I began using the beta version in, I believe, mid- to late-2000, and I paid for and registered the program in mid-2001.
Before using AW2000, I used AuctionAmigo. That program was an early effort to do what AW does, but it was a mess. Frequently froze up; updates were late in coming and often simply didn't work; customer service/tech support was minimal and slow. Eventually, the company just left the office and shut off the lights and disappeared. What a nightmare! And what a contrast with AW!
I consider myself very fortunate to have been pointed in the direction of AW before succumbing to the pressure to use eBay's in-house software. I love having all my auction records stored on MY OWN hard drive, and we all know by now that Thom is second to none in on-the-ball tech support and programming expertise. He just helped me through a 3-day mini-meltdown of my database (over a thousand descriptions suddenly went missing; by blind luck, I had a recent backup; was able to restore everything except for one or two -- whew!).
So anyway, I'm one of the old timers, I guess.
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