Props to...

Delt with TheDon. Good guy, great communication.

And obviously... ptex1.


Thanks again guys!

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Originally Posted by Conundrum

How about if you are not comfortable dealing with someone you don't know, get someone you do know to vouch for them?

If you can't find them in a search, get a trusted vouch, you just roll the dice or don't deal with them.

I got burned now I'll pay a little more to work with people I trust.

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Was working on a deal last week with a new poster. Asked him for some kind of reference or eBay feedback. He said he totally understood and provided ebay id and two transactions on here. I was comfortable continuing the deal...

And props to Skiman1009 out of alta- he's put at least 3 or 4 cool items up here for free. :yourock:

+++++

ptex1 (be patient with him)
yesIsaidyes
Blood Sweat Steel
iggyskier

Good Sellers:

El Chupacabra
powbmps
Steezy
XtrPickels
PowTron
punch
SeatownSlackey
DePierre
Cinnepa
tex1230
Cooltsi
edmoloco
tele.savalas
Ptex1
Splat

I bought some bellybutton lint from Rontele, he shipped fast!

Just off the top of my head, I've had good experiences w/:
InspectorGadget
GapersGoHome
Atlas Q. Powmonger
300hp
justcuz
Fritz
mitch buchannon
Big Blue
mntlion
Evil E

I've bought/sold/traded with a number of you here over the past few years.

Recently I purchased some older skis for my dad from InspectorGadget and he gave me one hell of a good deal on skis that were in great shape. Skis showed up fast and I would certainly do a transaction with him any day.

Super-props to Poop*Ghost for paying cash on the hestra deal and then contacting and shipping.
also can vouch for snowho11 and climbhighco

meatdrink9 - the fastest shipper I have ever dealt with, the skis were also in perfect condition

Mntlion goes without saying, that guy RULES!!!

I've swapped with the following in the last several months. Every buy/sell was easy.

Bandit Man
mntlion
ptex1
Pablo Escobar
Spinal Tap
b dubya
skiman1009
sethschmautz
J-Rad

I may have forgotten one or two.

Hev - I received bike shoes before he accepted payment
Lingcod - skis in immaculate condition, met a friend for pickup, and didn't charge me until after the pickup was made
mtskier - hooked me up with rack deals and then held them for me for a couple of weeks until I could arrange a pickup
Hugh Jass - gave a great deal on a Patagonia shell in great (albeit smelly) condition
Schindlerpiste - I'm pretty sure the skis shipped before I paid. I got them ridiculously fast.
5B - for a great hookup on S900 carbon binders
Yossarian - for my first ski purchase from a very cool mag. Made purchasing quick and easy.
GrizzlyFD - for a sweet hookup on Dynafits

Wow. I bought a lot of stuff this year.

Let's see.... I know a lot of these guys have been around for DAYS, but... props, nonetheless:

El Chup - still enjoying the Dos XX Amber? :D
BSS - drove up to Reno, bindings were in primo condish
Jim S - showed up to my work, cash in hand (fully clothed, thank god.)
Powstash
Focus - AK's shipped with god knows how much padding and storage wax...
Ptex - well, 'cuz my bank account thanks him, and my skis have always shown up quickly.
Deutschmark - for a sweet hookup on an AT setup in exchange for some tasty brews.
Fritz - for another sweet hookup on a Tele rig that a buddy's using now to learn...
Marshal - for a nice deal on some 20-dins...
Gamma - for that Naxo group buy.
EastVailHucker - for a sick deal on some 'Bents. Skis shipped before check cleared. :D


I'd also like to thank the academy. :the_finge

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Originally Posted by laseranimal

Mntlion goes without saying, that guy RULES!!!

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yeah, duh, it's even in the Gear Swap Rules, post #1: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=39772 :D

I can't even begin to list all the mags who have hooked me up, but a few standouts would be...

Yossarian
Marsholsen
Mtnlion
CJ
Smmokan

plus others that I don't remember off the top of my head.

Edit: How can I forget Splat? Didn't actually deal through gear swap, but he is stand up just the same.

Great dealings with:
Leroy Jenkins
Cono Este
Anon (some number)
DFinn
MTT
UAN
Woo (I think?)
Schwerty
Frozen
I am sure there are others...

BTW, another one of my large ski transactions was from cj001f - very good guy and gave me a helluva deal. I know he posts under another name now, but he's good people in my book. ;)

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Originally Posted by Tye 1on

Was working on a deal last week with a new poster. Asked him for some kind of reference or eBay feedback. He said he totally understood and provided ebay id and two transactions on here. I was comfortable continuing the deal...

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I just sold a pair of skis to a new poster (has 3 posts), goes by the name EvolutionKills. I had him send me a check first, which he did promptly. I had the skis boxed up and ready. Got the check, cleared it and sent the skis out. I sent the skis out on a Saturday and he had them in hand the following Monday. It worked out very well and I would certainly do a transaction with him again.

I agree with using caution for new posters, and remember not all of them are bad. We all had a low post count at one point. Except for iceman and Tippster. They were born with like 6,000 posts. ;)

I'd just like to say thanks to the people that made deals with me before I had much of a history here...Gear Swap would be a tough place to become involved in without trust.

Meatdrink9 - great deal and the fastest shipping I have ever seen!

I recently did business with 40footer.

He sold me a pair of FKS 185's that were literally used twice for $100. I told him I wouldn't have the money until the end of the week and he shipped them to me before I even paid.

Stoked.

Buzzworthy
ptavv

Only business I've done here, but it kicked eBay's ass.

choke slam
poacher
splat
gamma
beast

couple others i can't recall right now
oh fwiw i was camel toad...

I have nothing but good to say about:

InfantileEgomaniac
funkendrenchman
Lonnie
SenorBlanco
givebackbloom
hollywood
marshalolson
grizzlyFD
the mags who setup the '07 bike jersey deal and all the sticker deals. <3

funkendrenchman
poop ghost
smmokan
duffman

All clean deals with no funny business

Extra extra extra props to poop ghost for the hestra searchin he did and to duffman for the free helmet

Props to the guys who sent quick payment for the gloves I picked up at the Hestra sale:
givethepigeye
monstertruckk
skiwithcharlie
beaterd

Thanks to these guys for items I've received
Deep Days - A-basin coupons, thanks again!
RTM - Dukes. I've known him for years, honest and straightforward guy.
Nick Pappagiorgio - bindings, in great shape.

great transactions with:

nhtele
poop ghost
chugachjed

Thanks for the props Griz!

I'm pretty new to this forum, but was introduced by J-Rad whom I've known for years.

He's not only as trustworthy as they come, he's also the tallest guy I know that can't slam dunk a basketball.

just wanted to give props to squatch. Good mag to deal with

I have had rewarding gear swap transactions with

Inspector gadget
rotorhead
greguar
CS
mojorisin
teleposeur

I've had nothing but good experience with Gear Swap - can't remember all the names, but:

Conundrum, hooked me up 195 praxis
JefferyJim, hooked me up 185 praxis and held on to them for a few months 'till I arrived in Canada..
FilthyFrenchBum, bought JJ's old praxis post-upgrade and went without a hitch
Poop*Ghost, flipped me a Barryvox Pulse cheaply
mitch buchannon - shipped an oakley lense quick + cheap
Chris Knight - sent me some P14s uber fast
www.coloradofreeride.com - held on to some P4's all summer for me while I was in the UK when I bought some in their $300 summer sale
Arem86 - hooked me up some P14s without a hitch.
cascadianwarrior - did the holding thing again before I got to Canada, another great seller.

I bought a lot of gear this winter apparently :redface: Not had a single problem though - Gear Swap is a great place.

Repeating many:

Dfinn, MtLion, Ptex, and I bought a pair of Bros from one other person that I have to go back an look up the name. I've also sold and need to look up those names as well but all transactions have been flawless.

Jay

Splat (obviously) and Bellingham are both great sellers.

I had excellent transactions with

cinnepa
steepconcrete
concretejungle
ECbum
cj001f
Jackie Treehorn
kadeater

I know I've dealt with alot more but I scanned through my PM and gear swap history and these are names I've dealt with.

3 names
300HP X2
450rider
5B X2
72Twenty - no purchase but I've skied with him a few times
7cs
acworthian
Adamantium X2
adimmem
adventure
AK
AKbro
aklumpp
AKturnanburn
alewi11
Alexbuecking
allentaylor
Avid Old Fart
axelkeitz
backcountry1pr
BallsDeep
Bandit Man
Ba Nosser
barrettscv X2
BCR X5+
bear
bennettc14
Bertier
bertrenolds
BigLineSeeker
Bisnibble
Blood Sweat Steel X2
bobski
bostonski
BrokeSome Ribs
bubbastew
buckethead
Bushman X3++
Campo
canwilf
Caucasion Asian X2
CDubz
Chris knight
Cinnepa
connersw
Conundrum X3
cooks
corndog
cornmeal
damian Sanders
Danigirl
daPig
dblatto
denhamcla
devon
Dexter Rutecki
Donkey Punch
Doremite
DoWork
D-rock
ECbum
ECBum X2
ectreeskier11
edmoloco X2
El Chupacabra
emtnate
Endless_Winter
enzo3366
ericrayl X2 +
esales09
F#*k You Cat
Fanderson
FattyCBR X2
focus
foreal X2
freeze
G
GBB
GagePloungin
gholman12 X 3
Glade Mover X2
godieKayak
gpetrics
greeneggsslc
gunniride
Gwat
hammerzeit53
hitzzz
humphreys1588
Hutash+
iggyskier
Ima Gaper X2
Infantile Egomaniac X4
Inspector Gadget - 6X +++
iski123
I've seen black diamonds! X2 ++
Jack Burton
Jaxson
JayPowHound
jfrost
JHaus
JH Splithead
jongtastic
jp2772
jslee
jsnowut
justinspau
Kbuzz+
kevino
kkerley33 X2
Kokomas +
KokopeLLi
Kya
Laseranimal X3+
lemmycaution X2
leroy jenkins
Lexi-Bell X2
lodopo
lukc
macdadmorgen
mangle
marshalolsen X2 ++
mcsquared X2
mday
meanfruit
memosteve
missiongravity
MGof
mmmmBeer
mmmthmtskier X3
mntlion X 3
Modahl135
Mod Yodler ++
monstertruckk X2
Mr. Toad
msena
mtskier
mtwilson X2
nfp158 X2
nhtele
niyaeva X 4 ++
nutcase
ono
otto parts
PearlJam09 X2
PopWinslow
Pow-daddy
powpow X 2
prays4snow
professor
Proffessor Chaos
radam
Raps
Rasputin
Reno 911
riggs
rip
rizcorpl
rludes025
rmkhead
Roxtar X2
RShea
Rudy
Sad Santos
sandflea
sbbeckett
Schindlerpiste
Scor'n Loren
seanmc
seanpistol
sfotex +++ X many
Shin-to-Win
shrtbus7
sillybunt2
Sinecure
SJP X2
skeeze
Ski Evil
Skifaster X2
SkiJunky05
skisk8ride
Skiwald
Skuff +
SluffMgt
smoova
snowaddict91
snowbeaver
soups818
Spats
Spdfrk43 - 2X
Sphinx15
sptomson
stevesmith7 X2
stiffpicken
stuckathuntermtn
Summit
supreChicken
tandan83
Teague X2
telehacker
Teleschred
tief schnee
titanal
tlougee
Toomba +
Townicus X2
Trainnvain
Tuckerman
VolklPowdermaniac
VTsession
Walker Texas Ranger
Wasatch_Expat
Waxman +++
Wharrison2013
Whyturn
Wintergreen
Wunderkind +SAC code
X lurker
XtraPickels

72Twenty is, as all the non-Jongs probably already know, on top of things, and definitely someone I would buy/trade/sell with again. I bought a pair of BC Scratches from him last week, he was upfront about their condition, had them ready to go waiting for my check, and sent them out promptly. They arrived sooner than I expected and exactly how he described them. He was also willing to field my admittedly ignorant questions.

And props to him and all who are willing to give a JONG like myself a chance to play too; I'd love to talk skiing online all day (when not skiing), but sadly other things consistently get in the way.

Purchased from:

memosteve was excellent to deal with. I met him in person and he is a really good guy, to boot.
davep was great doing biz with.
bisnibble added to list.
C.O. Jones is another!
azzure promptly sent some goodies.

Bought a pair of skis from Bigsteve. Great price, fast shipping, good communication.

edit: Add Hugh Jass to the list.

bought an RV from PlatinumPete - hooked it up and even filled up the thing with munchies for me