brinstar117

Purchased a retail Athlon XP 1800+ from Rob.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 31, 2002 AnandTech

Rob shipped via USPS priority with insurance and delivery confirmation. CPU arrived within a reasonable time and was packaged well.

Bought a Radeon XFX RX480 8GB Model RX-480P8LDLR

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 11, 2017 AnandTech

Shipped out in a reasonable amount of time and was packaged well. Thanks!

Bought an i7 5930k, Asus X99-E WS, 32GB Corsair CMD32GX4M4A2800C16 combo.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 26, 2019 ArsTechnica

As always Whizbang provided quick shipment, prompt communication, and excellent assistance when I ran into an issue that was entirely my mistake. Whizbang is the gold standard when it comes to traders. Thanks again!

I purchased a used complete in box EVGA GTX 970 FTW (04G-P4-2978-KR) video card.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 18, 2016 HardForum

LigTasm promptly replied to all messages and swiftly cleared up a small issue with postage when I received the package. Everything was packed very well and arrived quick. LigTasm was professional throughout the whole transaction and I would not hesitate to deal with again. Thanks LigTasm!

I bought a combo with a Ryzen 5850X, Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite, and G.Skill 32GB ( F4-3600C18D-32GVK).

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 31, 2022 ArsTechnica

As always whizbang was responsive to all inquiries and concerns, packed extremely well, and shipped out promptly. After experiencing stability issues and much testing it turned out the CPU was faulty. whizbang quickly sent out a replacement and I shipped the bad CPU back on their dime. In the end I was happy with the outcome and by whizbang's attentiveness. Thanks for being an upstanding seller!

I purchased a combo with the following components: GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 7, MSI Geforce 970GTX 4GB, CORSAIR Vengence CMY16GX3M2A2400C11R 2x8GB Kit, and Intel Haswell 4690K Quad-Core Processor w/ OEM HSF. Everything came with their original retail boxes except the memory.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 6, 2017 HardForum

Communication consisted of quick and informative responses to my questions. terrybogard21 shipped out promptly after payment and I received everything in good working order. Everything was packed appropriately and all the parts were extraordinarily clean. I'm not sure if terrybogard21 dusted the parts prior to shipment or the parts were housed in a case with an extreme filter but I was pleasantly surprised nonetheless. Thanks for the great transaction!

Purchased a Battlefield 3 PC game key.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on October 20, 2013 AnandTech

ajvitaly was very responsive and polite. He sent the key right away after payment. I couldn't be more pleased with the transaction. Thanks!

I sold a set of 4x512MB ECC Rambus RDRAM RIMMs to Joshua.

brinstar117 was the Seller on February 17, 2016 ArsTechnica

He paid immediately we kept in communication throughout the whole transaction. He was very appreciative and polite throughout the whole process.

I sold Mike an old Epia Eden MII 12000 mini-ITX motherboard w/ 256MB DDR, backplate, and manual along with an external USB 5.25" PATA enclosure with associated power/data cables.

brinstar117 was the Seller on August 17, 2013 ArsTechnica

Mike paid promptly after careful communication and was easy deal with. Thanks for the transaction!

I purchased a used Dell Venue 11 Pro 5130 with extended battery keyboard.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 10, 2016 ArsTechnica

Derek was extremely quick and thorough answering my questions about the tablet before I paid. When he went to reset the tablet to factory settings he noticed a minor screen imperfection, shared a picture of it and offered a discount or a full refund.

I opted to keep the tablet with discount. He shipped promptly and packaged the tablet very well. I am surprised how snappy this thing is for an Atom CPU and hardly notice the screen blemish. Thanks!

I purchased a mini-ITX combo from Einz. Intel Pentium G3220T 35W CPU w/ retail HSF Gigabyte GA-H81N ITX bare motherboard (no backplate) 1 stick Crucial 4GB RAM Travla C287 aluminum alloy mini-ITX case (missing some screws, in retail box with 2.5" HDD/ODD mount 120W AC power brick with DC ATX plug

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 8, 2016 HardForum

Another smooth transaction with Einz!

Einz offered local pickup as an option when I mentioned I might be able to stop by, but when that didn't pan out we went with shipping the combo as originally planned. Everything was packed well and was quickly shipped out. Thanks!

Purchased 4 blue rounded ATA 100 Cables from Joe.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on January 31, 2002 AnandTech

Extremely fast shipping (from one coast to another), surprised to see it so early. Great communication, would gladly do business again.

Hansmuff offered a Crucial M4 64GB SSD for the price of shipping in the Agora Freebies thread. He also included a nice 2.5" -> 3.5" mounting bracket too! Such a generous person.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on August 22, 2013 ArsTechnica

He quickly shipped out in a small USPS flat rate box before even asking for payment in order to determine shipping cost. Thanks so much, the SSD is working a treat!

Bought an ASUS x470-i motherboard and Lenovo X1 Carbon 3rd Gen i7 5600u 16GB RAM laptop

brinstar117 was the Buyer on September 16, 2019 HardForum

Great communication, items were as decribed, packed well, and arrived in a timely manner. Thanks so much!

I bought an Intel NUC NUC8I3BEH combo with a 8GB SO-DIMM, Samsung 860 Evo M.2 1TB SSD, Seagate FireCuda 2TB Solid State Hybrid Drive, and an OEM Win 10 Home license. Came with original retail NUC box and a mini wireless HTPC keyboard.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 5, 2020 HardForum

Good communication, shipped in appropriate amount of time, and was packed well. Thanks for the nice deal!

I received the following free of charge from cortexodus in the HardForum freebie thread: Core 2 Duo E4300 Socket 775 Core 2 Duo T7400 Socket 479 laptop chip

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 13, 2014 HardForum

The CPUs were packaged exceedingly well and shipped out quickly. He really went all out. Thanks so much and thank you for making HardForum a great place!

Bought a used Western Digital 4TB Caviar Red (WD40EFRX)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 19, 2019 HardForum

Great communication, packed well, and shipped promptly. Arrived exactly as described. Thanks for the nice deal.

I purchased a bare chip i5-5675C from Whizbang.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on April 10, 2017 ArsTechnica

Whizbang was quick to respond to my offer and kept me apprised of when he shipped out. He even contacted me after delivery to make sure everything was in order.

Whizbang shipped out immediately and used proper packing methods. The CPU arrived fully functional and packs quite a punch for its clockspeed!

Bought combo with Xeon, Gigabyte SOC Z97, and 8GB RAM.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 14, 2019 HardForum

Great communication. Packed well and shipped promptly. Arrived as described. Thank you!

I bought $300 worth of Ebay gift cards

brinstar117 was the Buyer on March 14, 2021 HardForum

Extraordinarily easy deal once again with Zef. Promptly responded to messages and sent out codes shortly after payment. Thanks for the nice deal!

I sold idiahs a Gigabyte Geforce GTX 970 mITX card with original retail box and related accessories.

brinstar117 was the Seller on January 29, 2016 Reddit

idiahs was careful to ask many relevant questions before finalizing the deal. He paid as soon as he could and was courteous throughout the entire transaction.

I bought a Gigabyte H81m-HD2 and Pentium G3258 combo. The motherboard was described by 87dtna as needing warranty service as it did not power on.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 16, 2016 HardForum

87dtna quickly responded to all of my questions. Once everything was answered to my satisfaction I paid and 87dtna shipped out the following day.

I received the combo in short order and everything was packed well and as described. I immediately sent out the motherboard for RMA and finally received the repaired unit on 8/4/16. Everything is working great, thanks!

Bought a used retail i9-9700 (non-K) with unused OEM HSF and original box/accessories.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on December 26, 2019 ArsTechnica

Great communication, packed well, and shipped out promptly. Arrived as described. Thanks for the nice deal.

I bought an i5-2400 and a Noctua NH-U9S HSF from the seller (KlrMowse on Ars)

brinstar117 was the Buyer on February 14, 2021 ArsTechnica

Communication was quick and direct with KlrMowse letting me know the shihpping details and checking up to make sure I got the package on delivery day. Items were packed well and included extra Noctua accessories that I didn't expect to receive. Items came promptly and as described. Thank you for the nice deal KlrMowse!.

SticKx911 offered 2GB DDR2 SODIMMs in the freebies thread.

brinstar117 was the Buyer on July 15, 2014 HardForum

After sending the first batch I notified him that one stick was DOA. He quickly got another one out to me. That's some of the greatest service I've had and for a freebie no less! Doubly generous and all for the cost of shipping. Thanks so much!