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 Yvonne with a story that every parent can relate to about the start of her journey in selling online.

Dear Ina,
In 1999 I had bought a few items, ebay was so new and thrilling! I wasn't very "computer literate" but sure figured out fast how to buy.

Then one morning, my 12 year old (then) daughter got up for school, put on her starter jacket from the previous year, and had a fit, it was too small! She threw it on the floor, and stomped out to the bus.

As a single mom, the $160 I paid for that jacket just so my child could be "trendy" was a lot of money. I was outraged at her temper fit. It only took an hour for me to calm down, think rational as to HOW I was going to not only buy her a new coat that year, but to recoup my investment! a Garage Sale was out of the question, I'd be lucky to get $5.

Well, it took me 4 hours, but by the time she got home, I not only had figured out how to list it, (ebay didn't even host pictures then, you had to do html!) it also had several bids. I was so excited, and remember every time I passed the computer I would check and see how it was going.

The jacket sold for $120. not bad since she had worn, and way better than I had hoped for! That was it, I was hooked. I started selling anything I could find around the house ~ and even better, my girls never left anything out after that, they were afraid their ebay crazy mother would have it sold before they could get home from school!

Thanks for allowing me to reminisce about the "glory days" of ebay. It was a nice ride, but its over for me now.
Yvonne
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