about the intended purpose of the drive and compcons verified the shipping address. Buyer paid promptly and let me know when the package arrived. A pleasant transaction all around. I would not hesitate to deal with them again!.

Purchased 2x256MB and 2x128MB modules of PC800 RDRAM (you read that right).

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 8, 2010 AnandTech

Vic was a stand up guy! He was very courteous and prompt with messaging and shipping. The RAM was probably over protected but that\'s the way I like it :)

I bought a used complete in box EVGA GTX 1080 (not Ti) Founder's Edition

brinstar117 was the Buyer on November 30, 2020 ArsTechnica

Seller username is Chrisblue on ArsTechnica. We conversed over email and Christopher was quick to respond to my messages. He shipped out the same day I paid. The package showed up on time, was packed well, with everything intact, and as described. Thank you for the followup and for the very nice deal!

I sold a Radeon HD 5450 512MB

brinstar117 was the Seller on August 11, 2020 HardForum

compcoms put out a request for a single slot GPU for some ESXi text output goodness and I obliged. Buyer was prompt in responding to messages and generously threw in a couple extra bucks to my asking price since he had extra money on a pre-paid debit card in his PayPal balance. compcoms let me know that the card arrived in good working order. Thank you very much!!

I bought $170 worth of Amazon gift cards

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 19, 2021 HardForum

Zef was patient and quite helpful in guiding and letting me know how to use Cash App to pay with Bitcoin. Zef sent out the Amazon codes as soon as the transaction cleared on their end.

I've bought many gift cards from Zef before, but this is the first time I've used Bitcoin. Thanks for the easy transaction, I hope to buy from Zef again!.

I bought a used Tualatin converter from bucd.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 26, 2004 AnandTech

Arrived in a reasonable amount of time and packaged well.

I cross-shipped my mATX S370 motherboard for a pair of ATA100 controllers and a pair of 10/100 NICs.

Cross-traded on July 16, 2003 ArsTechnica

Items arrived within a reasonable amount of time, packaged very well, and worked flawlessly. Excellent communication between Yung and myself.

I purchased 2 Samsung PC800 256MB ECC RDRAM sticks and a Samsung PC133 512MB non-ECC stick from John.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 26, 2004 AnandTech

Memory modules were packaged well and arrived promptly. Thanks!

I bought a Ryzen 2400G combo and DDR4 16GB ECC RAM.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 24, 2021 HardForum

The combo had the following: Ryzen 5 2400G APU, Noctua NH-l9a, ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac, Corsair Vengeance 16GB LPX DDR4-3600 CMK16GX4M2D3600C18, WD Black (1st gen) 256GB M.2 SSD w/ PCIe riser card, and WD Blue (1st gen) M.2 SATA 1TB SSD. I also bought a kit of Synology branded 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-2133 UNBUFFERED ECC RAMEC2133DDR4-8G. Seller had great communication and quickly accepted my offer. Seller was able to add in minor accessories for some of the hardware at my request. Items were shipped out promptly and arrived in the expected amount of time. Everything was packed well and was as described in working condition. Seller was a pleasure to deal with and I would trade again any time!.

Bought a box full of new HP optical mice.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 4, 2019 HardForum

dbwillis always delivers what's promised. I paid for a USPS Medium Flat Rate box filled to the brim with new mice. dbwillis estimated 22 - 25 mice and I received 25. Great communication and fast shipment. A pleasure to deal with every time. Thanks!

I purchased a bare i7-6700K CPU

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 12, 2020 HardForum

Good communication, CPU was packed adequately, and shipped out promptly. CPU worked as described. Good deal all around.

I bought another Ryzen 4700g combo with a Gigabyte B450I Aorus Pro Wifi and a free gift of a Sound Blaster G5 USB soundcard

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 5, 2021 HardForum

This seller goes above and beyond my expectations. Communicated thoroughly and consulted me concerning my packing preferences, threw in the sound card for free when I made an offer on it, and even made polite conversation about AMD's latest offerings. Everything was packed extremely well and arrived in a timely manner exactly as described. A pleasant experience was had by all. Thanks again for the nice deal!

Purchased an Acorp A6815EPD Dual P3 motherboard from Ricky.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 24, 2003 AnandTech

We cross-shipped payment and merchandise. Package arrived well protected, complete, and quickly. Thanks a lot Ricky!