Do you remember when Audiogon was just a bulletin board classified ad site?

I actually came to AudiogoN from the old newsgroup; rec.audio.marketplace and from Walt Bender's "Audio Mart" small paper publication that came out once a month or so.  You had to know someone that was already a member to get a referral.

I'm pretty sure I was one of the first hundred or so to buy and sell on here.  I wasn't on the forums at that point, but started posting a little later.

I've been a member here since 1997 but agon has my membership date as 2008.
I was posting before I became a member. Back then just a email address would get you going.
Back then there wasn't a whole lot of gear to choose from. Probably less than what's offered on Audio Asylum today.
The posts in the forum were instantaneous and very lightly moderated. Major flame wars ruled the day (analog vs digital etc) which caused the eventual heavy moderation.
Many of the old timers are now gone for good or contribute very infrequently.
The heaviest posters back then- sedond,cornfedboy,albertporter,unsound,musicdoc,treja,carl_eber, swampwalker,psychicanimal.
There were many others, but time has erased them from my memory.
The good old days!

Yes Brad, I also subscribed to Audio Mart and remembering waiting for that beautiful 3pt font pub to hit my mailbox. Back then it was the insiders access to all the gear traded in to most of the top dealers in the country at great prices.
I guess advertisers get more exposure on the 'gon nowadays, but I find the tirekickers, rude lowballers, non-response sellers, and buyers who commit on LPs then don't pay after clicking "buy" all make transactions more aggravating then ever lately. 
Back when 'gon was a smaller community it seems that everyone appreciated as much and valued their reputations more than now. 
We've all gotta have thick skin I guess...Cheers,
Spencer

Been on this site since April, 15. Made some good purchases too. It is definitely a worthwhile resource. 

Yes, used to love that old site.  I left for a while, then came back in 2002 under a new username.  Loved rec.audio.marketplace, too.  I hang around Audio Asylum, too.