Years ago, my husband opened an Ebay account, to buy with & for selling. 15 years later, I am still selling (notice the change there?). He cleverly used his initials and certain numbers for his I.D name. It's just my luck those initials are 'gew'. I say this all in fun, as I adore the man.
But often people think I am a male. Not a big problem for me. It has even provided a few chuckles when people tentatively approach using it in messages. I can roll with it. But I have been feeling some definite I.D. envy in some of the names here in forum. Not wanting to name anyone (though I would technically not be shaming, but to respect their privacy). To be blunt, having an I.D. name that sounds like you stepped in something isn't nearly as much fun.
Just a side note: Yes, I do use my selling I.D. in forums. Probably should have used my buying I.D in retrospect, but here we are. I do realize someone could use it against me, but I've already had that from a competitor, so at this point i would just weather the storm.
But back to the name change. When I considered it before (a while back) Ebay had a pop-up that said buyers would see that I had changed my I.D. for a few months. Or maybe that meant if I changed my store name? Not sure. Anyone know how that would work? I'm not sure that is a negative exactly, but it was enough to make me put it off. Why note that a seller changed their I.D. if it doesn't affect feedback at all?
If anyone has any suggestions (ideas on names) it would be greatly appreciated. I sell in 2 main categories: Christmas decorations (Year-round, and mostly Vintage), and Vintage Play food. Not exactly similar to each other. I also love cats. I thought 'the cat's meow' would be cute..but buyers might think I sell animal products? And it's possibly already taken.
How did YOU choose your posting I.D. name? Was there a correlation to what you sell, or was it just out of fun/imagination? Any suggestions for mine? All reasonable suggestions will be considered (as long as they are better than the one I already have..
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my selling account was set up by a buddy, we were both using the same account to sell.
It is his name with some numbers, not much point in changing it now.
My ID on the boards was AMT Dave, (aircraft maintenance technition)
On another board I am Pilot Dave.
I posted a picture of me and my sock monkey, (I am crazy for sock monkeys)
And another member called me sock monkey Dave.
My wife has called me monkey boy for over 30 years.
And just like that, I became Sock Monkey Dave.
@rainbowcolorz: The first time I saw your I.D. I did indeed think of the song "Somewhere over the Rainbow", best sung by the incredible Judy Garland 
And yes, of course I will give an update on the new I.D.!
@mansons2005: You make a good point; that is why I am going to take just a few more days before making a change, just to make sure. 'Cause once I do it this time, that will be it. Thanks for the input!
@turquoisetulips: Catscan closet.. lol 😉 You have a great imagination. I do think 9 Lives Vintage is cute. I would not have thought of that, but I wish I had. Going to put that on my list of considerations. Thanks for the ideas!
@sockmonkeydave: Oh my, that pic is so, so cute! I enjoyed hearing the story behind your I.D.; Thanks for sharing it with us!
@silly-shoes: That is too funny! When you stated you have often been talked to as being a woman, you caught me off guard; I assumed that at first too (well, some women's shoes are indeed silly) which makes your story about 10X better. Kudos to you for letting it roll right off your back!
Thank you all for the shared stories, suggestions, and for reminding me not to overthink it (okay, I'm still probably gonna do that 😉 ). Hoping to make up my mind in a few days. Thank you for the info on changing I.D., and for humoring me. Will give an update on this thread when I make a change (for those who asked). Thanks again!
