OT...How long have you been on ebay?

[mrreality68]

Sept 2002 just for the Shopping experience back then

[jiw98]

I don't do a lot on e-bay, but I have been on their site since 1998. E-bay isn't what it used to be.

[Eggoman]

On or around Valentine's Day, I will be a 23-year eBay Veteran...

[Dead-Ball-Hitter]

18 years for me...

[doug.goodman]

Good timing of your question Leon, for the account I currently use, it's 24 years TODAY.

Jan 20, 1998

The account began it's life as my lovely wife's account.

My original account was older than that, she joined after me. My original ebay ID was my email address.

I've been thrown off a couple times for various reasons, all of which involve me being an asshole.

Once was when Live Nation (the concert promoter) was selling "membership packages" that included 2 free tickets to a specific show. The problem was that some of those specific shows were ones that I was handling the settlement for the band and they were neglecting to add the money they made into my settlements, claiming the tickets hadn't sold for $112.14 the membership package had.

So, me being me, I bid $1000 on every membership package they were selling (there were many hundreds of them) and didn't pay for any of the ones I won (I won all of them).

I also got all my tour settlement buddies to give their Live Nation reps shit in settlement (using back up that I provided them) and soon after Live Nation stopped selling memberships.

And I got thrown off of ebay.

Doug "fuck 'em hahahaha" Goodman

[jb67]

Just over 10 years for me.

[D. Bergin]

March 20, 1998

[Jersey City Giants]

1998 for me

[53toppscollector]

Member since: May 26, 2000

[ullmandds]

Interesting question…nov 29, 1998. eBay used to be awesome as was the BST in the good all days… I mean it still is but back in the day you could buy Ruth rookie cards!!

[Touch'EmAll]

Probably about 20 years on ebay.

I remember when PSA was brand new. Check this out, what a concept, a company that will authenticate your card, grade it, then put in a special sealed case - like Wow !

A local card show dealer invited me to go in with a PSA submission. He joined as a new PSA member. I remember going thru the process with him, then we sold them thru auction in SCD magazine. I had a 1960 Stan Musial that came back an 8 grade, sold for a little over a hundred.

[vthobby]

Aug 25, 1999

[kkkkandp]

I beat Doug (actually Doug's wife) by 5 days - Jan 15, 1998.

[stkuhl]

January 22, 2000. My first purchase was a 1976 Fleer Football In Action lot.