My first sale on Bonanza was for a vintage pair of pantyhose lol. They had an etching down near the ankles. I advertised them on the deals and promotions saying they’d be great to wear for the bride at her wedding. Well, that was the first time and the last time I got a sale that way but hey, it got me my very first sale and helped to inspire me. This was about 11 years ago I think in my old booth.
My first sale on eBay was for a Halloween ceramic box…I will not even tell u how I packed that sucker….as I think back to it now, I just do not know how it made it’s way to the buyer in one piece.
[URL removed] I had to put my booth back on vacation as it was a lot of work and time running down to the storage unit to then ship an item out. It’s been crazy since my move from NC to FL. Started full-time as a healthcare representative dealing in Medicare at a call center and I find that I feel overwhelmed in the learning process. I’m giving it my best shot. I really really really miss selling online….it’s my passion and hopefully something I can get back to soon but I know I will never be able to put the time in it like I used to. Sorry, this thread is about our first remembered sale. I got a little carried away in sharing what I’ve been up to.
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EmpressDepot Reputation: 7322 See EmpressDepot's booth |
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bonanzawanda Reputation: 1046 See bonanzawanda's booth |
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What a fun and interesting topic. I remembered the item and buyer but had to look up the date.
I opened my booth on 04/05/09 and my first sale was on 04/25/09. I sold a pack of Yankee Candle Car Jar Air Fresheners with free shipping!
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MommyOf2QTs Reputation: 65 See MommyOf2QTs' booth |
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My first sale here was actually lost in the mail. That or they never scanned it as delivered. Buyer said they never got it and had to refund the whole transaction. Maybe should have taken that as an omen here but with well over 1500 trans between here and other places (mostly other places), the PO has not lost another item on me. They damaged one (an irreplaceable Working Zenith Transoceanic tube radio from the 40’s) but I had that insured so got my money back (except the $27.00 in postage).
I think PO should have picked up the postage since they damaged it in the first place but they dont which is so wrong. Buyer sent me pics and item looked like it was dropped (TWICE) from a height of 30 feet up. Totally destroyed.
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Atomicdiner Reputation: 1902 See Atomicdiner's booth |
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This booth was my first booth here..opened to sell a very large group of teddy bears that I inherited (close to 900)…my first sale was from someone who purchased a bear from me on ebay (I decided it would be too much of a pain to sell them all there so joined bonanza in Jun 21, 2009), she asked about others, and I said that the bears will be listed on Bonanza from then on..
She came here day after I opened the booth on July 1 (did not open until I had about 50 listings) and bought 6 bears…also note she returned several times in the following years and bought many, many more
July 2, 2009
Due to illness, I closed this booth for awhile and am slowly getting it up and going again…
Even though I am a member of ebay. since 1998…made some purchases, the first thing we (my husband and I) sold was a playstion 2 brand new. We had bought one for the kid (husband), and then I won one in a contest…we sold that one in May 2000..we sold things sporatically afterwards, until I decided to sell eslewhere…
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CindyBear Reputation: 3068 See CindyBear's booth |
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I don’t remember, so I looked it up. My first sale was early 2009, and it was an adult fruit costume pattern. Pattern made costumes of raisin, banana, and strawberry! :)
I don’t remember my first eBay sale, but I’ve been gone from there since 2008. It was probably some books.
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BookbinEtc Reputation: 1322 See BookbinEtc's booth |
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I had to look it up, though I do remember the joy that the first sale brought me. It was December 15, 2008 (3 days after I joined Bonanza) and I sold a box of Prismacolor Art Stix -Woodless Colored Pencils for a total of $10. I accepted an offer from fellow Bonanzler Memaws16 (who was last active on Bonanza in 2013).
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McCoy Quarter Pound Covered Butter Dish, 1960’s. Sold 12/09/11. I also had to look it up. Can’t believe I didn’t remember such a tremendous event! haha
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RedbirdRidge Reputation: 112 See RedbirdRidge's booth |
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Gonna miss you happy face around here, I hope you find all the desires of your heart in your new job, looks like the Universe has big plans for you and we all believe you can handle it!
Many blessings, Glo
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