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Oldest Ebay Account = Redmontccod?

JackWESQJackWESQ Posts: 2,133 ✭✭✭
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The WHOIS on www.ebay.com states that it was created on August 4, 1995. Ebay seller redmontccod states in his item descriptions that he has been an ebay member longer than anyone else. Ebay records indicates that he has been a member for ten (10) years and nine (9) months, e.g. he registered on October 30, 1995. Is anyone or does anyone know of a member who has been registered as long or nearly as long? Just wondering.

/s/ JackWESQ
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  • DooFDooF Posts: 113
    Good topic. You made me think....

    Member since: Nov-23-97
    Location: United States

    That guy has me by 2 years.
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  • CreeperKatCreeperKat Posts: 393 ✭✭
    I am pretty close....


    Member since: Oct-10-96
    Location: United States

    Looking for Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels in PSA 8 or better
  • mcholkemcholke Posts: 1,000 ✭✭
    I am not near the lead of the pack but I took a look and was amazed it has been 8 years since I joined. Time does fly.

    Member since: Aug-28-98
    Location: United States

    Collecting Tony Perez PSA and Rookie Baseball PSA

  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    Member since: Dec-17-97
    Location: United States

    Darn! Not even the oldest one here!
  • EagleEyeKidEagleEyeKid Posts: 4,496 ✭✭
    I would have to think that the oldest member would have to be a Pez collector/seller. Didnt Ebay start out as being a Pez trading/selling place? Some Pez guy told me this.
  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭


    << <i>I would have to think that the oldest member would have to be a Pez collector/seller. Didnt Ebay start out as being a Pez trading/selling place? Some Pez guy told me this. >>

    The very first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer, sold by the founder.
  • AxtellAxtell Posts: 10,037 ✭✭
    Dec 5 1998 for me.

  • 262Runner262Runner Posts: 606 ✭✭✭
    I thought I had been around a while.... guess I'm just a rookie.

    Member since: Feb-21-99
    Location: United States

    Collecting all cards - Gus Zernial
    Post Cereal both raw and PSA Graded (1961-1963)

  • Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,025 ✭✭

    01-02-99--as others, i can't believe it has been that long.
  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
    From Wikipedia:


    << <i>The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade PEZ Candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book and confirmed by eBay. >>

  • schr1stschr1st Posts: 1,677 ✭✭
    Nov-03-99 here. I was on eBay even before I got back into card collecting full-time (opened the account to buy rare Criterion Collection DVDs).
    Who is Rober Maris?
  • SoutherncardsSoutherncards Posts: 1,384 ✭✭
    June of 98 for me
  • onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    I remeber being an auctionweb member first, and then getting invited over to Ebay when the site became Ebay. Anyone else?
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

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  • lommerlommer Posts: 160 ✭✭
    Member since: Apr-18-97
  • downtowndowntown Posts: 671 ✭✭✭
    Member since: Sep-19-98

    I was buying and selling off some AOL message board in 1997 though.
    I collect Seattle Pilots autographs, 1969 Topps autographs, Signed Mickey Mantle Home Run History cards and have a JC Martin collection (he was my college Baseball coach)
    Doug
  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    I bought a lot of cards of teletrade auctions before they went belly-up.

    Rookie on the Bay:
    Member since: Apr-05-99
    Location: United States

    Funny, because even a friend of mine who works at Ebay was impressed by my being a member since '99. She just doesn't know you guys!
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    i'm jun 24, 99


    Thanks,

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  • KOBEcollectorKOBEcollector Posts: 3,873 ✭✭
    Dec 15, 99
  • psa9manpsa9man Posts: 77
    When I first started there was not one PSA card at Ebay listed. I remember always searching and never coming up with anythiing. Thanks to eBay my collection has grown.

    Member since: Jan-02-97
    Location: United States

    Andy M.
    Always looking for 1915 Cracker Jack in PSA 7's & 8's!
  • WizardsguildcardsWizardsguildcards Posts: 536
    Oct-07-99

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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    Pierre Omidyar founded Ebay in September 1995, in his San Jose living room. So this guy has to be one of the first members...

    ~ms
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  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    Member since: Jun-05-98
  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭
    5-15-98
  • sagardsagard Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭
    I remember thinking rec.collecting.sports.baseball is working fine. Who needs this silly web sight to sell their cards. I'm never going to register. image

  • ArnyVeeArnyVee Posts: 4,245 ✭✭
    Oct of '98 here. image
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    * C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
    * T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
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    * DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
    * MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
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  • digdugdigdug Posts: 216 ✭✭
    july '98
  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When I first started there was not one PSA card at Ebay listed. I remember always searching and never coming up with anythiing. Thanks to eBay my collection has grown.

    Member since: Jan-02-97
    Location: United States

    Andy M. >>

    Got me by 13 days - Jan 15, 1997 here

    Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭✭
    8/29/98 for me, but my current account isn't my first. I had several before that. If I remember correctly, at one time, you couldn't transfer username accounts from one email address to another.

    Does anyone remember when ebay used to brag about themselves on their homepage. They used to have a running total of the total dollar amount for all items ever sold on ebay. The amounts I remeber were well under $200,000 from the beginning of ebay. At the time, there were less than 500 total items on ebay. I remember going through the entire stamp section with maybe 120 items in it.


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