badthad

Attempted to buy a P4 2.6C CPU from David.

badthad was the Buyer on September 21, 2003 AnandTech

Horrible communication skills. He finally had to refund my money ($190 US) so this is not a negative review, but I felt it necessary to share my experience. Here's the exact PM's taken from AnandTech.com forums:

= 8/27/03 BadThad =
Would you accept $190 shipped for the 2.6c cpu? LMK

= 8/27/03 Dhman =
OK, its a deal. Email me, and we can finalize the deal. scsixprt@gto.net

= 8/27/03 BadThad =
Can we please complete this deal using all Anandtech PM's? I don't have access to email from my work.

Please PM me the following info and I'll get the payment out to you:

Name, Address, Home and Work Phone Numbers, Paypal Address

My Info:
OMITTED
My Heatware

Thanks, Thad

= 8/27/03 Dhman =
No problem...

My Info.
OMITTED
scsixprt@gto.net

= 8/27/03 BadThad =
Paypal sent. Please LMK when you ship.

Thanks, Thad

= 8/29/03 BadThad =
Can you please give me an update?

Thanks, Thad

= 8/29/03 Dhman =
The CPU was sent yesterday evening. Shipping to you was stated at 5-7 days, so you should get it by the end of next week.

Dave

= 9/8/03 BadThad =
Do you have a tracking number please? The CPU has still not arrived and it's been 11 days now.

Thanks, Thad

= 9/10/03 Dhman =
I'll grab the tracking number when I get to the office tomm, and email it to ya.

Dave

= 9/10/03 BadThad =
14 days and it's still not here. How did you send it? Please PM the tracking info to me, it works better for me.

Thanks, Thad

= 9/15/03 BadThad =
Where are you? I really don't want this to get ugly man. PLEASE contact me.

- Thad

= 9/16/03 Dhman =
It's not getting ugly. Have you been checking your email?

Here is a copy and paste of the last email I sent you.

"Hi Thad,

I did ship the CPU, via Canada Post. I will contact them tomorrow about doing a trace on it. Yes I am aware of the amount of money involved, but put yourself in my shoes, If I give you a refund without knowing what happened, you will then get my CPU and I have nothing. If I can file an insurance claim, then I will gladly give you a refund, but at this point the only thing I can do is to open a trace. I will find out where your CPU is, count on that."

D

That being said, I have already started a trace, and will know more info tomm. If you are not checking your email, then let me know.

Dave

= 9/16/03 BadThad =
I'd prefer to keep communication using the AT PM system, it's a lot easier than email. I check my email VERY frequently, except my webmeister@lycos.com account, I can only check from home (work blocks it). I've read that email, you sent it to me on September 12. Today is September 16th and you still don't have an answer? What kind of postal system do you have?

For the second time, please give me the name of the carrier and the tracking number. Obviously, since you shipped it on 8-28-03 and today is 9-16-03, this package is not going to make it here. It's been 18 days in the mail? I suggest you abandon the tracking idea and proceed directly to an insurance claim, I REALLY want my money back. PLEASE MAN

- Thad

= 9/19/03 BadThad =
Please tell me something about the 2.6C CPU. We need to resolve this.

- Thad

As you can see, he only told me the ship date AFTER I asked. He never emailed it to me either. He sent me a total of ONE email, even after I said to only use the AT PM system. I asked 3 times for the tracking number and postal carrier, no response. I finally rec'd a refund on 9/22/03 thus a NEUTRAL eval. But for quite some time I feared I had been trolled.

I know his response will be "It got lost by the post office", but his communication throughout the deal was HORRIBLE. Since he would never reveal the tracking number, I honestly think I gave him a $190 loan for a month.

Bought an APC 500VA UPS.

badthad was the Buyer on July 2, 2003 AnandTech

My first neutral eval, but I thought it necessary.

Based on his limited heatware, he agreed to ship first and I would pay upon receipt.

I accepted the deal on 6/3/03 and didn't hear a word from Mike until 6/27/03. On 6/27 he PM'd me asking if I had rec'd the UPS because he "sent it like 2 weeks ago". I told him I had not rec'd it, asked how he shipped and rec'd no response. Then, on 7/2/2003 the UPS arrived without warning. From the Fedex label I see it was in fact shipped on 6/27/2003, 23 days after we struck a deal. It was not shipped "2 weeks ago" which would have been 6/13/2003.

If I would have paid in advance, I would have been upset and potentially posted negative heatware. However, I did rec'v the UPS, it works fine and I'm satisfied, thus I'm posting a neutral eval.

This eval would have been positive if had not lied about the shipping date and had WAY better communication skills.

Bought 2x256MB PC2100

badthad was the Buyer on September 15, 2004 Overclockers.com

Fast shipping, excellent communications and top-notch packaging! A great trader all the way!

Bought a 3.06GHz P4 from him.

badthad was the Buyer on February 6, 2005 AnandTech

Fast shipping and well packed. Great communications!

Sold him a mobo, cpu and ram.

badthad was the Seller on November 17, 2011 AnandTech

Paid quickly and excellent communications. Honest person and recommended to deal with.

Bought a P4S533 mobo.

badthad was the Buyer on October 27, 2002 AnandTech

Promptly rec'd mobo and it was well packaged. I had a problem with the USB ports and Mitchell said if I wasn't happy he would refund my money, definately a sign of a good trader. The USB now works so it never came to that. Great seller!

Traded a P2 dually mobo and cpu's for ram + cash.

Cross-traded on August 22, 2004 Overclockers.com

He shipped first based on heatware. His item and payment arrived very fast and communications thoughout the deal were good.

Bought BF1942

badthad was the Buyer on December 5, 2003 AnandTech

Excellent packaging and communications.

Sold "Tyler" an AMD X1300 PCIE video card.

badthad was the Seller on January 29, 2012 AnandTech

We traded punches, I lost a tooth, it was awesome. I showed it to Tyler and then swallowed it like an asprin. How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight? -TD

....Joking people! We got along great!

Great buyer and good communications. I hope we deal again someday!

Sold a Celeron 700.

badthad was the Seller on November 14, 2002 AnandTech

Fast payment and good communications.

Bought a P4 2.0a, new, boxed.

badthad was the Buyer on May 13, 2002 AnandTech

Shipped quick, product was just as advertised.

A bunch of Lincoln cent coins from BU to circulated.

badthad was the Seller on June 19, 2008 Other/Unknown

Great buyer, excellent communications throughout the deal and fast payment.

Sold him a bunch of P3 processors and motherboards, along with some other goodies.

badthad was the Seller on January 15, 2007 AnandTech

Paid fast and communicated well. A little slow to leave me a heatware eval, but no problems. Great buyer!

Bought a Barton XP2500+ cpu from Rob.

badthad was the Buyer on September 29, 2005 AnandTech

Fast shipping and awesome communications, a great person to deal with!

Bought Call of Duty from Todd.

badthad was the Buyer on June 20, 2005 AnandTech

Super fast shipping and excellent, honest communication. Top-notch seller! Thanks!

Bought a DVD/VCR combo player from daishan.

badthad was the Buyer on May 9, 2004 AnandTech

Great trader! Shipped fast and communicated better than 99% of the traders I\'ve dealt with.

Bought a sealed copy of FryCry from George.

badthad was the Buyer on March 4, 2005 AnandTech

Excellent communications, item just as described! A great trader in the making!

Sold him an XP 1600+

badthad was the Seller on April 1, 2004 AnandTech

Excellent communications, great buyer!

Bought a pair of hard drives from him.

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

Fast shipping, excellent communications and top-notch packaging! A great trader in the making!

Sold him a P4 dual core CPU and Intel mobo.

badthad was the Seller on January 11, 2006 AnandTech

Paid fast, excellent communications and a very trustworthy person. Deal with Greg and have 100% confidence!

Bought a Minolta 1350W laser printer NIB.

badthad was the Buyer on September 1, 2004 AnandTech

Super communications and he shipped first based on heatware. Fast shipping and a very friendly person to deal with. Recommended!

Sold him retail copy of Windows 8.1 Pro.

badthad was the Seller on December 15, 2020 AnandTech

Excellent and quick communications, paid instantly, no troubles, GREAT buyer!

AMD K6-2/500 CPU

badthad was the Seller on January 5, 2002 AnandTech

Sold Athi a CPU. Prompt payment, good communication.

Bought 2x256MB Crucial modules.

badthad was the Buyer on July 3, 2004 AnandTech

Fast shipping, good packaging and excellent communications. Super trader!

Bought F.E.A.R. from him for a great price.

badthad was the Buyer on January 26, 2006 AnandTech

Fast shipping, first rate packaging and better than excellent communications. First class trader here!