Mikesta

56K Modems (1) ISA Atech ATS-200 (1) PCI Motorola E3p24-000 (1) PCI Creative DS1820 RAM (1) Micron PC100 64MB SDRAM

Mikesta was the Seller on June 10, 2003 AnandTech

On Wed. 5/14/03, I sent Michael Moses Willis a check for several modems and a stick of RAM. I asked him to cross-ship since I needed the items SOON and because I

had far more references than him. He promised to do so that Fri. 5/16/03. When I asked him for a tracking # on 5/17/03, he said he received my check that Sat. and said

he would ship the following Mon. (5/19/03). Oh well, so much for cross-shipping. I again asked for a tracking # the next Wed. (5/21/03) only to get the following excuse ...

"ok, very very very sorry we had a restest on our math exams because well you know cheaters made 100's on it so... im gonna ship it ASAP with tracking #BTW i have no

antistatic bags what should i use?"

Okay, now a week has passed since this deal has started, Moses has my check, and I have nothing. So I just tell him to hurry it up and send me my stuff immediately. On

Memorial day (Mon. 5/26/03), I get another excuse ...

"Hey dude sorry for the long wait in getting this stuff shipped i am gonna try to ship today.. Is there any thing i should do for you since i took over a week to ship like

payments?...refunds?..just lmk for my stupidity and laziness"

Again, I plead for him to just send me the stuff that I've already paid for. That's already almost two weeks since this deal started. Still nothing at the end of the week. No

communication either for that matter. I send him another e-mail on 6/3/03 and he tells me that his computer crashed so he couldn't ship it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I for

one can't figure out how the heck a broken computer has anything to do with shipping a package. It's not like this guy doesn't have my address from the check and envelope

that I sent him! Give me a break! Anybody could've gone to any public library and sent me an e-mail about their computer BEFORE HAND and not try to use that as an

excuse afterward. As you can tell by June, my patience was wearing out. I already purchased two modems on eBay and had them installed by the time the package finally

arrived today.

As if the wait didn't make my mouth sour enough, the ISA modem was dead. What's more the 64MB stick of RAM I paid for turned out to be ONLY 32MB. Moses did throw

in a DEAD video card and a DEAD 50mm fan to make up for the wait though. If the video card wasn't dead already, it would've been since he simply threw it in the box with

the rest of the stuff so it could fly around in. What am I saying, his own description was that it was in an "unknown" state. He must've KNOWN it was dead to not worry

about even wrapping it up in plastic bubble wrap like the modems.

BOTTOMLINE: If you've very very very patient and don't mind a lot of excuses or headaches, then go ahead and trade with Willy here. But PLEASE, at least have him ship

first before you send payment because you may NEVER get your stuff.

256mb pc133

Cross-traded on February 20, 2003 Other/Unknown

good trader, kept in constant contact and gave me updates frequently. would do buisness with again

Sold Mike some Software

Mikesta was the Buyer on July 11, 2003 Other/Unknown

He sent Money Order first and then I sent out the Software, deal went very smooth and he was always in communication. I will surely deal with him again. A+

Bought around 25 Yu-Gi-Oh! cards from him.

Mikesta was the Seller on March 23, 2003 Other/Unknown

Good deal, great communication and really fast shipping. Good guy to deal with.

traded me a rc car for a computer case

Cross-traded on March 4, 2003 Other/Unknown

traded him a case for an rc car. frendly, fast and dependible (and east to get a hold of too) it was a pleasure doin business with him!!

Nvidia TNT2 PCI Video Card

Mikesta was the Seller on October 12, 2003 Other/Unknown

Great all around trader, great communication, would do business with again

I traded my logitech wireless keyboard/mouse Combo and a 1TB Samsung drive for hi AM3 Gigabyte and Foxconn motherboards.

Cross-traded on September 12, 2010 HardForum

He was cool enough to ship first and I shipped his stuff right away when I got his. Everything went great. Thanks!

4 Port Linksys Router model BEFSR41

Mikesta was the Seller on July 21, 2003 Other/Unknown

Good person and great service. :D

Traded iPhone for Wii

Cross-traded on March 12, 2011 HardForum

I traded my iPhone for his Wii system. Smooth transaction that started on the forums but migrated to email to facilitate quicker replies. Thanks!!

Sold Corsair XMS3 memory and Wireless G adapter card.

Mikesta was the Buyer on August 30, 2010 HardForum

Paid very quickly. Won't hesitate to do business with again. Highly recommended.

I traded Mikesta my Logitech Digicam for his SuperNES.

Cross-traded on February 24, 2003 Other/Unknown

SNES came in box and game, but it was missing the power brick. all-in-all, a good trader...

sold IOMEGA 100MB DRIVE W/ DISKS!

Mikesta was the Buyer on February 12, 2003 Other/Unknown

Great buyer, very reponsive, attentive to seller’s needs, would do business with again!!!

ASUS A7N8X Deluxe motherboard

Mikesta was the Buyer on July 27, 2003 AnandTech

Took a little long to get the money order to me, but it DID get here. Mike had a few problems outside of his control, but like I said, he did come through.

I would trade with again. :-)

Enjoy the motherboard Mike.

See the NEGATIVE eval left below regarding a deal for Modems & RAM

Mikesta was the Seller on June 11, 2003 AnandTech

After a series of bad trades recently, I may have acted rashly and left the below eval when I wasn't thinking clearly. In my haste and suspicion, I was too quick to lump a GENUINELY HONEST trader (Moses here) with the rest of those damn trolls. But everything stated in the below eval did happen, I just didn't give Michael a chance to fix things after the fact. Michael was more than willing to send me a refund and let me just keep the stuff, which I DECLINED. After seeing his reaction to the whole incident I must say that he is indeed an honest trader and that this was just an ISOLATED incident. His computer did indeed crash and his lateness was accounted for. All in all, I probably WOULD trade with him again. I'm not PEFECT and even experienced traders still have things to learn. Thanks for your patience this time around Michael.

Traded a Riva TNT and a 40X CD-ROM for a Point Zero semi-auto patinball gun.

Cross-traded on March 11, 2003 Other/Unknown

Good communication, nice guy, stuff arrived one time and exactaly as described.

WD Caviar 12100 2111.8MB HDD

Mikesta was the Seller on March 22, 2004 AMDMB

Product arrived in good shape. He even shipped it before my MO arrived. Would definately do business with Mikesta again.

Traded my HDD and LiveDrive for his Warcraft3 and Fans

Cross-traded on May 8, 2003 Other/Unknown

Good trader, items arrived as promised, A+++ Trader!

Got a 8port Netgear Hub

Mikesta was the Seller on March 22, 2004 Other/Unknown

Shiped quickly would trade again

attempted purchase of CPU,

Mikesta was the Seller on April 16, 2004 AnandTech

Mike sent me a refund so we never completed our deal.
maybe next time.
thanks anyway

256 megs PC3200 Kingmax memory

Mikesta was the Buyer on July 27, 2003 AnandTech

Payment shipped first, arrived promptly, kept good communicatio n throughout transaction, will definitely deal with again!

Bought AS IS 8KHA+

Mikesta was the Seller on August 28, 2003 Other/Unknown

Good communication. Slight shipping delays, but prompt with replies. A-Rated trader.

10 GB WD 5400 rpm

Mikesta was the Seller on September 12, 2003 Other/Unknown

Very good trader shipped fast A++++ would trade again anytime!

Bought a 2gig stick of GSkill DDR2 ram.

Mikesta was the Seller on October 14, 2008 HardForum

RAM was still in the original packaging, works great. had a small shipping snafu, but he communicated nicely. Thanks!

Bought three slot A Motherboards

Mikesta was the Seller on March 26, 2003 Other/Unknown

Smooth transaction, good person to deal with

arranged a deal to buy an NES controller and AC adapter for $4 including shipping. talked it out over AIM and the package arrived by UPS very quickly.

Mikesta was the Seller on February 24, 2003 Other/Unknown

the adapter he sent me was actually for Super Nintendo and when I told him this he said he would refund me for it and let me keep it as well. he's an excellent seller/trader, would do business with him again any time.