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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 198 - September 02, 2007 - ISSN 1528-6703     Previous Story | Contents | Next Story


AuctionBytes Feature: First Item Sold Online
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com

September 02, 2007
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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 Reggie whose first item sold on eBay really took him places!

Hi Ina,
The first item I sold on eBay was a 5-piece set of American Tourister luggage. My wife bought this bright red set back in the late 60s and used it just a few times, only to retire it in a closet. After going through 3 garage sales and not selling it, she was going to make a last-ditch effort to sell the complete set for $15.00, instead of the $35.00 she had been asking. I told her, "I bet I can get more than that on eBay, give me a chance to sell it for you." The next week, I listed it on eBay and the final selling price was $110.00 plus shipping costs. Needless to say, I've been hooked on eBay ever since. Thanks for the opportunity to share my first eBay experience.
Reggie Day

About the author:

Ina Steiner is Editor of AuctionBytes.com and author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). She has a background in marketing and research in the high-tech and publishing fields. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com.



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