Searching through old uploaded pictures I came across this. We only had 5 children then and I had just had my second ectopic pregnancy - and then the Mirror contacted me which, at the time, really helped my very low mood. Back in those days the internet in the UK was not used too much for online shopping. How times have changed!
When I first started selling online no one in the UK bought online. I remember paying AOL £9.99 a month and 1p a minute to surf the net. Ouch!! How I love Broadband!
I found selling on my own children's outcasts hard as we live in the sticks. But I like to recycle and use money from selling on what I dont need to buy more things I dont need. I am a die hard bargain hunter and love designer children's clothes - nothing pleases me more than finding a top label kids outfit at a car boot sale in a box of Primark stuff and getting a real bargain!
I listed my first thing on ebay USA. Ebay UK's kids clothes pages were not even that. ONE PAGE of kids clothes of all ages and styles and that was it!
In the US people seemed to shop online and so that seemed a better bet.
I had no camera so put a good description. It sold!!!!! I was ecstatic and spent days trying to find the right wrapping paper for it as I had not sent parcels by post before. In those days there was no paypal in the UK and so I had to wait for $ cash.
I saved up and bought a camera and let leash on ebay UK. Since not many other people were selling and Australia and the USA had many online shoppers prices even for run of the mill things rocketted. For example, a Next petticoat dress which I would now sell for £3.99 would fetch £15-£30. Smocked M&S dresses went for £18-£30 each regardless of condition
It was fun - addictive fun! But then Ebay started charging to list as things caught on and so my US friend suggested a website. The rest is history and a story for another day
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