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Do you remember the first item you ever sold online? Let us know by sending an email to ina@auctionbytes.com and we may publish your story. Today we hear from Bettina Jordan, whose auction experience led her to create her own auction website!
My first on-line selling experience was the sale of beads through an auction site called Boxlot. That was October 8th 1998. As I grew more comfortable with this new thing they called the Internet, I ventured into selling more and more of my vast collection of vintage beads. I will never forget the excitement I felt whenever I discovered that someone had bid on one of my auctions...a sense of elation that is renewed each day. The Auction format introduced a wonderfully new venue for buyers and sellers alike. The only reservation I had was that, by nature of their very size, they seemed too impersonal. Wouldn't it be great, I remember wondering, if there was an auction site for Just Beads?
The JustBeads.com bead auction site represents the fruition of a personal dream in which I take great pride in having made a reality. From its very inception, my goal was not to create just another multi-category clone of the larger auction sites that existed at the time, but rather to create a virtual community for beaders that would cater to the needs of all of my fellow bead lovers.
JustBeads.com( http://www.justbeads.com ) made its Internet debut on May 26, 1999, and has evolved to include features such as a monthly "Featured Artist" page, comprehensive lists of upcoming "Shows and Events" and local "Bead Societies," and a "Chat Forum" for beaders to come together. I'm still selling my vintage beads and enjoying every moment.
Bettina Jordan
Brooklyn, New York
www.justbeads.com
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