Re: Throwback eBay - Pre 2002
I started selling in late 2003 shortly after eBay had acquired PayPal. It was very much different back then Money Order were very common, personally I loved it. It was really like a close nit community and eBay was much more like a big garage sale than it is today. It was quite some time ago but I distinctly remember final value fees being like 3 or 4%. It was crazy
There were also lots of questionable items most people back then could tell what was legit and what wasn't especially after Vero police came on board. Personally it was an absolutely amazing time to be a merchant. It felt like you could make a profit on almost anything and you almost didn't think about the fees because they were so much lower than they are today.
Also sellers could leave negative feedback for buyers so it was a much more honest playing field.
Last edited by vogeltron; 07-18-2015 at 05:03 AM.
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