Trade References

[WastelandDan]

One of the biggest problems with gaming as a hobby is that often games with high initial price tags do not have much replay value. Many people have qualms about selling games they paid fifty or sixty dollars for to EB/Gamestop and receiving a pittance for them, not to mention the fact that the used game system run by EB/Gamestop is directly harmful to the industry. Because of this, a number of people have opted to use this forum to trade games. I myself am one of them.

Trading games can be a somewhat nervewracking ordeal though. Many of us have never met each other, and the thought of sending a game through the mail to a stranger and receiving nothing in return can be very discouraging. To combat this, I am creating this thread in order to generate a list of positive or negative referrals. If you have had a good trade experience, please list the person you have traded with, and leave a brief comment about your experience. I will then compile all of the references into a master list. Hopefully this will encourage future trades amongst members and strengthen the community at the same time.

When making your comments I ask that you be civil and fair minded. If you have something discouraging to say about someone you attempted to trade with, please be considerate. In order to get the ball rolling, I will list the first referral.

Edit: This list will also accept references dealing with money transactions. If you have bought or sold a game here, please include the following catagory: "Form of Payment".

Please use the following format when making your referral. By using the format below you save me both time and trouble when transcribing your referral to the master list. Thank you for your consideration!
The italicized questions are for clarification purposes.

Grading System
Terrible
Poor
Good
Great
Excellent

Catagories
Communication: Did you have any problems communicating with the person you traded with?
Quality: Was the quality of the product on par with what was described/promised?
Time Elapsed: How long did it take for the product to arrive? Was the product sent out in a timely manner?
*Form of Payment: How did you receive/send your payment for the item? (regular mail, UPS, FedEx, etc.) What form was the payment in? (cash, check, paypal, etc.) Were there any issues?
Overall Experience: What are your general feelings about the entire experience?

*Use Form of Payment only if you purchased or sold an item as opposed to trading an item.



Master List of Referrals

WastelandDan (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=430) traded with Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252)

Communication: Excellent
"There were no miscommunications or misunderstandings."

Quality: Excellent
"The product that arrived was in the condition that was promised."

Time Elapsed: Great
"The product arrived in roughly a week and was shipped out on the promised date."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"The entire process went smoothly and was a complete success."
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YoungAlCapone (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=182) traded with LarsenNET (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3757)

Communication: Excellent
"Completely unhitched, was a pleasure."

Quality: Excellent
"Works perfectly, manual and box in good condition."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"made the deal on a Thursday and was playing it by saturday evening."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"Wonderful."
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YoungAlCapone (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=182) traded with Smashism (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=5722)

Communication: Excellent
"PMed with the details I needed, prompt responses, nice guy to boot."

Quality: Excellent
"The only way it could be nicer is if it was still factory wrapped, perfect condition."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Made the deal Friday evening, recieved my game tuesday afternoon."

Overall: Excellent
"Would trade with him again any time."
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LiquidRain (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3343) sold to Tyrant (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=13)

Communication: Excellent
"Informed me when he got the game."

Quality: Excellent
"Well, all I got was money, so yes, quality was excellent."

Time Elapsed: "1 day to payment, I think it was 4 days till he got the game."

Form of Payment: "Paypal, shipped Canada Post XpressPost. (tracking #, fast)"

Overall Experience: Excellent
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Adam Blue (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=105) traded with Kefkataran (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=2409)

Communication: Excellent

Quality: Excellent

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Unknown how that worked. I was in Brazil at the time, and I know he didn't have any complaints about shipping. I say Excellent."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"Worth trading/buying/selling with."
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Adam Blue (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=105) bought from Grimmjow (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=4957)

Communication: Excellent
"We PMed back and forth within a small time frame and ironed everything out."

Quality: Excellent
"Came in video card box, installed and ran perfectly."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"He shipped on Friday, I got it on Monday. That's Excellent."

Form of Payment: "Paypal."

Overall: Excellent
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Disgustipated (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=7875) twice.

Communication: Excellent
"Hell, it's how we became friends was talking on MSN about our trades."

Quality: Excellent
"All stuff traded was in the exact condition mentioned."

Time Elapsed: Good
"My only gripe. He had great excuses though. He was very honest and always kept me up to date. So I can't whine too much."

Overall: Excellent
"He's trustworthy."
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Grimmjow (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=4957)

Communication: Excellent
"Kept in touch with PMs and MSN."

Quality: Excellent

Time Elapsed: Great

Overall: Excellent
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Evil Avatar (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=1)

Communication: Great
"PM'd me when proper."

Quality: Excellent
"The game was FACTORY WRAPPED."

Time Elapsed: Great

Overall: Excellent
"Does the site justice."
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with WastelandDan (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=430)

Communication: Great
"Always pm'd me when proper."

Quality: Excellent

Time Elapsed: Excellent

Overall: Excellent
"Went smooth as silk."
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Violentp69 (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=957)

Communication: Great
"PMs could be more detailed, but tis a minor gripe."

Quality: Excellent

Time Elapsed: Excellent

Overall: Excellent
"Great trader."
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Sandman (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=8141)

Communication: Great

Quality: Great

Time Elapsed: Excellent

Overall: Excellent
"He was my first trade on EvAv, and I fucked up the trade more or less. Instead of sidekicking me into oblivion, he was really cool and understanding. I think I traded with him again, and the next time was perfect on both sides."
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Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252) traded with Joshkdmw (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=8843)

Communication: Excellent
"PMs were very detailed."

Quality: Great

Time Elapsed: Excellent

Overall: Excellent
"My disciple pleases me with his honesty."
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Smashism (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=5722) traded with YoungAlCapone (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=182)

Communication: Excellent
"Quick, easy and painless in everyway."

Quality: Excellent
"Adult owned for sure, like new condition."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Everything happened in a few days, couldnt have been faster."

Overall: Excellent
"Would trade again for sure."
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Shunoshi (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=8924) traded with Ultima Thulian (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=3252)

Communication: Excellent
"Everything went smooth as silk."

Quality: Excellent
"Everything was in great condition and anyone who says duct tape doesn't kick ass has never gotten a big box sent to them by Ultima."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Everything was done within a week."

Overall: Excellent
"No complaints."
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Hellbug (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=2793) traded with Jromero (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=952)

Communication: Excellent
"No problems in this area."

Quality: Excellent
"Not a single problem, brand new condition of the game."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Arrived after only 4 days, I was expecting at least a week."

Overall: Excellent
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Kielaran (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=14043) bought from Borthcollective (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=6130)

Communication: Excellent
"All details were hashed out through PMs, without any miscommunication."

Quality: Excellent
"The product that arrived was in the condition that was promised."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"The product arrived promptly. He game me the UPS tracking code so I could follow it."

Form of Payment: "Paypal."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"It was prompt and I would enjoy buying from him again."
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Saracen Pariah (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=7810) bought from Grimmjow (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=4957)

Communication: Excellent
"Kept in touch with PMs and e-mails through EvAv."

Quality: Excellent
"Video card and RAM were clean and in near-mint condition."

Time Elapsed: Great
"Received items in very short time. Also, they were well-packaged for shipping."

Form of Payment: "Handled through paypal."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"I'd trade/sell/buy with Grimmjow anytime."

[WastelandDan]

If any of you have any suggestions about formatting, changing the grading structure, or adding or removing catagories please post them here. This is a work in progress!

[Slack3r78]

I'm not too big into the trading scene, but isn't this more or less what Heatware and the like are for?

[WastelandDan]

I actually hadn't heard about Heatware before. In any case, I think it wouldn't be out of the question to have our own referral system as opposed to using an outside source if there's enough interest to begin with.

[YoungAlCapone]

LarsenNET, sent me a copy of Dead Rising for Table Tennis.

Communication: Completely unhitched, was a pleasure.

Quality: Works perfectly, manual and box in good condition.

Time: made the deal on a Thursday and was playing it by saturday evening.

Overall: Wonderful.

[Slack3r78]

I actually hadn't heard about Heatware before. In any case, I think it wouldn't be out of the question to have our own referral system as opposed to using an outside source if there's enough interest to begin with.
Understandable. I've only heard of it from hanging out on other forums. Either way, a standardized way of handling this that's accepted by the general community is only a Good Thing™.

[WastelandDan]

I like the way YoungAlCapone boiled down the catagories, as I had been afraid they were too wordy. Again, formatting suggestions are appreciated!

[fitbabits]

Per WastelandDan's request, I'm stickying this. It's a great idea, I think.

[DeathtollWRX]

What about things you've sold to other users?

[WastelandDan]

I think that it would be appropriate to list sale references as well, although I ask that you include a note saying what the payment method was. For example, did the person send a check in the mail or did they use paypal to wire the money to you directly.

Edit: The master post has been updated and we now invite those of you who have bought or sold items to make a referral! Please note that the list of grading catagories has changed to reflect this.

[WastelandDan]

If you have conducted a trade or sale through these forums, please post a referral! This thread has been created for your benefit and cannot serve its purpose without your participation!

[LiquidRain]

LiquidRain sold a game to Tyrant
Communication: Excellent. Informed me when he got the game.
Quality: Well, all I got was money, so yes, quality was excellent. :)
Time Elapsed: 1 day to payment, I think it was 4 days till he got the game.
Form of Payment: Paypal, shipped Canada Post XpressPost. (tracking #, fast)
Overall Experience: Excellent.

[Adam Blue]

Kefkataran and I traded 360 games.
Communication: Excellent.
Quality: Excellent.
Time Elapsed: Unknown how that worked. I was in Brazil at the time, and I know he didn't have any complaints about shipping. I say Excellent.
Overall Experience: Excellent. Worth trading/buying/selling with.

G35TwinTurbo sold me a Video Card
Communication: Excellent. We PMed back and forth within a small time frame and ironed everything out.
Quality: Excellent. Came in video card box, installed and ran perfectly.
Time Elapsed: He shipped on Friday, I got it on Monday. That's Excellent.
Form of Payment: Paypal
Overall: Excellent.

[Ultima Thulian]

Great idea good sir. I'm big on the trading scene here at EvAv...I've probably done more than ten trades (though I can't remember them all). I never been burnt. I think that speaks volumes about our community.

[Ultima Thulian]

Here's my list...done from memory. If I traded with you, and forgot to add you, PM with details and I'll add you.

Disgustipated: Several things traded. Games mostly. Some were pricey boxsets.
Communication: Excellent. Hell, it's how we became friends was talking on MSN about our trades.
Quality: Excellent. All stuff traded was in the exact condition mentioned.
Time: Good. My only gripe. He had great excuses though. He was very honest and always kept me up to date. So I can't whine too much.
Overall: Excellent. He's trustworthy.

Disgustipated: Same as above...this is the second trade.

Disgustipated: Third trade went well, though took some time.

G35TwinTurbo: Traded games
Communication: Excellent. Kept in touch with PMs and MSN.
Quality: Excellent.
Time: Great.
Overall: Excellent.

Evil Avatar: Traded game
Communication: Great. PM'd me when proper.
Quality: Excellent. The game was FACTORY WRAPPED.
Time: Great.
Overall: Excellent. Does the site justice.

Wasteland Dan: Traded game(s).
Communication: Great. Always pm'd me when proper.
Quality: Excellent.
Time: Excellent.
Overall: Excellent. Went smooth as silk.

violentp69: Traded games
Communication: Great. PMs could be more detailed, but tis a minor gripe.
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent. Great trader.

violentp69: Excellent. Hard to complain about a free copy of Psychonauts.

Sandman: Traded games
Communication: Great.
Quality: Great.
Time: Excellent.
Overall: Excellent. He was my first trade on EvAv, and I fucked up the trade more or less. Instead of sidekicking me into oblivion, he was really cool and understanding. I think I traded with him again, and the next time was perfect on both sides.

joshkdmw: Traded games...I think. Can't remember.
Communication: Excellent. PMs were very detailed.
Quality: Great.
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent. My disciple pleases me with his honesty.

shunoshi: Traded games
Communication: Excellent.
Quality: Excellent.
Time: Excellent.
Overall: Excellent.

Instapete: money
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Smoof: games
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Alexious: money
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Joshkdmw: money
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Pigeon: Trade
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Kamalot: Freebie
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Spaceman spiff: Wii
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent

Kelegacy: DS games
Communication: Excellent
Quality: Excellent
Time: Excellent
Overall: Excellent






Now there are trades I can remember, but I can't recall the names. I'm bad at remembering names. If you traded this shit with me, lemme know and I'll add you to the list. Every trade I've had on EvAv has been positive, so your addition will be positive too.



I traded Sonic Mega Collection for Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Who was it?


Again, if you recall trading with me, but aren't listed, PM ME!

[Grimmjow]

this is an awesome idea, would it was more...unified like rating numbers like CAG...but anything is good.

[WastelandDan]

this is an awesome idea, would it was more...unified like rating numbers like CAG...but anything is good.

I just want to restate that if any of you guys have suggestions for how this list should be formatted, please send me a PM and let me know. The purpose of this list is to serve the community, and since you all are the community, by letting me know what information you'd like to know and how you want it to be presented we can make this list more useful.

Thank you for your continued support and referrals. If you know of anyone who has conducted a trade but hasn't posted a referral here, please encourage them to do so!

[divinechaos]

I can't remember who I traded with, I think it was Joshkdmw once and then... fuck... I forget who but they were all great transactions. If the people who I traded with remember me, then write one of these.

[YoungAlCapone]

I recently had a wonderful experience trading with Smashism.

YoungAlCapone (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=182) traded with Smashism (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=5722)

Communication: Excellent
PMed with the details I needed, prompt responses, nice guy to boot.

Quality: Excellent
The only way it could be nicer is if it was still factory wrapped, perfect condition.

Time Elapsed: Excellent
Made the deal Friday evening, recieved my game tuesday afternoon.

Overall: Excellent
Would trade with him again any time.

[smashism]

Evil Avatar has the best trading community. I'm more of the lurker/reader type but I've managed to make 3 successful (perhaps more now that I think about it) since I became a member here.
anyways most recent:

youngalcapone traded Rainbow Six: Vegas with me for Forza 2
Communication: Excellent
"Quick, easy and painless in everyway"

Quality: Excellent
"Adult owned for sure, like new condition."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"Everything happened in a few days, couldnt have been faster"

Overall: Excellent
"Would trade again for sure"

[shunoshi]

I traded Disgaea 2 to Ultima Thulian for a copy of Guitar Hero.

Communication: Excellent
Everything went smooth as silk.

Quality: Excellent
Everything was in great condition and anyone who says duct tape doesn't kick ass has never gotten a big box sent to them by Ultima.

Time Elapsed: Excellent
Everything was done within a week.

Overall: Excellent
No complaints

[Kagger]

I bought a Gamecube controller from Pseudopseudo. Fast shipping, excellent service. the C-stick seemed spotty on either the left or right, but never a problem. Overall, I give the him Excellent rating.

[Ultima Thulian]

Everything was in great condition and anyone who says duct tape doesn't kick ass has never gotten a big box sent to them by Ultima.


Damn right. I duct taped the hell out of that thing!

[WastelandDan]

I bought a Gamecube controller from Pseudopseudo. Fast shipping, excellent service. the C-stick seemed spotty on either the left or right, but never a problem. Overall, I give the him Excellent rating.

Please use the referral formatting that's presented in the initial post in this thread. While I could put together a referral based on what you said, the system is designed so that there is little to no interpretation on my part when a referral is created, avoiding questions of unfairness or unnecessary/inappropriate editing on my part that could arise later down the road.

[violentp]

Hey Ultima, your gift goes out tomorrow. Sorry about the delay, busy days, ya know?

[Grimmjow]

Where is all my references ya bastids!

I've been thinking of some type of rating system, I will PM Evil to see if its possible....

[Hellbug]

jromero traded 360 games with me.
Communication: Excellent.
No problems in this area.

Quality: Excellent.
Not a single problem, brand new condition of the game.

Time Elapsed: Excellent.
Arrived after only 4 days, I was expecting at least a week.

Overall: Excellent.

[Hellbug]

I'm so glad the server is getting revamped at the end of the month... :mad:

[Disgustipated]

Hey Ultima, your gift goes out tomorrow. Sorry about the delay, busy days, ya know?

Thank you Violent. ;)

Anyways, I've gotta put my trade references up...

[Ultima Thulian]

Hey Ultima, your gift goes out tomorrow. Sorry about the delay, busy days, ya know?

Yay! :) Add that to the freebie I won in Kam's contest, and I ain't doin' too bad for myself.

And Grimmjow, I referenced you. You were an excellent trader!

[Kielaran]

Kielaran (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=430) traded with Borthcollective (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=3252)

I bought Shadowrun, using Paypal

Communication: Excellent
"All details were hashed out through PMs, without any miscommunication."

Quality: Excellent
"The product that arrived was in the condition that was promised."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"The product arrived promptly. He game me the UPS tracking code so I could follow it."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"It was prompt and I would enjoy buying from him again."

[Saracen Pariah]

Here's Mine:

Saracen bought from G35TwinTurbo (now Grimmjow)

Communication: Excellent. Kept in touch with PMs and e-mails through EvAv.
Quality: Excellent. Video card and RAM were clean and in near-mint condition.
Time: Great. Received items in very short time. Also, they were well-packaged for shipping.
Overall: Excellent. I'd trade/sell/buy with Grimmjow anytime.
Payment: Handled through paypal.

[WastelandDan]

thanks for listing references all, I'll be sure to update the list as soon as I get a free moment. Right now I've still got 559 pages of Harry Potter to go so I'm somewhat occupied!

[Kielaran]

Kielaran (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?userid=430) traded with Zurik (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=212)

I bought Overlord, using Paypal

Communication: Excellent
"All details were hashed out through PMs, without any miscommunication."

Quality: Excellent
"The product that arrived was in the wonderful condition."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"The product arrived promptly. He game me the UPS tracking code so I could follow it."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"It was prompt, easy, and I would enjoy buying from him again."

[WastelandDan]

hey guys, just wanted to let you know that as of the server migration I am unable to edit the master post containing the referrals/references. It looks as if I've lost the ability to edit any posts made before the migration, and I've informed Evil and the gang about the problem. Please keep 'em coming and as soon as I'm actually able I'll make sure to update the list!

[Datul]

Red Rum bought an xbox 360 from eth3rton over PayPal

Communication: Excellent
I think I have 50 PMs from the transaction still in my box

Quality: Excellent
Shipped in the original box, in an outer box. All parts there, working. Controllers did need a quick cleaning.

Time Elapsed: Excellent
Damn spiffy, I paid I think on a Monday and had the Xbox by Thurs.

Overall Experience: Excellent
Perfection in intarwebs selling.

[Datul]

And I'm unable to edit my post... Red Rum = Datul now... so umm, yeah. Change as needed.

[WastelandDan]

hey guys, I'm back from vacation and am able to edit the original post once again, so I'll be updating the master list sometime tomorrow. Thanks for continuing to post referrals despite the lack of updates!

[Ultima Thulian]

Thank you good sir. I still say this thread is one of the better ideas for this site in a long time. So good jorb.

[Slack3r78]

Thank you good sir. I still say this thread is one of the better ideas for this site in a long time. So good jorb.

whooooooore

[Abash Alarmist]

So a while back, I did a fairly lareg cleaning of my game stock w/ accessories, etc.

But...the thread with everything in it was deleted...sigh.

[Kagger]

Please use the referral formatting that's presented in the initial post in this thread. While I could put together a referral based on what you said, the system is designed so that there is little to no interpretation on my part when a referral is created, avoiding questions of unfairness or unnecessary/inappropriate editing on my part that could arise later down the road.

My apologies for not reading the original post.

I bought a gamecube controller from Pseudo Pseudo

Communication: Excellent. We arranged the deal through PM's.

Quality: Excellent. I had trouble with the C-stick at first, but that has gone away and it works great.

Time Elapsed: Excellent. I have no memories of there being a delay.

Form of Payment: Excellent. I used paypal.

Overall Experience: Excellent. Pseudo is a great guy to do business with.

[Clark352]

I recently purchased a PS2 from Loki.

Communication: Excellent. Fast communication throughout. Even a follow-up.
Quality: Excellent. Machine is running fine and in good shape.
Time Elapsed: Excellent. Took about a week. Was shipped via UPS.
What form was the payment in? Money Order
Any issues? None.
Overall Experience: BUY/TRADE with confidence! Loki is an asset to the community. He even gave me a free memory card when I inquired about purchasing one off of him. A King among Women.......A Prince among Men.


*Use Form of Payment only if you purchased or sold an item as opposed to trading an item.

[YoungAlCapone]

I just bought Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines and Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Communication: Very good, kept me informed at all times.

Quality: Both games were slightly used but in good condition, I am happy with the condition.

Time: Very prompt like, started dealing on the 24th, received the games by the 29th.

Overall: Very Nice!

[Kielaran]

I just bought Vampire: the Masquerade Bloodlines and Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Communication: Very good, kept me informed at all times.

Quality: Both games were slightly used but in good condition, I am happy with the condition.

Time: Very prompt like, started dealing on the 24th, received the games by the 29th.

Overall: Very Nice!

From who ?

[YoungAlCapone]

From who ?

< = Stupid, that is what happens when you ninja edit like seven times. I bought them from Gambit, and it was a pleasure.

[Gilius Thunderhead]

Swapped games with joshkdmw - my LotR: Tactics for his Magical Starsign.

Catagories
Communication: Communication was great, I find. There was one thing, but that resolved itself more or less on its own anyways.
Quality: Excellent: It walks like a DS game, plays like one, and looks like one too.
Time Elapsed: Good, all considered. It took a few weeks, but between a simple mishap and two weeks to here from Canada by snail mail, I figure he did damned good.
*Form of Payment: Trade.
Overall Experience: I'll call the experience Great. Got in and out clean with what I asked for in a reasonable amount of time, and a few laughs, so I'll call it great.

And that's all she wrote.

[Pigeon]

Just wanted to give big props to Ultima Thulian, great guy to get things from :)

[KIllrazor]

I just bought A Logitech G7 mouse and Logitech DiNovo Keyboard from eth3rton.

Communication: Great. Sent me tracking numbers and kept me informed.

Quality: Perfect condition on both devices.

Time: Everything was quite fast. Since I bought the stuff on a Friday night, I received them on Thursday morning. Good imo.

Overall: Great deal. Would deal again with eth3rton anytime.

[DylonCorp]

InstaPete set me up with Puzzle Quest DS, and gzsfrk had the hooks for DS browser and Starfox Command. Both were excellent in all respects, provided complete games with all instruction manuals AND original advertising inserts. gzsfrk used paypal, and I believe InstaPete did as well.

gzsfrk was even kind enough to provide a DS browser with access to one of his email accounts. ;) Let that a be cautionary tale, on trading or selling anything with... accounts, I guess.

[smashism]

Trade with Kefk, His SupCom: FA for my GoW(360)

Communication: Excellent.
Via emails. Fast, responsive, polite, clear.
Quality: Excellent.
In almost new condition. CDkey never used online. Amazing.
Time Elapsed: Excellent.
Considering the time of year, it got here like lightning!
Overall Experience: I've done trades before with Kefataran, they have all been both a smooth and pleasant experience.
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Trade with joshkdmw. His Metroid Prime for my Paper Mario
Communication: Excellent.
Deal made in about half an hour. Clear and concise.
Quality: Excellent.
Awesome condition. Like new!
Time Elapsed: Excellent.
I made 3 deals in one night. This package was the first to arrive, and it was from canada! Right before Christmas too.
Overall Experience: Excellent.
Quick and painless. Never shipped to Canada before, but there doesn't seem to be a problem.
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Trade with Telefrog. My RS: Vegas(360) for his SupCom: Vanilla
Communication: Excellent.
Smooth. Telefrog didn't care which game I would send him, which threw me off. Interesting fellow.
Quality: Great.
Almost like new quality. Disc was in amazing condition.
Time Elapsed: Excellent.
Fast! Didn't expect it so soon.
Overall Experience: Excellent.
Would trade again!


Nothing went wrong in these trades, but we all insured just in case. I recommend that both trading parties agree to this, just in case.
Oh and US can't insure to Canada and vice-versa.

[Telefrog]

Trade with Telefrog. My RS: Vegas(360) for his SupCom: Vanilla
Communication: Excellent.
Smooth. Telefrog didn't care which game I would send him, which threw me off. Interesting fellow.
Quality: Great.
Almost like new quality. Disc was in amazing condition.
Time Elapsed: Excellent.
Fast! Didn't expect it so soon.
Overall Experience: Excellent.
Would trade again!


Thanks, and right back at ya on all counts!

Seriously, I'd be glad to trade with you again, and can easily recommend you to others.

[Ultima Thulian]

Updated my list. I realize I'm still forgetting many people, so if you traded with me let me know. I never had a sour experience here, so your entry will be positive.

[drakkarim]

I had a game swap with Grifter. My Eternal Sonata for his Blue Dragon & Crackdown. Eternal sonata was sent initially, with the understanding that Crackdown would be sent after he finished with it.

Communication: Initial communication for Blue Dragon half was perfect. Crackdown communication was well, incomplete :) in that it occurred a couple times, but it didn't seem to create progress :) but not intentionally (if you read the calling out grifter thread")

Quality: Both items were of great quality with great packaging.

Time: Blue Dragon was immediate, Crackdown took a while to sort out :)

Overall: Overall i would trade with him again, seems like an honest guy.

[frederec]

I recently purchased a game from Camel.

Communication: Excellent. After we concluded the terms of the sale and I sent the money, there was little communication, but that was mainly because I was out of town for Christmas.

Quality: Excellent. The game was a Playstation 1 game. It plays well (no skipping or hitches), and came with the case and instructions in beautiful condition.

Time elapsed: Excellent. It was in my mail by the time I got back, and it had been sitting there a bit.

Form of payment: Excellent. PayPal. No issues. In fact, I offered him a price for the game, and he countered with a lower amount.

Overall: Excellent. Not a single complaint to be had, everything was great.

[Murtaug]

Purchased an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller and Play & Charge kit from Grimmjow

Communication: Responded quick to my PM about the items.

Quality: Brand new! Everything was still wrapped in the green bags. Also came very well packaged, the box even had a foam cut out for the controller.

Time Elapsed: Speedy as hell. Ordered on Saturday night/Sunday morning and received the following Wednesday.

Form of Payment: Paid via PayPal, Grimmjow shipped using USPS Priority.

Overall Experience: Excellent. Would not think twice about buying from Grimmjow again.

[MelbaToast]

I own 25ish 360 games, almost all of which were purchased from fellow EvAvers. I haven't had a bad experience yet.

Some transactions took longer than others, but the games always arrived and in great shape.

[Scull]

Purchased No More Heroes from Lutheran

Communication: Done entirely in PM. Very responsive and quick.
Quality: Games was in mint, brand new condition. Perfect.
Time Elapsed: Fastest shipping ever. Made payment on a Tuesday, had game on Thursday.
Form of Payment: Paid via Paypal.
Overall Experience: Excellent. Would work with again in an instant.

[J3DI]

Xbox 360 Controller and Charge Kit from: GRIMMJAW
Communication: Excellent - clear and precise
Quality: Excellent; brand new stuff
Time Elapsed: a few days
Form of Payment: cash payment
Overall Experience: Great deal I will probably get all my accessories from him.

Games from:Melba Toast
Communication: Great, considering he's Canadian, but PMs were great and up to date.
Quality: Excellent
Time Elapsed: 2-3 weeks; It is an international postal system... plus Canada sucks
Form of Payment: Trade
Overall Experience: Took awhile but blame Canada - the postal system there sucks! Otherwise great guy to trade with. I've also traded multiple times with this guy... Even though he's Canadian, you can trust him.

stuff (Sony Cybershot) for Games (Bioshock and Orange Box) from:MDOT
Communication: Great
Quality: Excellent
Time Elapsed: A couple days
Form of Payment: trade
Overall Experience: Games are great like new

Purchased Transformers from:DEATHTOLLWRX
Communication: Great
Quality: Good
Time Elapsed: A couple days
Form of Payment: paypal
Overall Experience: Great, he's a standup guy. Will be one of my go to buy/sell/trade guys for awhile.

Traded Games with:Codicier
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: International Trade... takes awhile, not his fault.
Form of Payment: trade
Overall Experience: Greeeaaat!!!

Games from:Murtag
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: Average
Form of Payment: paypal
Overall Experience: Quick sending

Comics with:Heresyte
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: Average
Form of Payment: paypal
Overall Experience: Very good deal

Games with:Wolvie
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: Average
Form of Payment: Trade
Overall Experience: At first he didn't want to give up the goods, but I sweetened the pot... Good trade.

Games with:Kelegacy
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: Average
Form of Payment: Trade
Overall Experience:Good trade! Lets do it again!

Games with:Dr.Finger
Communication: Great
Quality: Great
Time Elapsed: Average
Form of Payment: Trade
Overall Experience:Reds trading with the common people.... I endorse!!!

[Zurik]

Just got Persona 3 from Grimmjow.


Communication: Excellent. Worked it out through IMs.

Quality: Excellent. It seems to be flawless, no marks or scratches, and had the soundtrack and mini comic still with it. Its almost like buying a new game!

Time Elapsed: Excellent. Shipped it out the same day I payed, and it only took 2 days to arrive here.

Overall Experience: I'm very happy to see someone that keeps their games in perfect condition. Definitely recommended to buy from!

[DylonCorp]

DylonCorp bought Super Paper Mario and No More Heroes from Smoof.

Communication: Great, kept me informed during entire process, and gabbed a bit about Zack and Wiki
Quality: Zero scratches on either disc, boxes and instruction manuals in great shape.
Time Elapsed: Ten days, but I asked him not to rush.
Form of Payment: PayPal, but once I took a shower it was fine.
Overall Experience: Games were in, again, AMAZING shape.

Great to do business with, I'll be keeping an eye out for his sales in the future!

[Pigeon]

Bought a PC from Grimmjow (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=4957)

Communication: Excellent, kept in touch with me the whole time.
Quality: Excellent, although I'm still setting stuff up so I may change this ;)
Time Elapsed: Excellent. It took about a week for shipping from CA to MI. Was packaged well and insured.
*Form of Payment: Excellent. PayPal, no issues.
Overall Experience: Very positive! It's scary to send so much to a stranger but everything came through great. I would recommend Grimmjow for any trade/sale!

[benson]

Bought a PS3 controller from DigitalFirefly (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=2410)

Communication: Excellent - PM'd me back quickly.
Quality: Excellent - Exactly as advertised.
Time Elapsed: Excellent - 2 days - Priority Mail was included in the price which was more than fair.
Form of Payment: Excellent - PayPal'd him.
Overall Experience: Excellent - Shortly after I PayPal'd him, he PM'd me back and said it was in the mail. Super transaction.

[mightbe]

Bought a 360 controller and charge kit from Grimmjow the other day:
All things excellent and timely.

[benson]

Bought a PC from Grimmjow (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=4957)

Communication: Excellent - PM'd me back pretty quickly, then followed up with MSN
Quality: Great - The PC is awesome, and considering we bought 4 of them and only one was beat up, that's pretty good.
Time Elapsed: About a week to ship from CA to MN. He was quick on the shipping so it was a week from when we paid.
Form of Payment: PayPal - He was great about fixing the shipping addresses so we wouldn't have to deal with leaving the PCs sit outside at our houses and instead had them shipped to work.
Overall Experience: Excellent - Quick shipping, and a great deal. Can't beat it.

[Disgustipated]

Bought an Xbox 360 controller + Play & charge kit from Grimmjow

Perfect, fast shipping.

Bought 2x 74 GB Seagate Cheetah 15K RPM SCSI HDD's + SCSI controller from Grimmjow

Had some troubles with the drives, one of them is dead, Grimmjow offered to replace it. Otherwise, perfect.

[DigitalFirefly]

Benson (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=21) bought a PS3 Sixaxis controller from me over PayPal

Communication: Excellent - Responded quickly to PMs
Quality: n/a
Time Elapsed: Excellent - PayPal payment was sent very quickly
Overall Experience: Excellent

[Spec]

Grimmjow is everything that the USPS (who delivered my package to the wrong address, then strung me along for 2 days before making me drive to their office to pick it up after they 'recovered it') is not: efficient, polite, courteous, and careful. Other than a few scratches which match up perfectly with the gigantic gouges that marred the box during shipping; the pc is in excellent shape and could not have been a better bargain.

Communication: Excellent,
Quality: Excellent
Time Elapsed: Excellent.
Overall Experience: Excellent

[fitbabits]

Is Grimm still punting PCs?

[pseudopseudo]

I bought Earth Defense Force 2017 (360) and Viva Pinata (360) from AntB .

Communication: After the initial PM on the site, we traded e-mails back and forth - he was always quick to respond. (Excellent)
Quality: The quality was exactly as he described in his post. (Excellent)
Time Elapsed: It took about a week to get from where he was to where I am, but he provided a tracking number when he shipped it out, so I knew where the package was at all times. (Excellent)
Form of Payment: I paid with PayPal - the only issue was that I had to wire money to my PayPal account from my bank account, and it took a couple of days. (Excellent)
Overall Experience: Definitely no problems. I'd recommend AntB to anyone. (Excellent)

[DigitalFirefly]

Traded a pair of headphones and cash to bapenguin for a grab bag of goodies.

Communication: Excellent - Won't stop calling my house
Quality: Excellent - Even the used stuff looked new (except for the t-shirts, they had pit stains)
Time Elapsed: Excellent - Traded in person, he could have drove fast to get there I guess. Made me wait a couple days to trade.
Overall Experience: Excellent - Overall I'd trade again, but next time I'm brining mace in case he tries anything funny.

[CaptStu]

Digital, how does Bap's shit smell and tase? Your face is too far up his ass. :)

[Cha-Ka]

Thanks to WastelanDan for creating and maintaining this thread. Allow me to contribute:

I bought 3 blu-ray movies from Grimmjow

Communication: Excellent
"Returned my PMs quickly"

Quality: Excellent
"All three movies were in great shape and were like-new."

Time Elapsed: Excellent
"I received the movies within three days of payment"

Form of Payment: "Handled through paypal."

Overall Experience: Excellent
"I would gladly deal with Grimmjow again in the future"

[Purple Santa]

Ant B: Great to deal with. Bought Dead Rising and it was in great condition as he stated. Game came quickly, excellent communicator. Would recommend highly!

[DeathtollWRX]

J3diCommunication: Great, kept me informed during entire process
Quality: Zero scratches on either disc, boxes and instruction manuals in great shape.
Time Elapsed: 3 to 4 days
Form of Payment: Trade
Overall Experience: Games were in, again, AMAZING shape.
J3di rules and everyone should do business like this.

[DeathtollWRX]

Sold stuff to Jedi and to Elvio and received prompt payment
Communication was excellent for both
Paypal was form of payment for both

Elvio and Jedi are awsome. I hope J3di gets his money back from that other guy.

[asimonk]

I bought Earth Defense Force 2017 (360) and Viva Pinata (360) from AntB .

Communication: After the initial PM on the site, we traded e-mails back and forth - he was always quick to respond. (Excellent)
Quality: The quality was exactly as he described in his post. (Excellent)
Time Elapsed: It took about a week to get from where he was to where I am, but he provided a tracking number when he shipped it out, so I knew where the package was at all times. (Excellent)
Form of Payment: I paid with PayPal(Excellent)
Overall Experience: Definitely no problems. I'd recommend AntB to anyone. (Excellent)

What he said, except it was Gears of War and Oblivion for me. It also had the side effect of me reactivating my PayPal and no longer being yellow. But yea. He's cool in my book.

[Mortis]

Bought a 360 audio dongle from Grimmjow. Dude is like evav-mart, everything was perfect (price, communication, shipping speed). Do not hesitate to deal with Grimmjow.

[jromero]

Traded 360 games with Hellbug

Communication: Excellent - It was pretty clear cut. He wanted R6: Vegas, I wanted Dead Rising. Simple, simple.

Quality: Excellent. Just as he described

Time Elapsed: Excellent. Arrived earlier than I expected

Form of Payment: No payment, even trade

Overall Experience: Excellent. First time trading with anyone on the site. Glad it went smoothly. He's a keeper. :)

[DigitalFirefly]

Sold a copy of Advanced Wars for the DS to Baron Samedi

Communication: Excellent communication, prompt response to PMs
Quality: n/a
Time Elapsed: n/a
Form of Payment: Paypal
Overall Experience: Excellent

[Murtaug]

Traded World of Warcraft card game items with joshkdmw

Communication: Excellent, through PMs, everything was always responded to.
Quality: Items came in working order as he described.
Time Elapsed: A bit over a week.
Overall: Excellent. First item for item trade with a fellow EvAver, went off without a hitch. Would gladly trade with him again.

[Variable Gear]

I just received Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn from Halo 32 yesterday.

Communication: Excellent, through PMs, everything was always responded to.
Quality: Items came in working order as he described.
Time Elapsed: A bit over a week.
Overall: Would gladly trade with him again.

Received Dragon Quest VIII from Murtaug today.

Communication: Excellent, through PMs, everything was always responded to.
Quality: Items came in working order as he described.
Time Elapsed: A bit over a week.
Overall: Would think about trading with him again.

Got The Word Ends With You from Kamalot a while ago...

Communication: Excellent, through PMs, everything was always responded to.
Quality: Items came in working order as he described. Even the extras!
Time Elapsed: A bit over a week.
Overall: Would buy from him again.

[Mattism]

I just received Condemned 2 from Norse.

Communication: We quick to respond
Quality: Items came in working order as he described.
Time Elapsed: About 2 weeks (Due to him living in Norway).
Overall: Would gladly trade with him again.

[J3DI]

Updated my trade references (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1262891&postcount=59), let me know if I left anyone out... Last month was pretty big for trading.

[Kryopsis]

Just got Gears of War from MelbaToast.

Communication: Excellent. Will certainly continue talking to MelbaToast post-trade.
Quality: Excellent. CD and manual in pristine condition. Nothing more to ask.
Time Elapsed: Two weeks. Acceptable considering he lives on Hoth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoth).
Overall: Excellent. This was my first time trading here and I am completely satisfied. Hope he enjoys the game I sent him as much as I know I'll enjoy GoW.

[LunaticJedi]

Just got Resident Evil 4 (Wii) from Lutheran.

Communication: Excellent. Very quickly responded to PM's and was extremely nice and helpful.
Quality: Absolutely perfect. The game was still brand new when he sent it over.
Time Elapsed: I got the game delivered within 2-3 days of ordering it, so fantastic!
Overall: Nothing but top class, I would recommend Lutheran to everyone here on EvAv =)

[Knightsaber]

Just got Jeanne D'arc from Kelegacy. (Sweet game.)


Communication: Excellent. It's m-f'in Kelegacy, he won't leave ya in the dark.
Quality: Perfect. Even has the PS3 ad in the case with it. :)
Time Elapsed: A little less than a week, considering the 4th in there, fast as can be.
Overall: Excellent. This would be my first EA trade and I'll do it again if I see something else I must have.

[Variable Gear]

Got Ico and ZOE2 from HALO 32.

Communication: Excellent. He even let me know that the games were shipping late.
Quality: Perfect. Even has the receipt when from he bought them.
Time Elapsed: A little more than a week..
Overall: Excellent. This was my second exchange with HALO 32, he's a nice guy.

[drakkarim]

trade my Uncharted Drake's Fortune for Datul's GTA4 (PS3)

Communication: no issues, just the right amount.
Quality: perfect packaging, game was flawless
Time Elapsed: 3 days total
Form of Payment: none, trade
Overall Experience: Excellent

[Datul]

trade my Uncharted Drake's Fortune for Datul's GTA4 (PS3)

Communication: no issues, just the right amount.
Quality: perfect packaging, game was flawless
Time Elapsed: 3 days total
Form of Payment: none, trade
Overall Experience: Excellent

Same thing. Good to deal with, got the game in 3 days. Everything exactly as described.

[Texas Speed]

I bought Soul Calibur IV from HALO 32, and couldn't be happier

Communication was Excellent

Quality was Excellent, like I bought it brand new

Time Elapsed was a week, so I'll say Great

Payed with Paypal, no problems

Overall was Excellent, great experience

[Dellamore]

Recently (well, about a month ago) purchased Rez from Tayaya and this past Sunday I bought a psp from Lutheran. Both were received faster than I expected and in perfect condition. Excellent in every category.

[divinechaos]

Got GH2+ 2 Guitars from Veregon

Communication: Very quick to respond to my PMs.
Quality: Like new... Literally.
Time Elapsed: Less than a week, I was extremely happy.
How did you receive/send your payment for the item? USPS, 2 Day Shipping
What form was the payment in? PayPal
Were there any issues? Not at all
Overall Experience: Excellent, the only bump I hit was that one of the guitars wasn't working for like 10 minutes but for some reason it fixed itself and now I'm playing it non-stop.

Got an original PS and games from CRASHTARD.
Comm: All PMs were responded to quickly.
Quality: A bit dirty, expected since it was in a box unused. But it works great!
Shipping: Took less than a week, everything was in place. No issues at all.
Exp: Would buy from him again. Thanks a lot!

[Kelegacy]

I kinda wish we had some sort of feedback feature in the forums like CheapAssGamer has (similar to eBay). I've traded with so many people I've lost track. And all of it has been very good. I love dealing with EvAvers.

[Adam Blue]

Just got my stuff yesterday from Halo 32. All around excellent.

[Purple Santa]

I kinda wish we had some sort of feedback feature in the forums like CheapAssGamer has (similar to eBay). I've traded with so many people I've lost track. And all of it has been very good. I love dealing with EvAvers.

I agree. I have dealt with many on here, great transactions all of them. Adding another now...

Crashtard: Great communication, let me know the items was being shipped late due to finding the box for the guitar. He didn't want to ship it in just any box. Much appreciated. Shipped priority which was cool. Highly recommend.

[PsychoticVile]

I think this is a good idea too but at some point to make it work it will need consolidated into a searchable database. It will be really hard to go through one long post trying to pick out each individual recommendation for someone.

[Wonda Mic]

Communication: Speedy, and clear responses.
Quality: In the original box, with all the parts required.
Time Elapsed: One day.
Form of Payment: United States Postal service
What form was the payment in? Paypal - No issues
Overall Experience: Excellent in every way.


Some Ghost

[Wonda Mic]

I think this is a good idea too but at some point to make it work it will need consolidated into a searchable database. It will be really hard to go through one long post trying to pick out each individual recommendation for someone.

In most browsers, you can press Ctrl+F, and it will bring up a search bar. Put the name into it, and if it is on the page you are viewing, it will highlight it and go to it.

[Whimbrel]

Bought Wii from Halo32

Communication: Excellent - friendly, helpful, and clear
Quality: Looks like new to me
Time Elapsed: A bit over a week.
Overall: Excellent. All I did was send a Paypal payment, but Halo32 came through like a champ. I would not hesitate to buy anything from him.

[Chimpbot]

I traded a copy of LittleBigPlanet for Resistance 2 with drakkarim.

Communication: Quick and responsive, just the way I like it.

Quality: To put it simply, I would have thought it was brand new if it wasn't for the lack of shrink wrap.

Time Elapsed: Everything was shored up in about a week, at most. No complaints on that.

Overall, it was easily one of the smoothest transactions I've ever had. Drakkarim...if you ever have anything else you want to trade, I'm definitely game!

[drakkarim]

per above...

I traded a copy of Resistance 2 for a new sealed LittleBigPlanet with Chimpbot.

Communication: excellent

Quality: I would have thought it was brand new if it wasn't for the shrink wrap being in the way... oh wait, it WAS brand new.

Time Elapsed: excellent

Great communication, great packaging, perfect transaction. I was hesitant at first since his address is a PO Box, but i figure if you can't trust an orange at EvAv, who can you trust. :) don't hesitate to trade with him if the opportunity arises.

[Jotoco]

I bought a CD-KEY for WotLK from Chimpbot.

Excellent, quick and clean.

I just asked for the cd-key and it worked. Nothing more to it.