Buyer/seller feedback thread

tikal

Veteran Member
Joined
Apr 18, 2001
Location
Southeast Texas
TDI
2004 Passat Wagon (chainless + 5 MT + GDE tune)
Frans in the Netherlands

Info: I bought a five speed manual transmission kit (everything except the gearbox) from Frans for my 2004 Passat (BHW)
Date of Transaction: June 2013
Feedback: Very positive!
Comments: Frans worked with me diligently to solve several issues related to the five speed kit conversion he shipped me from Europe so it will work with the gearbox that I purchased here in the US (at that time I did not know about Frans services otherwiseI would have bought the whole thing from him). He shipped me additional parts I needed to make the project a success on time and with no additional shipping charges! Bravo!
 

Hydro3

Well-known member
Joined
May 15, 2013
Location
Toronto, ON
TDI
2010 Golf TDI
Seller: RikAmirnov
Info: Bought an ALH intake manifold
Date: 10/5/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comments: Good seller!
 
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MrRizzmeister

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 30, 2013
Location
Stoughton, MA by way of Arlington VA
TDI
04 Pd Golf, 02 Tdi Jetta
Seller: Goteurocorrado
Purchase: BEW tandem pump
Date: 10/2/2013
Feedback: very positive
Comment: I found my experience with Roman to be extremely positive. He followed up on my email within minutes and understood my urgency in getting me the part as quick as possible. Within 5 minutes of the money transfer a tracking number was given. The item cam exactly as described. He is very honest and I wish to do business with him again.
 

drrck

Veteran Member
Joined
Jul 24, 2009
Location
Holland, MI
TDI
2005 Jetta GLS MKIV
Buyer: vettemoto
Purchase: KP39 for BEW
Date: 10/7/2013
Feedback: positive
Comment: Exchanged several PMs and txt messages, arranged for payment and received it in record time. Turbo is now in the hands of the USPS.
 

AndyBees

Top Post Dawg
Joined
May 27, 2003
Location
Southeast Kentucky
TDI
Silver 2003 Jetta TDI, Silver 2000 Jetta TDI (sold), '84 Vanagon with '02 ALH engine
Seller: Kranzo
Purchase: EGR for ALH
Date: 10/2/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Fast shipping and good communication
 
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A5INKY

Vendor , w/Business number
Joined
Sep 4, 2007
Location
Louisville, KY
TDI
2006 Jetta TDI, 2002 Eurovan Westphalia VR6
Seller: Drewkeen
Purchase: Two door actuators and a center vent/trim piece
Date: 9/16/2013
Feedback: Neutral
Comment: Seller finally resolved issue with full refund. Negative feedback retracted.
 
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A5INKY

Vendor , w/Business number
Joined
Sep 4, 2007
Location
Louisville, KY
TDI
2006 Jetta TDI, 2002 Eurovan Westphalia VR6
Seller: Joshh
Purchase: Complete PD head
Date: 8/10/2013
Feedback: Negative!
Comment: Purchased this head after multiple PMs where I asked very specifically if the head had any cracking or other combustion chamber damage whatsoever. I was having the head sent to Frank06 as a rebuild core so only thing that was critical is no cracks. Seller assured me repeatedly that he inspected it very closely and it was crack free. Frank received the head and it had a massive crack into an injector bore plainly visible to the naked eye. When contacted, seller did not dispute the crack but gave excuses why he was hard to contact and asked what I wanted to happen now. I proposed a solution where he refund the cost of the head and I would share in the shipping by only asking half of that be refunded. No response to several emails since. I tried to dispute it with PayPal but cannot due to the time I allowed Josh to get back to me based on his sob story of working so many hours and having no time - my mistake. So now I am out the entire cost and have a very complex and large paper weight at Frank's shop that I don't want to even pay to have shipped to me. Caveat emptor! This guy had just joined the club about a week before the sale and has not been back here since the end of August.
 

Audittblack12

New member
Joined
Sep 25, 2013
Location
Gillingham, United Kingdom
TDI
Seat Ibiza Tdi 6L
I brought from: Daniel.
Date of Transaction: 7th October 2012
Feedback: Very Positive!
Comments: Excellent communication, excellent item! Even better than I could have expected! Happy to recommend!:D
 

Jeepaholic

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 1, 2013
Location
Fenton, MI
TDI
1999 Golf, two door. Manual trans, manual everything else.
Seller: Jay87
Date of Transaction: 15th October 2013
Feedback: Very Positive!
Comments: Jay shipped within hours of payment. Parts were exactly as described.
 
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Jeepaholic

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 1, 2013
Location
Fenton, MI
TDI
1999 Golf, two door. Manual trans, manual everything else.
Seller: ThatGuyWithTheTDI
Date of Transaction: April 2013
Feedback: Negative
Comments: I purchased a set of Bentley manuals for Golf. He said they were packaged well, but there were two full-sized manuals in a brown paper envelope! The package ripped and the manuals came out of the package. No shipping info was inside the package. A personal friend works at the PO and found the ripped envelope and got one manual to me. I asked for a replacement manual or a partial refund and got nothing. I now have the most expensive Vol. 1 VW manual in existence. In his defense he had a baby around this time but after a few weeks my messages weren't returned and I gave up.
 
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AndyBees

Top Post Dawg
Joined
May 27, 2003
Location
Southeast Kentucky
TDI
Silver 2003 Jetta TDI, Silver 2000 Jetta TDI (sold), '84 Vanagon with '02 ALH engine
Buyer: 03PlatinumTDI
Purchase: VNT15 Turbo
Date: 10/15/2013 (date is approximate)
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Good communication, packaged more than necessary, as described
 

derewaj

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 13, 2011
Location
Southwest Michigan
TDI
2002 Jetta 5 speed, 2002 Jetta was auto - now 5-speed
I BOUGHT a radio from : witchcraftz
Date of Transaction:
October 2012

Feedback: Negative
Comments: Seller stated radio comes with code, received radio with no code, contacted seller and he replied with the code as "1390".
Code did not work - ended up paying $9.99 to a seller on eBay (recommended by Jetta'97) to get the code - the code was actually "1898"
 

iVari

Member
Joined
Jun 18, 2013
Location
Virginia
TDI
2004 Beetle
Dieselman3500

Bought from: DIESELMAN3500
Purchase: Side turn signal housing, headlight switch, wheel change tools
Date: 10/31/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Fast shipping, well packaged, good communication, would buy from again.
 

muuurph

Veteran Member
Joined
Oct 15, 2013
Location
maine
TDI
cabrio ahu
Sellers: LoluspolousTDI and richardrogersrr
date: 10/25/13
Items: lolus sold me a pd100 lift pump and rich sold me nozzles
feedback: positive
comments: easy, quick transactions, received items within 5 business days! Thanks!
 

RockRockRock

Veteran Member
Joined
Aug 13, 2008
Location
So Socal
TDI
2015 GSW M6
Bought from: Rechtsverdreher (interior bits) and andytdiland (ASV)
9/2013
Feedback: Positive

Rechtsverdreher was very thorough and accommodating with all my questions! Thanks!
andytdiland went out of the way to borrow a mityvac to test the part for me.
 

lanman

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 11, 2001
Location
Upper Arlington, Ohio
TDI
04 Passat, 2 05 Passats
Smooth transaction.

I bought a automatic transmission from Scott02.
Date of Transaction: 2013/11/02
Feedback: Positive
Comments: Smooth transaction. He has a clean B5 with many good parts. If I need more parts for my 3 B5s I will contact Scott02 again. PS his project car is sweet.

 

Scott02

Veteran Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2006
Location
near Youngstown, OH
TDI
Too Many
I Scott02 sold a B5.5 TDI automatic transmission to lanman.
Date of Transaction: 2013/11/02
Feedback: Positive
Comments: Smooth transaction. Great guy to BS with. Also into monetarily pointless TDI projects, just like myself. He sent a deposit check when he said he would. He drove 3hours to come get it, and showed up when he said he would with cash in hand. I would gladly sell to him again.
 

GraniteRooster

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 15, 2010
Location
Upper Valley NH
TDI
'12 JSW 6MT
I sold Winter Tires & Wheels to: RYVT
Date: 11/12/13
Feedback: Positive
Comments: Buyer made efforts to bring cash as requested and drove to meet at the arranged time. Clean and efficient deal, thanks RYVT.
 

Ridelife

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 19, 2012
Location
North FL
TDI
02 Jetta tdi auto, 01 Jetta tdi auto 1016 DLC-kerma tune, 2014 Passat TDI 6 speed manual
I bought vnt-15 turbo from Geobmx4life
11/3/2013 estimate plus or minus 2 days
Feedback : positive
Smooth great transaction even with customs shipping involved. Would recommend to anyone.
 

Kujo

Veteran Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2013
Location
West Springfield, MA
TDI
'02 Jetta GLS 5-speed
I sold an "omi" to zunivw at the beginning of November exchanged pm's he sent money i shipped it out nov. 4th on the 7th he asked if i had shipped which i did but had lost tracking #, on the 9th he threatened to report me on here and to paypal on monday the 11th which was a holiday cause I lost tracking # and he didn't get his package yet even though shipping takes 5-7 days and the shipping interval had a holiday in it
Feedback: displeased but reports weren't filed
 
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yakman4

New member
Joined
Nov 2, 2013
Location
misssouri
TDI
jetta
Whitbread Performance

Bought a used 5sp trans for my wife's 2005.5. Put in in this weekend runs smooth no noises. Thank Whitbread.:D
 

Votblindub

Veteran Member
Joined
Dec 22, 2010
Location
NY
TDI
MK4 Jetta Wagon
Intake manifold Purchase

Bought from: dirtride
Date of Transaction: 11/16/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comments:I picked up a spare intake manifold from Mark. Great communication, friendly, accommodating, honest and very fast(unexpectedly so) shipping. Perfectly smooth transaction. Would definitely purchase more items from him.
 

AndyBees

Top Post Dawg
Joined
May 27, 2003
Location
Southeast Kentucky
TDI
Silver 2003 Jetta TDI, Silver 2000 Jetta TDI (sold), '84 Vanagon with '02 ALH engine
Seller: psst1997
Purchase: ALH oversize Nural pistons
Date: 11/17/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: As discribed, fast shipping and good communication
 

A5INKY

Vendor , w/Business number
Joined
Sep 4, 2007
Location
Louisville, KY
TDI
2006 Jetta TDI, 2002 Eurovan Westphalia VR6
Seller: Farfromovin
Purchase: Used Whitbread ALH downpipe
Date: 11/11/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Good communication, shipped fast and part is as described. Thanks Phillip!
 

A5INKY

Vendor , w/Business number
Joined
Sep 4, 2007
Location
Louisville, KY
TDI
2006 Jetta TDI, 2002 Eurovan Westphalia VR6
Seller: cb1
Purchase: Used BRM oil pan
Date: 11/09/2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Communication good, pan is as described and shipped fast - thanks!
 

pedroYUL

Top Post Dawg
Joined
Sep 8, 2011
Location
MI, USA
TDI
2015 Passat CVCA; 2015 GSW CRUA; 2004 wagon BEW(brother)
Seller: Thermo1223
Item: Used Hex+CAN VCDS dongle
Date: Nov 2013
Feedback: Positive
Comment: Great guy to deal with!
 

Scott02

Veteran Member
Joined
Jan 17, 2006
Location
near Youngstown, OH
TDI
Too Many
I Scott02 bought a intake manifold from RWDsmoke.
Date of Pmnt: 2013/10/31
Date received package: 2013/11/27
Feedback: Positive
Comments: I received the manifold in good condition, however, it was reallllly loose and flopping around in the packaging, could have been helped by more packing paper.
The shipping took pretty long, almost a month. But the manifold was a good price, and for my project, I didn't mind waiting.
The rest of the transaction was great. Seller was very attentive when I was questioning the long shipping duration.
Overall great seller, and I would definitely purchase from him again. http://forums.tdiclub.com/showpost.php?p=4366087&postcount=210
 
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