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Traded Shayon a Microsoft Intellimouse Optical for a Win2K COA.

Cross-traded on February 24, 2002 AnandTech

The Short: I sent the mouse overnight, Shayon received the next day, I get the COA exactly seven weeks after the start of the deal. A couple of promises to update me with the COA\'s status weren\'t fulfilled with any great earnest.

The Long: Shayon was looking for an ambidextrous mouse which he\'d \"prefer to have it shipped overnight\" for the COA. (2/25/02) We agreed to the deal and I got the mouse out the same day by USPS Express Mail, then forwarded the shipping info. The next day, Shayon PMs me and confirms the mouse was received, checks out OK, and would send out the COA after buying some stamps. A week and a half go by before I ask if he\'s sent the COA, responds (3/8/02) that he\'s been sick and \"I couldn\'t get it out until today.\"

After no COA and \'shy\' not showing up on Anandtech for almost two weeks, I decide to send emails to the address listed in his profile, each time asking for an update (3/19, 3/23, and 3/26). The week of the 17th was his school\'s Spring Break (I didn\'t realize this until the third email) but on 3/26 Shayon sends a PM saying he responded to my second email and that I must not have gotten it. In the original reply, Shy said that he had just gotten back from break, \"a lot of my packages and letters got returned to me that I had sent out previously, yours included\", \"I will use delivery confirmation and send you the number by email and PM,\" and that he was offering the COA and the mouse to make up for the trouble, or a money order for some amount to make it up. I declined the offers, saying that the COA is all I wanted and gave him my other address, just in case the one I have is flaky. Great... or so I thought.

No response until I ask *again* on both 4/1 and 4/5, then he replies on 4/5 saying \"I\'ve got a meeting in a few minutes, I\'ll let you know your DC # immediately following.\" Two days of non-response later, I ask once more in a single word message: \"... so?\" (I was getting frustrated). Nothing happened again until 4/11 when I emailed, in no uncertain terms and with deadlines, that I was ending the deal unless something happens soon on Shayon\'s part. The next day, I get a DC# and on Monday, 4/15, I get the COA with a postmark of 4/12.

Throughout the deal from about the third week on, I lost confidence Shayon was doing anything other than blowing smoke up my ***. He made two definitive \"I will\"/\"I\'ll\" statements to forward me the DC# (once in the response I got on 3/26, then again on 4/5) but never did until I sent my ultimatum. That\'s my reasoning for the negative.

Sold John a set of McAfee Antivirus/Firewall software.

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 6, 2005 AnandTech

No problems here. John made an offer on the software, I agreed and he sent payment right after. Thanks John!

Sold Jesse Bushido Blade and Tenchu Playstation games.

crypticlogin was the Seller on December 3, 2001 AnandTech

Jesse was quick to send the money order, kept in constant communications throughout, and was very patient waiting for the package. The only snag in the deal was the unusually long transit time (9 days w/Priority Mail) caused by the holiday rush. Great guy, great trader, and it was my pleasure to deal with Jesse.

Sold Areio a molex to half height power adapter. Payment was through Paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on January 25, 2003 AnandTech

Smooth deal. Areio was looking for one of the power converters and I had one that wasn't being used. Payment was sent right after agreeing to a deal, and communications was good. No problems here! Thanks Areio.

Bought a Gigabyte GA-6OXT-A motherboard from Dave. Paid with a Paypal eCheck.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on September 8, 2003 AnandTech

Dave responded to my WTB post and offered his used board for sale. After nailing down some details, he went through a lot of trouble to doublecheck the board to make sure it worked before sending, then mailed out the next day. A couple of UPS days later, I received the exceptionally well packed board in extremely good shape (I can barely tell it's been used!), and powers up like a dream.

Thank you Dave for the extra attention, and it was my pleasure to do business with you. See you around the forums!

Bought a generic 4+1 port USB2.0 PCI card from Brandon.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on June 4, 2002 AnandTech

Good deal. The card came bundled with a driver CD, was packed well in a pretty sturdy box. Brandon shipped really quickly and forwarded the delivery confirmation number shortly afterwards. No problems here! Thanks Brandon.

Bought an Acoustic Edge soundcard from Howard.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on August 21, 2002 AnandTech

Good deal. The sound card arrived promptly with everything promised and in good shape. It works great (as far as I can tell) and was at a fair price. Thanks Howard!

Sold Chris a few antistatic bags.

crypticlogin was the Seller on February 11, 2002 AnandTech

Chris is an awesome, friendly guy who always kept in touch! The deal was for $3 bucks worth of extra bags I had and he quickly sent his payment through Paypal. He even went above and beyond the call of trading and voluntarily threw in extra to help with the fees since it was so little! Don't anybody hesitate to deal with this fine trader. Trade with him, trade with him now! :)

Bought three DVDs from Joe.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on October 28, 2001 AnandTech

Great trade. Joe was selling a boatload of DVDs and other stuff to raise funds, and the DVDs all arrived in good shape and were well packaged. He even upgraded the shipping from first class to priority mail. That's excellent service coming from a great trader. Thanks Joe, and best of luck!

Sold Shawn a Netgear MR314 wireless router.

crypticlogin was the Seller on November 11, 2004 AnandTech

Smooth deal. Shawn responded to my thread about the router and after finalizing the details, he sent Paypal right after and I shipped the router. A couple of days later, he let me know the package arrived. Smooth trade. Thanks Shawn, and see you around the forums!

Sold Randy a Black and White Deluxe PC game.

crypticlogin was the Seller on November 13, 2004 AnandTech

Easy to deal with, hassle-free guy to deal with. Randy saw my post, messaged me and we struck a deal. He let me know when the package arrived, and sent payment faster than was necessary. Randy, you're one of the good guys too and it was my pleasure to have done business with you.

Bought a 'Spy Game' DVD from Chris.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on June 28, 2002 AnandTech

No problems here. Chris sent the DVD shortly after getting the payment and was really easy to deal with. The DVD arrived as described. Thanks Chris.

Bought a pair of 128MB PC100 SODIMMs from Jeff.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on July 28, 2002 AnandTech

Except for a goofup on my part (wrong size of RAM -- oops!), I think this deal went pretty smoothly. Jeff was friendly and kept in touch throughout the trade, packed the RAM well, and shipped promptly. Everything was received in great shape and checks out perfectly. Thanks Jeff!

Bought and sent a StashCard to Michael.

crypticlogin was the Seller on March 27, 2006 AnandTech

Michael was looking for one of these and I could get one. We hammered out the details and he sent out his payment promptly. Nice guy, good buyer. :)

Sold Matt an AccessTek DD0203 DVDRW drive and a blank disk

crypticlogin was the Seller on May 1, 2004 AnandTech

Smooth deal. Matt responded to my thread and after ironing out the details, he sent a Paypal payment and I shipped the drive. A couple of days later, he let me know that it had arrived safely and it checked out. No problems here! Thanks Matt, and enjoy the drive.

Sold Dave a Nokia 6030 (less SIM).

crypticlogin was the Seller on March 12, 2007 AnandTech

Easy guy to deal with - Dave paid w/Paypal after I posted up my item. Couldn\'t have been smoother.

Bought an IBM-OEMed Teac CD-224E CDROM drive from John.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on October 8, 2001 AnandTech

John packed the driver very well and sent overnight. The price was good, the item even better. John's a great trader to deal with, and I wouldn't hesitate to trade with him in the future!

Sold Russ an Enemy of the State DVD.

crypticlogin was the Seller on October 15, 2001 AnandTech

Russ paid fast with paypal and let me know when the disc arrived. No problems here, and thanks Russ!

Sold larciel a refurbished parallel ZIP100 drive with two zip disks.

crypticlogin was the Seller on February 3, 2002 AnandTech

Good deal. We worked out a deal with no problems and the Paypal was sent very promptly. Thanks!

Sold Alex a dead K6-3+/450 CPU.

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 6, 2001 AnandTech

Alex paid quickly and the deal had great communication. Props to a great trader and another Socket7 fan. <g>

Bought a 512MB PC2-4200 SODIMM from Brent.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on June 15, 2006 AnandTech

Simple, quick, straightforward deal: Brent posted the RAM in his thread, we hammered out the shipping details and I made payment. Fast forward through the weekend and I had a decently packed, perfectly fine RAM chugging along in a notebook. Thanks Brent, it was my pleasure.

Sold Jim a 128MB PC100 SODIMM. Paid with Paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 7, 2002 AnandTech

Really smooth deal. Jim was looking for a SODIMM and I had one I couldn't really use. He always responded to messages quickly, Paypal arrived in minutes, and updated me when the memory arrived and checked out. No problems here, and Jim, it was my pleasure!

Sold Charlie a Netgear FA310 NIC and cable

crypticlogin was the Seller on October 9, 2001 AnandTech

Charlie's a fine trader to do business with.. nice guy, pleasant, relaxed messages. It was a pleasure to do business with Charlie and I wouldn't hesitate to trade with him in the future.

Sold John a 10/100 PCI NIC and two games: C&C Renegade, C&C Tiberian Sun.

crypticlogin was the Seller on March 15, 2002 AnandTech

It's all good. John's a great, friendly guy to deal with, the cashier's check arrived really quickly, and he even made the payment before receiving the package. Two thumbs up from me to SammieC! :)

Sold Chris a pair of Crucial 256MB PC133 CL2 SDRAM DIMMs. Paid with Paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on April 17, 2003 AnandTech

No problems here. Chris responded to my thread about the RAM and after striking a deal, his Paypal was received shortly after. I also receive an update when the RAM had arrived. Thanks Chris for the smooth trade, and I look forward to the next time our paths cross. :)