mpitts

Windows XP Home edition

mpitts was the Seller on January 24, 2002 AnandTech

My transaction with Michael Pitts was less than positive. All communication between us was through private messages on AnandTech.

On Friday January 4, 2002 we agree on a price of $82.50 for a retail copy of Windows XP Home Edition. I immediately send payment via PayPal, Mike acknowledges the payment and I quote, “Great! I received it with no problems. I will get you the DC # once I have shipped the OS. It will be Monday, as I am stuck at work all day tomorrow..ugh. Thanks man! I will PM you once I have a DC# for you. Mike”

Monday January 7 comes and goes with no DC# from Mike. On Tuesday January 8, I receive this PM from Mike, “ Hey there I wanted to give you an update. I dropped your package in the mail on Monday. I came back from lunch today at work to find it sitting on my chair. It seems I forgot to write your City, State, and Zip Code on the box. Now, I have done some dumb things before, but this might take the cake. At any rate, I will be “reshipping” your package first thing tomorrow morning, and will supply you with the DC# once I have it. I just wanted to keep you in the loop. Mike”

Tuesday January 8 through Saturday, January 12, no DC#. The evening of the 12th, I send a PM to Mike, “Do you have a tracking number for me?” Mike responds later that evening, “Hey there, I do, but it is currently at work. I will send it to you first thing Monday morning. Sorry for the lapse in communication. The past couple of days have been pretty hectic for me. I will PM you on Monday. Thanks for your patience. Mike”

Monday January 14, no DC#. Tuesday January 15, no DC#. Late Tuesday evening I send a PM once again to Mike, “Have you shipped my item? Do you have a tracking number for me?” Ten minutes later I get Mike’s response, “Hey there, Yes, the item has been shipped. I can’t remember if it went out on Saturday or on Monday. I do have a DC#, but it is at work. I know I have been a bear to get a hold of lately. Work has really been a mess.. I will spare you the details, but rest assured that your package is on the way. I do apologize. It is not like me to ship late, but I have not been able to even get away for lunch at work lately. I have been installing and deploying a new mail server, and it has been a mess. I will PM you in the morning with the #. You should be receiving the package no later than tomorrow. Mike”

The next day, January 16, the package arrives, I see that the ship date is Monday January 14. I open the package, check the contents of the retail box and discover there is no media because Mike failed to include the installation CD!

I send a PM to Mike, “Hey Mike, that package is here. I open it up and there is no media, the CD is missing.” A short time later Mike responds, “Hey there, I am so so so so so so sorry. I took the CD out when I originally got the software and put it in my book. I thought that I had put it back in before I shipped it. I am going to overnight you the CD tomorrow so you will have it on Friday. It will be coming via FedEx. I will get you the tracking # tomorrow afternoon. Once again, I am SO sorry. I can’t believe I didn’t put the CD back in the box. Mike”

The next day on January 17, shortly after noon, Mike sends the following PM, “Hey there, I dropped off the FedEx package. It will be picked up this evening, and it’s tracking number is: XXXXXXXXXXXX. I apologize for the inconvenience. I couldn’t believe that I didn’t put the CD in the box! At any rate, it will be there tomorrow. Thanks again Mike”

The next day I receive a FedEx package with the installation CD. Shipping the CD via FedEx and providing the FedEx tracking number via private message is the only time Mike kept his word.

Sending the CD via FedEx did not impress me one bit, after all I had endured a small string of broken ship dates. I waited for two weeks for this item, all the while listening to different excuses, and I never got that DC# from him. I feel that Mike was less than honest with me and I would not enter into another transaction with Michael Pitts as the seller unless he agrees to ship first.

Purchased 2x Jaz 1 Gig disks from Mike.

mpitts was the Seller on January 8, 2002 AnandTech

This transaction was one of my least pleasant experiences. I received my disks almost 2 weeks after I sent payment. Communication was broken for almost a week between us and I felt like I was being given the run around. Although his price was excellent, all the headaches that this trade caused me was not worth it. Mike does not seems to put trading at the top of his priority list. I would hesitate to trade with him again.

Bought a mobo/cpu/RAM combo from Mike

mpitts was the Seller on March 30, 2002 AnandTech

An ok trading situation. Price was excellent - communication was excellent too - at first. He pushed hard for the sale - after that communication was non-existant after that - missed two ship dates - finally got it FedEx Next Day on the last possible day.

Bought Gigabyte 7VAXP

mpitts was the Seller on December 14, 2002 AnandTech

Not very good communication. Gave MOBO to shipping dept (so i am told in email) and it took them almost a whole week to send out. Mpitts di not investigate thoroughly. It took 2 weeks to get the mobo. Only thing good came out of the deal is I got the MOBO and the cash back on the deal. If you deal with this person make sure he ships first before you pay anything.

Bought two small hard drives from Michael. Cross-shipped my personal check for his drives.

mpitts was the Seller on July 16, 2000 AnandTech

Smooth deal. Gave me a great price & had excellent communication. He shipped as promised & packaged the drives well. No complaints here.
Thanks Michael!!!

I traded a video card to mpitts for a nic and cd-rom drive

Cross-traded on July 19, 2000 AnandTech

We cross-shipped with no problems at all. Good deal and good packaging. Would do business again anytime. Thanks!

dvd drive

mpitts was the Seller on July 27, 2000 AnandTech

Michael was great to deal with. I got the package in no time, and I'm very pleased with the way the whole transaction went. Thanks again.

Bought two IDE HDDs from him.

mpitts was the Seller on July 14, 2000 AnandTech

I originally bought three HDDs from Mike. He discovered that one was bad and was very gracious and immediately refunded my money for that one, via Paypal. There were some minor delays in shipping, nothing to get your panties in a knot over! Other than that the transaction was fairly smooth, Mike maintained good communication and was very courteous and polite. I would trade with him again in the future.

Bought an 8x CD-ROM

mpitts was the Seller on July 16, 2000 AnandTech

Beamed him the $$$ via Paypal and the drive arrived a couple of days later. Super fast and well packaged. Great trader in my book.

Sold him a 128MB stick of PC133 memory

mpitts was the Buyer on August 10, 2000 AnandTech

He paypal'ed the funds and I shipped the memory out to him. Great communication thru email, and another positive trading experience.

I bought a SBLive Platinum

mpitts was the Seller on December 28, 2000 AnandTech

Good transaction. SBLive was in great shape and packaged well. Had to bug him a couple times about shipping, but he responded immediately and thru in a bonus mic for my troubles. :) I'd certainly trade with again.

Bought an Athlon 750 cpu, along with a VOS32 and GFD from Mike.

mpitts was the Seller on February 25, 2001 AnandTech

Great seller, shipped it the day I paid him, fast communication, took all of 5 minutes to confirm the deal. Thanks Mike!

Bought some RAM from Mike

mpitts was the Seller on March 8, 2001 AnandTech

Mike contacted me when he saw I was looking for some RAM with a good deal. As soon as he got my paypal he shipped it out. Very smooth transaction! A++ - Recommended :)

I purchased an AMD Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz processor from Mike.

mpitts was the Seller on March 22, 2001 AnandTech

Mike is a great trader. Although the product was mis-shipped, he personally made sure that I eventually got my Tbird. Thanks!
Edward

Bought 256mb of inferion pc133 ram

mpitts was the Seller on April 20, 2001 AnandTech

Shipped quickly and packed well. Great communication!

Bought a vantec HSF combo with arctic silver

mpitts was the Seller on April 20, 2001 AnandTech

Highly recommended!

Bought a 256mb pc150 sdram from Mike.

mpitts was the Seller on April 15, 2001 AnandTech

I paid Mike via paypal and he sent out my item promptly. Ram arrived well-packed and worked just as described (PC-150). Excellent trader. I look forward to dealing with you again Mike.

Traded a Quantum Fireball AS 40 gig 7200 rpm HD + Afreey 50x cd rom for a Maxtor 45 gig 5400 rpm HD + Plextor 40x scsi cd-rom

Cross-traded on April 19, 2001 AnandTech

His drives arrived in great shape. Shipped quickly. Don't hesitate to do a deal with Mike, great communication throughout. thanks

Bought a P3-600 cpu

mpitts was the Seller on July 30, 2001 AnandTech

Great transaction. Mike shipped the processor very fast and it was packed extremely well. Another excellent deal with mpitts. Thanks again, Mike. I look forward to our next deal. :)

Bought a Dell-branded Margi DVD-to-GO PCMCIA decoder card and dongle from Mike.

mpitts was the Seller on August 15, 2001 AnandTech

The card, dongle, and software/driver CD came very well packed in the original Dell packaging. Everything was as described and am pleased with our transaction. Props for a great trader!

Quantum Fireball Plus AS

mpitts was the Seller on August 20, 2001 AnandTech

Mike sent the drive fast the next day I pay by Paypal. Would definitely deal with him again.

I got a HD from him. I payed with paypal and he shipped the drive out.

mpitts was the Seller on August 19, 2001 AnandTech

Good trader fast shipper would do business with anytime

I bought a Creative Savage 3D PCI from mpitts.

mpitts was the Seller on September 7, 2001 AnandTech

Quick shipping, fantastic packaging, nice price, great communication. Good trader!

bought some RAM.

mpitts was the Seller on August 31, 2001 AnandTech

Excellent deal!!!

LVD\SE SCSI(terminated) cable purchased from Mike via PayPal.

mpitts was the Seller on September 14, 2001 AnandTech

Great communication re:transaction.Cable as promised-well packaged-promptly shipped.Tough times-GREAT TRADER!!! A+++