shroomiin

He sold me a Gtx970

shroomiin was the Seller on August 1, 2015 HardForum

What a character dont deal with this guy, sold me card asked me to pay via gift on paypal to avoid fees and to make it easier for him to withdraw then never heard back from him again. SCAMMER AVOID.

This review posted December 9, 2014. My description is below the pasted "For Sale" text. Original For Sale Post on November 5, 2014: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1839980 Pasted text from post: FST: Xbox 1 - $149 !! KILLER DEAL! Hi everyone, So, to make a long story short, somebody had given my their Xbox 1 as collateral for money they owed me. They won't be able to come up with that money to pay me back, so the Xbox is now mine. I don't want the thing, and just want the money that was owed to me. SO- here it is. An Xbox 1 console for only $150 shipped to your door. Included is the console only, as well as originally included accessories. Sorry no games or original box. Everything is in pristine condition, and had only been used for a few months prior. http://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2013/11/19/8cc6dd8e-67c2-11e3-a665-14feb5ca9861/thumbnail/770x433/d9917c19b167ee7ea244c0da6dece26c/XBox_One_35657846_15.jpg Item pictured is not the actual unit. SOLD! [END OF FOR SALE POST PASTED TEXT] shroomiin originally posted an XBOX One for sale on November 5, 2014 for $150 shipped. I sent a message to him within 4 minutes of his post saying I would buy it. Abridged conversation as follows: [Nov. 5] SHROOMIIN - I don't have PayPal. Can you pay with a money order or check? ME - I will only do MO or check if you ship first. I have lots of Heat but if you aren't comfortable with that then I will pass. [Nov. 6] SHROOMIIN - LOL no one wants to do MO/check so I will do PayPal, you still want it? Here's my PayPal address (same as his Heatware address). ME - Sure, I have sent payment. Let me know the tracking number when you ship out. [Nov. 10, 4 days later] ME - I'm not in a particular hurry, but can you give me an update on the shipping status? SHROOMIIN - It's been hectic lately. I will ship out tonight or tomorrow. You'll see it by the end of the week. [Nov. 14, another 4 days pass] ME - I still haven't received a tracking number. SHROOMIIN - I have shipped multiple XBOX Ones lately (3 total), what's your shipping address? ME - Here's my name and address: _______. SHROOMIIN - I don't see your payment in my PayPal account. Give me the transaction ID. ME - Here's the transaction ID: _______. [Nov. 16] Now 2 more days have passed WITHOUT a tracking number. SHROOMIIN - I see the PayPal payment, we're all good now. ME - So where's the tracking number? This is the last contact I have with shroomiin. I sent multiple messages through PM and to his email requesting a tracking number over 4 more days. At the end I give an ultimatum and say if I don't get an update I will be forced to open a PayPal dispute. I open a PayPal dispute on Nov. 21, which is then automatically escalated to a claim by Nov. 24 since shroomiin did not respond. As far as I know shroomiin never responded to either the claim or the dispute. PayPal sides with me and I finally got my refund on December 5, nearly a full month after paying shroomiin.

shroomiin was the Seller on November 5, 2014 HardForum

I've been trading for over 10 years on various forums and this is the worst transaction I have ever had.

I never want to give a bad review but I think shroomiin has earned it. I had given shroomiin multiple chances to remedy the situation. shroomiin was unresponsive after payment, was disingenuous concerning his back story about the fact he actually had multime XBOX One units (not just the single one he had for sale), was unapologetic about delays, lied about shipping out, and ultimately I had to file a claim on PayPal to receive a refund.

As of December 9, 2014 shroomiin has not logged in again on HardForum since his last contact with me on November 16. I sincerely hope this was all a big misunderstanding and that he is all right. But, given that I was in sporadic contact with him in the beginning and the fact that he was not being forthright in his communication and the fact he was pressing for a money order or check, I feel that he was trying to scam folks. His previous Heatware evaluations show at least one other instance of him not delivering a tablet, but offering a refund. Please consider carefully before dealing with shroomiin if he ever shows his face again.

i sent $300 for an R9 290, 750w PSU and a motherboard

shroomiin was the Seller on May 18, 2015 HardForum

He never sent the items and i had to go through paypal dispute resolution to get my money back. very poor communication

Paid for an iPhone 6 Twice.

shroomiin was the Seller on August 2, 2015 HardForum

Paid for an iPhone 6 twice. Immediately sent payment I received the Paypal and was I very prompt with communication. 30 minutes after we close the deal he messages me stating that there is an issue with Paypal and he was to wait to 20 days for it to clear so that if I could send the payment as gift to a different Paypal; I was in no rush so I told him I didn't mind waiting.

Hour later just randomly refunds the payment and tells me another story about his Paypal not working. I go ahead and send and resend the payment and then told me it didn't work. Told me to wait until he could get a new Paypal. After a while he then tells me someone else sent the payment and that he didn't appreciate the gossip? (I messaged a fellow member if he had paid for the item as well or not)

All in all just to summarize the whole story not sure what the seller wanted to do or if he received more for the item but he wasted a ton of time with me, made me send 2 payments which now I have pending charges and overall just a terrible experience. Would never do business again.

EDIT: Oh and to clear out any confusion about leaving heatware, under the FAQ it states...

"If no goods or money was exchanged, the "deal" is not eligible for evaluation."

Money was exchanged in this transaction.

bought Geil 2x2GB DDR2-800

shroomiin was the Seller on June 8, 2013 HardForum

A great guy to deal with! Communications were very good, and shipping was quick. The memory was packaged well too. I'd easily deal with him in the future. Thanks!

Purchase Best Buy gift card.

shroomiin was the Seller on January 12, 2014 HardForum

Great communication. Ship out the item immediately. A pleasure to do business with.

Purchased laptop

shroomiin was the Seller on November 23, 2013 HardForum

I purchased a laptop from the seller - works great - perfect for my growing boy...

Would recommend for future sales.

Galaxy Tab 1 purchase

shroomiin was the Seller on October 14, 2014 HardForum

Was to purchase a tablet from Shroomiin. After payment was submitted, the deal fell through. Shroomiin was communicative through out the transaction and gave a full refund without hesitation. I would buy from him again. Thanks! and hope to do business in the future.

Bought an Asus RT-N66U Dark Knight router

shroomiin was the Seller on September 15, 2014 HardForum

Great seller, we agreed on payment terms that worked for both of us and shipped quickly. Pleasure doing business with you!

8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM.

shroomiin was the Seller on February 24, 2013 HardForum

Excellent seller, great communication, shipped promptly after receiving payment.

Highly recommended.

Thank you!

Purchased roughly 20 vinyl records

shroomiin was the Seller on March 27, 2009 HardForum

very fast shipping despite how heavy they were! genuine, cool person. easy to work with. thank you again!

bought some ram from him

shroomiin was the Seller on November 30, 2006 HardForum

Arrived quickly and in fine shape. Worked prefectly. Thanks!

corsair tx650 power supply

shroomiin was the Seller on June 16, 2013 HardForum

Easy to deal with and communicates well. Power supply was shipped and packaged well. Very pleased. Recommended.

Lian Li V1000B

shroomiin was the Buyer on January 25, 2009 HardForum

Great communicator. The transaction was very easy, and I would do business with him again. A+

Hard Drive

shroomiin was the Seller on March 19, 2009 HardForum

Great seller, and communication. GOT it fast..Hard drive work like described...
Thanks again buddy..

Sold him a evga 680i motherboard

shroomiin was the Buyer on November 1, 2009 HardForum

Great communication and fast payment, would love to deal with him again. Thanks!

Bought an XBox One controller.

shroomiin was the Seller on March 11, 2015 HardForum

Good seller. Prompt communication, item arrived in excellent condition and fully functional. Would gladly deal with shroomiin again.

OCZ core v2 SSD 60gb

shroomiin was the Buyer on January 31, 2009 HardForum

Fast payment, hassle free. Very respectable buyer.

Have fun with your new SSD.

I bought 4x 400GB Seagate SATA Hard Drives

shroomiin was the Seller on September 19, 2013 HardForum

Good Seller. I purchased the hard drives and some of them had issues after shipping. He made it right by giving a partial refund for the bad drives. A+++ Thanks

Purchased 3x1TB hdds from him

shroomiin was the Seller on March 11, 2015 HardForum

He promptly shipped my items, gave me one killer deal, thanks man!

Purschase a Lenovo G530 laptop. Only problem is the screen is broken.

shroomiin was the Seller on October 18, 2009 HardForum

The laptop was pack correctly. Ship out the laptop on time. Reply to all question within a timely manner. A pleasure to do business with.

Intel z77 motherboard.

shroomiin was the Seller on August 13, 2013 HardForum

Perfect. Great deal, no problems at all.would definitely buy more from this person.

Bought a Borderlands Pre-Sequel key from him.

shroomiin was the Seller on September 25, 2014 HardForum

Received key shortly after sending funds; no issues and would recommend to others.

Windows XP disk with COA.

shroomiin was the Seller on January 9, 2014 HardForum

Seller was extremely nice. So nice he gave me two of them. Shipping was timely. This transaction happened over a month ago but forgot to leave heat.

Sorry, man. My bad.

Bought Windows professional from him. (note to self this thing has to be 10 words long)

shroomiin was the Seller on August 16, 2006 Tech Forums

Bought Windows professional from him wasn\'t registered and worked great. would buy from again.Thanks.