astar617

Bought a 3com 3C460B USB ethernet adapter from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on June 1, 2005 AnandTech

Very pleasant attitude, with great communication and fast shipment. Item arrived as described. Would deal with him again without hesitation. Thanks...

Bought a GBA Movie Player from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on December 28, 2005 AnandTech

Good communication, fast delivery. Even threw in a CF card to go with it. Great transaction overall, thanks.

Got a Xircom Realport PCMCIA NIC/Modem card from him via the \"freebie\" thread.

astar617 was the Buyer on January 17, 2007 AnandTech

Great communication, a pleasure to deal with. Item got here in 2 days. Would definitely deal with him again... thanks Mike!

Got a 4-port USB hub from him in the "freebie thread".

astar617 was the Buyer on August 5, 2004 AnandTech

Sent out via FedEx before receiving funds to cover shipping; hub fully functional and as described, even threw in a couple AMD K6 CPUs! Highly recommended trader, wouldn't hesitate to deal with again. Thanks!

Bought some old 30/72-pin SIMMs from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on February 14, 2005 AnandTech

Prepaid via PayPal, no problems. Great communication throughout, including pics beforehand of the items. Would definitely trade with again, thanks.

Bought 4 x 512Mb DDR2 DIMMs and a 256Mb DDR DIMM from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on February 15, 2006 AnandTech

Exemplary transaction. Fast shipping with excellent packaging. Highly recommended, look forward to dealing with him again in the future.

Bought Guild Wars from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on January 21, 2006 AnandTech

Acted as an intermediary for my non-trader cousin to buy this item, so credit-card paypal came from my cousin and the item was shipped directly to him as well. Timely and courteous communication, and fast Priority shipping w/DC. Overall an absolute pleasure to deal with, would not hesitate in the future. Thanks!

Sold him an Epox EP-8KHA+ motherboard with venting caps.

astar617 was the Seller on May 22, 2005 AnandTech

Fast PayPal payment, great communication. All in all a smooth, worry-free transaction. No hesitations for future deals with him... thanks.

Bought pair of generic earbuds from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on August 23, 2004 AnandTech

He shipped first, fast communication as well. Smooth as could be, wouldn't hesitate to deal with again... thanks.

Bought a wired Linksys router from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on February 21, 2004 AnandTech

I prepaid via PayPal. Good communication, fast shipment, item as described. Highly recommended, wouldn\'t hesitate to deal with him again... thanks.

Sent MS Flight Simulator 98 for free.

Cross-traded on January 19, 2005 AnandTech

Prepaid cost of shipping via Paypal, no complaints.

Bought a Supermicro P6DBU motherboard from him on 2cpu.com forums.

astar617 was the Buyer on November 13, 2002 Other/Unknown

Very cool to deal with, prompt communication and careful packing. Board arrived exactly as described, and even assisted with setup minutae. Would not hesitate to deal with again.

Bought a Micron 256Mb PC2700 DIMM.

astar617 was the Buyer on January 14, 2004 AnandTech

I pre-paid with PayPal. Fast communication, quick shipping and well packed. Works like a charm. Would not hesitate to deal with again. Thx!

Bought an SC420-pulled 256mb DDR2 DIMM from him. He responded to a request I made for the part.

astar617 was the Buyer on June 15, 2005 AnandTech

I prepayed via PayPal based on his eBay feedback. DIMM came double boxed with the inner box suspended in air cushion packing, a very good pack job. DIMM tested 100%. Very good communication throughout, as well. Don't be afraid to give him a try, glad I did :) Thanks.

Bought 2 headsets (1 usb, 1 analog) from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on May 24, 2006 AnandTech

Took playing a little \"PM-tag\" to get things going initially, but deal was quick and worry-free once all required info was finally exchanged and I sent payment via paypal. Items exactly as described, and arrived quick relative to my payment date. I\'d definitely deal with him again.

Sold him an x700 Pro 256mb PCIe video card w/Zalman cooler.

astar617 was the Seller on June 6, 2005 AnandTech

Great communication, willing to provide contact info as a new trader, and prepaid in a timely manner with a postal MO. Give him a try, you'll be glad that you did :) Thanks

Bought a GF4MX AGP card from him like a year ago... :)

astar617 was the Buyer on April 20, 2003 AnandTech

Was just going thru my old PMs on Anand and noticed I overlooked this... damn. The transaction went fine, no problems. Sorry for the delay :p

Bought Guild Wars from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on April 17, 2006 AnandTech

I payed via PayPal, he was to email acc\'t user/pass upfront and send physical stuff later. Between password issues and delayed shipping, took longer than hoped to square away, but clearly nothing malicious or intentional occurred. Maintained communication throughout. I\'d trade with him again.

Bought a Linksys WRT54G router from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on January 21, 2006 AnandTech

He agreed to ship first due to his young Heat. Packaging of the item left much to be desired, but it did arrive in one piece and fully functional. Gave him some tips on packaging for future deals (new traders deserve more slack in this department than established ones). Otherwise everything else was fine, communication was fast and courteous throughout. I would deal with him again.

Bought an WD 80gb SATA disk from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on July 1, 2005 AnandTech

I prepaid via PayPal, and communication was good throughout. I was a little disappointed to see that the disk was recertified (this was not in the item description) and packed somewhat improperly. Most traders with Heat as high as his tend to get offended when presented with such concerns; however, to Absar's credit he was very receptive to suggestions on how to pack disks better and more completely describe items in the future. Ultimately the disk works 100% and, though recertified, has 2yrs warranty left so I am satisfied. Would not hesitate to deal with him again. :)

Bought a 20gb disk from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on December 12, 2005 AnandTech

I prepaid with PayPal... Good communication and the disk was delivered quickly.

However, the disk was shipped with a much less than adequate packing job (including no antistatic bag). He attributes this to letting someone else pack/ship on his behalf, and from his exemplary record of prior refs I have no reason to believe otherwise. Full refund incl. s/h was offered with his apology, but disk did survive and I opted to keep it. All in all, I would certainly deal with KIAman again... as long as HE does the packing ;-)

Obtained an LJ4 PostScript SIMM and parity SIMMs from him for free.

astar617 was the Buyer on May 26, 2005 AnandTech

Very courteous and patient during communication. Plus I didn't realize he worked with my gf's father, so he hand-delivered items thru him at no s/h cost. Very satisfied with the transaction, would not hesitate to deal with him again! Thanks...

Bought Freelancer PC game from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on July 6, 2005 AnandTech

Agreed to ship first. Item arrived via Priority mail, and completely as described. Great communication throughout as well. Would trade with him again in a heartbeat... give him a shot! :) Thanks.

Bought a Linksys 802.11b router from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on November 6, 2006 AnandTech

I\'ve done consulting work for him in the past before realizing we frequent the same tech forums. :) Met him in person for the cash transaction, a pleasure to deal with as always.

For any unsure buyers I\'d vouch for him tradewise anyday... thanks.

Bought a 17gb IDE drive from him.

astar617 was the Buyer on March 2, 2004 AnandTech

He offered me a very well-priced 17gb drive amid a WTB-thread-turned-flamefest, and even upgraded it to 20gb without having to. Drive was shipped with proper materials/attention to a drive\'s needs, and communication was exceptional. Easily the single best of many transactions I\'ve had on AT, a genuine pleasure to deal with. Thanks!