Review for user kLezViruS from jiffylube1024

  • jiffylube1024 (388)

    Bought a Promise ATA/66 controller from Edgar.

    jiffylube1024 was the Seller on October 29, 2002 AnandTech

    Well, I'm finally sitting down to leave the heatware I'm loathe to post. My transaction with Edgar was not very smooth (although it ended well, fortunately).

    I contacted Edgar on September 11 (strange date, as it happens) and we discussed payment for his ATA card. After discovering that I can't get a c2it account since I'm in Canada (only available to US customers), we agreed that I would send a money order for $10 for the card since he doesn't accept paypal. That was fine with both of us. I got a money order and finally was able to ship it out 6 days later, and he informed me that he would be going on a vacation from September 20-30. I asked him if he could just send the card to me on faith before the MO arrived (since I had a ~30 heatware rating, and he had a ~20 one, and the fact that it was only a $10 item) but he insisted that I wait for the money order to arrive and that I should have shipped it out sooner. Although this was a hassle, I had no choice to go along with it (plus it was partially my fault for not being able to send the money order for 6 days) and waited until he came back on the 30th.

    This was excessive, but in my opinion not bad heatware worthy (delays do happen), but what irked me was that the card hadn't arrived over a month later! On the 20th of October I PM'ed him and asked him where the card was. On the 21st (the following day), he told me in a PM: "Sorry jeff it tottaly slipped my mind shipping it out. I will refund your 10 dollars and just send you the ata66 for free. I will send that out first thing tommrow."

    The card arrived on the 30th of October and the original money order I sent; I am now trying to cash the MO, however it is difficult since I'm not the person the MO was to be paid to. My roommate (whom the ATA/66 card was for) has been unable to use his new HD for a month, which is why I'm leaving the neutral FB.

    I would possibly deal with Edgar in the future, as this was just a mistake, however it is forum rule to leave feedback for every transaction, and I'd be doing everyone a disservice if I didn't post what happened.

    Good luck to you in the future, Edgar, and I can see that you're a good trader!

    October 29, 2002