TangleWeb

This is probably the longest trade I have been involved in :) Rhasan & I reached an agreement where I purchased a Dell Optiplex GX1 from him on Sept 23rd **2002**. Shipping was a little slow & I received the system Oct. 7th I ended up using another system for the purpose I had intended the Dell for, so didn't bench the system right away. When I did, I discovered that the BIOS was corrupt & the system was un-bootable. I emailed Rhasan on Nov. 30th 2002 with the details of the problem, then again on Dec. 8th when I had not received a response. He replied that evening & agreed to send out a replacement systemboard. He indicated he shipped it on Dec. 14th, but I never received it. Unfortunately tracking was not used. He emailed on Dec. 31st stating he would ship another board that following Monday Jan. 2nd 2003 with tracking & email the tracking number to me. I did not receive an email & the board never arrived. I put the system aside at this point & didn?ÇÖt do anything with it. I pulled the system out again Dec. 6th 2003 & remembered that Rhasan & I had an un-resolved deal. I emailed & Rhasan quickly replied and was very apologetic for dropping the ball on the mobo replacement. He shipped the board right away, I received it in short order & it was very well packaged. I finally replaced the board today (Jan 4th 2004) & the system works perfectly!

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 3, 2004 ArsTechnica

I am posting this as a neutral because Rhasan did resolve the issue in the end. He could have simply said too much time had passed & that he fulfilled his obligation by shipping one board, though it wasn?ÇÖt received. I think Rhasan is an ethical trader, I just think he is sometimes very busy & has a hard time keeping all the balls in the air.

Despite this somewhat ?Ç£lengthy?Ç¥ deal, I would trade with Rhasan again.

~Dave

Jerry had a thread up on the Agora stating that he was collecting license plates & I had one from the state of SC \"Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places\" & sent it out for the cost of shipping.

TangleWeb was the Seller on July 20, 2006 ArsTechnica

Jerry PayPal\'d the shipping cost immediately & was prompt in responding to emails. I\'d trade with Jerry again any time.

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for an inexpensive wireless network adapter & John offered up his Linksys wireless B at a very reasonable price. I sent PayPal & John shipped.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 25, 2008 ArsTechnica

Smooth deal all \'round. I\'d be happy to trade with John again any time.

~Dave

Robert was kind enough to offer up an older CD-RW drive in the perpetual Freebies thread on the Agora (Ars Technica Forums). I was building a \"charity box\", so this fit right in.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 12, 2007 ArsTechnica

I paid for shipping & Robert sent it out. It arrived in short order & was VERY well packed!

Thanks Robert & I hope we have a chance to trade again.

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for a few sticks of 256mb SDRam; Jason posted to the thread & we worked out the details via email. Jason?ÇÖs communication was prompt & pleasant. I PayPal?ÇÖd & Jason shipped. I received the RAM in short order & it was VERY well packaged.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on October 28, 2004 ArsTechnica

Excellent trade all round. I would be happy to trade with Jason any time.

~Dave

Eric had a FS thread up with a couple of sticks of Crucial 256mb PC133 SDRam, I emailed an offer, he countered & we reached an agreement. Email communication was prompt & pleasant. I PayPal?ÇÖd & he shipped 1st class USPS.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on June 30, 2004 ArsTechnica

A good trade all round. I would be happy to trade with Eric again any time.

~Dave

Yung had up a FS thread & one of the items was a Linksys router. I needed one for a neighbor, so I posted interest in the thread & e-mailed Yung. E-mail communication from Yung was very prompt & we worked out the details; Yung agreed to cross ship with me sending a bank cashier's check & him shipping the router. Yung had a lot going on & forgot that we were cross-shipping; when he realized the oversight; he shipped the router over-nite at significant expense to himself. In addition he included a nice 5-port high-speed hub at no additional charge. Due to the fact that he over-nited the router, I received it in the same time frame that the cross-ship would have provided. Packaging was excellent & the router was in the original retail box with documentation & CD. This was a pleasant surprise as I was not aware this was the case.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on July 17, 2003 ArsTechnica

I mention the details to point out Yung?ÇÖs excellent trading ethics & practices; he went almost to extreme to make up for a very small oversight. I would not hesitate to trade with Yung again & rate him a ?Ç£recommended trader?Ç¥.

This is at least my third deal with Al & as smooth as the others. Another member was looking for a USB thumb drive on the Agora & Al posted. That deal didn't pan out, but Al & I reached a deal on the drive. I PayPal'd & Al shipped. As always the packaging was near "bullet proof" :-)

TangleWeb was the Buyer on March 6, 2005 ArsTechnica

It is always a pleasure to trade with Al.

~Dave

I had a thread up in the Agora looking for some old skool NES & SNES games. Chad posted with several & I ended up getting 3 titles I wanted. I sent PayPal & Chad shipped USPS First Class mail. I had the games a few days later.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 23, 2008 ArsTechnica

Communication was great & the trade smooth. I\'d be happy to trade with Chad again anytime.

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for some SDRAM & a copy of XP; George had both, so we negotiated by email with George\'s being prompt & courteous. I PayPal?ÇÖd & George shipped. I received the items in short order & George was quick to answer a question I had about one of the items.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on July 20, 2006 ArsTechnica

This is my second trade with George & as smooth as the first. I?ÇÖd be happy to trade with George again anytime.

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for some low-density SDRam. Steve posted in the thread, we corresponded & made a deal. I sent a Bank Cashier's Check & Steve shipped First Class. I received it very quickly.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on March 6, 2005 ArsTechnica

Second deal with Steve & as smooth as the last. I would be happy to trade with Steve again any time.
~Dave

I purchased a CPU from Jason.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on May 30, 2002 ArsTechnica

Very smooth transaction! Great communication, Jason gave me details he felt may affect my descision to purchase. It didn\'t, but it shows he is honest to a fault. I PayPal\'d, he shipped. I would trade with Jason any day. Recommended!

I needed an ECS K7S5A mobo & Hans had one in his Agora thread. We reached agreement by email, I sent a Cashier's check & Hans shipped. I had the board very quickly & it was well packaged.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 12, 2004 ArsTechnica

Excellent trade all round. I would be happy to trade with Hans again any time.

~Dave

Jammer53 is definitely one of the better traders on Agora! I was troubleshooting what turned out to be failed MSI K7T motherboard in CPU & Motherboard Technologia & Jim posted several times with helpful advice. Eventually it became clear that the motherboard had failed. As luck would have it, Jim was upgrading his system that had a similar MSI board, so he posted it, his AMD 1800+ processor & 512mb of SDRam on the Agora & emailed me to let me know. The price was more than fair, so I PayPal?ÇÖd & Jim shipped. I received it in good time & the packaging was excellent. When I installed it in the system to replace the failed board it booted fine, but Windows failed to install. It turns out that other components in the system were bad as well, but all was well after replacing the hard drive. Jim communicated helpful advice throughout the testing process via email.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on October 25, 2004 ArsTechnica

I would be happy to trade with Jim any time!

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up looking for an unusual adapter. George posted saying he had one. He offered it at a very reasonable price, I sent non CC PayPal & George shipped.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on April 4, 2003 ArsTechnica

His communications were friendly & prompt & I received it in short order & he packaged it very well. Very smooth transaction! I would trade with George again anytime.

Sorry for the delinquent feedback, Scott! Sometimes a deal goes so smoothly, you forget the feedback. That's my excuse an I'm sticking to it! :-) Anyway, I bought a stick of generic RAM from Scott that he had posted in a FS thread. I PayPal'd & he shipped very quickly

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 17, 2004 ArsTechnica

I would be happy to trade with Scott again. Next time I would leave feedback as soon as I receive the stuff ;-)

~Dave

This is my third laptop deal with Dan on the Agora & went as smoothly as the first two. The lady who I bought the last one was so happy she showed her friends & co-workers & 2 of them wanted one :-) I paid for one up front & Dan waited VERY patiently till I was able to get the money from the second person, which took a while. Packaging was excellent as it was with the other shipments. This is my third laptop deal with Dan & went as smoothly as the first two. The lady who bought the last one was so happy she showed her friends & co-workers & 2 of them wanted one :-)

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 14, 2007 ArsTechnica

I paid for one up front & Dan waited VERY patiently till I was able to get the money from the second person, which took a while.

Packaging was excellent as it was with the other shipments. I would trade with Dan again without hesitation.

~Dave

Veer had a FS thread up on teh Agora with among other things a new 120 GB WD hard drive at a very fair price. We negotiated by email & reached a deal. I PayPal'd & Veer shipped. The drive arrived well packaged in the original retail packaging.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on December 23, 2004 ArsTechnica

I would trade with Veer again any time.

~Dave

Another flawless deal with Tom; this is either my 4th or 5th trade with Tom & like the others before, it was an excellent deal. Tom had a FS thread up & I posted interest in some memory, a NIC & a hard drive. Tom needed a USB keyboard & I had a nice one, so we traded & I PayPal'd the difference. Tom shipped Parcel Post & it arrived very quickly (even though I wasn't home to get it & had to pick it up after the long weekend :-)

Cross-traded on September 1, 2003 ArsTechnica

When it arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Tom had shipped a nice 4.3 GB Western Digital hard drive in place of the 3 GB because when he tested the 3 GB it had a few bad sectors. This type of thing is what separates the good traders from the mediocre ones. Tom is definitely one of the better traders on the Agora as reflected by his feedback. I would not hesitate to trade with him any time (in fact I may be buying another whole system from him shortly :-)

Recommended trader.

~Dave, TangleWeb

Pete knew I was looking for network stuff for our soon-to-be-completed house & kindly offered a Hubbell 24-port patch panel at a very reasonable price.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 27, 2005 ArsTechnica

As always, Pete?ÇÖs email communication was prompt & clear. I sent PayPal & Pete shipped right away. The patch panel was very well packed & in like-new condition.

I would trade with Pete anytime.

~Dave

I bought a nice older Celeron 400 Mhz system from Tom for a co-worker, so it HAD to be right. Tom & I negotiated by e-mail & as usual Tom's communication was prompt & pleasant. Tom understood when I needed to delay a couple of days for financial reasons. I PayPal''d & Tom shipped the system. It arrived in good time & was VERY well packed. This was a fairly large heavy mid-tower system & it arrived in an even bigger, very well padded box. The system was very clean inside & out. I look forward to trading with Tom again.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on April 25, 2003 ArsTechnica

This is my 3rd ultra-smooth trade with Tom. (I think I missed a Heat entry for one of them)

[Side Note] I purchased a Slot-T adapter & a Celeron FC-PGA2 1.2 Ghz processor for this system & it ROCKS!

I purchased a socket 7 mobo from Carlos.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 29, 2002 ArsTechnica

It was a very smooth transaction. E-mail communication was excellent, I PayPal'd & he shipped right away. It was well packaged & included all the necessary parts. I would do business with Carlos again. Recommended!

Second excellent deal with Brad. I again found myself in need of some SDRam & Brad posted to my Agora thread with some. He shipped right away & it arrived VERY well packaged.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 28, 2008 ArsTechnica

A very smooth deal all \'round. I look forward to trading with Brad again.

~Dave

I purchased a 9GB, 10K Seagate Cheetah SCSI drive from Luke.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 30, 2002 ArsTechnica

Very smooth transaction. Good communication throughout. I paid with a Postal Money Order & Luke shipped upon receipt. Package received in a timely fashion & the packaging was excellent! Luke had the drive in an anti-static bag & double-boxed. I would do business with Luke again. Recommended!

Randy needed a power adapter for a couple of IBM Thinkpads & I had an extra, so I sent it out.

TangleWeb was the Seller on July 4, 2006 ArsTechnica

A very smooth transaction with good communication & quick payment.

~Dave