Daaavo

I bought the PC game The Chronicles Of Riddick from Paul.

Daaavo was the Buyer on December 29, 2004 AnandTech

You couldn't have asked for a better deal. Paul posted a thread on AT, I replied, we agreed on the price and he shipped it out the next day. The communication was great and he even left Heatware immediately after he received payment. I look forward to dealing with him again.

Sold Brett a Slot-1 golden orb

Daaavo was the Seller on April 30, 2001 AnandTech

Transaction was extremely smooth. He sent the money order on the day he promised and I received it shortly there after. Brett is an honest guy and I wouldn't hesistate to do business with him again.

Bought a P4 3.06 SL6PG from Wayne.

Daaavo was the Buyer on January 7, 2004 AnandTech

Great communication, excellent packaging, shipped out immediately, what else could you ask for as a buyer?

I look forward to dealing with Wayne again.

I purchased 2 Western Digital RE3 1TB hard drives from Alex.

Daaavo was the Buyer on July 6, 2009 AnandTech

Alex sent the drives when promised and the packaging was excellent. He was a real pleasure to deal with.

Bought 4 Panaflow L1A fans from him.

Daaavo was the Buyer on August 27, 2002 AnandTech

Although he had no Heat, I still Paypal'ed him the cash for the fans because it was such a low dollar item. He shipped them out the next day and I received them shortly there after. The packaging job was excellent and the fans were in mint, like new condition I.e. no dust/fuzz on the fan/body. He kept up great communication throughout the entire deal. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again.

Bought a 2.8B from Wayne.

Daaavo was the Buyer on April 9, 2004 AnandTech

As per our last deal, I bought another cpu from him at a killer price. He shipped it out, as promised, the next morning and I received it two days later. What a trader!

I look forward to dealing with him again.

Two thumbs, way up, for Wayne.

Purchased Bioshock steam key.

Daaavo was the Buyer on March 23, 2013 AnandTech

An excellent deal on a game I've wanted to try out. The communication was great, and he actually sent over the key prior to being paid. I look forward to dealing with him in the future.

Purchased a NIB Maxtor BlackArmor 160GB portable harddrive from Ken.

Daaavo was the Buyer on October 29, 2008 AnandTech

Communication was great, he shipped immediately, item was well packaged and as described. You can\'t ask for more than that.

I hope to deal with Ken in the future.

Sold Far Cry 2.

Daaavo was the Seller on January 19, 2009 AnandTech

Sold Far Cry 2 to s360p for $15. Fast payment.

Purchased a SAMSUNG 500GB USB 3.0 Portable SSD - NIB

Daaavo was the Buyer on March 27, 2015 AnandTech

Easy communication, fast shipping, and the item arrived in the stated condition. What else could you ask for?

I look for to dealing with billyb0b in the future.

Sold Duncan a 1.6A Pentium 4

Daaavo was the Seller on October 12, 2002 AnandTech

Excellent communication, easy to deal with, sent payment immediatley, what else could you ask for? I would hesitate to deal with Duncan again.

Bought 2 Intel Pro/100+ Management Adapters from him.

Daaavo was the Buyer on March 11, 2001 AnandTech

I kid you not, this has got to be one of the fastest deals I have ever done. Within 3 hours of me Paypal'ing Jerry the cashola, he had the NICs in the mail and a DC # to me. Simply amazing! I received it 2 days later and the products were packaged well and as described. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him again.

Bought a modded Lian Li PC61 computer case.

Daaavo was the Buyer on November 22, 2002 AnandTech

Kurt's a great guy to deal with. As per the other deals we have done, he communicates exremely well, packages everything like you would want, and ships when promised. Don't hesitate to deal with him. A+++ trader here.

Bought an Abit Bh7 from Romy.

Daaavo was the Buyer on May 12, 2003 AnandTech

A perfect transaction. Excellent communication, one of the best packagaing jobs I've seen, and an as advertised product makes me wonder what he could have done to make this a better deal. Nothing comes to mind.

I won't hesitate to deal with Romy in the future.

Purchased a BNIB Samsung 830 256GB SSD from Matt.

Daaavo was the Buyer on August 3, 2012 AnandTech

This is how every deal should go down. Matt posted a FS thread on Anandtech, I replied, he sent his Paypal info over and shipped the next day. His communication was great and the packaging was superb.

Two thumbs way up for Matt.

2013 BitDefender Internet Security key

Daaavo was the Buyer on February 5, 2013 AnandTech

Great communication, easy to deal with, and he sent the key immediately...what else could you ask for?

I look forward to dealing with Konstantin in the future.

Purchased an XBOX 360 Premium w/two wireless controllers, a/v cable, optical cable, and four games: Oblivion, GRAW, Quake 4 and Dead Or Alive 4.

Daaavo was the Buyer on May 7, 2006 AnandTech

I want to start this out by saying that although this is a positive eval, it would behoove you to read my entire evaluation of this deal. Also, everything you see within this eval that has quotes around it, is an exact cut/paste from my PM history.

Here is how it went down: I saw Omar?ÇÖs posting for the XBOX360 package on AT.

Xbox360 Premium w/4 games

xbox 360 console w/hard drive
2 wireless controllers(1 unopened)
1 unopened a/v cable
1 unopened optical cable(for connecting surround sound speakers)
Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Quake 4
Dead or Alive 4
$575

I PM?ÇÖed him about the condition, if he had any pictures, if he had all the documentation, the date it was purchased and if he had the receipt. He replied that it was in perfect condition, that he had all the documentation, he?ÇÖd bought Tuesday of that week, and that ?Ç£I have the receipt around here somewhere.?Ç¥

I then asked him if $575 was his bottom dollar and the next day he replied saying that he?ÇÖd be willing to sell it to me for $550 if I wanted it. I said ?Ç£As long as you found the receipt, I\'ll take it for $550. How soon can you send it out??Ç¥

While I was waiting for him to get back in touch with me, I kept thinking of his user name, BoBo T Lesnar, and how it sounded familiar....but in a bad way. So I asked him, ?Ç£Hey man, Were you involved with a bad trade here on AT? I\'ve been thinking about this XBOX360 deal and for some reason your name rings a bell in regards to some trade that went amiss. But I\'ve searched and can\'t find anything. Am I out of my mind? I\'m honestly not trying to make any wild accusations.?Ç¥ I then went on to ask him if he?ÇÖd be willing to take half of the money up front, with the other half once I received it. He replied back that he was involved in a trade where he had to back out of the deal. I found the thread in question and read through it....it didn?ÇÖt seem like that big of a deal to me.

Anyway, he agrees to the half up front deal and I Paypal him.

Three days later the box shows, and here is the PM I sent to him:

?Ç£I just got home from work a bit ago, and the xbox was here. I have opened it, but have not hooked it up.


First thing, where is the receipt? I looked through all the paperwork and did not see it, but maybe you tucked it away somewhere I haven\'t seen.

Second, this was your original listing (it\'s also the listing you still have on HardOCP):

xbox 360 console w/hard drive
2 wireless controllers(1 unopened)
1 unopened a/v cable
1 unopened optical cable(for connecting surround sound speakers)
Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Quake 4
Dead or Alive 4

The second controller was not sealed. What happened there and why wasn\'t it mentioned when you edited your post?

Thanks,



dave?Ç¥

Not only was the receipt missing, but the second wireless controller was opened and his post on AT was edited from what he originally listed it as.

Omar replied back that he forgot to put the receipt in the package and something about how some friends came over and wanted to play, so he opened the other controller.

I got up the next morning before work and PM?ÇÖed him that I needed the receipt and that it was a ?Ç£deal killer?Ç¥ for me if I did not get it. I also emailed him from work to reemphasize the importance of it, but when I got home I had two PM?ÇÖs. The first one said ?Ç£I have some bad news...I cannot find the receipt...I think I may have thrown it away when I was cleaning. Let me know what you wanted to do. Thanks.?Ç¥

Needless to say, I was pissed. I have never, ever, had a deal go sideways like this. The second PM said, ?Ç£Since I don\'t have the receipt I can lower the price by $40 bucks????Ç¥ .

I PM?ÇÖed him back asking if there was no chance of him coming up with the receipt, and he responded with something like he had searched high and low to no avail. My first instinct was to pack the whole thing up and send it back to him. But I had already given it to my 9yr old son as a present. And he and his buddies were already playing the heck out of it. So after thinking about it for a bit, I asked him if he would be willing to knock $50 off the price. He agreed and I sent the remaining funds via Paypal. So I wound up paying $500 for the deal listed above.

The bottom line is this: I got a killer deal on a XBOX360 combo. Would I deal with Omar again? I would, but I would also check, and double check, whatever it was he said he was selling to be sure it was in the same condition he listed it as.

Purchased a BNIB Samsung EVO 250GB SSD from frostedflakes.

Daaavo was the Buyer on December 5, 2013 AnandTech

A smoking deal on an SSD that I really didn't need, but I couldn't pass up his price. The communication was great, the drive was expertly packaged, and he shipped it immediately. Two thumbs, way up, for frostedflakes.

I look forward to dealing with him in the future.

I purchased another BNIB Samsung EVO 250GB SSD.

Daaavo was the Buyer on September 11, 2014 AnandTech

As with the previous dealing I had with spliffstar69, the communication was great, the shipping was immediate, and the item was as described. You couldn't ask for anything else.

I look forward to dealing with spliffstar69 in the future.

Bought a Leatherman Wave pocket knife/tool from Tom.

Daaavo was the Buyer on July 8, 2006 AnandTech

Great deal on a cool Leatherman. Well packaged and shipped fast. I hope to deal with Tom again.