instylz

Sent $300 for LCD

instylz was the Seller on January 2, 2005 AnandTech

12/07 I agree to purchase an LCD for $300. He has 40 some heat and I have 7 so I pay first. He says he will ship FedEx by the end of the week.

12/12 Says it shipped out. Says I will get tracking number later that night or on Monday. Says a relative shipped it.

Between 12/14 and 12/22 I leave a number of PM's and phone messages. Eventually he gets ahold of me by phone and tells me he sent it UPS through work (which contradicts the FedEx and the relative) and that he lost the tracking number on his desk. Assures me he will talk to the shipping department at his work to try to get another copy.

12/23 Sends me a $190 refund through Paypal. Says he had to open another checking account to send the rest and that he will get it to me within 72 hours. Says the package was damaged by FedEx (He has gone back and forth between FedEx and UPS all through this).

12/27 (11:47am) I send him another PM and phone message since I have not recieved the other $110 yet.

12/27 (10:26pm) I get the other $110. He sends it as a payment as opposed to a refund so I am charged $3.47 in fees.

12/28 I send him a PM about the fees. As of now I am still out the $3.47

1/03 Still no tracking number or refund of fees

Thread on Anandtech about this here = http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=45&threadid=1478872

This guy is a CROOK!

instylz was the Seller on June 29, 2007 AnandTech

I sent him $45 via PayPal on 6-30-2007 for an Antec Super Lanboy case and power supply. Three weeks later, I gave up and filed a complaint with PayPal. PayPal has found in my favor, but has not been able to recover any of my money.

Purchased Playstation 3 for $475

instylz was the Seller on May 1, 2007 AnandTech

I am a long time member of AnandTech ( anandtech.com). Within the site, there is a forum dedicated to the buying, selling, and trading of goods, typically electronic. Using heatware (heatware.com) as a system of governance and feedback, this niche community has thrived. It was within this forum that I found a very persuasively priced Playstation 3 60GB unit for sale--$475 by the user instylz (http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=45&threadid=2029949&enterthread=y ).

After checking his heatware feedback (http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=10664), I determined that he was legitimate and paypal-ed the $475 as stated on April 12th. Immediately, the next day, I received a sob story from instylz-- that someone broke into his car and robbed him of not only the PS3 but other items as well. I promptly refunded my money by means of an \"echeck\". On the 18th, when the echeck was scheduled to clear, it was mysteriously canceled, followed by a new e-check. I promptly filed a claim with paypal. Paypal decided the case in my favor but was only able to recover 22 cents.

I received the following when filing a complaint against this individual:

Mr. _______________,

I am Sgt. Edward Wheeler of the Edison Police Detective Bureau. Your e-mail was forwarded to me for review and possible investigation. The information you provided as far as the suspect: Stephen Sanata of 2451 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ 08817 does not appear credible as per my investigation. As per computer check no such address or individual exist in Edison Township. I have tried the phone number but have received an automated answering machine. At this point I have no legal authority to obtain a warrant for the phone information. You must file a report with you local police department for fraud and I will be happy to assist officers/detectives further with the investigation. I did in fact leave a phone message on the phone you provided, if I receive a call back I will contact you with the results. Any additional information you may e-mail me at this address.

Respectfully Sgt. Edward Wheeler

BOUGHT A MODEL M3 FROM HIM. HE SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN I RECIEVED IT THE REER TIRE IS BROKEN OFF.

instylz was the Seller on April 11, 2003 Other/Unknown

VERY SKETCHY SELLER.

I bought a pentium 4 3.06 cpu.

instylz was the Seller on January 28, 2007 AnandTech

I received the item in a reasonable amount of time and the price was good.

Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro

instylz was the Seller on January 1, 2003 AnandTech

Wonderful transaction. Honest, great communication, and even threw in free priority shipping! Definitely A+!

Microsoft natural keyboard.

instylz was the Seller on December 3, 2002 AnandTech

Fast shipping and great communications. Great seller!!!

Bought a portable dvd player from him

instylz was the Seller on December 4, 2005 AnandTech

We had minor problems with the shipping but it wasn't his fault. He was great with communication and everything worked out fine. Great guy to deal with!

Bought a CDRW drive and 256 meg PC2700 memory stick.

instylz was the Seller on February 22, 2004 AnandTech

Everything packed well and shipped quickly, would not hesitate to do business again.

I bought a 6800gs for $60

instylz was the Seller on April 3, 2007 AnandTech

Very good communication throughout, courteous and had good prices. A+++++ would deal with again

Bought item from instylz.

instylz was the Buyer on December 11, 2002 AnandTech

Perfect transaction. Product as described. NICE!

Bought a 13 gig HDD.

instylz was the Seller on October 14, 2004 AnandTech

Great Packaging to say the least!
This guy knows how to ship a hard drive!
Oh yeah, everything else was great also, just really impressed with his packing job ;)

Bought 2 chips of PC3200 256MB RAM. Transaction was smooth and prompt delivery.

instylz was the Seller on April 4, 2004 AnandTech

Smooth transaction. Would definitely buy/trade again :-)

Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (Intellieye)

instylz was the Seller on December 10, 2002 AMDMB

Very good communication and item was excatly as described. Will do business again anytime.

Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2)

instylz was the Seller on October 2, 2004 AnandTech

Although it took some time for FFX-2 to arrive, the seller was very polite and responded to my PMs very quickly. A+ seller!

Toy Story Collectors Watch

instylz was the Seller on July 21, 2003 AMDMB

Instylz is a great trader to deal with. Very honest and trustful. Great communication thru e-mails back and forth. Packing was secure to prevent damage and shipped on time. I would buy from Instylz again. A++ trader

PS2 cable

instylz was the Seller on October 24, 2004 AnandTech

Package arrived quickly, great price

Bought Final Fantasy VIII for PSOne

instylz was the Seller on July 5, 2003 AnandTech

Very friendly seller. Extremely fast shipping. Great packaging. Very easy deal. Highly recommended. Thanks!

Radeon Pro 9700

instylz was the Seller on December 5, 2002 Other/Unknown

Good guy to deal with. Shipped quickly. Will do it again. Contact me if you need ref for any trades with him.

Lian-Li PC-65usb case.

instylz was the Seller on December 10, 2002 AnandTech

I was a little nervous about trading w/ Steve because of low Heat, but after talking to him I took a shot. I'm not dissappionted. He said the case was used but it absolutely looks NEW!! All parts are there and he even upgraded the fans w/ Panaflows. As a bonus he shipped Fedex 2nd day!! I would, w/o hesitation, deal w/ Steve again!! He's a trader on his way up!! A+++++

Bought Doom3

instylz was the Seller on September 15, 2004 AnandTech

Super smooth transaction. Item shipped quickly and communication was excellent. Definitely would deal with again.

Bought some software.

instylz was the Seller on June 14, 2003 AnandTech

Great person to deal with here. Honest and right on top of things. Delivered as described. Thanks!!

Verizon Phone

instylz was the Seller on January 20, 2004 AnandTech

Came fast and exactly as described. A+.

Bought a DVD

instylz was the Seller on June 18, 2003 AnandTech

Fast shipping, good communication.

Thanks!

one black 16x dvd-rom and one black 16x dvd-rw Micro Advantage

instylz was the Seller on February 4, 2006 AnandTech

Shipping was delayed but transaction completed. Offered refund instead of shipping the units but I needed them. He did get them to me and they were packed well. It looks like he\'s a pretty busy seller so patience is key with this one.