Ebay 10 Year Anniversary

January 2nd, 2016, marks my 10 year anniversary of Ebay membership. I joined later than most - I've had internet access at home since 2000. Even now, I still have not used it all that much. I have a grand total feedback of...


wait for it...


100. Yep, that's it! Although there were probably a dozen transactions I've made where the seller didn't leave me any feedback despite my paying them promptly.

Granted, I didn't use it for multiple years in that time. When Ebay went to the system where you HAD to use Paypal, that shut me out as I don't have a paypal account. When they did that, I didn't use Ebay I have no idea how long that lasted for, but I did still have Ebay access during that time, as my mom does have a paypal account.

A year or so ago, Ebay made another rules change where you could pay via credit card, through paypal. That allowed me back in, and allowed me to finagle it to get my feedbacks up to exactly 100 for the 10 year anniversary.

I am not planning to set it up so I hit any specific number for any other date, but when I saw that I was approaching 10 years, and at 94 feedbacks, I had to do it.

Maybe I will clear 200 by my 20th anniversary in 2026. I wonder how many blog posts I will be at by then?

Now, I have a lousy memory span and I don't keep track of where I get stuff. But I know some of the things I've gotten on Ebay. While the majority of my 100 feedbacks are for 1/64 NASCAR diecast, there are quite a few cards too. Here's some I got on Ebay (that I remember getting there)

1911 Heroes of History/Men of History - my first Tobacco card

1912 Player's Egyptian Kings, Queens & Classical Deities

I bought the factory set of 300 cards, 2004 Upper Deck History of the United States

I got a bunch of the Useful Birds of America series on there

1971 STP, the rarest and also first NASCAR set ever

I still can't believe I was able to get this for under $15. a 5 color firesuit patch and a 3 color shoe patch, with stitching! Bayne won my all-time favorite Cup race, the 2011 Daytona 500

1948 Bowman

2012-13 Absolute Basketball Spectrum Platinum, SN02/10

2012-13 Immaculate Immaculate Standard

I don't remember anymore if this was the first thing I purchased, or the first thing to arrive. It was one of the two...and this reminds me that I have not posted on my diecast blog since I took me 5-day break for the Star Wars movie. I have been so busy with cards that I have not had time for the others.

Action 1997 Mike Skinner truck promo

After I wrote up this post, I decided to take a look through what was available on Ebay. Needless to say, my feedback will be going up shortly...

A card set I thought I would never be able to add to my collection

There are some specific cards that I know I'll never be able to afford. There are very few Sets that I could say that about. Today, July 3rd, one that I thought I would never get, that I could never afford...arrived in the mail!

That is the 1972 STP set. The very first NASCAR set ever issued!

A promotional issue, issued by STP and handed out at tracks. They are rare. They normally sell for anywhere between $90 and $200 per card, and depending on driver. My limit is $20 on a specific card...and when I found one of these for that price, I jumped on it!

It arrived today, and features Elmo Langley, who drove his own cars, later owned cars for others - almost always #64 - and later became NASCAR's pace car driver until he was felled by a heart attack in 1996. He also won the famed Legends race in 1991 held at the Winston.

I know I will probably never complete this set - at least not without winning the lottery - even though it's only 11 cards. But I am thrilled to have this one, and to have this set, in my collection.

The card is pretty simple, but for a promotional issue, of that time in particular, it's got more production quality than many cards that came later.

I also got three NASCAR promo sets in the mail, and an NBA autograph, but those will (may) be covered at another time. This STP card deserves a post all it's own.

I have been feeling really bad lately...but I am on the proverbial cloud nine due to this one!

I need to do a little research on this set...it's listed as 1972 everywhere...but I think it may actually be from 1971. Referencing the stats at the start of the 1971 season just adds to my feeling that it may be from 1971 instead of 1972.