crypticlogin

Sold Jay a camera case.

crypticlogin was the Seller on January 10, 2004 AnandTech

Smooth deal. I put up the camera case for sale and Jay contacted me shortly after. He sent his paypal payment right after finalizing the deal, and he even included a little extra for gas! That was really cool of him. :) Thanks Jay, and I'll see you around the forums.

Sold Alex a Command & Conquer

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 11, 2001 AnandTech

Sold Alex a C&C

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 14, 2001 AnandTech

Sold Alex an HP8100i CDRW drive.

crypticlogin was the Seller on October 9, 2001 AnandTech

As always, Alex is a primo trader -- paid quickly and upfront. Another great trade from Alex and I'm nothing but extremely pleased. Thanks again!

Sold Mark a pair of Shure E2c headphones

crypticlogin was the Seller on March 30, 2008 AnandTech

Nice guy, responded quickly to my post and Paypal was send soon after. Mark let me know when they were received. Thanks, and see you around!

Sold George a 5-port USB 2.0 PCI card w/NEC chipset.

crypticlogin was the Seller on December 4, 2002 AnandTech

No problems here. George sent payment quickly after we agreed to a price, and he let me know when he received the package. Couldn't ask for anything more. Thanks George, and it was my pleasure.

Crosstraded Tom an Armageddon DVD for a CRIMM and four thumbscrews.

Cross-traded on February 28, 2002 AnandTech

This was really a great trade and trader! Tom's a friendly guy to deal with, really down-to-earth. He even offered to ship first and some extra screws at no charge (his listing said 3 screws but offered 8 if I needed that many). And the package came very well packed in a couple of layers of bubblewrap, a little plastic bag for the screws, and a ton of styrofoam peanuts. Thanks for the outstanding trade, Tom!

Bought a AthlonXP CPU from George

crypticlogin was the Buyer on January 11, 2007 AnandTech

The product arrived very promptly and in good shape, but even better was his way of handling a shipping snafu. George always kept me in the loop with what was going on, and *that* is worth more than the cpu itself. Thanks George, and it was a pleasure.

Bought a Win98 SE OEM pack from Andres

crypticlogin was the Buyer on April 22, 2002 AnandTech

Great deal and great packaging. Andres posted this at a fair price and was willing to ship first. Mind you, this pack was just a CD in a jewel case and the COA/manual, but it all came *very* well packed in a box, generously padded with newspaper, and all of that in a larger box with even more newspaper. Nothing short of a conscious effort to destroy the contents would\'ve! :) Thanks Andres, and it was a pleasure.

Sold Galen a 30-unit Tracfone card. PIN was sent by private message.

crypticlogin was the Seller on November 29, 2001 AnandTech

Good deal. Galen was friendly and paid Paypal promptly. No problems here.

Sold Aric an ActionTec Call Waiting PCI v.90 56k modem.

crypticlogin was the Seller on November 5, 2001 AnandTech

Sweet deal. Aric sent his payment through Payment within a few minutes of agreeing to a deal, and took the time to send me an update when the modem arrived and checked out OK. Great trader, and it's been a pleasure. Thanks Aric!

Traded two Family Guy boxsets to Lisa for a Minority Report DVD and some cash.

Cross-traded on April 24, 2004 AnandTech

Excellent trader! Packed well, easy to work with, and very understanding. Lisa sent the package as said and was nothing short of great in helping me when it didn\'t arrive on time (slight postal error on my end). Lisa, thanks for the service and DVD, and I look forward to trading with you in the future.

Bought an Athlon XP-Mobile 2200+ CPU from John.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on November 23, 2004 AnandTech

Smooth trade. John responded to my "WTB" thread about the mobile CPU with a fair price. We agreed on the details, I sent Paypal and a few days later received the CPU in a plastic CPU case, priority mail envelope. Works well, priced great! Thanks John, and see you around the forums.

Bought a couple of empty socket CPU containers from Craig.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on February 14, 2002 AnandTech

Awesome trader alert! I bought two of these from Craig, expecting to be needing one soon (and another to keep around) but he threw in an extra one for free. The containers, complete with non-conducting foam, came with decent packing and Craig shipped shortly after getting my money order. Thanks Craig!

Sold Shannon the 2001 MSDN Library CD sets. Paid through Paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on February 22, 2003 AnandTech

Good trade. Shannon was looking for some MSDN library sets and I had some collecting dust. After agreeing to a price, he sent the paypal payment very promptly and after receiving them, he let me know that they had arrived. No problems here -- thanks Shannon!

Sold James a Philips Acoustic Edge soundcard, cables, manual, CD package. Paid with Paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on April 6, 2003 AnandTech

James responded to my thread about the soundcard and shortly after agreeing to a deal, he promptly sent his Paypal payment. He also sent me a message when the package had arrived the next day (USPS delivered the priority mail overnight, to both our surprise). James was friendly, courteous, and responsive throughout -- I couldn't have asked for a better trader. Thanks James, and I look forward to our next meeting!

Bought "Battlefield 1942" PC game from Jim.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on August 6, 2003 AnandTech

No problems here. After contacting Jim about the game and ironing out some details, I sent out my money order and a few days later, I got the game in the mail in good shape. The deal couldn't have gone any smoother. :) Thanks Jim, and see you around the forums.

Bought a heatsink/fan from a Radeon series video card.

crypticlogin was the Buyer on September 15, 2002 AnandTech

Good trade. Rich sent out the fan promptly, packed well, and was received in good shape and works great for my purpose. Thanks Rich!

Sold Mike a HL2 Steam silver acct.

crypticlogin was the Seller on December 1, 2004 AnandTech

Good deal. I played my fill, Mike responded with interest and after agreeing on the details, transferred the account. Thanks Mike, and it was my pleausre.

Bought a temperamental HP9100i IDE CDRW from Jawara

crypticlogin was the Buyer on November 5, 2001 AnandTech

Jawara packed the drive well, shipped promptly, and was quick to send me the delivery confirmation number. The drive had a slight tray problem but that was fully disclosed in private messages prior to the sale. No problems here, and it was a pleasure to trade with Jawara.

Sold Don MSDOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1 w/COA and users manual.

crypticlogin was the Seller on September 24, 2001 AnandTech

From the start, I had a good feeling about Don as he was friendly and relaxed in his messages. He paid upfront quickly with Paypal. No problems at all with this transaction. Thank you, Don!

Sold Anthony a Microsoft Wheel optical mouse. Paid with paypal.

crypticlogin was the Seller on March 18, 2003 AnandTech

No problems here. Anthony promptly sent paypal for the mouse. Thanks!

Sold Shankar a $20 Amazon GC code.

crypticlogin was the Seller on May 7, 2004 FatWallet

Smooth deal. Shankar responded to my thread and sent a payment very quickly. It was my pleasure and see you around the forums!

Sold Jeremy a Win98SE OEM bundled with a Plextor 1210A CDRW drive.

crypticlogin was the Seller on June 3, 2002 AnandTech

Good deal. Jeremy was relaxed, easy to deal with, and a nice guy to talk to. Thanks again.

Sold Ammar a Gravis GamePad Pro USB.

crypticlogin was the Seller on June 12, 2003 AnandTech

Abridged:
In the end, both sides received their side of the deal, but communication could've been better, and not too pleased to find payment was sent after was said. Rating is positive for completing the deal, but is borderline Neutral-Negative for the other things.

Great American Novel:
I responded to Ammar's WTB thread and after we agreed to a deal, I sent out the gamepad after the weekend. Shortly after, he let me know the MO didn't go out as planned that day, which happens so I was cool with it.

A few days later, I followed up since the Post Office listed the package as delivered -- I usually ask if it's arrived in good shape. I got no response even though Ammar had logged on, so I messaged him again the next day, this time also asking about the MO. He replied that the payment was sent but didn't receive the previous PM. Nothing was said about the gamepad.

Fast forward to 6/24, Ammar asks if I had received the money order yet. I said I hadn't, then asked how the MO was sent and, since I still hadn't heard about the gamepad, about that as well. I got no replies even though he'd been on daily over the next few days.

On 6/27, a money order came in the mail that was drawn 6/22 and postmarked 6/24, the day Ammar asked about it. I wasn't too pleased about this (especially after the silent treatment) and asked about this. He apologized for doing that and there were no excuses for it.

I think communication would've gone a long way since most traders are pretty understanding as long as both sides are kept in the loop. I'm giving Ammar a 'positive' since he pulled through eventually, but the execution needs some work. Thanks Ammar!