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 Carlos Gutierrez who got his start on eBay with a very personal and unique item.
My combat boots from Iraq.
I took my pair of boots, washed them, then I tool images of my wearing them in Iraq. I also stated the number of days I wore them etc. It was an entire history of the boots with images. Then I cleaned them and took very nice pictures of clean boots.
I think they sold for almost retail cost. This is how I got started.
Carlos Gutierrez http://www.cdphonehome.com
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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and AuctionBytes.com and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @auctionbytes and send news tips to ina@auctionbytes.com.
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