RE: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-29 Thread Stuart Feldhamer
Mine is Monday, Sep 08, 1997. Although I was bidding on onsale.com way before that. Stuart -Original Message- From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-29 Thread Pedro Quaresma
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Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-29 Thread Jim Leonard
Ah, thanks. Member since Mar 05, 1998. Edward Franks wrote: On Dec 28, 2003, at 6:32 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: [Snip] Pretty early; I'm not sure what my sign-on date is (how do you determine that?) but my first feedback given to me was Apr-02-98. Click on your feedback number. Right below w

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-28 Thread Edward Franks
On Dec 28, 2003, at 6:32 PM, Jim Leonard wrote: [Snip] Pretty early; I'm not sure what my sign-on date is (how do you determine that?) but my first feedback given to me was Apr-02-98. Click on your feedback number. Right below where it says eBay ID card there should be a line saying Member sinc

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-28 Thread Jim Leonard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious, I first signed up May 17 1997, how about you? :) Pretty early; I'm not sure what my sign-on date is (how do you determine that?) but my first feedback given to me was Apr-02-98. -- Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED])http://www.oldskool.org/ W

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-27 Thread Edward Franks
On Dec 27, 2003, at 3:25 PM, Stephen Emond wrote: I beat all of you - Apr 5, 1997 :)  I think I signed up to bid on a complete Ultima VI. Oct 12, 1996. Back when it was called AuctionWeb. ;-) -- Edward Franks -- This mes

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-27 Thread Stephen Emond
I beat all of you - Apr 5, 1997 :)  I think I signed up to bid on a complete Ultima VI.   Steve - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:29 AM Subject: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay? Just c

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-27 Thread Lee K. Seitz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] stated: > >Just curious, I first signed up May 17 1997, how about you? :) I signed up Aug 5, 1998. I don't recall, but I'm sure I first heard of it in rec.games.video.classic. I see my first post in response to something about eBay was Feb 13, 1998. (The first post I found in

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-27 Thread C.E. Forman
I signed up on October 23, 1998, but I knew about the site a year or so before that.  Had some reservations (can't remember what they were now) that kept me away from it until then.   - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, Dece

Re: [SWCollect] When did you "discover" ebay?

2003-12-27 Thread Dan Chisarick
September 17, 2000. I originally joined to hunt down some comic books ("Lobo" and "Golgo 13"). A few months later I discovered they had vintage games. Typical newbie syndrome I overbid on lots of stuff. Over time I discovered A) patience and B) that ebay wasn't the best outlet (cost-effective