Several PPC cards on Amibench

[punkpie]

I don't know if anyone else picked up on this?  There's a guy in Germany selling off several '060 based PPC cards.

http://www.amibench.net/cgi-bin/view.pl?type=sale&country=All

Do a quick find for "RolandGeiger".

I've been back and forth with emails and he seems ok.  The only problem is that he doesn't have a paypal account so I'd have to find some other way to pay.

Does anyone think I shouldn't trust this guy?  I've noticed the problems with buying PPC cards on Amibench over the past few months.

Cheers.

[punkpie]

Hi promised me the 210/060 Blizzard with 64MB ram for about £160 (cant remember exact price).  Either way he says he has several of each card in stock and has 'reserved' this one for me until I find some way of paying.

What was the method you used to pay?  Registered post?

[punkpie]

I remember reading a while ago (on here in fact) that some guy in the south sold a PPC to 3 different people and didn't send the card to either of them.  They all managed to get the vast majority of their money back though, because they paid via paypal, which was good.

When I asked him about paypal he said that, although he has an account, it's not validated and he can't take money.  Which is shame because paypal offer protection for this sort of thing.

[punkpie]

Hi,

I have his address too.  Can you PM me so I check it against yours?

Cheers.

[punkpie]

Thanks a lot for the info.

It looks like the address he has given us all is correct so he seems ok.  Let us know if you get it safely.

[punkpie]

@JaXanim

I wondered that too, the ebay thing that is.  I think it's simple that he can't be bothered with the hassle and having to wait to the auction to finish.  I mean, if you think about, he's probably making a profit anyway selling them at the price he is.  Otherwise why would he bother?

@tangletown

He has only just signed up for an account.  He told me that when I asked to pay via paypal.

Either way, his comms are good so I'm willing to trust the guy.  We'll see what happens... :-)

[punkpie]

Yep.  He's just excepted from me via paypal.  
He says he'll get the card in post ASAP.

I'll let you know when I receive it... and if it works.

[punkpie]

Give it until early next week and I'll post if I get the card.  Then decide what you'd prefer to do.

Do you get any kind of garuantee with Vesalia?  I mean, some sort a years garuantee so if the cad dies they'll replace it?

He says he has several of each card which is why I think he says he can reserve them.

[punkpie]

He said pretty much the same thing to me.  The payment went through at the weekend so I'm still waiting.

It's pretty good with emails so I'll send him another if I dont recieve it tomorrow.

[punkpie]

Back to the original subject, has anyone who bought one recieved it yet?  I expect to get it today or tomorrow but I'm still waiting.

[punkpie]

Unfortunately no.  I did get an email from home last wednesday telling me that my money had successfully transfered to his bank account and he posted the card the same day.  Judging by how long things usually take I should have it today or tomorrow.

~Hopefully~.

[punkpie]

No had hasn't.  But I did send him an email asking how he did send it.  He charged me £11 for postage so I take it most be some sort of standard parcel thing.  Does anyone know about mail in Germany?

[punkpie]

Quick update... got an email today from Bernt, saying sorry for not replying sooner, and that my card was mailed on the 17th.  But it'll take between 7 and 14 days for delivery.

Anyone else got theirs yet?

[punkpie]

Nope.  Haven't got mine either.  He has posted them using some sort of "premium" postage service which aparently could take up a month!

When I saw this thread reappear I was hoping someone had receieved theirs

[punkpie]

I haven't yet.  Anyone else got any reply?