When eBay prohibited the sale of Teachers Editions, they actually paved the way for someone to come in and establish a homeschool auction site. In fact, when the news about eBay's ban on Teacher's Editions became public, people actually started contacting us - wanting us to cover the story in the magazine or to spearhead a grassroots effort through HomeschoolBlogger to appeal to eBay to reverse their decision. Many knew that TOS actually got its start as a newsletter for our eBay customers when we were selling homeschool curriculum there years ago and they knew that we realized the importance of having a place for homeschoolers to buy and sell curriculum that way.

It was obvious that eBay's decision had already been made, so instead of spending a lot of effort trying to change their mind, we began to consider what other options were available to homeschoolers. At the time there weren't many (just a few smaller sites) and we began researching what it would take to create a homeschool auction site that could actually stand toe-to-toe with eBay. A place where homeschoolers could earn some extra money selling curriculum and household items. A place where homeschoolers could find both new and used curriculum at great prices. A place that would give others the opportunity to start a home business for their family like eBay did for us years ago.