when did you join up to ebay?

[hibernian]

Just had a look at my feedback and could not believe I joined up on 3 november !999, over 11 years ago.How time flies.
Must admit that over the years I have picked up some choice items and occasional bargains using buy it now.I hardly ever get anything from any other source.
Not sure when ebay started but was anybody a member prior to 1999.?

[smk06]

2001 for me - and I thought that was a long time ago! Still only got around 290 feedback though.

[tommy]

Joined last millennium just (December 1999). Less than 100 feedbacks but all positive, I’m a nice chap. Some great buys not all bargains but some quality pre-war and wartime examples plus a genuine early post-war postponed rarity from David Howgate RIP. David didn’t realise it was a postponed fixture and therefore wasn’t listed as anything special so picked it up for a snip.

[hibernian]

i am around 670 positive but only usually buy on ebay,sold about 15 items around 10 years ago. Wish I had sold some more programmes at the start as I remember prices were going crazy for downright common programmes

[holtie96]

1999 me too over 3000 transactions and only one neutral feedback and that was when I gave a full refund +postage to a buyer when he said the item didn't arrive! Bloody cheek. Made the mistake of using a pre eBay auction site to sell a few programmes, can't remember the name but it was used around Europe as an early rival to eBay, it goes without saying that I would have got more for the programmes on eBay than I did on the other site. If you can remember the name let me know as it us now bugging me! Just remembered ! Qxl!

[ToffeeDan]

Think it was only about 6 years ago. Just under 1000 feedback (still 100% though)

[derbyman]

2004 join up about 1900 feedback 100%
most of the feedback is the wife buying odds and ends.
must admit,ebay there are a few bargins its like one big carboot..

[foxes1]

December 2000, at the minute I have feedback of 5376 (Although its not all mine as its a joint effort with my wife). Our feedback picked up approx 2 years ago when I was out of work for 18 months so was doing it mostly full-time. But now I'm back working not selling so much. But stiill have a lot of stuff to off-load.

[pastpirate]

April 02 for me.
397 feedback so far.
Don't use ebay much now though.
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[Superajm]

Joined in March 2004 to buy tickets for England at Euro 2004

Used it far too much than I can afford but some of them are for selling! 100% and I'm on 2258

[lambie the leap]

February 2003 for me and 979 feedback at 100%.

[Rocky]

May 2003, 1125 feedback @ 100%.

The wife's give it a bit of stick over the last month. I guess I'll suffer the consequences next month when the bill comes in .

[paulo]

Sept 2002 with feedback of 1548.

I reckon I have made about £7000-£8000 through the site as I have flogged pretty much everything I no longer want and have done quite a bit of selling for other non ebayers on a 25-33% commission basis!

I am an addict and check it at least twice a day!

[gang-warily]

I just checked mine and I joined on 8th September 1998. I only have a rating of 268 though and have never sold on eBay. It brought prices down enormously (in this hobby and others) as it means that collectors can now sell to one another. Even today prices on eBay are about a third of those on dealers' sites. Paypal made it more user-friendly though, before that it was a bit of a pain. When did paypal start?

[pastpirate]

I think it started around 1998.
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[garyspain]

joined in 1999 as well. still at 100% feedback too.

Got some great programmes from it over the years and much better way to buy than offers lists.

[Tynie Topics]

6th July 2000 in my first guise, haven't used that ID since 2005 (PayPal issues lead me to starting afresh, had 100% and 108 feedbacks).

Since 28th August 2005, I've had 100% and 536 feedbacks.
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[lincolnredman]

i think i joined about 2003 but have been running it as a buisness since 2006 and have a feedback rating of 2273 but it would be double that if everyone left feedback

[manchesterunitedman1]

I weigh in from April 2001, 3000+ positives, of which 99% are for purchases over the years.
Greatest boon to collectors for sure have found some exceptional items and continue to do so on a regular basis, where their is one-then there is surely two.........

[BertD]

A relative baby in my current state, Feb 2008, 468 @ 100%, although I confess to a couple of accounts previously that went tits up due to external factors.

Actually, at the moment PayPal are messing me around, firstly telling me my direct debit had expired and making me delete and re-set up my (same) bank account, after confirming that and setting up a new credit card they've rescinded the ability to pay by direct bank transfer and refuse to tell me why, despite over 750 perfect payments in the last 2 years. I'm currently having to feed my account with funds with a 3-5 day lead time, in order to pay instantly (my credit card is unused other than for emergencies and it's going to stay that way), and a couple of times I've had to use their e-cheque option, which means the vendor has to wait the 3-5 days. Has anyone else had similar problems?
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