mparar

I was supposed to get a Barton 2500+ w/stock HS/Fan, but instead I got jerked around.

mparar was the Seller on October 26, 2005 AnandTech

I was supposed to be buying a CPU from a relatively new 'trader'. Instead, he wasted my time, and backed out on a 'deal' after I had already sent him Paypal to cover the shipping costs (as we had agreed).

Here is what he had to say:
"Thanks for the information about verified and confirmed addresses. Please find your paypal account credited for $5 toward a refund for the shipping costs that you had so kindly paid in advance. I am not very comfortable bearing the brunt of your condescending PMs. I realize I made a mistake when I referred to your email account as a gmail account and also for this verified/confirmed thing, but come on, give a man a break. I am juggling multiple PMs about multiple parts for sale with multiple people, and sometimes a man makes a mistake..."

His reason was that I was 'Condescending' in my PM's. I certainly wasn't. When I Paypal'd him the money, I also sent him my shipping address. He asked if I wanted the items shipped to my Paypal 'Confirmed' address. I explained again that I didn't have a PP Confirmed address, only a 'Verified' address (I refuse to send PP my CC info). The 'other' time was when he called my email account a gmail account, I simply let him know about it in case he thought I was someone else.

If there is any doubt, here is the ?ÇÿCondescending?ÇÖ PM he was talking about in its entirety:

?Ç£On 10/25/05 @ 11:03AM I sent you a PM that said "I am a 'Verified' user with Paypal. I do not have a 'confirmed' address. I will not give Paypal my Credit Card info (which is required to become 'confirmed')". Yes, please send it to the shipping address that I have with my Paypal account. That is the only address I have. I don't mean to sound like an 'Ass', I just want you to know the difference between a Verified and a Confirmed Paypal account. If you feel uneasy sending it to a non-Confirmed address, then please let me know and I am sure we can work something out.

It is my pleasure buying the CPU. It 'fits-the-bill' for what I need. I thank you for your patience and willingness to co-operate.

-Ken?Ç¥

That is certainly not a reasonable way to act whether he had 2 or 200 trades. If he had mentioned something earlier about him being uncomfortable about dealing with me earlier, I would have been prepared for him backing out. Instead he blindsided me and wasted my time. Please feel free to PM me @ anandtech.com (user ID ?Çÿdeadken?ÇÖ) for a full listing of all the PM?ÇÖs and Emails. I have not taken the decision to leave a Neutral lightly. It is after consideration that I feel that it is necessary to warn others.

NEC FE2111 sb used monitor

mparar was the Seller on October 28, 2005 HardForum

Great trader. Communication was excellent and the shipping was great for such a big item. No worries here.

Purchased 2 512 sticks of Hyper-X DDR RAM

mparar was the Seller on November 7, 2005 HardForum

mparar was very helpful in assisting me in getting together some parts for a new build. Its too bad that I only bought RAM from him, as he had a bunch of other good stuff laying around as well, but my wallet is not as fat as I wish it was. (I Will Work For [H]ardware!)

Great trader, I'd definantly trade with him again.

I purchased a barton 2500 with hs/f

mparar was the Seller on November 1, 2005 AnandTech

Items arrived quickly and well packaged. I would trade with anytime and hope to trade with again some day.

BBA X800XL pci-e retail card

mparar was the Seller on November 13, 2005 AnandTech

Item received as promised, and works as said by seller. Would deal with again.

Dell 2405 FPW LCD monitor

mparar was the Seller on October 16, 2005 HardForum

This was a big-price item and he definitely carried through. He answered all questions and got me the monitor in a brief amount of time. I would buy from this individual again in a heartbeat.

Sold a new GeForce 6600 256MB to mparar

mparar was the Buyer on October 19, 2005 HardForum

Great communication, used PayPal, easy to work with, excellent follow-up

purchased a GF4 Ti4200 at hardforum

mparar was the Seller on February 25, 2006 HardForum

Great seller! Excellent communication, shipped fast, and the card was very well packaged. Would buy from again.

Asus GeForce Fx-5200 graphics card

mparar was the Seller on October 28, 2005 2CPU

Sent quickly, packaged very well, great communication, great seller. thanks!

Purchased a 6600 video card, sent exactly what he mentioned.

mparar was the Seller on October 29, 2005 AnandTech

A+ tranasction, smooth transaction, shipped first due to low heat, worked out very well, and stayed in touch the whole time via EMAIL

will trade again