The first trade on Ratebeer

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Message footbalm beers 1219 º places 76 º 07:13 Sat 4/12/2014 Does anyone have access to the first trade that was recorded on the site? It would be interesting to see what was sent back and forth back then and the traders involved. Thanks!
Message CapFlu P beers 5136 º places 238 º 07:40 Sat 4/12/2014 And guesses as to what was traded: Bud Lite <--> Coors Lite
Message GT P beers 10001 º places 672 º 07:41 Sat 4/12/2014 Great question
Message BuckeyeBoy P beers 17546 º places 275 º 08:40 Sat 4/12/2014 You might be in the running for first trade. Footbalm was my second trade and sent me my first dark Lord back in 06.

Message 3fourths P beers 9492 º places 1576 º 08:54 Sat 4/12/2014 there is no entry for ID=1, that was probably created and removed for testing. the first trade feedback entered on ratebeer ID=2 was left by joet for Rastacouere and it said Excellent from October 2003. i think Joe and Josh were kicking the tires on David’s trade feedback to make sure the system was working. the earliest one with a long list is from steview to BierBauch (1)-Abbaye DeRocs (1)-St.Bernardus Abt 12l (1)-DeDolle Oerbierl (1)-Ommegang (1)-Allagash Grand Cru (1)-Old Stock Ale (2)-Indica IPA (2)-8ball Stout (2)-Old Rasputin
Message TAR beers 2821 º places 34 º 09:04 Sat 4/12/2014 A fun one to contemplate. Almost certainly would have been Gusler. My first trade with him was in Dec. 2001 and I’m sure he traded with someone before that. Also remember trading with Shadallion and Aubrey in 2001/early 2002. VA Homebrewer might have been one of them. Or herbjones or JohnC? Who else am I missing?
Message FlacoAlto beers 4461 º places 17 º 09:33 Sat 4/12/2014 So October of 2003 seems to be when feedback was implemented, obviously there were trades going on before that. I had one from Tannertavernboys (aka terminus) that got entered as my first logged in that month. Fun to look at that stuff.
Message Oakes P admin beers 30664 º places 1135 º 09:55 Sat 4/12/2014 Originally posted by TAR A fun one to contemplate. Almost certainly would have been Gusler. My first trade with him was in Dec. 2001 and I’m sure he traded with someone before that. Also remember trading with Shadallion and Aubrey in 2001/early 2002. VA Homebrewer might have been one of them. Or herbjones or JohnC? Who else am I missing? I traded with Shadallion way back when, too. I think he sent me Lagunitas IPA and Speakeasy IPA and I thought they were the greatest IPAs in history. My notes were entered May 30 2001, probably live.

Message 3fourths P beers 9492 º places 1576 º 11:01 Sat 4/12/2014 first mention of "trade" in a rating is rather funny http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/368/341/ My friend traded some guy in the String Cheese Incident Parking Lot a Bells Oberon for this, he got ripped off, doesn’t stack up at all july 2001 first mention of what must have been a site-driven trade was in fact Gusler http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/3141/46/ august 2002 hennes mentions austinpowers http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/3206/1327/
Message legion242 beers 2345 º places 122 º 11:06 Sat 4/12/2014 Whatever happened to Gusler? I know he was an older gentleman.
Message Oakes P admin beers 30664 º places 1135 º 13:14 Sat 4/12/2014 Originally posted by 3fourths first mention of "trade" in a rating is rather funny http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/368/341/ My friend traded some guy in the String Cheese Incident Parking Lot a Bells Oberon for this, he got ripped off, doesn’t stack up at all july 2001 first mention of what must have been a site-driven trade was in fact Gusler http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/3141/46/ august 2002 hennes mentions austinpowers http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/beername/3206/1327/ Well, no, Shadallion and I was May 2001. I didn’t know the guy before Ratebeer. That was the earliest we’ve found. I’m pretty sure I don’t have anything earlier from RB.