marill

P4 2.8ghz and an undelivered Thermalright XP94

marill was the Buyer on July 8, 2005 AnandTech

On May 20, I see a post by sativaman84 on the AT forums for a P4 2.8 cpu. I contact him and we quickly agree on a price for the P4 and a Thermalright XP94 hsf. I send him payment and he says he'll ship the next day.

I don't hear from him and he doesn't reply to my pms. I browse the forums and I see that several other are having problems contacting him about unshipped items. Later, the AT mods intervene and he contacts me via e-mail on May 20 to let me know he has shipped the P4 and hsf to me and provides a tracking number.

I received the package on May 26 and the packing is horrible. The cpu is simply covered with a little bit of buublewrap with nothing to protect the cpu pins and put in a lightly padded (at best) envelope! Plus the hsf is not included. Fortunately, the cpu works fine but where's the XP94?

I receive a reply on June 1 and he says he'll ship out the hsf to me. Nothing arrives in the mail and no replies to my repeated e-mails so I call him on June 20. He claims the hsf was shipped and I ask for a tracking or delivery confirmation number. He says he did not receive my e-mails because his e-mail address has changed. He gives me his new address and I send an e-mail to him. No reply so I e-mail him again. No reply.

While browsing the AT forums, I see that he's selling stuff again. On July 4, I send him an e-mail and pm with an ultimatium to contact me or I will consider myself trolled. I never hear back from him until July 6 when I receive an e-mail from paypal that he has sent $20 for the hsf. He does not even taken the time to discuss a refund amount but at this point, I'm lucky to get even $20 back. As far as I'm concerned, this transaction is done and I'm not happy.

It has taken 47 days for sativaman84 to complete this transaction from the time I paid him. It's a shame because he had 45+ postive heat when we first talked. Lousy packaging and ignoring pms/e-mails is not a way to conduct business and I'm sorry that he takes his reputation so lightly. From this experience, I will not conduct business with sativaman84 again.

Bought an a64 3200+ and 2 sticks of pc133 sodimms

marill was the Buyer on March 19, 2007 AnandTech

Great seller. Communication was fast and he shipped everything securely and promptly. Recommended trader!

Paid shipping for a free wireless USB 802.11g adapter

marill was the Buyer on May 19, 2006 AnandTech

This is my second deal w/ tkn and it was another smooth transaction. He only wanted shipping costs for the usb adapter, payment was sent and it was shipping right away and well-packaged. Always a pleasure dealing w/ tkn.

Bought an 8600GT video card

marill was the Buyer on April 11, 2009 AnandTech

Excellent commincation and the seller was nice enough to make time for me pick up the card. Great trader, someone I\'ll definitely trade with again.

Bought 4x512mb (2gb total) of ddr2 memory

marill was the Buyer on April 11, 2009 AnandTech

My third transaction w/ hans007 and like the other two, it went perfectly. Communication and shipping was fast and everything worked perfectly. Great trader, definitely deserves all the positive heat he\'s received.

Bought an AMD Sempron LE-1100 w/ hsf

marill was the Buyer on May 6, 2009 AnandTech

Good trader, communication and shipping was prompt. Smooth transaction, trustworthy trader.

Traded a phenom 9750, hsf and 740g mb for 2x2gb ddr2 and 2x2gb sodimm ddr2

Cross-traded on November 22, 2009 AnandTech

Great trader: communication was quick, shipping was fast and secure, everything worked. The seller had some problems with the mb I sent (completely my fault) but was patient enough to work with me to get the board working. Good guy, definitely someone I\'ll trade with in the future.

Bought a Toshiba Portege R100 laptop

marill was the Buyer on December 19, 2006 AnandTech

Great seller. Communication was excellent throughout and he was more than willing to answer any questions I had. Shipping was fast and packaging was secure. Definitely someone I\'ll trade with again.

Bought a slot loading dvd-rom

marill was the Buyer on December 30, 2005 AnandTech

A great seller. He was more than willing to test the drive for me and it was promptly shipped and well-packaged. Definitely someone I\'d trade with again!

Bought a maxtor 300gb sata hd

marill was the Buyer on February 25, 2007 AnandTech

A smooth transaction with a great trader. Communication was fast, the drive was well-packaged and shipping was prompt. Couldn\'t be happier, CKTurbo128 is definitely someone I\'ll trade with in the future.

Bought a 300gb seagate drive

marill was the Buyer on October 10, 2005 AnandTech

A very smooth transaction w/ prompt communication and shipping. A good trader that I'll trade with again.

Bought a Soyo Bayone (front panel flash card reader, usb and audio)

marill was the Buyer on December 30, 2005 AnandTech

We quickly negotiated a price and the item promptly shipped. The packaging was excellent the Bayone arrived in perfect condition. Great trader and a pleasure to work with.

Bought a 512mb stick of ddr2 memory

marill was the Buyer on August 23, 2008 AnandTech

Everything went smoothly. Seller kept me informed throughout and the ram was shipped quickly and securely. Great trader.

Bought a Gigafast 8port switch

marill was the Buyer on October 19, 2004 AnandTech

Good communication and smooth transaction. Excellent seller.

Sold him a borders gift card

marill was the Seller on April 24, 2006 AnandTech

Second trade w/ hans007 and it was another smooth transactions. Prompt payment, great communication and funny too. Always a pleasure to trade w/ him, hope to do it again!

Traded 3 x 512mb of pc2700/3200 and cash for a wireless access point and ecs laptop.

Cross-traded on May 25, 2006 AnandTech

We negotiated a deal and everything was shipped out. When I got the laptop, I kept having os installation crashes. I contacted widefault and thinking it might be the ram I was using, he shipped the original memory to me w/out requiring payment.

As it turns out, the ram wasn\'t the issue. Through trial and error (and lots of help from widefault), we concluded that there was a problem with the laptop motherboard and he offered to refund everything in full or he would purchase a replacement mb and install it for me. After discussing a fair resolution, I shipped the laptop back and we decided that if he could duplicate the problems, he would give me a partial refund. As it turns out, the motherboard was faulty and he immediately refunded the agreed upon amount.

I\'m disappointed that the laptop mb was defective but I can\'t give enough credit to widefault for his professionalism and ethics. He was patient throughout and was more that willing to take responsibility even though we couldn\'t be certain if the laptop was damaged before or after he shipped it. I hope to trade with him again and I\'ll vouch for him anytime.

Bought 128mb of pc100 sodimm memory

marill was the Buyer on January 17, 2007 AnandTech

Good seller. Excellent communication throughout and shipping was fast. Good packaging too.

Sold a MSI E350IS-E45 ITX motherboard

marill was the Seller on May 14, 2012 AnandTech

A smooth and simple trade. He contacted me, offered a fair price and quickly sent payment. A guy who knows the right way to do deals on the AT forums. Top marks, highly recommended.

256mb PC3200 ram

marill was the Buyer on April 27, 2005 AnandTech

Quick communication and shipping. Well-packaged too. A good trader.

Sold a Dell laptop DVD drive.

marill was the Seller on October 14, 2004 AnandTech

Due to his higher heat, I shipped first and as soon as he got the drive, he promptly paid. Speedy and courteous communication. A trustworthy trader.

Bought a 6200 agp video card

marill was the Buyer on August 21, 2006 AnandTech

Excellent trader. Communication was fast, shipping was prompt and packaging was secure. I won\'t hesitate to trade with him again.

Bought an 8gb cf card and a cf to ide adapter

marill was the Buyer on September 2, 2008 AnandTech

A very smooth transaction: fast communication, quick shipping and secure packaging. A good trader, looking forward to trading with him again.

Traded ram and hsf for a soyo socket 478 board.

Cross-traded on February 1, 2005 AnandTech

Excellent trader. He shipped first and the board was well-packaged. Definitely looking forward to trading w/ him again.

Bought a 32gb runcore ssd

marill was the Buyer on November 12, 2009 AnandTech

Seller kept me updated throughout, packaging was secure and overall, a smooth and pleasant transaction. Won\'t hesitate to trade with him again.

Traded an Athlon XP 1.8, Duron 800, 10gb hd, 8gb hd and cash for an Asus P4C800 mb, powered usb hub and a spdif bracket.

Cross-traded on January 23, 2006 AnandTech

A great trade; fast shipping, secure packaging and excellent communication throughout the trade. Trey22 is a consummate professional and I\'d definitely trade with him again.