When did you join eBay...?

[RockMyAmadeus]

So, today is my 12th anniversary as a member of eBay.

 

12 years ago today, I joined what would eventually become a very large part of my life, both good and bad.

 

When did you join?

[oakman29]

2001

[Unca Ben]

In 2007, about 7 years after I started buying books off eBay. I did it way, way backwards.

 

edit: I joined these boards in '07. I joined eBay in 1999. Jeez, I need to learn how to read.

[DrWatson]

What? We have a search function?

[dupont2005]

2003. but I didn't start using it regularly until 2007.

[Flee-Marquette]

March, 1998

[rtecbot]

Feb-14-02

[lhcomics]

July 24 1999.

 

I remember I made sure I had no auctions running on 12-31-99 because of all the Y2K problems that were to happen but didn't.

 

Leroy

 

 

 

 

[Tempus Fugit]

May, 1998, here are some memories:

 

- hosting your own pictures (on dial up), finding webspace and using ftp, this was a major barrier to entry for many sellers.

 

- sending cash wrapped in tinfoil

 

- buyers and sellers emails were displayed

 

- most people had never heard of ebay

 

- 5$ to get people signed up for paypal, made like $200 on that one

 

- going to local auctions and sales, and not being surrounded by 50 other ebayers.

 

Anyone else have any?

[BURNTHEPRIEST-migration]

16-Oct-05

[goldust40]

May 2001. The dial-up connection I had then made it very dificult to navigate.

[lizards2]

May, 1998, here are some memories:

 

- hosting your own pictures (on dial up), finding webspace and using ftp, this was a major barrier to entry for many sellers.

 

I remember that - I managed to get one or two scans loaded to the limited webspace provided by my internet carrier/phone company. What a pain, and I never did figure it out.

[mysterio]

November, 1997. That picture problem was solved for me by the fact that I didn't have access to a scanner or camera! My brother was on AOL, so the hosting problem wasn't as much of an issue once I actually got pictures. That was the one good thing about AOL.

[binarysunrise]

April 20, 1996. But I'm not sure if that date reflects my original signup on AuctionWeb.

[pink181]

Dec 1998, via AOL on dial up

[ARK]

Sept. 2002 and purchased a DD #2 and still have it.

[NewEnglandGothic]

2006. It was to sell my first comic book, a raw Walking Dead #1 for $50 in a BIN.

[dupont2005]

May, 1998, here are some memories:

 

- hosting your own pictures (on dial up), finding webspace and using ftp, this was a major barrier to entry for many sellers.

 

- sending cash wrapped in tinfoil

 

- buyers and sellers emails were displayed

 

- most people had never heard of ebay

 

- 5$ to get people signed up for paypal, made like $200 on that one

 

- going to local auctions and sales, and not being surrounded by 50 other ebayers.

 

Anyone else have any?

The place was flooded with bootleg stuff, from designer clothing to DVD's. And you had about a 50-50 chance of anything actually showing up.

[wee_s2e-migration]

April 23, 1998. My feedback is finally creeping towards 1,000...

[jduran1]

1999 The world has changed big time since then.