CPUWIZ Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I got a reminder today about one of my accounts, I had forgotten about, that one is 20 years old. My main account is 21 years old, made me think about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I've had mine for 22 1/2 years. How times fly. I've made international news because of it. Some of my battles on ebay are legendary.. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 22 years. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1999 for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1200XL M.U.L.E. Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I joined in September 1998 which makes it about 22 1/2 years ago. That kind of blows me away sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennybrooks Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 October 1997 and I regret ever joining the site. If I could go back in time I wish I would have never found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Since around 1999/2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 1997 for me. That’s a lotta years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I joined eBay on 2/27/2000, so it's been almost exactly 21 years for me. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyBear89 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Just since 2013 here. But what a fantastic thing it has been for me. While I truly understand the hate Ebay gets I still consider it one of the great results of the internet age. Using the world's virtual flea market I have bought many video game items, movies, CDs and memorabilia (sports, rock, etc.) that at a prior time I would have though impossible to find. Yeah, I've overpaid on some things but was just happy that I could so easily obtain long lost things from my younger days. That said, I am still mad as hell about the new requirement of providing them a checking account number to continue to sell items on their site. It ain't happening with me and I would assume many other "casual" sellers will also tell them to forget it. It will be interesting to see how this affects EBay - I hold out hope that it will affect enough business to make them change this new policy back to being able to use Paypal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (1861) Positive Feedback (last 12 months): 100% Member since: Jun-09-97 in United States Just a fun fact, I've been with them since they were AuctionWeb which was based out of just California at the time starting in 1995. Originally they only served in state auctions, originally northern part of the state too as a local thing but expanded fast south to cover the whole state. Taken from the wikipedia on ebay: The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymiester Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 July 1999 for me and I used to love it. Not so much any more. 5 hours ago, TeddyBear89 said: That said, I am still mad as hell about the new requirement of providing them a checking account number to continue to sell items on their site. It ain't happening with me and I would assume many other "casual" sellers will also tell them to forget it. It will be interesting to see how this affects EBay - I hold out hope that it will affect enough business to make them change this new policy back to being able to use Paypal. I'm with you on this one..... I won't sell there anymore because of this change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 My original account was 1998, so almost 23 years. I remember using a crappy webcam to take pictures of items I was selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Member since March of 2002; Going on 19 years! That actually surprises me somewhat...I didn't even understand "modern" computers and Windows until 2000! haha...(I was kind of out of the loop for a bit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFF31 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Christmas day 1998 for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I took over my sisters account in 1999 and used that for about 10 years. Then I stopped using E-Bay and they closed the account after it went dormant for a few years. I currently have a different account that I opened up and use infrequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 My account is now an adult...21 years old! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 18 minutes ago, TrekMD said: My account is now an adult...21 years old! Mine is a year behind you. They grow up so fast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Mine is a year behind you. They grow up so fast. They sure do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfollowell Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 21-1/2 years for me. 1999 for ebay, 2000 for Amazon. That's crazy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Yep, 1999! First thing I ever got was an AMD K6 300MHz PC, which was damaged in shipping. LMAO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I actually joined eBay so I could purchase my first 2600. A 4 switch woody with joysticks, paddles, racing controllers and 40 carts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 MI started amazon in 2002 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicGMR Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Quote Member since: Sep 13, 1997 classicgamer on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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