TangleWeb

George had a FS thread up with a 50-pack of TDK CD-R media at a good price. Communication was prompt & pleasant, I PayPal'd, George shipped & I received it in short order. Packaging was very good.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 7, 2004 ArsTechnica

Very smooth transaction, I would be happy to trade with George any time.

~Dave

I listed transaction type as "Bought", but donated is more accurate; Mike offered up the core components of his "first system", an Asus TX97-XV, P233 processor, RAM & PSU for the cost of shipping. I took him up on his generous offer to use the components to build a system for someone who can ill afford to buy a computer. We corresponded & Mike's communication was prompt & pleasant. I PayPal'd enough to cover shipping & Mike shipped. The packages arrived very quickly & packaging was excellent.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 19, 2004 ArsTechnica

I look forward to trading with Mike again in the future.

~Dave

I had a thread up on the Agora looking for a video card that would permit a friend?ÇÖs son to play ?Ç£Lord OfThe Rings?Ç¥ on a Presario with integrated graphics. Dan offered a GF4 MX card with 64mb of VRAM at no charge! This was a very kind gesture, as the person who this was for could ill afford the purchase of a video card. Dan even included the games Diablo, Homeworld, and Counterstrike with the card.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on April 29, 2004 ArsTechnica

Dan is an asset to the trading community~

~Dave

I posted a WTB thread looking for a PC Card Modem & Orie responded with a link to a FS thread he had up. We reached agreement via e-mail & Orie''s e-mail was pleasant & prompt. I PayPal''d & Orie shipped. I received the package via USPO well packed & in good time.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on April 4, 2003 ArsTechnica

A very smooth transaction overall. I would be happy to trade with Orie any time.

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for some USB network Adapters as I had used mine on a system that required a "Low-Profile" NIC. Alex was kind enough to offer me 2 low-profile NICs for the cost of shipping! I PayPal?ÇÖd a few bucks to cover shipping & Alex shipped.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on February 27, 2005 ArsTechnica

Great communication & shipping on a deal that was a "favor". I would be happy to trade with Alex again any time. It?ÇÖs traders like Alex that make the Agora the best trading forum on the Web.

Thanks Alex!

~Dave

I was looking for some David Matthews CD's & Matt had a bunch. We reached agreement via email with Matt even willing to wait a few days for payment.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 9, 2004 ArsTechnica

Matt's emails were prompt & pleasant. I PayPal?ÇÖd & Matt shipped. I received them in short order & they were very well packaged. I would be happy to trade with Matt again anytime.

~Dave

This is my second trade with Rhasan; this one went perfectly. He had a FS thread with a several items I had use for. We reached agreement for an Abit - KT7, Duron 800, two 128mb sticks PC133 RAM, a 56K modem, an ISA NIC & 2.1 GB drive. Email communication was prompt & pleasant. Rhasan was very understanding when I needed to delay payment for several days awaiting funds. When I PayPal?ÇÖd Rhasan shipped Priority Insured with Delivery Confirmation. I received the package in short order & packaging was first-rate.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 23, 2004 ArsTechnica

I would welcome the opportunity to trade with Rhasan again.

~Dave

I had a thread in the Agora looking for some older DDR Laptop RAM. Josh replied with an offer of a pair of 512s. We discussed it by email & I ended up getting another pair of 256mb sticks & a mini-PCI wireless adapter as well. I sent PayPal & Josh shipped USPS Insured with delivery confirmation. The envelope arrived a few days later, with everything in antistatic packaging. I was able to use 2 of the sticks & the mini-PCI wireless adapter right away & brought a ?Ç£parts?Ç¥ laptop back to a fully functional laptop.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on July 5, 2010 ArsTechnica

Good communication & quick shipping resulted in a flawless deal. I?ÇÖd be happy to trade with Josh again anytime.

~Dave

Paul posted a list of nice stuff in the \"Perpetual Freebies Thread\" in the Agora (Ars Technica) & I indicated that I could use them for inexpensive systems for those who needed them locally. For the cost of shipping Paul shipped 2 x 64mb RDRam, an ASUS 32mb AGP video card, a GeForce 32mb AGP video card, a TNT2 Ultra 32mb AGP video card, HP CD-Writer & a DVD-ROM. Packaging was excellent, as was communication throughout.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on March 13, 2008 ArsTechnica

Traders like Paul are what make the Agora the best classifieds forum around. I wouldn?ÇÖt hesitate to trade with Paul again should the opportunity arise.

~Dave
TangleWeb

I say ?Ç£traded?Ç¥, because Blair was kind enough to answer my plea in the \"Perpetual Freebies Thread\" on the Agora of Ars Technica for small capacity Compact Flash media cards. He sent several Kodak 8MB Compact Flash cards. They arrived very quickly in a padded mailer.

Cross-traded on January 16, 2006 ArsTechnica

Communication was prompt & pleasant, shipping speedy & the price was right! ;-) The trade was his cards for ?Ç£Good Will?Ç¥, aka ?Ç£pay it forward. :-)

There should be more traders like Blair. Recommended Trader.

~Dave

I sold Scott a Linksys BEFSR11 from my FS thread in the Agora.

TangleWeb was the Seller on September 2, 2005 ArsTechnica

Scott PayPal'd so fast I had the money before I even had a chance to read his email! Excellent trader. I would be happy to trade with Scott again anytime.

I bought a Linksys WRT54G router from Jason on the Agora.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 2, 2005 ArsTechnica

Jason posted to another trader's WTB thread looking for a Linksys WRT54G router saying that he had one available. The original poster found one, so I contacted Jason to see if it was still available. We came to terms via email & Jason?ÇÖs were prompt & clear. Jason was willing to wait for me to sell my old router & some other stuff to come up with the funds. I sent PayPal & Jason shipped. I received the router very quickly. I set it up & couldn?ÇÖt get it to pick up an ip address from my ISP. I notified Jason immediately & called Linksys for troubleshooting. It ended up being a MAC address issue resolved by some advanced black magic (MAC address cloning), Jason responded promptly with the same advice Linksys had given, though much more concise :-) Jason clearly has networking skills.

I would be happy to trade with Jason again anytime.

~Dave

James needed a 10/100 switch & posted in the \"Perpetual Freebies Thread in the Agora. I had an 8-port 3COM & needed a small USB thumb drive. James sent out a 2GB thumb drive & I sent the switch. By agreement, James covered most of the shipping for the switch.

Cross-traded on April 30, 2009 ArsTechnica

A very smooth deal all \'round. Prompt pleasant communication, quick shipping & good followup. I would trade with James again anytime.

~Dave

I had a thread up in the Agora looking for some old skool NES & SNES game cartridges to use with an FC-TWIN & Matt posted that he had a spare original Mario Brothers/Duck Hunt that he was willing to part with. Matt shipped & I sent PayPal.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on November 22, 2008 ArsTechnica

A pleasant & smooth deal all \'round. I\'d be happy to trade with Matt again anytime.

~Dave

I purchased some memory & a CPU from Derek

TangleWeb was the Buyer on May 26, 2002 ArsTechnica

Another buyer had dibs on the CPU, but released it. Derek had excellent communication throughout this transaction. I PayPal\'d & Derek shipped. The item arrived very well packaged, as described & Derek included an extra fan for the Slot 1 CPU & heatsink compound. I highly recommend pHaestus & would be happy to do business with him again.

Brian was kind enough to offer some stuff for the cost of shipping to Ars members who were subscriptors or centurions. I took him up on his offer & he sent me 2 ISA NICs, 2-28.8 modems & a 2-button PS\2 mouse. I sent non CC PayPal to cover shipping.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on January 31, 2003 ArsTechnica

Communication was top-notch as was his packaging. I wish I received all shipments this fast! Bruno is a very generous Forum Member & an excellent trader. Highly recommended trader.

Well, this is like deal number 10 with Tom... :-) I got a nice Iomega CD burner & a couple of floppies.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on June 11, 2004 ArsTechnica

As always, communication is prompt as was the shipping. Packaging was first rate. No doubt there will be other deals.

Recommended trader!

~Dave

I purchased several items from Ricky. The whole transaction started with his generosity. He posted to my thread offering to send a microphone at no charge, other than shipping for an aspiring young singer wanting to record herself on the PC. He then put up a FS thread of his own that had several items I needed. A scanner, cordless phone, etc. I paid via PayPal.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 22, 2002 ArsTechnica

Ricky shipped right away. The items were extremely well packaged & Ricky even included a couple of games at no charge! (Retail, still sealed in original shrink-wrap!)

Great transaction, great communication! I would not hesitate to do business with Ricky again. Highly recommended.

I had a WTB thread up looking for some SDRam & Ian responded with an offer of a couple of sticks. A deal was reached by email, I PayPal\'d & Ian shipped. This is probably my fastest deal ever; great communication & very fast shipping. Packaging was first rate as well.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on February 5, 2004 ArsTechnica

I would be happy to trade with Ian again anytime.

~Dave

I had a WTB thread up on the Agora looking for a SmartMedia card & George PM'd me with an offer of a 128mb card. I PayPal'd & George shipped First Class. I received the card very quickly.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on October 25, 2005 ArsTechnica

Good communication & fast shipping. I would be happy to trade with George any time.

~Dave

Will had up a FS thread & I was interested in 3 NICs & a CD-RW drive he had up; we negotiated by e-mail, Will's e-mails were always prompt & pleasant, we reached an agreement including a couple of older socket 7 CPUs that I needed as well. I PayPal?ÇÖd & Will shipped. I received the package very quickly, it was well packaged & Will had even thrown in some 72-pin SIMMs to sweeten the trade.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 19, 2003 ArsTechnica

Great trade overall; I would be happy to trade with Will any time.

~Dave

I posted a thread looking for a HS\Fan assembly for a slot 1 processor. Ian said he had one on a CPU that had failed & offered to send it for the cost of shipping. I accepted gladly. Then he explained that he hadn''t set up PayPal with his new Checking account, so sent the whole thing AT NO CHARGE.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 18, 2002 ArsTechnica

Ian embodies what good trading is all about!

I owe you one Ian!

I have always said that the difference between average traders & excellent traders is how they handle trades where difficulties occur. Chris handled this ?Ç£difficult trade?Ç¥ with grace & patience. I posted a WTB thread on the Agora looking for a Socket A board to replace a failed board in a system. Chris posted with an offer of an MSI K7T266 Pro, Volcano 6 HS & 256mb stick of Crucial DDR RAM. He believed the board to be good, but the CPU installed had fried. I was to test the board & once I verified that the board was good, send PayPal. I received the board very quickly & as always, Chris?ÇÖs packaging is second-to-none. Initial testing indicated that the board was bad & I emailed Chris informing him of this fact. Due to circumstances in my personal life I didn?ÇÖt perform further testing until MUCH later, almost 3 weeks in fact. In the interim I ordered a new Socket A board & PSU from Newegg to use in further testing & once I performed the additional testing, I found that the board I bought from Chris was in fact good, it was the PSU that had failed, even though it passed a rudimentary test with an ATX Power Supply Tester.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on October 22, 2005 ArsTechnica

Chris stayed in constant communication throughout the process & was very patient, even though his circumstances were such that the proceeds from this board were to offset the cost of upgrades in one of his systems.

I would trade with Chris any time & I highly recommend him to others.

~Dave

I purchased a couple of older 56k v.90 ISA modems from Pete. I paid with PayPal.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on September 11, 2002 ArsTechnica

Smooth transaction. Good communication. Pete shipped quickly & the modems were packaged well. I would be happy do business with Pete anytime.

Jack had a FS thread up on the Agora with a pair of Crucial PC2100 DDR DIMM?ÇÖs, 2engels dibs?ÇÖd them for me knowing that I was looking for some (thanks Mike :-) & emailed me. I emailed Jack (vernefrax) & we made the deal. I PayPal?ÇÖd & Jack shipped. I received the RAM in short order.

TangleWeb was the Buyer on August 26, 2005 ArsTechnica

I would be happy to trade with Jack again any time.

~Dave