ZipMach

Paid for a video card, never received. Filed paypal dispute.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 30, 2003 AnandTech

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I paypald David $80 for a vidcard I highly expressed that I needed ASAP. He agreed to ship out the next day in our terms. After paypaling, I sent him a lil PM next day to confirm he shipped. I received no reply. He has logged in every day for a couple of days after I paypald, bumped his thread a few times and completely ignored my PMs.

After that, he went MIA for TWO weeks. Logged in once around Nov26th, and no response neither. (Neither to any of my emails)

After 2 weeks, I filed a paypal dispute and did some investigating. I found his phone number and called his house. He gave me the usual excuses "emergency" "internetproblems" "Havent used the computer" "my girlfriend uses the computer". All that, and then he said he had "shipped" the video card, so he felt no communication was neccesary. I asked for proof, he said he doesn't have none. No DC or receipt. EVEN is his words prior to our deal "youll see the card in 2 days", which is true..Priority delivery time between VA/NJ is 2 days. Didn't see no vid card for 2 weeks.

In the phone call, I told him there is another member that also is complaining about his lack of communication. The member said he sent David some memory and still has not received payment. David told me he sent him payment. Anyways, his voice sounded shaky and I told him he needs to make good. He asked how, I told him for one he could refund my money in the paypal dispute, he said ok.

After hanging up, 1 hour later I had a full refund.
If I had not done investigating and gotten a hold of his number, there would be no refund whatsoever. There is no excuse..he bumped his thread every day for about a month, he sold one thing and then went MIA for two weeks. He has logged on and completely ignored PMs.

I would not pay David upfront, and I would stay away from this trader. He still has another unresolved trade, maybe even has more.

Here is the main thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=1176809 and the second thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=1195177

Purchased a 40gb WD drive + TombRaider angel of darkness CD

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 13, 2003 AnandTech

Before I go on, you can find info here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=1182449

And view pictures here:http://www.pctechplus.com/photo_gallery.htm
I paypald Carter funds with terms that he would ship quickly the following day. He did. However the way he shipped the Hard Drive was horrendous and totally unacceptable. He threw in a bare drive with bare cds in a 8x6ish padded manila envelope. :(

After items arrived, I was rather upset. The 2nd was cracked which instantly shattered inside my CDRW. Contacted him via AIM and told him I have not tested the HD, and the cd came cracked. He promised to ship a copy of the 2nd cd from his 'backup'. 2 days later, I tested the hard drive. Upon formatting and installing XP, the drive makes a "clack-clucking" sound every 4-10 minutes.
This does not sound normal, especially from a drive which he said was a new working pull from a machine which his father gave him.

I contacted him again, and mentioned the HD problem. He started accusing me of "nit picking" & "it seems like you are looking for things to be wrong to cause problems with our deal."
I told him the drive sound and cracked cd was not me nitpicking, but a high possibility damaged from his improper packaging.

A couple of days later, Drive errors began. Obvious "clucking" sounds and the pc upon booting gave "drive reading error". Took about 4-5 restarts to get it to boot, and extremely slowish.

His take, "the drive is fine, was fine, and will be fine", his attitude presented no intention of resolution. I left it like that, I was almost getting caught in online fight and debate over my damaged goods. A day later, I took the drive out and threw it on the floor.

I made a post on Anandtech, "http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=1182449" with pictures on the HD/cd packaging. He now said I am a liar, and the cd in the picture are not the one he sent me, because they didnt say OEM or NFR. Another member clarified this by going to a local shop and looked at games bundled with hardware. Not all games necessarily say OEM or NFR.

It's been about a month now. The 2nd 'Backup' copy of the cd had NOT arrived. Keep in mind, he lives in PA and I in NJ. Mail delivery times between us is 1-2 days. He told me he shipped it one week. Waited about 11 days, nothing. Contacted him again, said he will mail USPS Priority. Another week flew by, nothing. Contacted him again and said he will ship a 3rd time, using UPS Ground with Track#.

On the 13th I asked for confirmation on shipping. He said he didn't do it. I asked if he has been lying on the first and second shipping. He openly admitted he lied about them. "yes I lied, at least I can admit it" he said. With him saying that, I will safely assume the 3rd shipping will never happen since he lied about the first and second shipping.

I've had not ask for no refund, except a copy of the working game which he promised. I know he had no intentions of refunding. And I am not about to engage in a battle for months, he himself said "what are you talking about, I shipped many HDs before like this without no problem"..Obviously if he did, no one posted a rating based on that horrible shipping.

I would not deal with carter again. I am giving a negative based on his unprofessional horrible packaging of a HD, lack of resolution, accusing me of nit picking, and openly calling me a liar, and ultimately for admitting he lied TWICE on shipping the backup CD. Also for calling Anandtech members "arrogant A**holes".
You can find info here: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=45&threadid=1182449 & view pictures here: http://www.pctechplus.com/photo_gallery.htm

Purchased a Electric Guitar by Fender.

ZipMach was the Buyer on July 20, 2002 ArsTechnica

Kinda hate to do this, but I feel not happy by this whole deal.

I put up a post on Ars looking for a E. Guitar. Chris responded to me and said he had one. I offered a price, he accepted. I called him personally over the phone to work out details. It was Monday. I asked if the guitar was in good shape. He said everything is perfect except for a lil nick on the backside from a belt buckle. We agreed on cross shipping. He said most likely he will ship same night or following day. I ran to post office to make sure my MO was on the way. Tuesday came. He could not get it out Monday, so he tells me Tuesday. Wednesday came and he tells me DIDNT mail out Tuesday. But he would include some guitar software to make up. He says he shipped the guitar Wednsday. He gave me a track number. Tracking number doesnt show up. He tells me may take a bit. Well.. tracking number shows up Thursday night with details that payment/package received was 19:00 hours or so. He tells me dont worry, he knows a contact at fedex and guitar will be here Friday. Friday came. Guitar did in fact get here. But I wasnt too happy to see the way it was shipped. He put the guitar in a guitar nylon case (slight padding built in) and locked the zipper together with some nylon plastic ties, and shipped off. Guitar arrived in nylon bag and I opened. First thing, Guitar was Dirty Like Hell. Oil Prints everywhere, crud here and there. In back of the guitar there was around a 6 x 8 spot of some gummy/syrup type substance. Guitar had some foul/musty type odor to it that adhered to your hands. Disgusting. On top of that, I seen the tiny nick he talked about behind the guitar, but I also seen THREE other nicks which he did not tell me about. One noticeable nick on the head of the guitar. Another one on the top base outer edge of the guitar, and the third which is a noticeable chip on the front outer edge. Looks like someone took a flat head and chunked a piece off. You can see the underlyin natural wood from the blue shell the guitar has. Right around that nick, it has a half quarter size "scab". Like if the impact from the nick, shattered the immediate surrounding area. You can see the tiny barely raised outline crack. The volume knob was loose and has a static problem. The fretboard was a tad bit loose, which I tightened.

We agreed on cross-shipping. I feel like I was took for a fool. I sent my MO on Monday. He received my MO on Wednesday, then he shipped Thursday. On top of that, the guitar was received in filthy/bad odor condition with nicks other than described, bad shipping. And I did not even receive the software he claimed to put in the guitar. Speaking to other guitarists, this was NOT a way to ship a guitar. All he did was put it in a nylon case and shipped off. I took his word cause he claims he knows how to ship and has shipped guitars cause he worked at a "The Guitar Center" shop. Don't know if these other nicks where sustained from improper packing/shipping or he knew about them before hand.

I would advise to think on dealing with any major item with good_sense.

purchased print software/games

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 30, 2003 AnandTech

fast shipping/fast deal.
Thanks!

Purchased a abit K7TE, Athlon 950, and 512mb memory.

ZipMach was the Buyer on July 29, 2003 AnandTech

Great deal, super super cool guy. We both worked out a deal and was set in motion smoothly, flawlessly and quickly. Excellent ship time/packaging.

Very cool guy, glad I met him. Will do biz again anytime. A+

Thanks!

ZipMach

Purchased a Maxtor 60gb.

ZipMach was the Buyer on July 26, 2003 AnandTech

Made deal and told him I needed drive asap to replace one. He understood and worked with me. When out of his way to get it to me. Shipped out the drive fast!!

Thanks!

Purchased Geforce2 mx400 and a stick of 256mb Memory.

ZipMach was the Buyer on October 11, 2002 ArsTechnica

Conducted this deal for a local friend. We worked out details and deal was placed in motion. Gave him a deposit, he shipped out ASAP and items arrived 2 days later. Packaged like a pro and everything intact. Paypald the rest of $$ immediately.

Really smooth deal, really cool guy. I would definitely deal again with Deus with no hesitation.

AAA+ trader in the making. Thanks Deus.

-Z

Sold Gameboy cartridge.

ZipMach was the Seller on August 5, 2003 AnandTech

Fast payment, smooth deal.

Thanks danzig!

Purchased a couple of modems.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 24, 2003 AnandTech

Nice deal on 2 lil modems, I paid and he shipped, no fuzz!

Thanks!!

Purchased a 80gb HD and stick of 2700 ram.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 22, 2003 AnandTech

It's a pleasure to do biz with a reputable trader. Paid fast, and he shipped fast! Nice packaging! Should be more like him!!

Will do biz anytime again, THANks!!

Purchased a MSI black cdrom.

ZipMach was the Buyer on December 5, 2003 AnandTech

Paid fast, he shipped fast. Packaged the cdrom way to well if you ask me :)
Thanks for the biz!

Purchased 160gb HD, and a DVD.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 26, 2003 AnandTech

Shipped fast like promise, everything came intact and packaged good.
Smooth communication, no problems here. Will do biz again :)

Thanks!

Purchased QuakeIII.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 29, 2003 AnandTech

Paid fast, he shipped fast.
Nice deal, thanks.

Purchased some sodimms.

ZipMach was the Buyer on September 30, 2003 AnandTech

Paid shipping costs for sodimms, and he shipped exactly when promised and packed nicely.
Very cool guy and smooth communication.

Traded paypal for a moneyorder solution.

Cross-traded on November 13, 2003 AnandTech

I was in a tight spot in a deal when I found the trader exclusively wanted a money order. Mritz was very kind to lend out a helping hand and I exchanged paypal for a direct money order favor.

Positive for being cool and extending a helping hand, thanks!

Purchased a zip250 drive with some zip disks.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 19, 2003 AnandTech

Second deal with Mitch, and smooth again! Fast shipping and nice packaging and very cool attitude when talking to him. Thank Again!

Purchased Win95/COA

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 18, 2003 AnandTech

This was a quick smooth deal. Paid quick, he shipped quick! Thanks Killrose!

Purchased a tube of compound.

ZipMach was the Buyer on October 28, 2003 AnandTech

2nd deal with Mritz, as always a pleasure. Cool guy.

Purchased a promise utlra 133 tx2 card.

ZipMach was the Buyer on October 27, 2003 AnandTech

Smooth deal, paid and he shipped. Received items in a couple of days. Thanks!

Purchased wireless logitech mouse/keyboard.

ZipMach was the Buyer on October 23, 2003 AnandTech

Smooth deal. Paid and he shipped quickly. Nice packaging. Thanks for great biz!

Purchased a 40gb WD HD.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 19, 2003 AnandTech

Smooth deal, smooth guy. He shipped first and arrived Liked promised! Priority mail and great proper packaging. Will deal with again, Thanks!

Purchased a MS sidewinder gamepad.

ZipMach was the Buyer on November 16, 2003 AnandTech

Shipped fast, nice communication! Smooth deal!

Purchased a wireless Logitech Keyboard/Mouse.

ZipMach was the Buyer on August 26, 2003 AnandTech

Cool deal, cool FAST shipping, cool packing and a very cool guy! Very nice deal, and packing was way more than enough! Looks like a very genuine good trader! Will do biz again, Thanks!

Purchased a total of 4 complete pentium III systems.

ZipMach was the Buyer on March 16, 2003 ArsTechnica

Great guy, one of the coolest people you will ever meet. We conducted deal and I picked up the items at his hometown in NYC, which was about 30 minutes away from me (NJ). Total of 4 computers from his gaming network days ;)_
Smooth deals and will do business again with. Super A+

Purchased Liteon 52x CDRW

ZipMach was the Buyer on August 6, 2003 AnandTech

Paid and Fast shipping to me!
Cool deal, cool guy.

Thanks.