Hi everyone, I'm here to tell you to beware of the user modular511. I was the buyer of his debug/beta version of GTA San Andreas. I intentionally kept the transaction private because I saw a lot of interest from other forum members in the thread and I didn't really want to be harassed to release the game, however ASSEMbler should be able to confirm that modular and I agreed to a sale via PM.

Here is a timeline of what happened:
08-Feb-09-Feb: modular and I communicated via PM and agreed on a price of 625USD (400 for the game, 200 more for the xbox it would come on, and 25 for shipping).
09-Feb: I paid modular 625USD via PayPal.
09-Feb: modular assured me that it would be shipped on Monday (11-Feb).
11-Feb: I asked modular if he had a tracking number and he informed me that he was "not even in the same state as it lol" and that he asked his "cousin to do so upon leaving".
16-Feb: modular PMed me to say that "it has been shipped as of a few days ago". I still did not receive a tracking number.
20-Feb: I PMed modular to tell him that I still hadn't received the XBOX and ask once again for a tracking number. I received a prompt response saying that he was still away and would call home "tomorrow" and find out what was going on.
25-Feb: After having not received any information on his supposed call home I told him that I could not afford to wait any longer and that I had opened a dispute on PayPal, but that I had not escalated it to a claim and did not plan to as long as he was cooperative.
01-Mar: After further correspondence modular says "it was shipped out on like the 14th [of Feb] supposedly" and that he will make the drive home to see what is going on.
06-Mar: modular informs me that his "brother is apparently sick" and shipped the package out "several days ago". Notice that now it's his brother instead of cousin... And I still have no tracking number.
11-Mar: I received an email from PayPal informing me that my dispute was closed because I had been issued a refund. I had not escalated to a claim so I can only assume that modular agreed to the refund. I logged into PayPal to see that the refund had not actually occurred but that it was scheduled for 13-Mar.
13-Mar: I received another email from PayPal stating that there was a "delay in my eCheck payment". Apparently there were insufficient funds in his account to cover the refund, so I still had no money and no XBOX.
13-Mar: After realizing that he had likely intentionally drained his bank account in order to avoid paying the refund I sent this: "According to paypal you issued me a refund but your bank declined the withdrawal (so I don't have my money). What the hell is going on?" I then promptly received the following reply: "That would probably be because their is no money in the account and it is now negative the amount." Despite me sending another message I have not heard any more from him.
20-Mar: Paypal, apparently having realized what is going on, reversed my original transactions (I split the payment into 300 from credit and 325 from my bank via ACH). I already have the money from the credit transaction back and I'm assuming/hoping that the ACH transaction will be back soon.

So there you have it. Beware modular511. I really am disappointed about the GTA beta because, based on his pictures, I firmly believe that he did have something new on his hands. I just never got it...