Bad Trader Reports
Username: Alwyn
Status: active
Created: April 26, 2000 at 9:29am (EDT)
We agreed to a trade in November of 1999. He was to send Settlers 2 with manual, but no box, and I was to send Earthsiege 1 CIBU. I knew that he stated on his UGTZ page that the South African mail service was lousy, and that he had no problem sending his game first. He had enough international trades, and good enough ratings that I thought it would be OK to cross ship. BIG MISTAKE.... About 6 weeks later, Settlers 2 shows up (at least he made _some_ effort I guess) with no manaul as he had promised. On top of that, the CD had a huge crack across it, only because it was shipped stuck inside a manilla enevelope (not even inside a jewel case...8+( I contacted him and explained what had happened, and he told me that his brother had lost the manual and it actually his brother that had shipped the CD. (I had made the trade with Alwyn, NOT with his brother.)We agreed on a further trade to even things out, but he's fallen off the face of the earth, and has not returned emails since the New Years. I've been trading games for years now, and have recieved a few games that were shipped with questionable efforts made to protect them, but this exchange was by far the worst. This is my first (and hopefully last) Bad Trader Report, and realistically, I'm only out a game that is 6 or 7 years old. I just wanted to pass this on, and if anyone ever trades with this guy.... WAIT TO GET YOUR GAME BEFORE YOU SHIP! (You just might be glad you did...)
Reported By: G_Prime
Status: active
Created: April 26, 2000 at 9:29am (EDT)
We agreed to a trade in November of 1999. He was to send Settlers 2 with manual, but no box, and I was to send Earthsiege 1 CIBU. I knew that he stated on his UGTZ page that the South African mail service was lousy, and that he had no problem sending his game first. He had enough international trades, and good enough ratings that I thought it would be OK to cross ship. BIG MISTAKE.... About 6 weeks later, Settlers 2 shows up (at least he made _some_ effort I guess) with no manaul as he had promised. On top of that, the CD had a huge crack across it, only because it was shipped stuck inside a manilla enevelope (not even inside a jewel case...8+( I contacted him and explained what had happened, and he told me that his brother had lost the manual and it actually his brother that had shipped the CD. (I had made the trade with Alwyn, NOT with his brother.)We agreed on a further trade to even things out, but he's fallen off the face of the earth, and has not returned emails since the New Years. I've been trading games for years now, and have recieved a few games that were shipped with questionable efforts made to protect them, but this exchange was by far the worst. This is my first (and hopefully last) Bad Trader Report, and realistically, I'm only out a game that is 6 or 7 years old. I just wanted to pass this on, and if anyone ever trades with this guy.... WAIT TO GET YOUR GAME BEFORE YOU SHIP! (You just might be glad you did...)
Reported By: G_Prime
Alwyn BTRs
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bad email (This account is not active)
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12-Jun-1999
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Ratings8
Average of last 8 ratings: (Speed: excellent [90.6%], Honesty: excellent [100.0%], Courtesy: excellent [96.9%])
Average of all 8 ratings: (Speed: excellent [90.6%], Honesty: excellent [100.0%], Courtesy: excellent [96.9%])Trades11
with 11 Different Traders (11 total trades)
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