TangleWeb

Steve had a FS thread up with among other items, a Firewire card & a 512mb PNY USB thumb drive. We reached agreement by email, I PayPal'd & Steve shipped. I had the items very quickly & they arrived very well packaged.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 16, 2005 ArsTechnica

Smooth trade. I would be happy to trade with Steve again any time.

~Dave

Craig (CDG) aka \\\"oldcompsrule\\\" had a FS thread up on the Agora with among other things an older Dell Optiplex GX 110 computer. We communicated by email with Craig\\\'s being prompt & friendly. Once we reached agreement, Craig shipped. I sent non CC PayPal after testing the system & returned a Windows 2000 CD that Craig inadvertently left in the optical drive.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 11, 2007 ArsTechnica

Very Smooth trade. I would be happy to trade with Craig again.

~Dave

I had a mod approved group buy up on the Agora for some USB 2.0 extension cables & offered them at my cost to the membership. Mitesh sent PayPal for his 4 cables.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on February 1, 2005 ArsTechnica

Communication was prompt & pleasant. I would be happy to trade with Mitesh again anytime.

~Dave

I purchased an ATX motherboard, Celeron 533 processor, memory, modems, 32mb AGP video card & sound cards. I paid by PayPal.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 10, 2002 ArsTechnica

VERY smooth transaction! Excellent communication. Great packaging! Items all as good, or better than described & C. Kim threw in a couple of "extras". I would not hesitate to trade with him again. Highly recommended trader!

I had a WTB thread up looking for a replacement for a failed ECS K7S5A & I mentioned that the BIOS had gone flaky on the failed board. Steve posted that he had pulled the BIOS chip from a board that failed without apparent damage to the BIOS & offered to send it if I sent a couple of bucks to Pete for Beerology. I though that was a great idea, so I sent Pete $5 & Steve sent it out 1st Class Mail in a processor case with padding, inside a padded envelop. It got to me in perfect condition.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 15, 2004 ArsTechnica

I have traded with Steve before & I am sure I will again. Excellent trader!

~Dave

Brent had a FS thread up on the Agora with among other things a Gigabyte GA-7ZXE mobo, Athlon 1.2 GHz T-Bird & RAM pulled from his mom?ÇÖs PC in an upgrade. He disclosed that the T-Bird ran hot & had a couple of chips that didn?ÇÖt affect performance. We reached a deal via email with Brent even agreeing to include a Thermalright SK-6 heatsink free with the very reasonably priced package. Brent?ÇÖs emails were prompt & pleasant. I sent a Postal Money Order & Brent shipped Priority with Delivery Confirmation. The components arrived quickly & were well packed. When I examined the mobo I saw that one of the capacitors was significantly swollen & another had signs of swelling, a common problem with boards of this era. I emailed Brent with this information & he explained that he hadn?ÇÖt noticed this & offered to take back the board & refund a significant portion of the money from the purchase. I decided to assemble the system & I told Brent that if the system passed 24 hours of Prime95 in torture-test mode & I was able to complete the installation of Windows, I would consider it a done deal with no need of a return. I used the excellent Thermalright SK-6 heatsink Brent had kindly included with the deal in combination with an NMB 80mm fan. This combination did a fantastic job of cooling the toasty 1.2 GHz T-Bird, with idle temps of 43C & after 28 hours of Prime95, temps never rose above 49C. I successfully installed Windows & applications without issue.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 14, 2005 ArsTechnica

It?ÇÖs easy for a trade to be smooth when there are no problems, it is how a trader handles problems that arise that separates the really good traders from the rest. I feel that Brent handled this trade perfectly. I hope to have an opportunity to trade with Brent again in the future & I have no problem recommending him to others.

~Dave

Bill had a FS thread up on the Agora with a few items I needed; a couple of modems, a USB card, heat sink & fan. We worked out the details via email & Bill's were prompt & pleasant. I PayPal'd & Bill shipped USPS Priority. The items arrived in short order & were very well packaged with the cards in anti-static bags & the heat sink\fan in a separate box.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on December 16, 2004 ArsTechnica

A very smooth deal all round. I would be happy to trade with Bill again any time.

~Dave

I replied to a FS thread Keith had up for three 3COM PC-Card NICs. Communication was prompt & pleasant, I PayPal'd & Keith shipped. I received the package very quickly, the packaging was excellent & Keith even included an "extra gift" in the box (Star Wars themed Pez dispenser, very cool! :-)

TangleWeb was the Buyer on June 4, 2003 ArsTechnica

Overall a great trade! I would trade with Keith anytime. Recommended trader.

I posted a WTB thread on the Agora looking for a couple of USB Network Adapters & Barry posted with an offer of 2 Linksys adapters. We negotiated by email with Barry?ÇÖs being prompt & pleasant. I paid with non CC PayPal & Barry shipped First Class with Delivery Confirmation.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on February 27, 2005 ArsTechnica

A very smooth trade overall. I would be happy to trade with Barry again.

~Dave

Corey replied to my WTB thread in the Agora looking for an iPhone 4S. We negotiated an agreeable price; I paid via PayPal & Corey shipped the white 4S, 32 GB very promptly.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 19, 2013 ArsTechnica

Corey was patient when I had some difficulty with my PayPal account. The phone arrived in perfect condition & very well packaged. Corey was very prompt with communication & did some research when I had a problem getting the iPhone to work in our Bose dock. The problem appears to be related to iOS 7, not a hardware issue with the connector or phone.

Prompt communications and shipping, smooth trade all 'round.

Recommended trader.

Dave
TangleWeb

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for a mATX socket 370 mobo to replace a failed board in an ?Ç£EVIL?Ç¥ eMachine. Clint offered an ECS P6SEP-Me Micro-ATX motherboard at a very fair price. He even located the backplate for it. We reached a deal via email & Clint?ÇÖs were prompt & pleasant. I PayPal?ÇÖd & Clint shipped USPS Priority with Delivery Confirmation. I received the board very well packaged in short order. Unfortunately, the board failed to post which was almost certainly attributable to other failed components in the ?Ç£EVIL?Ç¥ eMachine. Clint offered to refund the purchase price, but I declined as I am pretty certain the board died here :-)

TangleWeb was the Buyer on December 12, 2004 ArsTechnica

Clint is an excellent trader with exemplary trading ethics & practices. I would welcome an opportunity to trade with Clint again.

~Dave

Alex had a FS thread up on the Agora with among other things an 80 GB, Western Digital hard drive. I posted interest in the thread & we negotiated by email. Alex?ÇÖs emails were prompt, clear & friendly. We reached a deal with Alex even agreeing to ship the drive in advance of my PayPal payment. Alex sent the drive USPS Priority with Delivery Confirmation. It was packed perfectly, in a large box with foam cut-outs & additional air pillow padding. There was no way this drive was going to be damaged in shipping! :-)

TangleWeb was the Buyer on December 29, 2004 ArsTechnica

This was a great deal all-round! I would be happy to trade with Alex again any time.

~Dave

Johnnie responded to a thread I had up on the Agora looking for a copy of Windows XP. We discussed the deal via email with Johnnie being prompt & communicative. He offered it at a very good price, he even agreed to wait a bit till I had the funds.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 6, 2006 ArsTechnica

When I sent PayPal, Johnnie shipped priority & I received it in good time. I would trade with Johnnie again any time.

~Dave

This is the third or fourth deal I've done with Travis & like the previous trades, this one was flawless. I replied to a FS thread Travis had up regarding a TDK CD-RW drive. Communication was prompt & pleasant, I PayPal'd & Travis shipped USPS Priority with DC.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on June 4, 2003 ArsTechnica

Very smooth deal as always. Recommended trader.

This is my second flawless deal with Aaron (Phobia on Ars). I had a mod approved group buy up for some USB 2.0 extension cables & offered them at my cost to the membership. Aaron PayPal?ÇÖd lightening-fast for his 2 cables.

TangleWeb was the Seller on February 9, 2005 ArsTechnica

Communication was prompt & pleasant. I would be happy to trade with Aaron again anytime.

~Dave

I had a mod approved group buy up for some USB 2.0 extension cables & offered them at my cost to the membership. David PayPal?ÇÖd immediately for his 4 cables.

TangleWeb was the Seller on February 10, 2005 ArsTechnica

Communication was prompt & pleasant. I would be happy to trade with David again anytime.

~Dave

I posted in the Perpetual Freebies thread in the Agora on Ars looking for ?Ç£nibs?Ç¥, or ?Ç£tips?Ç¥ for the stick pointer on an IBM ThinkPad. Randy posted that he had some & would mail them to me.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on July 6, 2009 ArsTechnica

Randy now lives in Australia, so mail isn?ÇÖt cheap, but not only did he mail the nibs, he included a Cadbury Flake & Cherry Ripe candy bar to remind me of my days living in Australia in my youth :) Now THAT?ÇÖs a deal!

Thanks Randy!

~Dave

I had a mod approved group buy up for some USB 2.0 extension cables & offered them at my cost to the membership. Michael PayPal?ÇÖd immediately for his 6 cables.

TangleWeb was the Seller on February 10, 2005 ArsTechnica

Communication was prompt & pleasant. I would be happy to trade with Michael again anytime.

~Dave

I posted looking for a USB Wireless Network Adapter & Al came through with a brand new adapter at a very fair price. I PayPal\'d & Al shipped quickly. It was well packed & new-in-box.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on March 11, 2006 ArsTechnica

As usual communication was prompt & pleasant. It is always a pleasure trading with Al. Recommended trader.

~Dave

Peter had a FS thread up on the Agora with among other items, a 256mb DDR soDIMM. I posted in the thread & sent an email which Peter promptly replied to. I PayPal\'d & Peter shipped.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on April 26, 2006 ArsTechnica

I received the RAM in short order & found it to be very well packaged. I would be happy to trade with Peter again any time.

~Dave

Steve had a thread up on the Agora with a Dell Inspiron 1100, 2.3 GHz Celeron, 256mb, 30gb, DVD with laptop bag & accessories at a very fair price. A co-worker was looking for a laptop for his church to use for multimedia presentations & this laptop fit the bill nicely. Steve & I emailed & then spoke by phone a couple of times to firm up the details of the transaction. Since Steve doesn?ÇÖt use PayPal, we agreed to cross-ship. Steve shipped the laptop UPS Ground in the original shipping box. My bank decided to place a ?Ç£hold?Ç¥ on the check from my co-worker, so I was unable to mail the cashier?ÇÖs check till 3-days later & Steve was very gracious about this. The laptop arrived in perfect condition, in the original box with all original CD?ÇÖs, accessories & everything Steve described in the thread.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 15, 2004 ArsTechnica

It was very apparent that Steve paid great attention to detail on this transaction. I would be happy to trade with Steve again any time.

~Dave

Ben had a for sale thread up in the Agora Classifieds on Ars Technica with a Magellan RoadMate 2000 GPS. We discussed the deal by email & Ben was prompt in his replies & patiently answered my many questions. We agreed on price, I sent PayPal & Ben shipped USPS. The GPS arrived a few days later securely packed in bubble wrap & box with Kraft paper wrapping. The unit was charged & in excellent condition with the vehicle power adapter included as described. The firmware had also been updated to the most recent version.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 13, 2009 ArsTechnica

This was an excellent deal & I would not hesitate to trade with Ben anytime.

~Dave

Josh had a bunch of 2 GB Sandisk SD Memory cards up for sale cheap in the Agora Classifieds. I needed one for a co-worker so sent PayPal & Josh mailed it out.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on December 2, 2009 ArsTechnica

another smooth deal with Josh. Good communication & quick shipping. I\'d be happy to trade with Josh again.

~Dave

I purchased a video card, mobo & SCSI Controller from Erik. Funds from Paypal.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 16, 2002 ArsTechnica

Very smooth transaction! great communication, quick shipping. Items were very well packaged & as described, or better. I would be pleased to do business with Erik again.

Adam was looking in the Agora for a copy of Office XP & I had one still in the factory shrink wrap. We negotiated a trade of my Office XP for 3 hard drives, 4 sticks of PC133 SDRam & a CD-RW drive with each paying our own shipping.

Cross-traded on April 19, 2009 ArsTechnica

We cross shipped & I received the PC parts in good time & EXTREMELY well packed. Communication was first rate & the entire deal as smooth as you could want.

I wouldn?ÇÖt hesitate to trade with Adam again.

~Dave