symbioatmeal

Was selling a motherboard and processor combo to Arthur2k.

symbioatmeal was the Seller on October 25, 2006 AnandTech

Arthur2k promised payment several times but never sent it, citing problems with PayPal. I had not received payment in two weeks, and thus re-sold the item.

Arthur2k would only reply to messages every few days; communication was sluggish at best. As of now, I have not heard from Arthur2k in 9 days. His Anandtech profile shows that he has not logged in for a week, so perhaps something is going on in real life?

I\'m giving a neutral rating because I only lost time on this transaction. I did not get the impression that Arthur2k was out to deceive me; rather, it seems like something might be going on that is preventing him from effectively buying online.

Sold a 2GB Toshiba PCMCIA hard drive. Shipped first due to good ratings on this board and his immediate need for the drive.

symbioatmeal was the Seller on October 29, 2002 ArsTechnica

This transaction took quite a while, as I was waiting for payment after shipping the item. Igor did come through though.

Communication was good for the most part - due to extenuating circumstances we sometimes could not get ahold of each other.

Igor was going to send me a money order for this, but it somehow became lost. This delayed things quite a bit, but he did send another one at his own expense.

The transaction took from the end of October until the end of February. All I can really say is that there were a LOT of situations that factored into this.

Given that Igor was very cooperative despite everything else going on, I guess a neutral rating would work best. I would say positive except that the transaction did take so long.

From my experience, Igor is good guy, but just had a lot going on in real life. It happens. I would just recommend having him ship first.

Bought an SLK1600 ATX case but was in need of a Pentium 3 HSF too.. Hans threw it in for free! In addition, he added some thumbscrews, a small fan (to replace one in an item I'm selling), a 92mm exhaust fan, and included materials for doing a voltage mod on the fan in case it is too loud.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on July 28, 2003 ArsTechnica

Absolutely incredible. First of all, the case was a great deal.. it's new! Hans went far above and beyond the call of duty on this one. I've had some great trades in my time, but none this good. He even shipped first on his own volition - and the package arrived less than 19 hours later (props to fedex ground!)

I'll be checking out all of Hans' trading threads in the future.. this guy rocks.

Sold a pair of Panasonic earbud headphones.

symbioatmeal was the Seller on August 7, 2006 ArsTechnica

Great communication and prompt payment. The transaction went extremely well!

Bought an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro from bobsaget on the [H]ardOCP Forum

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on March 4, 2005 Other/Unknown

Transaction went very smoothly! I sent payment immediately using Paypal, and the card arrived well packed via USPS Priority Mail. Good email communication as well.

An excellent experience overall - very smooth!

Bought a Win2k COA from moho.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on February 27, 2007 AnandTech

Frequent and prompt PMs, quick shipping. A very straightforward deal that went extremely well!

Sold a motherboard/CPU/RAM combo and a power supply

symbioatmeal was the Seller on March 26, 2007 AnandTech

girlpower4ever communicated frequently and in a very timely fashion; the deal was done and paid for within a matter of hours, with any lag time being on my end. Great job!

Sold an @migo pocketPC PDA to tbor. Smooth transaction

symbioatmeal was the Seller on November 19, 2002 ArsTechnica

Trevor and I had great communication. Within a couple of hours or so, the deal was done and I was ready to ship the item. Quite an ideal transaction as I see it. I have done a fair bit of dealing on the Agora, and I am quite happy to say that I look forward to working with Trevor in the future.

Sold a 300W Sparkle PSU

symbioatmeal was the Seller on October 10, 2002 ArsTechnica

Cross-shipped PSU for money order. Completely smooth transaction with a trustworthy trader. Will definitely do business with Legionnaire in the future.

Sold an external hard drive

symbioatmeal was the Seller on June 1, 2015 ArsTechnica

Transaction went quite smoothly, and we kept good (and prompt!) communication the entire time.

Purchased a Shuttle AN35N-Ultra motherboard.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on January 13, 2008 AnandTech

Transaction went very well. We communicated often and promptly via PM. Item was shipped as soon as possible, arriving quickly and in fantastic condition.

The motherboard looked like it had hardly been used, and worked like a charm!

Thanks again!

Bought a Fortron AX450PN 450W PSU on Ars Technica.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on October 19, 2006 ArsTechnica

Excellent price, quick shipping, and continuous communication. Best of all, the power supply is practically new. It still smells new!

Sniper82 rocks.

Bought a Sega Dreamcast from resin

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on February 1, 2010 ArsTechnica

The item arrived promptly and in terrific condition. He even threw in a couple of old games he found, as a bonus. Very nice indeed!

I\'d be happy to deal anytime!

Sold a couple of APC serial cables to accs.

symbioatmeal was the Seller on October 2, 2006 ArsTechnica

He was quick to contact me and pay, and even had some good suggestions with respect to Paypal. Great transaction!

Bought a Core i5 750 CPU.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on October 19, 2009 HardForum

Dave did an extraordinary job with this sale; totally above and beyond my expectations.

We had excellent communication; I had some questions and issues along the way, and always received courteous and prompt responses.

Unfortunately, the package was lost in the mail. Once this became apparent, I was immediately refunded in full via Paypal.

This seems like it was just an unfortunate fluke event, and Dave handled it exceptionally. It\'s not always easy to find someone this trustworthy to trade with.

I posted a WTB for some Tool CDs .. Andrew came up with a great deal - all 3 full albums for a very good price.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on February 19, 2004 ArsTechnica

Deal went quite smoothly, we emailed very quickly, and Andrew shipped the next morning after the purchase. Thanks!

Sold a 3com 12-port switch

symbioatmeal was the Seller on August 3, 2003 ArsTechnica

Very quick transaction - we communicated well and payment was quite prompt! Another good one ;)

Sold IBM Model M keyboard

symbioatmeal was the Seller on July 31, 2010 ArsTechnica

We had prompt and courteous communication, and fchall paid quickly via Paypal. Couldn't really ask for more!

Sold karryt an APC UPS SNMP adapter.

symbioatmeal was the Seller on September 27, 2006 ArsTechnica

A great transaction. Because of karryt\'s promptness with emails and payment, the process went very quickly and smoothly.

Bought a 250 GB Seagate HDD

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on December 28, 2006 AnandTech

Shipped immediately, drive arrived quickly. It was packed very well and is in in fantastic condition.

I\'d trade again with agibby5 any time.

Sold two AMD Athlon MP stock heatsinks

symbioatmeal was the Seller on June 28, 2003 ArsTechnica

Received payment immediately, and had excellent communication through the whole deal. It was a pleasure!

I had a dire need for a pretty specific Power Supply. Thirstydg came right in and even shipped first (I didn't even have to ask!).

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on April 3, 2003 ArsTechnica

Great seller - very trustworthy and communicative. Glad to do business with him, and hope to do so again in the future. He really went above and beyond the normal seller.

Sold my TI-89 calculator

symbioatmeal was the Seller on January 24, 2005 ArsTechnica

Transaction went very smoothly. Communication was great and constant! Interlude also helped me out with my first time shipping to Canada - overall a great success.

Bought Unreal Tournament 2004 DVD edition.

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on October 28, 2005 ArsTechnica

Great deal, everything went very well. I received the item via Priority Mail with DC four days after paying. Very quick!

I needed a serial mouse for the purposes of DOS gaming on an old computer. I bought one from willyrick

symbioatmeal was the Buyer on February 3, 2004 ArsTechnica

Deal went very smoothly. We emailed quite a bit and I got the mouse quite quickly. Although we\'re in the same state, willyrick mailed it out first thing on a Saturday morning.

Thanks again!