- Date
- 2008-04
- Kind
- Business
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- commercetechnologyartscommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island e-Store opened on eBay as an off-season sales outlet for Island-made jewelry, crafts, wood products, paintings, and photographs. The April 2008 announcement invited additional makers to contact Bob Tidmore about listing their work online. A November update reported Flattail Furs and island-specific CD/DVD selections among the later offerings.
Evidence limits
This is an opening announcement, not a platform archive, sales ledger, maker roster, shipping record, or measure of commercial performance.
Sources
- The organizer announced that the eBay store was open, described its purpose as an online outlet for island-made goods, and invited merchants to participate. It documents the launch and proposed downtown drop-off point, not a persistent storefront, sales, or complete maker roster.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001090
- Beaver Beacon, April 2008, "BI eBay E-Store Opens".Announces an eBay store intended to give Islanders an off-season outlet for handmade jewelry, crafts, wood products, paintings, and photographs, with Bob Tidmore as the contact for additional listings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held April issue scan confirms the e-commerce announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-04_Beaver-Beacon
- A later update says the eBay store had added Mark Valente's Flattail Furs products and island-specific CD/DVD selections for holiday shopping. This supports continued operation and gives examples of the inventory, but not sales volume, fulfillment, or a complete maker roster.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001327
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island e-Store opens on eBay, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ebay-estore-2008/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island e-Store,” Beaver Island Forum, March 18, 2008. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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