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Dec 26, 2014, 09:07 PM
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Dec 26, 2014, 09:11 PM
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Ich bin ein Ebeler!
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Dec 26, 2014, 09:19 PM
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First thing you bought...
It was in 2008, and based on the feedback description and seller name (looking at the iPhone app), it was probably an LP.
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Dec 26, 2014, 10:26 PM
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MultiModerator
how can I find what I bought so many years ago?
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Dec 26, 2014, 10:33 PM
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I did it with a reverse dated search of my emails with an 'ebay' tag (just because I never delete emails) , my purchase dates to 2010.
...or look at your last page of feedback (but the actual item may well not be tagged along with that list)
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Dec 26, 2014, 10:42 PM
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MultiModerator
Yes, I found it via my email archive. It was this watch, bought it dec 29 2007:

Still have it
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Dec 26, 2014, 11:26 PM
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The counter has stopped
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Dec 26, 2014, 11:28 PM
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The Dude Abides
You guys should be detectives.....
"Either He's Dead, Or My Watch Has Stopped....."
Groucho Marx
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Dec 27, 2014, 12:49 AM
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It was around '97 or '98 and was probably a book, but I really don't know of any way to track back that far.
It was long before PayPal and long before Buy It Now. Also long before sniping programs. I'm not even sure the feedback system was in place yet. I can't remember.
Back then, it was a site for collectors and hobbyists and people looking for hard to find stuff. You put in your bid, noted the time for auction end, and then sat there refreshing your screen to make sure you hadn't been outbid at the last minute.
The rule was that the winner had to contact the seller within a specified period. It was all done by email. Payment was arranged, usually a check or money order, and merchandise mailed upon receipt. A lot of it was the honor system.
There weren't "merchants" and eBay stores. Just people who had stuff in their closets and attics they no longer wanted.
I primarily used it to buy out of print books I couldn't find in the local used bookstores. I also picked up some ARCs (Advanced Reading Copies) and signed editions.
I got out of it when it started getting bigger and less friendly, but years later returned because I'd developed an interest in vintage and antique prints--pin ups and fashion prints primarily. eBay was unquestionably the best source.
I left again because I didn't want to do PayPal and more and more sellers wouldn't take anything else.
Eventually, I caved and got a PayPal account. Now I use eBay more as simply another online store when comparing prices.
I do miss the early days though. I'd win an auction and email the seller asking for their payment preference and telling them a little about myself and how I intended to use the item, etc. It was a nice place then.
Jeannie
Last edited by Jeannie; Dec 27, 2014 at 12:51 AM.
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Dec 27, 2014, 01:05 AM
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My girlfriend at the time (now my wife) had been a bit nostalgic about one she had as a child; so...
December 2002, bought her one of these for Christmas. An original from 1979:

She lost interest when I kept beating her, and has been buried in our attic for years.
Some people have opinions - The rest of us have taste.
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