IvanAndreevich

TROLL TROLL TROLL DO NOT TRADE WITH HIM (almost trolled me as well)

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on March 15, 2006 XtremeSystems

His recent trolling info: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92345

He stole thousands of dollars (if not tens of thousands) from various people.

More negatives from HORDES of scammed people have not been posted.

Do NOT let him sweetalk you into buying dirt-cheap high-end hardware for 1/3 of the retail cost. If the deal is too good to be true from a known troll, IT IS!

His website is garbage, do NOT let yourself be tricked into believing he has any credibility just because he owns a junkyard like that.

ONCE AGAIN: STAY AWAY FROM HIM!

1 x Dell 2005FPW Monitor

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on June 30, 2006 AnandTech

7 months ago, on November 24, 2005, I paid $451. Some months ago I received $150 of that money back, but no more since then.

Here is a quote from one of the last emails he sent me \"by the end of june you absolutely 100% have every penny.\" It\'s July 1 and I do not have the remaining $301.

He says he\'s been in financial troubles lately and hence unable to pay me back. But let\'s look right here on Heatware for a record of things he has purchased in the last 6 months.

Paintball Gun and Accessories
Dtek Spir@l waterblock
BF2: SF
Another Paintball Gun
Danger Den D5 12 volt watercooling pump, and Danger Den Black Ice Extreme Chrome Edition
120mm Rad and fan Grill
Opteron 165 OEM
Swiftech Micro Res
1GB of RAM
P4 3.0c CPU
Farcry DVD
Creative Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card
wireless keyboard/mouse
6800nu and a 1700+
(ok that\'s it I am tired of copy/pasting)

Hardly any of those things seem essential, right? He spent much more than what is owed while in one of the emails he said quote \"I have wanted more than anything to give you that money back just to be past this whole thing\".

He shipped the monitor GROUND and without tracking (although I paid for PRIORITY with tracking), but says he insured it for $500. Apparently USPS never paid him the money back. I certainly think it\'s foolish to ship such an expensive item without tracking, especially when it\'s been paid for.

I gave him a LOT of time to work it out with USPS or just come up with the money himself. Obviously he is not willing to try too hard.

This is, by far, the worst experience I have ever had in any trade. Every single person on every single forum PLEASE stay away from this liar AT LEAST until he pays me back what he owes me.

I want my money back NOW. If within 7 days I don\'t have it, I will contact troll hunters, the moderators on all the forums you frequent, and file a police report.

Bought a XP2500+ and NF7-S Rev 2.0 from him.

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on May 27, 2004 Other/Unknown

The CPU was chipped and he didn't mention it. He said he didn't think it was a big deal, so that part I could understand. However, he was NOT very cooperative in refunding the money for the CPU, even though he did refund it in the end. Also, he noted that this CPU should run 3200+ at about stock voltage stable but it didn't (1 minute of Prime95, then fails). I don't hold it against him cause always YMMV, but I was using watercooling and my temperature was 35C under 100% load so I suppose it was better than his aircooling.

He claimed he contacted the company he bought the CPU from and they said it was OK that it's chipped. When I contacted them, they said they would never say anything of this sort and the CPU is no longer under warranty.

I am only trying to be fair and post an honest eval. He DID refund my money, so I would no go as far as saying to NOT trade with him - just look @ all the positives he's got. The only thing I would say is PLEASE read these chat logs which illustrate my trading experience with him (warning:profanity):

http://members.shaw.ca/andrew-olga-ivan/temp/funny_talking1.txt

http://members.shaw.ca/andrew-olga-ivan/temp/funny_talking2.txt

http://members.shaw.ca/andrew-olga-ivan/temp/funny_talking3.txt

I know I don't have much heat and this guy was the 1st guy I ever traded. Contact CarpeDiem99 - he'll confirm what I've said.

Radeon 9500 256-bit which was specified as softmodded.

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on August 7, 2004 AnandTech

The card was tested as a Radeon 9500 and worked flawlessly as such. However, once it was softmodded to a 9700, it was giving artifacts in many games/apps (3DMark2001, Doom III, DeusX, etc). I contacted Nate and he gave me some sound advice, such as trying to use any other drivers/tweaks/etc. However, nothing helped. For about a week he denied he was at fault and then there was a long communication lapse during which he ignored me with this issue completely. However, I got my friend to talk to him, contacted the mods and asked the community for advice here:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=45&threadid=1390408&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

As as a result, I was able to get back in touch with Nate and we were able to resolve the issue - he offered me a fair partial refund of the difference between a non-softmodding and a softmodding card. However, it took a few weeks and a lot of time and nerves to work things out, so the transaction was less than smooth. In the above thread, most of the traders agreed with my judgement on this - hence the neutral sign on this eval.

Keep in mind that this isn't a negative, and in the end ALL WAS SETTLED FAIRLY on BOTH ENDS. In my opinion, this isn't the sort of thing that should keep you from trading with Nate.

Antec TruePower 2.0 EPS12V 550W PSU

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on March 14, 2006 AnandTech

The packaging the PSU was shipped in was clearly inadequate, but fortunately no damage, except a broken SATA connector, occured.

Kaltek and I agreed that a partial refund was in order and the situation was quickly resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.

Overall, I think there is nothing horrible here but a valuable reminder to a new trader that quality packing is essential. I believe Kaltek learned that lesson and hence, I would deal with him again the future!

Athlon XP 1700+ / ECS KT600-A

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on November 7, 2004 Other/Unknown

Always nice dealing with my buddy here! A+ trader

OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on April 10, 2005 RedFlagDeals

Nice trading with Alan again. He's an awesome guy and an xtremely reliable trader. Will trade with him again in the future.

2x256MB Samsung for 1x512MB GeIL.

Cross-traded on August 8, 2004 AnandTech

Nice guy to talk to, easy trade. He has a lot of non-heatware feedback so quite reliable. Will trade with him again.

USB Wireless G adaptor

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on October 6, 2004 AnandTech

Nice guy! First time he dealt with a Canadian :p Properly packaged and prompt shipping. Smooth transaction.

2 x Old SDRAM sticks for shipping cost

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on January 11, 2006 AnandTech

Very nice of him to send some SDRAM he had lying around to me for shipping cost. Thanks a lot, I appreciate it! I will put them to good use.

Da Vinci Code Book

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on April 20, 2005 AnandTech

Funny, this is the first non-computer thing I've bought, I believe. Great trader - my 5th time trading with him, or so :)

Antec NeoPower 480W Full Retail

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on April 7, 2005 AnandTech

Good local deal as usual. Cash for PSU, no problems. Great trader, thanks.

EVGA 8800 GTS 320 MB

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on November 14, 2007 Other/Unknown

Local deal, cash for card. Will definitely deal with him again in the future! Thanks

Uniden 2.4 GHz 2 phone set

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on June 6, 2005 AnandTech

Great transaction, awesome communications. Excellent phones as well. Would deal with him again anyday

MS Wireless Desktop Elite KB & Mouse

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on July 16, 2005 AnandTech

Had this extra set lying around and my friend was looking for one here. Local transaction - smooth and easy. Great trader

1 x MS Windows XP Professional

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on February 13, 2007 RedFlagDeals

Good communication, timely payment, smooth transaction. This is the first time I\'m dealing with clergy :) and I like it. Great first trade!

1 x X700 256MB Passive cooled videocard

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on August 4, 2005 AnandTech

Great packing, item arrived in BRAND NEW condition, just perfect with ALL the accessories. Would deal with him again!

TR HR-05-SLI heatsink bnib

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on February 20, 2008 RedFlagDeals

Awesome communication, fast payment. Will definitely deal with this guy in the future!

1.5TB Seagate GoFlex USB 3.0 external drive

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on March 31, 2011 AnandTech

Shipped quickly, drive arrived in excellent shape. I would use more bubble wrap to pack, but like I said - arrived in perfect shape. Good trader, would deal with him again.

1x ATi X800 series HSF

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on July 19, 2005 AnandTech

Great communication, smooth all the way through. No problems. Congrats on your first trade!

Pentium III Tualatin 1.13 GHz w/BOX HSF

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on September 18, 2005 RedFlagDeals

Good communication, timely payment, no problems. All went as planned :) Would definitely deal with him again

1 x OEM Muvo^2 downgraded to 512MB CF card

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on February 6, 2005 Other/Unknown

Local deal with him as usual, good guy. Cash for stuff

1 x Sony UX180p refurb

IvanAndreevich was the Buyer on June 19, 2008 AnandTech

Excellent packaging, timely shipping, and great communication. What more could I ask for? Great trader.

1 x Intel 2100 Wireless B Mini-PCI

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on April 21, 2006 RedFlagDeals

Very easy deal. Will definitely deal again if the opportunity comes up.

1 x Windows Vista Home Premium

IvanAndreevich was the Seller on March 28, 2008 AnandTech

Smooth transaction, no issues. Would definitely deal with him again!