Sept 22nd 97. My first purchase was a sealed contents Zartan/Swamp Skier. My first *Transformers* purchase was a sealed contents Whirl. (American - not the more common Canadian verison)
blimey! I used it for a bit back in 2001 to sell some TF's i found in the garage, I then forgot my login and re-joined back in 05 , my first purchase was a lovely Soundwave with buzzsaw and applied sticker sheet from the USA