best trade in da WORLD

irishamericanlad

irishamericanlad

Sr Member
so there i am, doing some homework before i go to work, and BAM theres a knock at the door... there standing is a young man dressed in the brown and tan short shorts and long sleeve combo i have come to know as UPS... he hands me a box that is MUCH more heavy than appears, as i walk to my back room, (the big mess as my wife calls it) i am eager to tear into the package, but being 31 i wanted to act like an adult, but of course that didnt work... so after tearing apart the top of the box, cause that seemed easier than going into my kitchen to get a knife. i look inside the box and theres something wrong... something wonderfully wrong... i see not 2, not 3... but 4 (yes damn it) 4 lightsabers... i traded one round and one WWI captain america shield for an aluminum Obi wan and Kyle Katarn, however i see at my finger tips are both a quigon and vader, wich appears to be a real flashgun saber... now i know what your saying, why are you telling us, cause my friends in one fail swoop i have EVERY saber i ever wanted... and cause of one mans appearant love for what i sent, and full of generosty i have what i want and he has what he wants! there is balance in this world after all... and the trader who did all this for me is.... our very own jet beetle! and from me to you all, Jetbeetle is DA bomb and thank you very much!
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I have to congratulate you and commend Jet Beetle for his kindness. I have a good friend who trades with me like that just about every time we trade. He is also a very generous and kind individual that truly makes this hobby great for me. I won't name him, but he knows who he is. If everyone were like these two, how much cooler could this hobby be??? :)

Dave
 
whoa- :eek:eek:eek:eek

that's something that you don't see every day. High praise for Jet Beetle and irishamericanlad.

the best cap shields around! I have two shields from irishamericanlad and I must say, he was also a top notch guy to deal with. Communications and pictures throughout the entire transaction.

Too bad we don't have a feedback thingy like ebay does. The RPF definitely needs more people like jet beetle & irishamericanlad.

Cheers!
 
Other than having a serious complex about his AVATAR, Jet Beetle has my vote for cool prop dude of the year


Brad
 
Yeah yeah, great guy blah blah. He just totally ruined it for everyone else. Now all we'll hear is "Jet Beetle gave irishamericanlad two extra lightsabers in his trade!" :lol ;)

:thumbsup :thumbsup
 
Sluis Van Shipyards said:
Yeah yeah, great guy blah blah. He just totally ruined it for everyone else. Now all we'll hear is "Jet Beetle gave irishamericanlad two extra lightsabers in his trade!" :lol ;)

:thumbsup :thumbsup
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My plan is unfolding just as I thought it would. Soon I will be able to scam anyone here...

LOL - All I have to say is, those shields are so AWESOME - and Irishamericanlad (Daryl) is a great guy. He let me know of his love for sabers and those things are just sitting in my closet - I knew they would make him happier than they do me. I (as some of you may know) try to do certain things, in certain situations as if money does not exist in this dojo. I gladly sent him the sabers because he sent me something I have wanted since I was little and I only hoped I could return the magic. You are very welcome my friend - and I am so glad you liked them.

I HAVE to snap some pics of these shields - they are SICK (in a great way) - If cap was real - Daryl would be making his shields. Once I get these babies up, I'll snap a few.

Thank you Daryl! You really really made my month.
 
Jet Beetle said:
He let me know of his love for sabers and those things are just sitting in my closet - I knew they would make him happier than they do me. I (as some of you may know) try to do certain things, in certain situations as if money does not exist in this dojo. I gladly sent him the sabers because he sent me something I have wanted since I was little and I only hoped I could return the magic. You are very welcome my friend - and I am so glad you liked them.
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That is ****ing awesome. :) Looks like you both made out just like you wanted and then some. I love this hobby. :)
 
CTF said:
You certainly had a lot of sabers, JB... for a guy who hates the Wars. ;)

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There was a time I liked Star Wars, then the prequels came.

I was a much bigger fan of the people here and the work they did. When I first joined (before MR) it seemed like a new saber was available every week - the research threads where people were trying like mad to get every detail right were infectious to me -- much the same some of the others are here now. I bought the sabers because I felt I was supporting a community and the artists who occupy it.

I have to add - another thing I really liked about Daryl right off the bat was he didn't play any games with the trade. He never asked for money, nor did he ever make me feel like he was doing me a favor by making something for me. He wrote me and let me know how far he was and we stayed in touch over the time it took for him to craft his pieces. So many promise something and never do it, or they tend to try and gut more from you when they find out just how badly you want something. I've had so many deals here go south because people think I'm loaded - I actually had one member say "What's an extra 500 to you, dude? I mean you work in Hollywood" -- be this as it may, it's just bad to do business expecting something more. Daryl didn't. He is actually the better person here. He built what he traded me - while I just opened the closet and packed a box. If I had had more sabers laying around I would have sent them to him without even thinking about it - just because it was so nice dealing with someone who did what they said they were going to do and there was no money involved . I like that. So many things are about money and not about what is better or right or even making someone happy. Nice guys should finish ahead sometimes - don't you think?
 
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Wow.. That's a great experience for all of us to learn from! Makes me proud to be part of the RPF community!
 
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