pontiacgagt

Bought an asus socket 478 mobo

pontiacgagt was the Seller on February 20, 2008 AnandTech

The trade started out fine with good communication... as soon as the seller was paid his updates to shipping and replies to PM/email where few and far between. He took 12 days to ship. He printed a prepaid shipping label 7 days before it was given to his local post office and 5 days after being paid. If the buyer was more upfront on shipping delays I would have left a positive.

On October 15th I bought a Pentium 4 630 3.2 GHZ CPU from Jamie. He indicated that it was the bare CPU shipped with the Intel OEM HSF. The next day he confirmed receipt of the payment and that he\'d be sending the CPU out the following day (the 17th). I sent a followup PM asking him to please provide tracking information which he never responded to. After hearing nothing for over a week, I PM\'d Jamie on Oct 24th but received no response. I PM\'d him again on the 26th inquiring about the lack of communication and still no tracking # from him. He finally replied via e-mail on the 27th and stated that the CPU had been shipped earlier that week. So that was 4 attempts I made at communication between the 16th and 26th before I finally heard something from him. On the 30th I received another e-mail with the tracking number from Canada Post (which was not valid). He also advised within this e-mail that he was going to refund me my shipping cost ($10). I then received my PPrefund on November 1st and a final e-mail from him apologizing for the delay and asking if there was anything else he could to do help rectify the situation. I told him that since I had been more than patient and understanding in waiting almost a month for my CPU to arrive, I\'d appreciate a small refund of an amount at his discretion from the purchase price of the CPU ($5 would have been fine) just as a goodwill gesture. I felt this was a reasonable request as I had to buy a cheap Celeron as an interim CPU while awaiting the arrival of his CPU just so I could finish off building the system I was working on. I never heard back from Jamie via PM or e-mail nor did I receive a refund of the purchase price of the CPU. I indicated very clearly that I was still willin to leave him positive Heatware if he would just talk to me and try to work something out one way or another (especially since he made the offer in the first place). Since he chose not to heed my request, I feel that his offer to make things right was hollow and insincere. The CPU finally arrivd on November 8th and the date on the package was November 1st, not the October30th (or earlier) that he claimed was the original shipment date. To be intentionally given a false shipment date really irked me and wiped out the last bit of goodwill I might have had towards this deal. To add to my frustration, while the CPU itself was well-packed, the included HSF was not an Intel OEM version as he had stated but instead what appears to be an HP OEM. This does not use the screw-down spring loaded connectors but appears to attach to a backplate on the underside of the motherboard. No backplate was included in the packaging nor did he ever indicate that this was not the standard Intel HSF design. So the included HSF is unusable in its current form and I am out another $20 in having to buy an aftermarket cooler for this processor since the one Jamie sent me is unattachable.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on November 18, 2007 AnandTech

The combination of poor communication, extreme delays in shipping my item and a false representation of the shipment date & cooler included with the CPU leaves me with no desire to trade with Jamie again. I do appreciate the fact that he did at least refund the shipping cost, so because of that and the fact that the proper CPU did arrive intact I am leving neutral feedback and a detailed summary of the events that turned a small shipping delay into a very unpleasant purchasing experience. Had had just told me on the 16th that unforseen circumstances would have delayed his shipping the CPU I\'d have been more than understanding. And had he contacted me on the 28th and said the CPU hadn\'t yet shipped I\'d probably have just asked him to refund my money and called it a day. But now I wish I had just bought a new CPU outright instead of wasting nearly a month for this one to arrive then having to go through the aggravation of purchasing a functional HSF.

I would hope Jamie learns a lesson from this deal that he must communicate HONESTLY and FREQUENTLY with his customers in the future and that informing someone of bad news is better than leaving them completely in the dark.

Purchased 1-CPU 3-Video Cards 2 sticks of ram

pontiacgagt was the Seller on February 11, 2008 RedFlagDeals

Seller shipped first, well packaged huge box. would deal again A++ trade!

ati 9800 AIW 128mb for p4 motherboard, 256mb rdram, and p4 1.8ghz

Cross-traded on January 15, 2006 AnandTech

great shipping and the packaging was great. great trader and would deal with again

thanks

IBM T30 Laptop And a USB Floppy Drive

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 13, 2007 AnandTech

I had Jamie ship the laptop to me 1st as he didn\'t have much Heatware. He packed the laptop up well (In a laptop box with hard foam padding). The laptop took a bit to get to me, but it was to be expected as he shipped it from Canada and im in the states. The laptop had a couple small issues with it that he wasn\'t aware of (one of the ram slots didn\'t work and the onboard nic didn\'t work) but i talked it over with him and we both agreed on a price reduction and him shipping me a pcmcia nic card to make up for the issue. To tell you the truth Jamie did everything he could to make me happy when a small issue arose and thats what makes a great trader in my eyes.

Bought a Pentium 4 CPU with HSF

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 30, 2006 AnandTech

Good trader,got stuff quickly
well packaged and in great condition. Would do again

I bought 2 sticks of ddr 400.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 15, 2007 AnandTech

great seller, posted me tracking numbers for the shipment by cananda post.
thanks

Bought 4600+ CPU

pontiacgagt was the Seller on November 15, 2007 HardForum

Great seller, good communication. CPU works great! Thanks again!

Two Seagate 80 GB IDE hard drives

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 30, 2008 RedFlagDeals

Good trader. Had lower Heatware so shipped first. Product arrived safely and worked great. Would deal with again.

Two Philips 170B7CS/ 27 monitors

pontiacgagt was the Seller on February 25, 2007 AnandTech

Great condition, great packaging, great communication.. and a Canadian! He even shipped first. Would definitely deal with again. Very recommended.

4 x pc133 128Mb memory.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 13, 2007 AnandTech

Excellent product, shipping, and communication. I am 100% satisified. Thanks!

Philips LCD 17 inch monitor

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 15, 2007 HardForum

Good deal on the monitor. It was well packed. Thanks.

5x40gb PATA HDDs 8xMS IntelliMouse Explorer

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 12, 2007 HardForum

Great trader. Excellent packing, good communication. Happy to do business again.

Another Two Philips 170B7CS/ 27 monitors

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 4, 2007 AnandTech

Once again, a great seller. Made me into a repeat customer!

Bought a P4 3.2GHZ CPU

pontiacgagt was the Seller on February 24, 2008 AnandTech

item recieved in a timely manner. Good packaging, Would deal with again. Great trader here.

Bought a bunch of sticks of memory.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on December 27, 2005 AnandTech

Good seller. Very good communication. Prompt shipping and good packaging.

bought 26 sticks of rambus pc800-45 non ecc by samsung

pontiacgagt was the Seller on February 1, 2008 AnandTech

great seller, it took a bit because it was international but it did all come as described

A nice long high-quality VGA cable

pontiacgagt was the Seller on December 21, 2005 HardForum

Very easy guy to deal with, item was exactly as promissed and shipped in good time from Canada. Good communication throughout.

Purchased a Motherboard, CPU, and Video Card.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 30, 2007 AnandTech

Seller communicated well through out the transaction.. Was willing to ship first, and product was is working condition when received.

SOLD an Arctic Cooler VGA Rev 3.

pontiacgagt was the Buyer on January 10, 2006 HardForum

Fast payment. Good communication. Very friendly. Smooth transaction. A++++ trader.

Bought an IPAQ H3950

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 13, 2008 AnandTech

Unit came as described, and in very good condition. Shipping time was lengthy, but I think this was because of Canadian Post, and holiday season. It was not the seller\'s fault, as he shipped it immediately upon receiving payment. Overall a good experience.

1 x Asus P4S533-E motherboard

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 26, 2007 AnandTech

Great User, Very Understanding, Highly Recommended to anyone! Thanks again for smooth transaction! A+++!

I Bought two used Palm Pilots.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on January 3, 2006 AnandTech

Great transaction. He shipped first (promptly) and the items were as described. Packaging was outstanding - the box could\\\'ve been kicked to NY and the Palms would\\\'ve been fine. Good trader.

bought a bunch of boards, cpus and ram :)

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 13, 2007 HardForum

GREAT TRADER !!!
A pleasure to deal with, excellent communications & very fast shipping, would recommend to anyone !

Bought a Athlon Tbird 1400 and Motherboard.

pontiacgagt was the Seller on March 18, 2007 HardForum

Great seller. Item arrived well packed. Great Communication. Would do buisness with again.